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| William STEPHENS Matric. Fell.-Com. from KING'S, Michs. 1689. S. of Sir William, Knt., Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight . B. at Bowcombe, Isle of Wight , 28 Jan., 1671. School, Winchester [ Hampshire }. Adm. at the Middle Temple, 25 Nov., 1691. Colonel of militia. M.P. for Newport, Isle of Wight , 1702-22 ; for Newtown [ Isle of Wight ], 1722-7 . Went to South Carolina [cu] USA [/cu], 1736 ; became acquainted with James Edward Oglethorpe. Settled in Georgia [cu] USA [/cu], 1737 ; successful as a planter and fruit cultivator. Secretary to the Trustees of Georgia [cu] USA [/cu], 1737 . President of the Colony of Georgia [cu] USA [/cu], 1743-51 . Married Mary, dau. of Sir Richard Newdigate, Bart., of Arbury [???]. Died Aug., 1753. His journal is printed in the Colonial Records of Georgia [cu] USA [/cu]. Probably brother of Thomas (1681). (Stevens, Hist. of Georgia ; E. A. Jones; D.N.B. ) | William STEPHENS Approx. lifespan: 1671–1753 Matric. Fell.-Com. from King's College 1689:10MT: s. of Sir William STEPHENS Knt., Lieutenant-Governor of the Isle of Wight b. Bowcombe, Isle of Wight 1671:01:28 School, Winchester [ Hampshire Adm. at the Middle Temple 1691:11:25 Colonel of militia. M.P. for Newport, Isle of Wight 1702-22 ; for Newtown, [ Isle of Wight ] 1722-27 Went to South Carolina , USA 1736 ; became acquainted with James Edward Oglethorpe. Settled in Georgia , USA 1737 ; successful as a planter and fruit cultivator. Secretary to the Trustees of Georgia , USA 1737 President of the Colony of Georgia , USA 1743-51 Married Mary NEWDIGATE dau. of Sir Richard NEWDIGATE, Bart. of Arbury, ??? d. 1753:08 His journal is printed in the Colonial Records of Georgia , USA . Probably brother of Thomas STEPHENS (1681) (Stevens, Hist. of Georgia ; E. A. Jones; D.N.B. ) |