As STEPHENS is a common name in the Forest

My STEPHENS connections are a bit further back - these are my x grandparents

FoD records

Marriage at Lydney - 9 April 1777

John WICKENDEN - Batchelor, Awre

married

Anne STEPHENS - Spinster, Lidney

By Licence:

witnesses: Henry STEPHENS (father/ brother - as both Henry's and I've both their Wills a useful tool in family research)

and

William DAVIS