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Rebecca J. Howard 1756 – 1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 March 1756

Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1841

Death Location: Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Father: Samuel Howard

Mother: Frances Dryden

Spouse(s): Jesse Brock

Children(s): William Brock, James Brock, John Brock, Jesse Brock, Barthena Brock, George Brock, Susannah Brock, Amon Brock, Mary Brock, Charlotte Brock, Hetty Brock

Rebecca J. Howard was born in 1756 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Howard and Frances Dryden. Rebecca J. Howard married Jesse James "Hungry Fox Gayashihatsula" Brock, and had children including William Brock, James Calvin Brock, John Allen Brock, Jesse Allen Brock, Barthena Brock, George Brock, Susannah "Susie" Mahala Brock, Amon or Aaron Brock, Mary Polly Brock, Charlotte "Sarah" Brock, Hetty Brock. Rebecca J. Howard passed away in 1841 in Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca J. Howard was born in 1756 in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States, the child of Samuel Howard and Frances Dryden.
  • Rebecca J. Howard married Jesse James "Hungry Fox Gayashihatsula" Brock, and had children including William Brock, James Calvin Brock, John Allen Brock, Jesse Allen Brock, Barthena Brock, George Brock, Susannah "Susie" Mahala Brock, Amon or Aaron Brock, Mary Polly Brock, Charlotte "Sarah" Brock, Hetty Brock.
  • Rebecca J. Howard passed away in 1841 in Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Howard
1725 – 1840
Birth Location: Nansemond, Virginia, USA
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Frances Dryden
1728 – 1787
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Colony, Kingdom of Great Britain
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Spouses(s)

Jesse Brock
1751 – 1843
Birth Location: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Brock
1772 – 1856
Birth Location: Caroline, Virginia, United States
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James Brock
1772 – 1830
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia
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John Brock
1776 – 1858
Birth Location: Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, USA
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Jesse Brock
1783 – 1850
Birth Location: Cumberland, Virginia
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Barthena Brock
1784 – 1843
Birth Location: Henry, Cumberland County, Virginia
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George Brock
1785 – 1865
Birth Location: , Cumberland, Virginia, USA
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Susannah Brock
1786 – 1861
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Virginia
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Amon Brock
1788 – 1863
Birth Location: Copper Creek, Russell, Virginia
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Mary Brock
1793 – 1866
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Charlotte Brock
1794 – 1844
Birth Location: Greenbriar, Chesterfield, Virginia
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Hetty Brock
1808 – 1888
Birth Location: Clay, Kentucky, USA
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Rebecca Howard's Ancestors

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Rebecca Howard
1756 – 1841
Birth Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Parents
Samuel Howard
1725 – 1840
Nansemond, Virginia, USA
Frances Dryden
1728 – 1787
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Colony, Kingdom of Great Britain
Grandparents
Sarah (Elizabeth) Titus
1660 – 1729
Nansemond, New Kent Co, Virginia, USA
David Dryden\Dreddin
1705 – 1773
Rolvenden, Kent, Kingdom of England
Dorothy McClure
1711 – 1771
Essex County, Virginia Colony, Kingdom of Great Britain
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Titus
1629 – 1660
MARY CHOWAN
1635 – 1671
John Dryden
1665 – 1725
Lydia Wheelock
1682 – 1748
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Catherines)
1600 – 1678
Elizabeth Isaacke
1599 – 1641
Agnes Crynes
1640 – 1686

Rebecca Howard's Descendants

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Rebecca (J.) Howard (1 March 1756 – 1841) m. Jesse (James "Hungry Fox Gayashihatsula") Brock (8 December 1751 – Oct 13, 1843)
  1. 1. William Brock (1772 – 1856)
  2. 2. James (Calvin) Brock (1772 – 1830)
  3. 3. John (Allen) Brock (1 Jan 1776 – 10 Jun 1858)
  4. 4. Jesse (Allen) Brock (6 Sep 1783 – 21 Aug 1850)
  5. 5. Barthena Brock (abt 1784 – 1843)
  6. 6. George Brock (1785 – 1865)
  7. 7. Susannah ("Susie" Mahala) Brock (1786 – 3 Jun 1861) m. William (B.) Blanton (1774 – 1856)
    1. 1. Esther (Phoebe "Hettie") Blanton (1821 – 1888) m. Elliott (E.) Johnson (1818 – 1908) m. Elliott (E) Johnson (1818 – Aft. 1880)
      1. 1. Robert Johnson (21 April 1841 – 17 April 1914)
      2. 2. Marinda Johnson (18 August 1845 – 6 February 1926)
      3. 3. Mahala ('Haley') Johnson (1847 – )
      4. 4. Palestine Johnson (1848 – )
      5. 5. Josephine ("Phena") Johnson (18 Feb 1853 – 9 Dec 1932) m. Daniel (B.) Hash (Apr 1856 – 20 Jul 1915)
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Hash (7 Dec 1878 – 10 Jun 1948)
        2. 2. Ellen Hash (Apr 1882 – 20 May 1964) m. William (Gaston (Nathan)) Allen (1 Oct 1875 – About 1933)
        3. 3. Alfred (Green) Hash (23 Aug 1885 – )
      6. 6. James Johnson (18 December 1853 – 1907)
      7. 7. John (M C) Johnson (1856 – )
      8. 8. William Johnson (18 May 1859 – )
      9. 9. Emily Johnson (11 November 1861 – 15 January 1927)
      10. 10. Martha (Belle) Johnson (29 December 1863 – 12 December 1938) m. John (William) Blanton (9 Dec 1850 – 5 Jan 1939)
        1. 1. John (Wesley) Blanton (8 Dec 1883 – 9 May 1948)
        2. 2. Walter (Roy) Blanton (27 Dec 1886 – 27 Aug 1938)
        3. 3. Bertha (May) Blanton (15 Dec 1889 – 20 Jan 1974)
        4. 4. Cora (B) Blanton (1891 – )
        5. 5. Nora (Alice) Blanton (24 Jan 1892 – 11 Mar 1920)
        6. 6. Etta (Pearl) Blanton (13 Nov 1894 – 6 Jun 1981)
        7. 7. Letta (Merle) Blanton (12 November 1895 – 21 May 1969) m. James (Solomon) Jinkens (4 August 1886 – 29 October 1964)
        8. 8. Chloea (Evelyn) Blanton (18 Aug 1900 – 4 Dec 1963)
  8. 8. Amon (or Aaron) Brock (5 Nov 1788 – 8 Mar 1863)
  9. 9. Mary (Polly) Brock (28 Oct 1793 – Aug 1866)
  10. 10. Charlotte ("Sarah") Brock (1794 – Jul 1844)
  11. 11. Hetty Brock (1808 – 1888)

Rebecca Howard's Timeline

2 Records

1756
1 March 1756
Birth of Rebecca J. Howard in Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
1841
1841
Age 85
Death of Rebecca J. Howard in Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 March 1756
    Event Place: Cumberland, Cumberland, Virginia, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Cumberland; Birth state: VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Wallins Creek, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1756; Birth city: Cumberland; Birth state: VA
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