I have managed to trace my direct STEPHENS ancestry back to a WILLAIM STEPHENS in CORNWALL in 1710. The area of Cornwall where they lived appears to be ALTARNUN, TREWEN, CALLINGTON, POLYPHANT. Typical first names in each generation are JOHN, JOSEPH, RICHARD , WILLIAM, ELIZABETH, ANNE, SUSANNAH.
I would be delighted to hear from anyone who thinks he/she might be related.
Terry Stephens