Stephen BELDEN
History of Hatfield, Massachusettes 1660-1910, Pg. 374
SOURCES: 1. 1996 Ancestral File
2. Family Records
NAME: Belden aka Belding
History of Hatfield, Massachusettes 1660-1910, Pg. 374
Stephen Belden/Belding is not recorded in Genealogy of Hadley, MA families as are all the other children of Stephen and Mary Wells Belden/Belding. However, he is shown on both the IGI and AF files and, as temple work has been done for this individual, we have left the name on our records..........Bla 10/01
Note further that the same above reference shows that Hepzibah Dickinson married a Jonathan Belding. There is no other Jonathan Belden/Belding in the referenced book, nor in our PAF files as of this date........10/01
He married Mary Wells 16 Aug 1682 at Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts . Mary Wells was born at Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts 8 Sep 1664 daughter of Thomas Wells and Mary Beardsley .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Elizabeth Belden
born 2 Feb 1683.
Mary Belden
born 20 May 1685.
Sarah Belden
born 25 Oct 1687.
Stephen Belden
born 22 Feb 1689.
Samuel Belden
born 23 Oct 1692.
Jonathan Belden
born 1694.
Joshua Belden
born 1696.
Esther Belden
born 1 May 1697.
Lydia Belden
born Abt 1698.
Stephen Belden died 6 Oct 1720 at Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts .
Mary Wells died 7 Mar 1751 at Hatfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts .


