John Stevenson (c. 1718 – March 23, 1785), a Scot, pioneer merchant and developer of Baltimore, Maryland, if not indeed its actual founder, was known as the "American Romulus.
"[1] Records indicate that John Stevenson and his brother, Henry, also a doctor came to British North America from Ireland in 1734.
Baltimore being a port nestled alongside a vast wheat growing countryside and much closer than these other cities.
[6] The fact that Plowman Jr.'s father was brought over as an indentured servant at age 12 may only testify to the goodwill of the two.
Plowman Sr. most likely encouraged Stevenson to help bring the poor and oppressed out of England and to a new life and a new chance for success in America, much as he and his son had done.
[8] Stevenson, and his best friend and business partner Jonathan Plowman Jr., were both named Justices of the Peace to help resolve legal issues in Baltimore.