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Families covered: Stephenson (Stevenson) of Ounston (Unston)

                               
(1) FMG spells the family name as 'Stephenson'. The Visitation spells it as 'Stevenson'. We follow the former but note that cross-references to this page may use 'Stevenson'.
(2) Brother of John Stephenson (Clerk) was ...
Richard Stephenson of Ounston (in Dronfield, Derbyshire) (bur 21.05.1577)
1. Edmund Stephenson (d c1595)
2. Christopher Stephenson
  A. Edmund Stephenson of Ounston (bpt 23.12.1574, bur 15.04.1606) the first mentioned by Visitation
  m. Mary Staley (dau of John Staley of Redseats)
i. Francis Stephenson of Ounston (d 02.1659)
  m. Agatha Eyre (dau of Adam Eyre of Bradway, son of Rowland of Hassop)
  a. Francis Stephenson of Ounston (b c1624, bur 1662)
  m1. (sp) Ann Bright (dau of Henry Bright of Whorlow)
  m2. Gertrude Pegge (dau of Edward Pegge of Beauchief)
  (1) Francis Stephenson of Ounston (bpt 01.04.1686, d 1719)
  m. Susan Parker (d 1721, dau of Nonus Parker of Firbeck)
  (A)+ issue - Francis (d 1723), Parker (d 1714)
  (2) Gertrude Stephenson (d 1709)
  m. Christopher Pegge
  (3) Elizabeth Stephenson (bpt 19.03.1683-4, d 1750)
  m1. Charles Moresby
  (A)+ issue - John, Fairfax, Strelley in Sheffield (apothecary), Frances
  m2. William Eyre
(4)+ other issue - son, Mary (d unm), Ann (bpt 23.11.1682, d young), Charity (d young)
  b. Rowland Stephenson of Ounston (b c1631, a 1662)
  m. Mary Fulwood (dau of Christopher Fulwood of Middleton)
  (1)+ issue (a 1662) - Christopher (b c1652), Rowland (b c1657), Mary, Elizabeth
  c. Elizabeth Stephenson
  m. Edward Hayghe of Thornhill
  d. Mary Stephenson
  m. James Linacre of Plumley
  e. Anne Stephenson (bpt 041.08.1638)
m. Francis Chantrey of Hundal
  f. Agatha Stephenson
  m. Robert Moore or More of Hounsfield
  g.+ other issue - John (d young), Gertrude (d 1643)
  ii. John Stephenson
  m. Dorothy Barbour of Ashop (d 1657)
  iii. Constance Stephenson (bpt 05.12.1596, d unm 1617)
  iv. Prudence Stephenson (bpt 18.10.1598)
  m. John Lowe of Hasland (d 1657)
  B.+ other issue - John, Richard (bpt 28.06.1581, bur 15.08.1582), Peter (bpt 30.1.1583-4), Alice (bpt 16.09.1576), Ann (bpt 04.09.1579)
3. Elizabeth Stephenson (bur 08.11.1613)
  m. (11.07.1564) William Vesey of Brampton in Treeton
4. Ann Stephenson
  m. (08.11.1579) John Wharton
5. Grace Stephenson
  m. (23.07.1580) John Harrison

Main source(s): FMG (vol 3, MS345, 'Stephenson', p835+), Visitation (Derbyshire, 1662, 'Stevenson of Ounston')
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