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Duplin County, NC William Stevens had a wife previous to his widow Mildred according to his estate record: "gifts were delivered by said William Stevens to his children before he was married to the present Widow Stevens and the other gifts were made since he was married to her." William Stevens had children William, Louhamma, Barnabas, Alice, Sukey, Ealee and Charles Stevens as found in his 1781 estate records. Mildred was appointed guardian of Alice, Sukey, Ealee and Charles. Alice's 1802 will only list her sister Sukey Herring and brother Charles and since none of the other siblings are listed, it would indicate they were children by William's first wife. William Stevens Land Grants, 1754-1763
FamilySearch.org William Stevens Estate Records. An account of the Sales of two thirds of the Estate of William Stevens Senr dec'd sold at vendue August 30, 1781 at the plantation of sd Stevens - buyers at sale: Mildred Stevens, William Stevens, Louhamma Oats, Charles Cogdell, Joseph Slocumb, Douglas Powell, Thomas Bratcher, Needham Whitley, George Lassiter, Henry Faison, William Dickson, John Beck Senr, Cornelius Wingate, Peter Carpender, Stephen Snell, James Portevint, Barnabas Stevens, William Killet, Jacob Jernigan, Andrew Killet, Asher Pipkin, Jesse Ward, William Turner, Theophilus Williams, Robert Bell, Joel Grantham, James Daniel, George Frazer, Felix Kenan, Richared Brocas, Stephen Slocomb, David Miler, John Fort, Benjamin Jernigan, William Killet Senr, William Hurst, John Beck Junr, Simon McClendon, Michael King, John Hayes and Luke Goodman. Sales of the Estate of William Stevens Deceased Returned Jany Court, 1782 13 Aug 1782 Inventory of what Robert Bell received of the estate of William Stevens deceased in said Stevens lifetime to wit - one little horse. £6-0-0 Ruhama Oates being sworn to declare what of the estate of her father William Stevens she had received in his life time, declared she received a small old trunk and no more. 26 Aug 1782 Dupln County Court: As some gifts were delivered by said William Stevens to his children before he was married to the present Widow Stevens and the other gifts were made since he was married to her and by her consent, your committee submit to the Court whether the said Widow be entitled to a third of those sums so given before the deceased death. 26 Aug 1782 Douglas Powell being called upon to declare what of the estate of William Stevens deceased he had ever received from the said Stevens in his life time - declared he received one feather bed and bolster and old sheet and no more. £12-0-0. Mildred and William Stevens being called upon to declare what of the estate of William Stevens deceased was delivered to John Hays in said Stevens lifetime they declared that John Hays had new feathers for a good bed and bolster and one side saddle and no more. £17-0-0. William Stevens being called upon to declare what of the estate of William Stevens deceased he had ever received from the said Stevens in his life time declared he received one feather bed bolster and sheet, old, and in money towards paying for his land £71-5-0 and no more. William Stevens being called upon to declare what of the estate of William Stevens was delivered to Lewis Pipkin in said Stevens lifetime, declared said Pipkin received two cows and calves and one small horse and no more to his knowledge. £14-0-0. Barnabas Stevens being called upon to declare what of the estate of William Stevens deceased he had ever received from the said Stevens in his life time acknowledged that he received one horse and one feather bed with a bolster and old sheet. £32-0-0. In pursuance of an order of the last court appointing a committee to adjust and settle the estate belonging to the orphans of William Stevens dec'd with Wm Stevens Administrator find upon inquiry that the said William Stevens in his lifetime did make sundry gifts to sundry of his children:
William Stevens his son
Duplin County Court of Pleas & Quarter Sessions, 1784-1787 16 Jan 1786 - Thursday Morning Court met at 9 o'clock according to adjournment. Thomas Gray exhibited petition in favor of Orphans of William Stevens, dec'd, praying redress against William Stevens, Adm'r of said dec'd Estate, for their distributive share; ordered said William Stevens to next Court to answer petition. 17 Apr 1786 - Upon motion ordered that Mildred Stevens be appointed Guardian to her daughter Ealee Stevens, an orphan of William Stevens dec'd; she gave Bond of £600 & offered as securities Thomas Gray & John Beck.
 16 Oct 1786 - On hearing petition & answer in suit of orphans of W. Stevens vs. William Stevens, Adm'r; ordered Adm'r pay Guardian of said orphans agreeable to settlement made by Commission of this Court in August, 1782, with interest to this date, £30 to Slocumb & 24 shillings to Mildred Stevens to be deducted. 15 Jan 1787 - Ordered the following summoned to next Court to give account of their Guardianship of orphans committed to their charges: Mildred Stevens, Guardian of Stevens Orphans. 16 Apr 1787 - Thursday morning Court met at 9 o'clock according to adjournment. Mildred Stevens, Admin'x, exhibited an account current with the Estate of William Stevens, dec'd, balance of £382 in her hands belonging to Alice, Sukey & Charles Stevens, orphans of said dec'd; ordered filed.
Abstracts Sampson County Deeds, Books 10-12, ca 1794-1805 11 May 1796 - Bill of Sale: James Kenan and John Hill ("admrs. of William Kenan deceased") to Mildred Stevens. (Duplin County is written in the heading.) £150 for "One certain Negro slave named Thomas." Wit: George Morisey and Samuel Slocumb.
Kinfolks of Wayne County, NC, 1793-1832 18 Feb 1797 - Mildred Stevens bill of sale as administratrix for Wm. Stevens dec'd, late of Sampson County, NC.
William Stevens Sr. Estate Inventory
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