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Stephens, William 1671-1753

Educator; born in the Isle of Wight, England, Jan. 28, 1671; educated at Cambridge University; studied law and held a seat in Parliament; went to South Carolina to survey a barony of land in 1730; became secretary of the trustees in 1737; appointed president of Savannah county, Ga., in 1741, and of the whole colony two years later. He held the latter office till his health broke, in 1750. He was the author of A journal of the proceedings in Georgia, beginning Oct. 20, 1737 (3 volumes). He died in Georgia in August, 1753.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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