There is no difference now between the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church, U. S. A. But when the Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized, many Presbyterians believed that a certain part of the human family was foreordained to eternal damnation, regardless of their life and character. Those who dissented from that hard doctrine, and preached the doctrine that "whosoever will" may be saved, came, in course of time, to be called Cumberland Presbyterians. The Cumberland Presbyterian Church was organized by those holding the broader doctrine, in Dickson County, Tennessee, February 4, 1810. The Presbyterians, U. S. A., have changed their Confession of Faith so as to meet the objections of the Cumberland Presbyterians, who are now going to unite with the mother church.
Hugh W. Stephenson married his cousin, Margaret, daughter of Capt. James Stephenson, one of the Four. She, Margaret, was born in Ireland, November 28, 1770, and married in York County, South Carolina, October 16, 1787.
The following are the children of Hugh W. and Margaret Stephenson:
Ann, born July 13, 1788, in South Carolina.
William Watson, born October 28, 1790, in South Carolina.
Elizabeth, born August 13, 1792, in South Carolina.
Mary M., born February 9, 1795, in Tennessee.
John Campbell, born August 28, 1797, in Tennessee.
Pleasant Wright, born June 9, 1800, in Tennessee.
Hodge Lawson, born June 30, 1802, in Tennessee.
Sally R., born August 12, 1807, in Tennessee.
Finis Ewing, born November 2, 1811, in Tennessee.
