Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
2c stephen » c stephen, 2 stephen, 22 stephen
22 early » 2 early, 12 early, 1722 early
20 early » 10 early, 1820 early, 1720 early
27 1726 » 27 1736, 27 1746, 27 1796
f early » ef early, sf early, 7 early
8 early » 7 early
2 1726 » 20 1726, 2d 1726, 21 1726

Try widening your search to All Fields.

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS: %22badger%2c stephen %((2 1726) OR (27 1726))-1803 %((((((f early) OR (8 early))) OR (22 early))) OR (20 early)) works to 1800%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22badger%2c stephen %((2 1726) or (27 1726))-1803 %((((((f early) OR (8 early))) or (22 early))) or (20 early)) works to 1800%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22badger%2c stephen %((2 1726) or (27 1726))-1803 %((((((f early) OR (8 early))) or (22 early))) or (20 early)) works to 1800%22*.