Stevenson, James, Jr. (approximately 1733-1790s)

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: approximately 1733 - 1790s

Biography

James Stevenson, Jr. (approximately 1733-1790s) was a military officer from Albany, New York.

James Stevenson, Jr. was born between 1733 and 1739, in Albany, New York to James Stevenson and Sara Groenendyck. He became a lieutenant in the British Army by 1762. He married an indigenous American referred to as Seneca Woman in November 1769. He was presumed to be a surgeon in Niagra around 1769. He died in the 1790s.

Citation:

Ancestry, July 26, 2024 (James Stevenson, Jr.; b. between 1733 and 1739 in Albany, New York; parents were James Stevenson and Sara Groenendyck; became a lieutenant in the British Army by 1762; married an indigenous American referred to as Seneca Woman in November 1769; presumed to be a surgeon in Niagra around 1769; d. in the 1790s) exhibitions.nysm.nysed.gov/albany/bios/s/jastevensonjr.html, via WWW, July 26, 2024 (James Stevenson, Jr.; b. between 1733 and 1739 in Albany, New York; parents were James Stevenson and Sara Groenendyck; married Seneca Woman in November 1769; presumed to be a surgeon in Niagra around 1769)

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Alexander Hamilton letter to James Stevenson, Jr.

Item — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197233282653]

Identifier: Vault MSS 18

Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed letter from Alexander Hamilton, dated September 13, 1801, and addressed to James Stevenson, Jr. Hamilton writes about reconciling a business debt.

Dates: 1801 September 13

Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

James Stevenson city plan

File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230241934]

Identifier: MSS SC 453

Scope and Contents

Handwritten detailed residential plan of the town of Washington, Mason County, Kentucky. Includes legend.

Dates: 1794