Jesse STEPHENS born East Dean c.1827

by jimashton , Monday, August 25, 2008, 05:26 (6005 days ago) @ hilli1

Hi Hilli

I'm afraid I cannot add to the details you already have regarding Jessie's birth. My interest is that their son Jonah born 23 Jan 1855 married Rosanna Marfell at Hope Mansell 18 Mar 1877, she was born 8 Jan 1858, daughter of my great great grandparents, Cornelius Marfell & his cousin Mary Ann Marfell.

Jonah was a Coal Miner who became a City Missionary in London. Jonah & Rosanna had 8 children, one of whom Alfred Horton Stephens, married his cousin Alice Mary Marfell, daughter of my great grandparents Timothy Marfell & Selina Ann Harber.

Having started this reply, I will post it for the sake of other interested readers, but my suspicions caused me to check your profile, so realise that you know all of the above and that we have met twice !!

So 3rd cousin Hilary, we must arrange to meet up again with Carol.

Having checked Slowhands excellent (as usual) response, it has again added to (or rather altered) my Family Tree, picking up on the George & Caroline Roberts
witnesses to Jessie's marriage, I checked out the Roberts & found that I had Caroline Downton as born Long Sutton married to George Roberts in my tree, also their brother Henry is married to Leah Marfell, but in each case I had Downton spelt differently and hadn't made the connection.

Now if you want to really make my day, regarding Sarah Turner 1785, wife of Robert Stephens - I have a George Turner 1845 who married Elizabeth Marfell, he was the son of William Turner 1801 & Maria........!!

Thanks again Slowhands.

Jim Ashton