Excerpt from History of a Newfoundland Outport -
The Story of Port-de-Grave, 1997 by Gerald Wilfred Andrews

RALPH

"In the late 1700's, the Ralph family, destined to become a major local family moved into Port-de-Grave.  William Ralph from Devon married Anne Snow in 1783 and was given a portion of the Snow plantation, west of the Andrews plantation.  In the early 1800's a member of the Ralph family occupied a large track of land around Bull Cove at Sandy Cove, west of the Mugford's. This area eventually became the primary homestead of the Ralph Families until the present century."

STEVENS

"Another very old family name associated with the area is Stephenson or Stevens.  Richard Stephenson appeared as a planter in the Port-de-Grave census of 1708.  The family has remained in the Bareneed and North River Area up to the present day".

Excerpt from Seary Book of Newfoundland Names:

"RALPH, a baptismal name and surname of England, Scotland and Ireland from the Old Norse personal name Rathulfr or Old German Radnulf, containing the elements "counsel" and "wolf". In Ireland, it is used as a synonym of ROLFE. (Withycombe, Reaney, Black, MacLysaght.) See also RAWLINS, ROFFE.

Traced by Spiegelhalter in Devon and by MacLysaght in east Leinster.

In NF:

Family tradition: RALPH, from Scotland, settled at Port de Grave, in the 18th century, some of the family moved to Flat Island and Cowards Island (Bonavista Bay) (MUN Folklore).

Early Instances: John, of St. John's ? 1753 (CO 194.13); John, of Port de Grave, 1816 (DPHW 58); James, of Flat Island (Bonavista Bay), 1849 (DPHW 73); James, of Clarke's Beach, 1860 (DPHW 38); Robert, from England, married at Grand Bank, 1872 (MUN Hist.)

Modern Status: Scattered, especially at St. John's, Port de Grave, Flat Island and Traytown."  

 
STEVENS (ON). See STEPHENS (ON) (SEARY LOOK-UP NFLD ROOTS MAILING LIST)

STEPHENS, STEVENS, surnames of England and Wales, STEPHENS of Ireland and
Guernsey(Channel Islands), Stephen and Steven of Scotland, and Stephen of the Micmac Indians of Newfoundland, from the baptismal name Stephen from a Greek personal name- crown, wreath, garland, borne by the first Christian martyr, occurring in England only as a monk's name before the Norman Conquest but soon afterwards a common baptismal name. In Ireland it may also be an anglicization of Mac Giolla Stiofain - devotee of St.Stephen. Surnames derived from it include STEEVES, STEPHENS(ON), STEVENS(ON).(Withycombe,  Reaney, Cottle, Black, MacLysaght, Turk).    
Guppy found Stephens and Stevens widespread in the Midlands and south and west England, with Stephens very numerous in Cornwall, the Welsh Border counties and South Wales, and Stevens well-distributed throughout the area but best represented in the south and east. He also traced Stephen in Aberdeenshire, though Black found Stevens less common than Steven or Stephen.
 
        In Newfoundland:
    (a) Stephens: Early instances: William, of Keels, 1681(CO 1);_____,of Quidi Vidi, 1703(CO
194.3); Nicholas, of St.John's, 1705-06(CO 194.22); Edward, of Conception Bay [1706](CO 194.4); William, of Petty Harbour, 1708(CO 194.4); Richard Stephens or Stevens, of Port de Grave, 1708-0(CO 194.4); Edward Stephens, of Harbour Grace, 1708-9(CO 194.4);William, in fishery at Bell Island,  1794-5, "26 years in Newfoundland,"that is, 1768-9(Census 1794-5); Thomas, of Bonavista, 1793(USPG); Henry, of Bay de Verde, 1807(DPHW 64);William Stephen(s),from London, married at St.John's, 1813(Nfld. Archives BRC);  Thomas Stephens, of Brigus, 1818(Nfld. Archives L165);Richard Stephans, from Waterford, married at St.John's, 1823(Nfld. Archives BRC); Robert Stephens, Stevens or Stephenson, of Blow-me-down(Carbonear),1835(DPHW 48); William Stephens, of Bareneed, 1848(DPHW 39); Thomas, servant of Butters Cove(Placentia B.),1871(Lovell); Thomas, of Tacks Beach(Placentia B.),1871(Lovell);_____ Stephen, Indian trapper, 1902(Millais).     (b)Stevens: Early instances: William Stevens or Stephens, of St.John's Harbour,"10 years an inhabitant in 1680,"that is, since 1670(CO 1);____Stevens, constable for Ferryland district,? 1730,1732(CO 194.9);Charles Steven(s),of Bay de Verde, 1766, of Old Perlican, 1770(DPHW 64); James Stevens, of Port de Grave, 1770(CO 199.18); Anne, of Bell Isle(now Bell Island), 1809(Nfld. Archives BRC); William, of Quidi Vidi, 1819(DPHW 26B); John, an Indian in pursuit of the Aborigines, 1828(Newfoundlander 13 Feb.1828); Thomas Stevens or Stephens, of Brigus, 1825 (DPHW 34); Magdalen Stevens, of King's Cove, 1827(Nfld. Archives KCRC); Richard, of Venison Island (Labrador),1831(DPHW 30); Mary, of Harbour Grace Parish, 1831(Nfld. Archives HGRC); John, of Ireland Eye(Trinity B.),1843(DPHW 64B); James, ship carpenter of Little Catalina, 1845(DPHW 72); Thomas, fisherman of Rock Harbour(Burin district), 1860(DPHW 100).     Modern status: Stephens, at St.John's; Stevens, scattered.     Place names(not necessarily from the surname):Stephens Pond 47-21 52-51; Stephenville 48-33 58-35;______Pond 48-32 58-32;_____Crossing 48-30 58-26; Stevens Lake (Labrador)53-04 66-58.