Samuel Stephens of Warwick, VA

Male, #8998, (say 1631 - 1670)

Birth*say 1631 Samuel was born say 1631. 
Marriage*1652 He married Frances Culpeper in 1652. 
Death*1670 He died in 1670. 
Biography* Sometime Governor of Carolina. 
Court Records15 Jul 1670 (CCR 179) Att a called Court, held the 15th July, 1670, at ye house of Samuel Davis, for ye county of Albemarle, in ye Province of Carolina. Present, the Honorable Peter Carteret, Governor and Commander-in-Chief. Left, Col. John Jenkins, John Harudy [Harvey], Major Richard Foster, Capt. Thomas Cullen, council.
     Whereas, Mr. John Culpeper, Gent, attorney for Sir William Berkeley, Knight, and Capt. General of Virginia, petition to this Court for letters of administration on ye estate [of] Capt. Sam'l Stephens, deceased, he putting in security to save ye Court harmless, it is ordered yt ye said Culpeper have orders of administration granted to him. 
     Whereas, Andrew Woolward was summoned to this Court of Chancery and being required to give his oath upon injury, of what he knew to be the estate of Samuel Stephens, Esq., deceased, he wilfully denyed and refused to give his oath, wherefore ye Court ordered yt he remain a close prisoner till further orders.1 
Court Records27 Sep 1670 Att a called Court, held the 27 September, 1670, at ye house of Sam'l Davis, for ye county of Albemarle, in ye Province of Carolina. Present, the Honorable Peter Carteret, Esq., Governor and Commander-in-Chief. Left, Col. John Jenkins, John Harudy [Harvey], Mr. Oliver Rithd. Foster, Mr. Francis Godfrey, Mr. John Willoughby, Capt. Thomas Cullen....  
     Mr. John Culpeper, atto. to Sir Wm. Berkeley, and administrator to ye estate of Capt. Sam'l Stephens, deceased, commences suit against Herman Smewin..
     Mr. Jo. Harudy [Harvey], petition against ye estate of Capt. Samuel Stevens.
     John Culpeper, atto. to Sir William Berkeley, Knight, and administrator of Sam'l Stephens, against Andrew Wellwood.....
     John Culpeper, atto., and administrator est. Sam'l Stephens, deceased, moved to ye Court that there is a son of Richd. Felton, by name Richard Felton, attached to said estate of above Wm. Stephens, and since Mr. Stephens, deceased, placed by Mr. John Hill, yt was no will concerned in ye estate to Wm. Luerton, wherefore ye Court orders yt ye said Luerton, deliver ye said Felton, to said atto., he paying yd fees.1 

Family

Frances Culpeper (1634 - after 31 May 1695)

Last Edited 11 Oct 2007

Citations

  1. From "Records of Courts Held by The Governor and Council, from the North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, I, (1900), 135 (The original documents are now lost. This source appears to consist in part of abstracts and to reflect many misreadings of the manuscript.).