Unfortunately it looks as if Dorothy Stevens was not one of the local Potton Stevens family
Stevens – various spellings.
Ch = Cockayne Hatley; D = Dunton; Ey = Eyworth; W = Wrestlingworth; P = Potton;
S = Sutton;
c = baptism, m = marriage, d = death or burial, b = banns 3rd reading.
(with marriages the first named person is the Stevens)
Sm 24 Apr.1547 William & Joan TABERNER
Sd 16 Jan.1547 John
Sc 18 Dec.1549 Richard
Sc 11 Nov.1554 John
Sd .. … 1566 William
Sm 22 Sep.1573 Richard & Lucy CLYNTON
Sc 4 Oct.1584 Abigail
Sd 26 Jun.1585 Frauncys
Sc 9 Apr.1587 Susan
Sd 8 Apr.1590 Joan
Eym 21 Jan.1646 Mary & Gagaine WRIGHT
Dm 4 Jul.1650 Elizabeth & William PARNELL
Sc 16 Sep.1666 William s/o William & Margaret
Sc 31 Mar.1668 Ann d/o William & Margaret
Sc 7 Mar.1670 John s/o William & Margaret
Sc 22 Aug.1672 Mary d/o William & Margaret
Sc 18 Mar.1673 Francis s/o William & Margaret
Sc 16 Jan.1675 Thomas s/o William & Margaret
Sc 15 Jun.1679 Lucy d/o William & Margaret
Sd 4 Sep.1687 Mary (Mrs)
Sd 11 Feb.1689 John s/o William clerk
Sc 16 Aug.1690 Mary d/o Richard & Susan
Sc 13 Feb.1692 Katherine d/o Richard & Susan
Sm 29 Mar.1693 Dorothy & William WAGSTAFFE
Sc 5 Jul.1696 Susan d/o Richard & Susan
Sd 9 Jan.1699 Lucy d/o William clerk
Sd 24 Jan.1704 Lucy d/o William deceased
Eym 28 Dec.1728 Elizabeth of Wrestlingworth & Richard CHAMBERLAIN
Sd 7 Apr.1710 Susan w/o Richard labourer
Sd 16 Apr.1711 Richard labourer
Sm 27 Dec.1711 Mary & John ROLT
Sd 18 Nov.1715 Ann gd/o William
Sd 18 Sep.1721 The Rev. Mr. Rector of Sutton (William) – SEE CAROLYN’s comment below
Sd 30 Oct.1726 Margaret (Mrs.) widow of Rev.Mr. late Rector
Sm 24 Apr.1728 George & Elizabeth DALE both of Potton
Pm 20 Sep.1737 Mary & William BROWN
Pd 30 Apr.1745 David
Pd 28 Feb.1748/9 Ann d/o David & Elizabeth
Pm 28 Sep.1751 Elizabeth & John COCK sojourner (visitor)
Pd 21 Jan.1755 John cooper
Pd 22 Mar.1756 Joseph sojourner
Pd 14 Jul.1758 Elizabeth poor
Pc 17 Jun.1759 Francis s/o Francis & Jane
Pc 5 Oct.1760 Mary d/o James & Frances
Pc 12 Sep.1762 Mary d/o Francis & Jane
Pc 10 Feb.1764 George s/o Thomas & Elizabeth
Pc 21 Oct.1764 Thomas s/o Francis & Jane
Chd 17 Apr.1765 Alice
Pc 17 Jul.1768 William s/o Francis & William ?
Pd 8 Nov.1770 Jane d/o Francis & Jane
Pc 1 Jul.1770 Jane d/o Francis & Jane
Pc 27 Feb.1772 Jane d/o Francis & Jane
Pd 29 Jan.1776 Jane d/o Francis & Jane
Pc 16 May.1779 Lucy d/o Francis & Jane
Pc 5 Jan.1781 John s/o Thomas & Elizabeth farmer
Pc 1 Dec.1782 Jane d/o Francis & Jane
Pd 18 Dec.1783 Jane infant
Pm 18 Sep.1809 William R.S. & Sarah DICKINSON
Wm 27 Jan.1812 Thomas of Cockayne Hatley & Elizabeth HUMMERSON otp.
Question: Is Dorothy daughter of Rev Stevens, born before he moved to Sutton.
List of Rectors- Edward Stillingfleet – 28 Jul 1658;
– William Stephens MA – 19 Aug 1665 [clerk; on cess. of Edward Stillingfleet; patron Sir Roger Burgoyne, bart; buried 18 Sep 1721];
– Matthias Heynes AB – 3 Oct 1721 [on death of William Stevens; see http://bedsarchivescat.bedford.gov.uk/Details/archive/110033178
Wife Margaret nee Battie. see http://www.aldermancogan.co.uk/Alderman%20William%20Cogan.pdf