Stephen S. AUSTIN

Abt 1769 - Aft 1850  (~ 81 years)

• Name	Stephen S. AUSTIN
  Birth	Abt 1769	Halifax County, VA
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aft 15 Sep 1850	Bedford County, TN
  Burial	Bell Buckle, Bedford County, TN
  Notes	(1) Source: Jean Shroyer /. (2) James C. "Jim" Hankins, "Early Southside Virginia Families" <http://www.cottagehill.com/descendants/f19.htm#f12700>: Stephen S. Austin and Rebecca Hankins Husband Stephen S. Austin Born: 1770 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Died: aft 1860 - Bell Buckle, Bedford Co., TN Buried: Lynch Gap Cem., Bell Buckle, TN Father: Joseph Champness Austin (1730-1810) Mother: Ann Prewitt (1742-abt 1776) Marriage: Apr 24, 1800 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Wife Rebecca Hankins Born: 1778 - VA Died: Buried: Lynch Gap Cem., Bell Buckle, TN Father: William J. Hankins, Sr. (1750-bef 1824) Mother: Elizabeth Davis (1756-bef 1824) Children [of Stephen S. Austin and Rebecca Hankins, not necessarily in birth order]: [i] Lebinda B. Austin Born: Died: Buried: [ii] Saunders Austin Born: Died: Buried: [iii] Elizabeth Ann Austin AKA: Eliza Born: May 2, 1801 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Died: Nov 29, 1872 - Bedford, Bedford Co., TN Buried: Lynch Gap Cem., Bell Buckle, TN Spouse: Champness Terry Austin, Jr. (1797-____) Marr: Oct 31, 1826 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Spouse: William Wilson Dearing (1798-1882) Marr: Sep 6, 1827 - Pittsylvania Co., VA [iv] Owen Edward Austin Born: 1803 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Died: aft 1850 - a ship at sea Buried: DeWitt Co., TX Spouse: Talitha Jane Covington (1812-aft 1860) Marr: Nov 23, 1829 - Rutherford Co., TN [v] Mary W. Austin Born: 1804 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Died: Buried: Spouse: Joseph G. Johns (____-____) Marr: Oct 18, 1827 - Pittsylvania Co., VA [vi] Sarah Austin Born: 1810 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Died: Buried: [vii] James W. Austin Born: 1814 - Pittsylvania Co., VA Died: Buried: Spouse: Susan Unknown (1818-____) (3) "John Austin, Sr. of Southside Region, Virginia," Compiler: Liz Austin Carlin, Genealogy Content Copyright © 2011 Austin Families Association of America (genealogy may be freely distributed, but not sold in any form for profit): Stephen S. Austin Sex: M Born: Abt 1769 Died: Aft 1850 Buried: at Bell Buckle, Bedford, TN Marriage Wife: Rebecca Hankins (1780 - Aft 1850) Married: 23 APR 1800 at Pittsylvania Co., VA Children Mary W. Austin (____ - ____) Sarah Austin (____ - ____) Lebinda B. Austin (____ - ____) Elizabeth "Eliza" Ann Austin (2 MAY 1801 - 29 NOV 1872) Owen Ed Austin (Abt 1803 - Aft 1852) James Austin (Abt 1813 - ____) Parents Father: Joseph Austin (Abt 1727 - Bef 20 MAY 1811) Mother: _____ Terry (____ - ____) Siblings John Austin (Abt 1760 - 4 OCT 1827) William Austin (Abt 1765 - Bef 1830) Stephen S. Austin (Abt 1769 - Aft 1850) Champness Austin (1769 - Aft 1850) David Austin (Aft 1775 - Aft 1850) Notes BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DEATH: In an article appearing in "Austins of America," Dr. Michael Austin, Editor, August 1982 edition, p 37, entitled "Pruit Alias Austin," Janet Austin Curtis states: " Stephen Austin, b. 1769-71, d. probably in Rutherford County, Tennessee. He m. 23 April 1800 Rebecca Hankins, daughter of Wm. & Elizabeth Hankins, who was b. Pittsylvania County 1780 and was living in 1850." CENSUS: 1820 US Census for Pittsylvania Co., VA, p 61, shows Stephen Austin as head of household with female 26-45 years, and 9 children (6 females and 3 males). CENSUS: 1840 TN, Rutherford Co.; 1850 US Census for Bedford Co., TN, shows Stephen Austin 81 VA and Rebecca 79 VA. MARRIAGE: Pittsylvania Co. Marriage Records, married by Rev. Clement Moore, Surety Reuben Hankins. [Note by compiler: Based on census information relating to Stephen and his family, the number of children listed in this Note (2) appears to be understated.] (3) A household headed by Stephen AUSTIN is listed in the 1820 census of Pittsylvania County, VA. Listed in Stephen's household are 2 free white males under 10 years of age; 1 free white male between 16 and 18 years of age; 1 free white male between 16 and 26 years of age [which son is also included in the 16-to-18 age bracket]; 1 free white male over 45 years of age; 3 free white females under 10 years of age; 2 free white females between 10 and 16 years of age; 1 free white female between 16 and 26 years of age; and 1 free white female between 26 and 45 years of age. Assuming that Stephen is the free white male listed in the 1820 census as then being over 45 years of age, he would have been born before 1775, according to the 1820 census. Assuming that Stephen's wife is the free white female listed in the 1820 census as then being between 26 and 45 years of age, she would have been born between 1775 and 1794, according to the 1840 census. Assuming that the other persons in Stephen's household are children of Stephen and/or his wife, those children would have consisted of 3 sons (2 of which sons would have been born between 1910 and 1920, and 1 of which sons would have been born between 1802 and 1804, according to the 1820 census) and 6 daughters (3 of which daughters would have been born between 1910 and 1920, 2 of which daughters would have been born between 1804 and 1810, and 1 of which daughters would have been born 1794 and 1804, according to the 1820 census). Assuming further that all of such persons are children of Stephen and/or his wife, the number of children listed in Note (2), above, is understated. (4) A household headed by Stephen AUSTIN is listed in the 1850 census of District 4, Bedford County, TN. [His surname is listed as AUTHER in the index to the 1850 census.] The actual enumeration date of the 1850 census was 15 September 1850. Stephen is listed in the 1850 census as a cooper who was then 81 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, he was born in about 1769. According to the 1850 census, he was born in VA. Listed with Stephen is his wife, Rebecca, who was then 70 years of age; therefore, according to the 1850 census, she was born in about 1780. According to the 1850 census, she was born in VA.
  Person ID	I26393	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph AUSTIN,   b. Abt 1727, VA d. Bef 20 May 1811, Pittsylvania County, VA (Age ~ 84 years)
  Mother	--- TERRY
  Marriage	Abt 1760
  Family ID	F11485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca HANKINS,   b. Abt 1780, VA d. Aft 24 Aug 1870, Bedford County, TN (Age ~ 90 years)
  Marriage	23 Apr 1800	Pittsylvania County, VA   [1]
  Marriage Fact	24 Apr 1800	Pittsylvania County, VA   [2]
  Children	1. Elizabeth Ann AUSTIN,   b. 2 May 1801, Pittsylvania County, VA d. 29 Nov 1872, Lynch Gap, Bedford County,TN (Age 71 years)   2. Owen Edward AUSTIN,   b. Abt 1803, Pittsylvania County, VA d. Aft 1852 (Age ~ 50 years)   3. James W. AUSTIN,   b. Abt 1813, Pittsylvania County, VA   4. Lebinda Banks AUSTIN,   b. 12 Dec 1824, VA d. 11 Mar 1914, Bell Buckle, Bedford County, TN (Age 89 years)   5. Mary W. AUSTIN,   b. Pittsylvania County, VA   6. Sarah AUSTIN,   b. Pittsylvania County, VA
  Family ID	F11537	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) Virginia, Marriages, 1660-1800 [database online], Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 1997: Name: Stephen Austin Spouse: Rebecca Henkins Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1800 Marriage Location: Pittsylvania County, Virginia [Note by compiler: The compiler believes that Rebecca's maiden name was really Hankins.]. Details: Details: Details: Details: Details: Citation Text: (1) James C. "Jim" Hankins, "Early Southside Virginia Families" : Surety for the marriage was provided by Reubin Hankins, and they were married by Reverend Clement Nance. The minister's return dated the marriage as occuring on April 24, 1800.