Edward Stevens of Wroxeter was born in about 1620 of Wroxeter, most likely the son of Richard Stevens and Elizabethe Lewis. Edward married Margaret.

Edward died and was buried 29 November 1654 in Wroxeter, and was shown as being "of Donington".

Burial record for Edward Stevens in Wroxeter:
"Edwardus Stevens de Donington mortus 28 die Novembris et sepultus 29 anno 1654"

Margaret died and was buried 22 September 1678 in Wroxeter, and was shown as being a widow at the time of her death.

Burial record for Margaret Stevens in Wroxeter: "Margaret Stevens (wid) was buried September 22d 1678"

Edward and Margaret had the following children:
 

1. Richard, christened 5 July 1646 in Wroxeter, Shropshire, England.
 

2. Richard, christened 2 January 1648 in Wroxeter; buried 3 October 1681 in Wroxeter.
 

3. Mary, christened 21 October 1649 in Wroxeter; buried 21 September 1681 in Wroxeter.
 

4. *Anne, christened 11 November 1651 in Wroxeter; married Edward Hinley 4 April 1670 in St. Julian, Shrewsbury, Shropshire.

Baptism record for Anne Stevens in Wroxeter: "Anna Stevens filia Edward Stevens et Margarete uxoris eius baptisa fuit 11 Noveb 1651"

SOURCE: IGI; www.newfamilysearch.org; Wroxeter parish register.

FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
RICHARD STEVENS AND
ELIZABETHE LEWIS

Richard Stevens was christened 28 March 1572 in Berrington, Shropshsire, the son of William Stevens. Berrington is a parish about two miles southwest of Wroxeter.

Baptism record for Richard Stevens in Berrington:
"Item Richus Stevens filius Willm Stevens baptizatus fuit xxviij die Marchij"

Richard married Elizabethe Lewis 5 July 1597 in Frodesley, Shropshire, a parish about eight miles from Wroxeter.

Marriage record of Richard Stevens and Elizabethe Lewis in Frodesley:
"Richard Steevens & Elizabethe Lewis were maryed the xxvth day of July 1597"

Richard was listed as a churchwarden in the Wroxeter parish register in 1634.

Entry for Richard Stevens, churchwarden, 1634

Richard was buried in Wroxeter on 26 August 1650, and shown as being "of Donington". Donnington is a hamlet in the parish of Wroxeter.

Burial record for Richard Stevens in Wroxeter: "Richardus Stevens de Donington sepultis 26 Ausust 1650"

Richard had the following child:

1. *Edward, born in about 1620; married Margaret; buried 29 November 1654 in Wroxeter "of Donington".

No other children have been identified for Richard, but several other Stevens are found in the Wroxeter parish register.

• Thomas Stephens "of Donnington", buried 1 August 1632 in Wroxeter.
  
• Dorothea Stephens, buried 2 May 1633 in Wroxeter.
• Isabella Stevens, buried 9 December 1640 in Wroxeter.
• Richard Stevens, buried 11 July 1648 in Wroxeter.
• Margery Stevens, buried 2 January 1658 in Wroxeter.
  

Wroxeter is a village on the River Severn in Shropshire. It is at the site of the Roman city of Viroconium Cornoviorum, which was the fourth largest city in Roman Britain. Standing Roman ruins are found just outside the village. The church is St. Andrew's, and was built partially from re-used Roman stone. The font in the church was made from the hollowed-out base of a Roman column. Wroxeter was abandoned as a Roman city in the sixth or seventh century, and a small village grew around a ford at the southern end of the city. The Roman stone was used as building materials in the local area.

Wroxeter


FAMILY GROUP RECORD OF
WILLIAM STEVENS

William Stevens was born in about 1550 of Berrington, Shropshire, a parish about two miles from Wroxeter.

Berrington

William and his wife had the following children:

*1. Richard, christened 28 March 1572 in Berrington.



Baptism record for Richard Stevens in Berrington: "Item Richus Stevens filius Willm Stevens baptizatus fuit xxviij die Marchij"


SOURCES: Berrington parish register; Wroxeter parish register.