Peter Stephan, son of Samuel Stephens and Isabella Lawrence.

Peter Stephens was appointed a constable by the Orange County court in May 1736 but only a few months later stepped aside in favor of his son, Lewis [Orange County Order Book "1", pp. 74,93,108].

In the fall of 1743 Peter Stephens traveled to Williamburg, then capital of Virginia, probably with others from the newly organized Frederick County.

Peter Stephens received an additional 572-acre patent adjoining his earlier tract in November 1752. Also between 1743 and shortly before his death he distributed land to his sons. Peter wrote a will in April 1757 naming all his children and identifying them by order of age, first the sons, then the daughters. He appointed his wife, Maria Christina and sons Lewis and Lawrence as his executors

"Peter Stephens built the first home in Stephens City in 1732. In 1758, his son Lewis applied to the Virginia General Assembly to establish the town as Stephensburg. As the town grew, it became known as Newtown. The name was officially changed to Stephens City in April 1880. One of the main trades of the town was wagon making." source: Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

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Peter Stephens and wife Maria Christina Rittenhouse had 10 children .
1. Lewis Stephens
2. Maria Christina Stephens
3. Joseph Lawrence Stephens
4. Maria Magdalena Stephens
5. Lawrence Stephens
6. Margaret Stephens
7. Peter Stephens
8. Henry Stephens
9. Elizabetha Stephens
10. Keziah Stephens∼Johannes is the son of Gabriel Steffen and Barbara Bar. He has a brother Ulrich Steffens. They were member of the Skippack Reform Church in Montgomery County Pennsylvania in 1730.
Johannes traveled to Williamsburg along with several others and took the oath of naturalization on October 31, 1742.
He had married twice. First he married Maria Bart and they had 3 daughters, Maria, Geirdrudot and Catharina. Maria passed away during child birth with the twins on March 17, 1712. They were married in 1708 in Germany.
While still in Germany Johannes married Anne Maria Schneiderlin in 1714. While in Germany Anne Maria had one son Hans Peter but he died in infancy. While on ship the baby passed away.
They came to America around 1715 to Germantown, PA. There he met Joist Hit company. In 1731 Johannes and family travel to the unsettled Shenandoah part of Virginia along with several other people. During this time he met Peter Stephens and his wife Maria and family. These two hit it right off. They became real good friends. There were stories that they were confused with each other.