22 STEPHENS-STEVENS GENEALOGY
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enols senior 4 Roger Steere 37 John Sha 6 John Searles9 Robert ffleming 22 Robert Holmes 42 Mrs AnnaCheesbrough 36 Mrs Rebecca palmer 17 Henriie Steuens3 Ezekiel maine 13.” The number after each name refers to the number ofthe lot drawn. Henry Stephens was admitted an in-habitant July 1, 1672. At the outbreak of King Philip’s War, Henry Ste-phens was near Swansea, Mass. .. and hastily wrote to hisfriend and neighbor, Thomas Stanton, Sr., of Stoning-ton, Conn., the letter which is here given, as printed onthe 3d series, Mass. Historical Collections, Vol. to, Page1a 7. “Mr Stanton—“Sar— “Thes are to give you notis of ye News Isay you with ye rest of my Nebors and frinds that 12housis of Swanse are borened and on of them was agarison hous and sivera men killed Saiconke also isboroned or a good part of it and men killed by Nepmuck indean hear on hous robed as we sopos and the lastnight another hous brooken up and another boroned onNeare Mr Smeths and intend to have two heads fromSuamacott the pepel heare ar gon and going towordsIsland I wish and desier you to take car of your silvsI have hired this barer i hear filip is bound for MohiginI am in hast for fear of ye messenger “Yours: Yet“Henrey Stephens “Jun 29 '75“My man is gon-toward Island.“(Labelled “Hien Stevens” rec'd July 1.2675; n'a’ letterfrom Mr. Stanton. The hand writing of the original isas good as the spelling. J.B. (This is, perhaps the firstreport of the breaking out of hostilities in Philip’s Warsent to’ Gonnecticuts. "f..S.)ih. Henry Stephens served in the war, and was one of thevolunteers who received a grant of land in the townof Voluntown, Conn., for such services.
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