Stephen COSTIN

Abt 1623 - Abt 1686  (63 years)

• Name	Stephen COSTIN
  Birth	Abt 1623  [1]
  	His birth place was, most likely, England.
  Gender	Male
  anecdote	Jan 1642/3	Northampton Co, Virginia Colony   [1]
  	The first mention of Stephen in Colonial Virginia records occurred during Jan 1642/3 when he was deposed in a Northampton County Court case. He made oath to be about 20 years of age.
  anecdote	10 May 1652  [2]
  anecdote	1 Jan 1655/6	Northampton Co, Virginia Colony   [3]
  	Further mention of Stephen is found in the will of Richard Wooton [undated] which was proved on 1 Jan 1655/6. "Stephen Costyne" was to receive "my suite" as a legacy.
  land gift	18 Oct 1669	Northampton Co, Virginia Colony   [4]
  Death	Abt 1686
  Will	22 Jan 1685/1686	Northampton Co, Virginia Colony   [5]
  will probated	3 Jun 1686	Northampton Co, Virginia Colony   [6]
  Person ID	I20086	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Anne (UNKNOWN)   d. Bef 1675
  Marriage	Bef 5 Dec 1644  [7]
  Children	1. Stephen COSTIN   2. Francis COSTIN   d. 1721   3. Ester COSTIN   d. Aft 22 Jan 1685/1686   4. Amey COSTIN   d. Aft 22 Jan 1685/1686   5. Elizabeth COSTIN   6. John COSTIN,   b. Abt 1658   d. Abt 1684 (Age 26 years)
  Family ID	F866	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Jane BENIAN   d. Aft 22 Jan 1685/1686
  Marriage	27 Jun 1665  [8]
  Family ID	F863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S258] William R. M. Houston, M.D. & Jean M. Mihalyka, Houston & Mihalyka, Colonial Residents of Virginia's Eastern Shore, ((1985 Rpt. Baltimore, MD: GPC, 1993)), ISBN 0-8063-1108-8. p. 23. [S4625] land patent / Robins, John, Northampton Co, VA. [S256] James Handley Marshall, compiler, Marshall, Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Northampton County, Virginia 1632 - 1802, ((Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994)), ISBN 0-89725-163-6. p. 40: Richard Wooton will. [S4631] . [S4570] will / Costin, Stephen, Northampton Co, VA. [S256] James Handley Marshall, compiler, Marshall, Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Northampton County, Virginia 1632 - 1802, ((Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994)), ISBN 0-89725-163-6. p. 126. Wit: Michael Underhill, John Darch & Thomas Brinton. [S4624] Susie M. Ames, editor, Ames, County Court Records of Accomack-Northampton, Virginia, 1640-1645, ((Charlottesville, VA: University Press of Virginia, 1973)), ISBN 0-8139-9394-7. [S256] James Handley Marshall, compiler, Marshall, Abstracts of the Wills and Administrations of Northampton County, Virginia 1632 - 1802, ((Camden, ME: Picton Press, 1994)), ISBN 0-89725-163-6. p. 78: John Gray estate administration.