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Rebecca Rachel Hanks 1761–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Nov 1761

Birth Location: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 01 Apr 1842

Death Location: Akersville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Jr

Mother: Sarah Benson

Spouse(s): Ephraim Sr.

Children(s): Hannah Akers, Elizabeth Akers, Ephraim Jr., Leah Akers, Zillah Akers, John Akers, Ellis Akers, Sarah Akers

In 1761, Rebecca Rachel Hanks entered the world in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, born to William Bedford Hanks Jr And Sarah Rolfe Benson. In 1782, Rebecca Rachel Hanks resided in Loudoun, Virginia. In 1820, Rebecca Rachel Hanks resided in Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. Rebecca Rachel Hanks married Ephraim Akers Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Akers, Ellis E Akers, Ephraim Akers Jr, Hannah Akers, John Andrew Akers, Leah Akers, Sarah M Akers, Zillah Akers. Rebecca Rachel Hanks passed away in 1842 in Akersville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1761, Rebecca Rachel Hanks entered the world in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA, born to William Bedford Hanks Jr And Sarah Rolfe Benson.
  • In 1782, Rebecca Rachel Hanks resided in Loudoun, Virginia.
  • In 1820, Rebecca Rachel Hanks resided in Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • Rebecca Rachel Hanks married Ephraim Akers Sr, and had children including Elizabeth Akers, Ellis E Akers, Ephraim Akers Jr, Hannah Akers, John Andrew Akers, Leah Akers, Sarah M Akers, Zillah Akers.
  • Rebecca Rachel Hanks passed away in 1842 in Akersville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Jr
1739–1814
Birth Location: Maryland City, Anne Arundel, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
WJ
Sarah Benson
1741–1804
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
SB

Spouses(s)

Ephraim Sr.
1761–1817
Birth Location: Akersville, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
ES

Children(s)

Hannah Akers
1785–1847
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Akers
1794–1872
Birth Location: Akersville, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
EA
Ephraim Jr.
1798–1868
Birth Location: Brush Creek, Fulton, Pennsylvania, USA
EJ
Leah Akers
1801–1880
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
LA
Zillah Akers
1805–1850
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
ZA
John Akers
1789–1866
Birth Location: Loudoun, Virginia, USA
JA
Ellis Akers
1871–
Birth Location: –
EA
Sarah Akers
1785–1846
Birth Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
SA

Rebecca Hanks's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Hanks
1761–1842
Birth Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Parents
William Bedford Hanks Jr
1739–1814
Maryland City, Anne Arundel, British Colonial America, Maryland, USA
Sarah (Rolfe) Benson
1741–1804
Montgomery County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
William Hanks
1707–1770
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Ruth Shipley
1715–1774
Christ Church, Queen Caroline Parish, Howard, Maryland
William (Thomas) Benson
1718–1783
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Anne Green
1719–1808
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Peter Hanks
1673–1733
Mary Beez
1686–1733
Robert Shipley
1678–1725
Elizabeth Stevens
1678–1761
John Benson
1690–1722
Anna Collins
1698–1755
Henry ff
1682–1719
Anne Saunders
1683–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hanks
1635–1704
Elizabeth Lee
1627–1702
William Bressy
1626–1699
Susannah Jones
1676–
Adam Shipley
1650–1698
Lois Howard
1655–1725
Dorothy
1670–1698
Christopher Benson
1655–1704
Frances Hardcastle
1663–1712
Sarah Wightman
1671–1712
Elizabeth Lobb
1663–1698
John Saunders
1650–1702
Mary Howard
1666–1700

Rebecca Hanks's Descendants

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Rebecca (Rachel) Hanks (12 Nov 1761–01 Apr 1842) m. Ephraim (Akers) Sr. (27 Mar 1761–14 Mar 1817)
  1. 1. Hannah Akers 1785–1847
  2. 2. Elizabeth Akers 1794–1872
  3. 3. Ephraim (Akers) Jr. 1798–1868
  4. 4. Leah Akers 1801–1880
  5. 5. Zillah Akers 1805–1850
  6. 6. John (Andrew) Akers 1789–1866
  7. 7. Ellis (E.) Akers 1871–
  8. 8. Sarah (M) Akers 1785–1846 m. Charles McLaughlin 1789–1878
    1. 1. Tarresse (C.) McLaughlin 1819–1849
    2. 2. Robert (Akers) MacLaughlin 1805–1881
    3. 3. Rachel (Akers) McLaughlin 1816–1899 m. William Lysinger 1805–1889
      1. 1. Charles (McLaughlin) Lysinger 1858–1936 m. Minnie Lysinger 1862–
        1. 1. Emily Lysinger 1904–
        2. 2. William (M) Lysinger 1889–
        3. 3. Mary (V) Lysinger 1890–
        4. 4. Alma (T) Lysinger 1892–
        5. 5. Scott Lysinger 1896–
      2. 2. Elza (J) Lysinger 1834–1871
      3. 3. W (Scott) Lysinger 1852–1933
    4. 4. Cynthia (Ann) McLaughlin 1809–1844
    5. 5. John (Lawson) McLaughlin 1813–1847
    6. 6. Ephraim (Akers) McLaughlin 1821–1907
    7. 7. Charles (John) McLaughlin 1824–1887
    8. 8. Sarah Mclaughlin 1816–1894
    9. 9. Nancy (Elizabeth) McLAUGHLIN 1811–1851 m. Stiles Jackson 1802–1873
      1. 1. Esther (A) Jackson 1843–
      2. 2. Sgt. (Mark Jeremiah Jerry) Jackson 1835–1893
      3. 3. Jesse (Lee) Jackson 1843–1916 m. Catharine (Eve) Smith 1848–1872 m. Catharine (Eva) Smith 1848–1872 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tobias 1850–1923
        1. 1. Samuel (Lawson) Jackson 1881–1943
        2. 2. Bertha (E.) Jackson 1883–1902
        3. 3. Arthur (E) Jackson 1888–1959 m. Estella (S) Jackson 1892–
        4. 4. Flora Tobias 1865–1897 m. Joseph (Wilmer) Hartley 1865–1938
        5. 5. Frederick (Yount) Jackson 1870–1945
        6. 6. Ira (Burdine) Jackson 1867–1942
        7. 7. Rebecca (Catherine) Jackson 1872–1872
        8. 8. Anna (Missouri) Jackson 1874–1952 m. Charles (F) Sperry 1858– m. Benjamin (F.) Graham 1854–
        9. 9. Charles (Grant) Jackson 1868–1952 m. Martha (Jane) Carey 1872–1911 m. Dora (A) North 1866–1897
        10. 10. Rebecca (Catherine) Jackson 1871–1872
        11. 11. Frederick (Yount) Jackson 1870–1945 m. Lillie Eidemiller 1871–1942
        12. 12. Ira (Burdine) Jackson 1867–1942 m. Minnie (A) Jackson 1869–1925 m. Daisy (A K) Jackson 1906–
        13. 13. Martin (Wilbur) Jackson 1875–1950 m. Effie (Elizabeth) Alley 1889–1960 m. Elizabeth (M) Klepinger 1882–1913
        14. 14. Laura (L.) Jackson 1877–
        15. 15. Harry (Daniel) Jackson 1880–1947
        16. 16. Mayme (Lovina) Jackson 1886–1957 m. Wilford (Hall) Scott 1882–1926
        17. 17. Sarah (Edith) Jackson 1891–1966 m. Charles (Frederick) Class 1888–1975
      4. 4. Elizabeth Jackson 1830–1894 m. Caleb Hixson 1825–1903
        1. 1. Emily (Jane) Hixon 1858–1911
        2. 2. Samuel Hixon 1848–1911
        3. 3. Samantha (E) Hixson 1852–1900
        4. 4. Stiles (Jackson) Hixson 1855–1915
        5. 5. Ephraim (Harbine) Hixon 1857–1884
        6. 6. Nancy Hixson 1850–1851
        7. 7. William Hixon 1861–1862
        8. 8. Joseph (Edward) Hixson 1862–1888
        9. 9. Alice (Maria) Hixson 1865–1942
        10. 10. Osa (Matilda "Tillie") Hixon 1867–1930
        11. 11. Albert (Rush) Hixson 1870–1928
      5. 5. Sarah Jackson 1832–1832
      6. 6. John (Lawson) Jackson 1838–1902
      7. 7. Charles (Wesley) Jackson 1838–1918 m. Anna (C.) Jackson 1844–1911
        1. 1. Robert Jackson 1868–
        2. 2. Daniel (Ohmer) Jackson 1871–1950 m. Lillie (Mayberry) Eidemiller 1872–1930
      8. 8. Stiles (Hunter) Jackson 1841–1915
      9. 9. James (Russell) Jackson 1845–1920
        1. 1. Edith (Nancy) Jackson 1870–1934
      10. 10. Samuel Jackson 1834–1903 m. Martha Jackson 1842–1873
        1. 1. Arnel (Roscoe) Jackson 1880–1930
        2. 2. Sarah (E) Jackson 1883–1963
        3. 3. Emma (Jane) Shellenbarger 1861–1895
        4. 4. Eli (Perry) Jackson 1861–1912
        5. 5. Lillian (Bird) Cassel 1870–1911
        6. 6. Lurena (Belle) Boyer 1867–1931
        7. 7. Mary (Ellen) Miller 1865–1918
        8. 8. Charles (Henry) Jackson 1864–1946
        9. 9. Martin (Alonzo) Jackson 1868–1929
      11. 11. Burdine (Blake) Jackson 1847–1864

Rebecca Hanks's Timeline

4 Records

1761
12 Nov 1761
Birth of Rebecca Rachel Hanks in Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
1782
Jun 1782
Age 21
Rebecca Rachel Hanks resided here in Loudoun, Virginia
Loudoun, Virginia
1820
1820
Age 59
Rebecca Rachel Hanks resided here in Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
1842
01 Apr 1842
Age 81
Death of Rebecca Rachel Hanks in Brush Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
Brush Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1761
    Event Place: Anne Arundel, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Jun 1782
    Event Place: Loudoun, Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1776-1802; Collection: Baltimore Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: RG2BF351 1.2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Providence, Bedford, Pennsylvania; Page: 79; NARA Roll: M33_98; Image: 91

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 01 Apr 1842
    Event Place: Brush Valley, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Akersville, Fulton County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Pennsylvania, Find A Grave Index, 1682-2012
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