Mecklenburg County NcArchives Biographies.....Stephenson, Richard ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/nc/ncfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lee Kemp Ramsey noemail@none.com March 3, 2025, 6:40 am Source: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River Author: Unknown Richard Stephenson - Head of Household 1790 U.S. Census: Richard Stephenson/ Stevenson, and his wife Hannah sold land to John Buchanan at a corner of Hopewell meeting house land on 28 Feb 1773, and being adjacent to Richard Stephenson's own line. His original grant of land is dated 1765, on Garr Creek north of Long Creek. Chain bearers were William Lawing and Gedion Thompson. In 1790 his family consisted of one female head of household and two male children. Additional Comments: The above biography taken from: The Long Creek Settlement and the Gum Branch East of the Catawba River, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: A Genealogical Survey of the Neighbors and Allied Families of William and Nancy Ramsey The record in its entirety can be seen in the History section of Mecklenburg Co. NC USGenWeb Archives Project. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/nc/mecklenburg/bios/stephens23ubs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/ncfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb