[1][2] Stephens arrived to Colony of Virginia as an unmarried man of means, with two to four servants,[citation needed] on February 16 1624 [O.S.
Stephens fought the first duel in the English colonies after an argument with George Harrison, the latter being struck just below the knee.
During a heated conversation, Harvey attacked Stephens with a cane or cudgel, knocking out a number of his teeth.
[4] The governor was eventually deposed and sent back to England, where he faced charges for numerous mistreatments of members of the colony.
[5] Richard Stephens died at the age of 33 or 34, and was subsequently buried in Jamestown's Fort James Cemetery.