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Edward M Stephens & Phebe Tuthill Stephens
The first of the Stephens family, Edward Stephens, came to Southfield during the early years of Michigan statehood.. He was born on Long Island, New York September 9, 1783 and is buried in the Pioneer Cemetery in Southfield. His stone states that he died on October 12, 1867, aged 84 years and 3 months. His wife Phebe had also been born in New York and she is buried beside him. Her stone states that she died June 5, 1874, aged 83 years, 11 months and 20 days. According to the 1850 census, they had four children at home, Johnson, Edward, Phebe and Chilion. According to the Alice Serrell Collection, located in the library of the Oakland County Historical Society, Edward married Phebe Tuthill on January 1, 1810. She was born in New York on May 25/January 8, 1791.
On the 1857 plat map of Southfield Township, Edward owns 240 acres in sections 26 and 27 and another 80 acres in section 34.
******More about Phebe Tuthill Stephens******
Phebe Tuthill, wife of Edward M. Stephens of New York, was a direct descendant of
Charlemagne, King of the Franks. The following is her father’s lineage:
1. Tonantius Ferreolus (prefect) b.(390) m. Papianilla b. (415)
2. Tonantius Ferreolus (senator) (440-518) m. Industria of Narbonne
3. Ferreolus, Senator of Narbonne b. (470) m. Princess of the Salian Franks
4. Ansbertus (505-570) m. Bilichilde (538-603)
5. Arnoald (560-611) m. Oda b. (564)
6. Saint Arnulf of Metz (582-630) m. Doda b. (584)
7. Pepin of Herstal (635-714) m. Plectrude d. (717)
8. Charles Martel (688-741) m. Rotrude of Treves (690-724)
9. Pepin the Short (714-768) m. Bertrada of Laon (720-783)
10. Charlemagne, King of the Franks (742-814) m. Hildegarde DeSwabia (758-783)
11. Pepin, King of Italy (777-810) m. Bertha
12. Bernard, King of Italy (797-818) m. Queen Cunigunda of Laon, d. (835)
13. Pepin DeSenlis, Count (815-840) m. Unknown
14. Herbert I DeVermandois, Count (840-902) m. Bertha de Morvois
15. Herbert II DeVermandois, Count (880-943) m. Adela of France or Liegarde
16. Robert DeVermandois d. (968) m. Adelaide of Burgundy
17. Adele of Meaux, d. (976), m. Geoffrey I, Count of Anjou d. (987)
18. Ermengarde of Anjou, Duchess (977) m. Conan I Count of Rennes
19. Judith of Brittany, d. (1018), m. Richard II, Duke of Normandy d. (1026)
20. Robert, Duke of Normandy (1019-1035) m. Arlotta/Herleve
21. William I, King of England (1027-1089) m. Matilda of Flanders, d. (1083)
22. Henry I, King of England (1068-1135) m. Edith Matilda (1080-1118)
23. Matilda "Empress Maud" (1102-1167) m. Geoffrey Plantagenet (1113-1151)
24. Henry II Plantagenet, King of England (1133-1189) m. Queen Eleanore of Aquitaine (1122-1204)
25. John, King of England (1166-1216) m. Queen Isabella of Angouleme (1195-1245)
26. Henry III, King of England (1206-1272) m. Queen Eleanore of Provence (1222-1291)
27. Edward I, King (1239-1307) m. Eleanore of Castile, Princess (1240-1290)
28. Elizabeth Plantagenet, Princess (1282-1316) m. Humphrey DeBohun (1275-1331)
29. Margaret DeBohun (1311-1391) m. Hugh Courtenay, Sir (1303-1377)
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