Stephen Clason

M, (1 December 1736 - 24 October 1809)
Father-Biological*Stephen Clason1 b. 1714, d. 1776
Mother-Biological*Ruth James1 b. 1715, d. 1782
Last Edited=20 Feb 2026
Gravestone of Stephen Clason
     Stephen Clason was born on 1 December 1736 at Stamford, Connecticut Colony.2,3,4,5,1,6 He was the son of Stephen Clason and Ruth James.1

Stephen Clason, age 26, married Martha Whelpley, daughter of Jonathan Whelpley and Martha Pennoyer, on 9 December 1762 at the Stamford, Connecticut Colony.

Children:
1. Isaac Clason (1763-1828)
2. Seth Clason (1764-1811)
3. Solomon Clason (1766-1848)
4. Abigail Clason (1768-1820)
5. Stephen Clason (1770-1777)
6. Ard Clason (1772-1825)
7. Benjamin Clason (1775-1838)
8. Stephen Clason (1778-1822.)7,1,6


Stephen served in 1776 in Captain Webb's Company, Col. John Mead's 9th Regiment of the New York Militia. In 1777 he was serving in a Connecticut Regiment.8 Stephen, appeared on the US Census of 1790 at Stamford, Connecticut. The enumeration reads:

7 - Free White Persons - Males - Under 16
2 - Free White Persons - Males - 16 and over
2 - Free White Persons - Females
11 - Number of Household Members.9


Stephen wrote his will on 25 August 1807 at Stamford, Connecticut.10 He died on 24 October 1809 at Stamford, Connecticut, at age 72.3,11,4,5,1,6 He was buried at Roxbury Cemetery, Stamford, Connecticut. Stephen's epitaph reads:

STEPHEN CLASON
DIED
Oct. 24, 1809
in the 73rd year
of his age.4


His will was proved on 16 May 1811 at Stamford, Connecticut.10

Full review completed: 4 September 2020.

Citations

  1. Lapham, William Berry. Stephen Clason of Stamford, Connecticut, in 1654 and Some of his Descendants. Augusta, Maine: Kennebec Journal, 1898.
  2. White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  3. Connecticut Department of Health. Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  4. Find-a-Grave. Online https://www.findagrave.com/
  5. Gravestone Inscription.
  6. Ancestry.com. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2016.
  7. White, Lorraine Cook. Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection). Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2006.
  8. National Archives Microfilm Publication. U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2007.
  9. Census Bureau. 1790 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010.
  10. Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015.
  11. Hale, Charles R. Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934. Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2012.