Dudley Stephenson (son of James Stephenson and Mary Colly) married Nancy Ann Morris on January 18, 1817 in Campbell County, Kentucky. She was a daughter of Rev. Thomas Morris. She was a large woman who always enjoyed poor health. They lived in Campbell County KY for several years and moved to Boone County KY about 1821. Dudley purchased 50 acres in Boone County in 1832 from his brother Zadock. His land was on Ten Mile Creek near Verona, KY. In 1835 he was appointed by the court as guardian for his father James Stephenson, who was by this time in very poor health. When James died Dudley kept his musket, shot pouch and powder horn used in the Revolutionary War. Dudley helped organize the New Bethel Baptist Church at Verona, KY. Some of the church meetings were held in his home until a church building was built and he and Nancy were charter members of the church in 1840. He was described as a very pious member and served as a trustee of the church in the 1840s. On his farm or "plantation" he operated a sugar orchard and in the spring a large camp would be set up for the making of maple sugar. A large group of workers and helpers would work day and night making sugar. After his death his Nancy moved to Lewis County, Missouri. She died April 3, 1873. She is buried in the Stewart Cemetery near Plainville, Adams County, Illinois.
Children of Dudley Stephenson and Nancy Ann Morris are:
1 Elizabeth Stephenson b. August 10, 1818, KY
2 Patsey Stephenson b. September 8, 1821, KY
3 Thomas H. Stephenson, b. May 24, 1824, KY
4 Julia Ann Stephenson, b. March 30, 1826, KY
5 Polly Ann Stephenson, b. February 12, 1828, KY
6 Lucy Stephenson, b. April 7, 1830, KY
7 Alexander V.W. Stephenson, b. Aug. 23, 1832, KY
8 William Dudley Stephenson, b. Jan. 9, 1835, KY,
9 Nancy Ann Stephenson, b. Oct. 26, 1837, KY
10 James Lewis Stephenson, b. Aug. 12, 1839, KY
11 Mary Isabell Stephenson, b. July 21, 1842, KY

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