'Stevens ...
the eldest son of Thomas [and Mary (Fletcher) Stevens] was:
James, b. 21 Feb. 1651, went to sea 1695 and was never heard from; Inv. 21 May 1699; names and ages of the six children stated. He m. Mary, perhaps the dau. of Henry Wakelee, who was called Mary Stevens in the will of her father 1689.'
Their eldest known child was born Dec 1674.