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Samuel Stephens, Esq. of Tregenna Castle; LH2R-4QT[1]
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Abt 1768 - 1834 (66 years)-
Name Samuel Stephens [1] Suffix Esq. of Tregenna Castle; LH2R-4QT Birth Abt 1768 Gender Male Name Abt 1768 (0 years) son of a previous MP for St Ives, Samuel Stephens and Anne, the only child and heiress of Richard Seaborne of Hereford Name 1794 (26 years) Tregenna Castle, Tregenna, St Ives 
[1] father died in 1794 and was succeeded by his son Samuel. This Samuel was of Tregenna Castle, was a Member of Parliament, Justice of Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, and High Sheriff in 1805 Married 29 Nov 1796 (28 years) On 29 November 1796 he married Betty Wallis, the daughter of Samuel Wallis and daughter of John Hearle of Penryn.
five children:
Samuel Wallis, his heir.
John Augustus.
Francis Hearle, a cavalry officer.
Henry Lewis, of Oriel College, Oxford, to whom he left Tregenna Castle.[6]
Ferdinand Thomas.
Sarah-Maria (5 October 1800 – 16 June 1878). She married (6 March 1827) the Reverend Charles William Davy.
In 1796, he married Betty, child and heir of Captain Samuel Wallis, of Tremaine, and had issue with her: Samuel Wallis, John Augustus, Francis Hearle (Major 1st Royal Dragoons), Rev. Ferdinand Thomas, and Sarah Maria (married Charles William Davey)Trade,Profession,Job 1 Feb 1805 (37 years) [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall High Sheriff Residence Abt 1830 (62 years) Baker Street, London Death 25 Feb 1834 (66 years) Leamington Spa, Warwick District, Warwickshire Near this stone, are deposited the mortal remains of Samuel Stephens Esqre,of Tregenna castle Cornwall,and 49 Baker Street London.
He departed this life at Leamington, whither he had come for this health,on Tuesday February 25th, 1834, aged 66 years.Death 25 Feb 1834 Leamington Spa, Warwick District, Warwickshire [1] Burial Abt 25 Feb 1834 All Saints Churchyard Leamington Spa, Warwick District, Warwickshire Occupation 1 Feb 1805 (37 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall - 1 February 1805: Samuel Stephens, of Tregenna Castle[64][85][76]1806 (38 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall - at the 1806 general election [held from 29 October 1806 to 17 December 1806; second general election after the Acts of Union 1800] was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives1812 (44 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall - held the seat until the 1812 general election, when he did not contest St Ives.[4]1807-1812 (44 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall - re-elected in 1807[3] and held the seat until the 1812 general election, when he did not contest St Ives1818 (50 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall - re-elected for St Ives at the 1818 general election1820 (52 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall - re-elected for St Ives at the 1818 general election,[5] and held the seat until the next election, in 1820.[1][4]Association Ann /GEORGE (Relationship: valued and confidential Servant in family of Samuel Stephens, Esq of Tregen) Person ID I9765 AHP Last Modified 10 Mar 2026
Father Samuel Stephens, Esq. and MP for St Ives; of Tregenna Castle, b. Abt 1730 d. 2 Mar 1794, Bath, Somerset (Age 64 years) Relationship Birth Mother Anne Seaborne/STEPHENS, d of Richard Seaborne of Hereford, b. Abt 1740, Hereford Relationship Birth Marriage 1763 Age at Marriage He : ~ 33 years - She : ~ 23 years. Histories 
Stephens - second branch begins with a mention of John Augustus Stephens, Esq. of Tregenna Castle, Justice of the Peace for Cornwall
Samuel Stephens, of Tregenna / Anne Seaborne/STEPHENS, d of Richard Seaborne of Hereford (F4473)Family ID F4473 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Betty Wallis/STEPHENS, c and h of Captain Samuel Wallis, of Tremaine; LH2R-JZM , c. 21 Dec 1776, Feock [Parish Circuit Or Chapel], Feock, Cornwall d. 24 Jul 1846, Marylebone, London (Age ~ 69 years) Children 1. Samuel Wallis Stephens, LH27-YK6, b. 6 April 1798 d. 25 December 1835, Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France (Age 37 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]2. Sarah Maria Stephens/DAVY, LH2R-9YD, b. 5 Oct 1800, Lyme Regis,Dorset,England d. 8 Feb 1855 (Age 54 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]3. John Augustus Stephens, Esq. JP, of Tregenna Castle; LH27-Y2L, b. Abt 29 Nov 1803, St Ives d. 21 Apr 1888, Baker Street, London (Age 84 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]4. Major Francis Hearle Stephens, cavalry officer; LH2R-3JB, b. 1811 d. 26 Mar 1852, Hastings, Sussex (Age 41 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]5. Henry Lewis Stephens, of Tregenna; LH27-YDX, b. Abt 29 Nov 1810 [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth] 6. Ferdinand Thomas Stephens, LHKV-2GR, b. 7 May 1814 d. 17 Mar 1876, Bournemouth, Dorset (Age 61 years) [Father: Birth] [Mother: Birth]Family ID F4472 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 10 Mar 2026
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Event Map 
Name - father died in 1794 and was succeeded by his son Samuel. This Samuel was of Tregenna Castle, was a Member of Parliament, Justice of Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, and High Sheriff in 1805 - 1794 - Tregenna Castle, Tregenna, St Ives 
Occupation - 1 February 1805: Samuel Stephens, of Tregenna Castle[64][85][76] - 1 Feb 1805 (37 years) - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall Trade,Profession,Job - High Sheriff - 1 Feb 1805 - [Office] High Sheriff of Cornwall 
Occupation - at the 1806 general election [held from 29 October 1806 to 17 December 1806; second general election after the Acts of Union 1800] was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ives - 1806 (38 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall Occupation - held the seat until the 1812 general election, when he did not contest St Ives.[4] - 1812 (44 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall Occupation - re-elected in 1807[3] and held the seat until the 1812 general election, when he did not contest St Ives - 1807-1812 (44 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall Occupation - re-elected for St Ives at the 1818 general election - 1818 (50 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall Occupation - re-elected for St Ives at the 1818 general election,[5] and held the seat until the next election, in 1820.[1][4] - 1820 (52 years) - [Office] MP St Ives, St Ives, Cornwall = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Headstones 
Memorial - Samuel Stephens, Esq. of Tregenna Castle - departed this life at Leamington, whither had come for health, on Tue Feb 25th, 1834, aged 66 years
Near this stone, are deposited the mortal remains of Samuel Stephens Esqre,of Tregenna castle Cornwall,and 49 Baker Street London.
He departed this life at Leamington, whither he had come for this health,on Tuesday February 25th, 1834, aged 66 years.
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Sources - [S235] Bernard Burke, The Landed Gentry; Bernard Burke.
The famous genealogist Bernard Burke’s book The Landed Gentry discusses five branches of this family: Stephens of Eastington, Stephens of Tregenna, Stephens of Llanno, Stevens of Bradfield, and Stevens of Winscott.
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The second branch begins with a mention of John Augustus Stephens, Esq. of Tregenna Castle, Justice of the Peace for Cornwall.
The family possessed estates in Cornwall for at least four centuries.
During the reign of King Edward IV (1461-1470), a one John Stephyn settled in the borough of St. Ives, worked as a merchant, and acquired sizeable possessions.
Later, a one John Stephens of the same local was fined for refusing to receive knighthood at the coronation of King Charles I (1625-1649).
Another John Stephens, purchased the ancient manor of Killigrew, county Cornwall and descended from the John Stephyn mentioned previously.
He married a woman named Mary, daughter of Samuel Phillips, and had a son with her named Samuel Stephens.
Samuel was an Esquire and a Member of Parliament for St. Ives.
In 1763, he married Anne, daughter of Richard Seaborne of Hereford, and had issue with her named John, Samuel, and Augustus.
He died in 1794 and was succeeded by his son Samuel.
This Samuel was of Tregenna Castle, was a Member of Parliament, Justice of Peace, Deputy Lieutenant, and High Sheriff in 1805.
In 1796, he married Betty, child and heir of Captain Samuel Wallis, of Tremaine, and had issue with her: Samuel Wallis, John Augustus, Francis Hearle (Major 1st Royal Dragoons), Rev. Ferdinand Thomas, and Sarah Maria (married Charles William Davey).
He died in 1834 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Henry Lewis Stephens, who died in 1867 and was succeeded by his brother.
The Stephens Family Crest, granted by Henry Stephens, direct ancestor of the family, is blazoned as follows: Per pale gules and vert a fess indented argent guttee-de-sang between three eagles displayed or.
https://coadb.com/surnames/stevens-arms.html
- [S235] Bernard Burke, The Landed Gentry; Bernard Burke.