Stephen Austen, or Asten, of Staplehurst, co. Kent, laborer, born probably about 1520, was buried at Staplehurst 17 Nov. 1557.
Although more than one hundred Austen wills and administrations have been examined, the surname being one of the most common in Kent, the parentage of Stephen Austen has not been discovered, nor has a single will bearing on this particular Austen family been found.
