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Rebecca Humphrey Rees 1676–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: , Merionethshire, , Wales

Death Date: 19 May 1761

Death Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Hugh REES

Mother: Elinor Lloyd

Spouse(s): Moses Bowen

Children(s): John Captain, Rebekah Bowen

Rebecca Humphrey Rees was born in 1676 in , Merionethshire, , Wales, the child of Hugh David Rees And Elinor Elizabeth Lloyd. Rebecca Humphrey Rees married Moses Immigrant Bowen He Was The First To Assume The Name Bowen, and had children including John Bowen, John Washington Reese Bowen Sr Captain, Rebekah Bowen. Rebecca Humphrey Rees passed away in 1761 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Humphrey Rees was born in 1676 in , Merionethshire, , Wales, the child of Hugh David Rees And Elinor Elizabeth Lloyd.
  • Rebecca Humphrey Rees married Moses Immigrant Bowen He Was The First To Assume The Name Bowen, and had children including John Bowen, John Washington Reese Bowen Sr Captain, Rebekah Bowen.
  • Rebecca Humphrey Rees passed away in 1761 in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh REES
1655–1706
Birth Location: Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Elinor Lloyd
1645–1726
Birth Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales
EL

Spouses(s)

Moses Bowen
1674–1761
Birth Location: Carmarthin, Pentoc, Wales
MB

Children(s)

John Captain
1696–1761
Birth Location: Gwynnedd Township, Chester, Pennsylvania
JC
Rebekah Bowen
1710–1778
Birth Location: Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Rebecca Rees's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Rees
1676–1761
Birth Place: , Merionethshire, , Wales
Parents
Hugh David REES
1655–1706
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Elinor (Elizabeth) Lloyd
1645–1726
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Grandparents
John (Price) REES
1634–1706
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, , Wales
Elinor LEWIS
1635–1661
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Thomas Lloyd
1630–1670
Whiteminster, London, England
Deborah Katherine
1622–1652
London, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Rees's Descendants

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Rebecca (Humphrey) Rees (1676–19 May 1761) m. Moses ("Immigrant" Bowen, he was the first to assume the name) Bowen (1674–20 May 1761)
  1. 1. John (Washington Reese Bowen Sr,) Captain 1696–1761 m. Stella (Lillian "Lilly") McIlhaney 1709–1780
    1. 1. Rebecca Bowen 1740–1826 m. George (Schmidt) SMITH 1732–1804
      1. 1. Jonathan Smith 1787–1822
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Betsey) Smith 1780–
      3. 3. Rebecca Smith 1775–
      4. 4. Fanny (Mae) Smith 1790–
      5. 5. Jane Smith 1792–
      6. 6. Joseph Smith 1771–1845
      7. 7. Margaret (Polly) Smith 1776–1840
      8. 8. George (W) Smith 1781–1823
      9. 9. John ("Raccoon") Smith 1784–1868
      10. 10. Jesse (James) Smith 1774–1848
      11. 11. Henry Smith 1790–1860
      12. 12. Phillip SMITH 1767–1865 m. Emily ATKINS 1777–1868
        1. 1. Mary SMITH 1800–1880 m. John (Carroll) FREEMAN 1793–1862 m. Henry MAXWELL 1793–1870
  2. 2. Rebekah Bowen 1710–1778 m. Samuel Piggott 1718–1749
    1. 1. John (Pigott) Sr 1746–1810 m. Phebe Harris 1743–1813
      1. 1. John (Jr. III Pigott ( Piggotte) ) 1750–1822 m. Martha (Dubose) Warren 1758–1831
        1. 1. Thomas Pigott 1804–1866 m. Nancy (Jane Blackwell) Pigott 1816–1907 m. Martha (Charlotte) Fortenberry 1809–1846
        2. 2. John Pigott 1779–1807
        3. 3. Judith Pigott 1794–1846 m. Jesse (S) Croft 1795–1819 m. Elias (Nathaniel) Cassels 1795–1866
        4. 4. Nathaniel Pigott 1796–1842 m. Mary (Ann) Pounds 1809–1854
        5. 5. Mary (Rebecca) Piggott 1801–1832 m. Fleet Magee 1787–1847
        6. 6. Elizabeth Pigott 1796–1823
        7. 7. Martha Pigott 1786–1865 m. Thomas (Ezell) Stogner 1780–1848
      2. 2. William PIGGOT 1774–1846 m. Mary NICHOLS 1776–1855
      3. 3. Nathan PIGGOTT 1779–1833 m. Lydia Bradfield 1785–1832
      4. 4. Ebenezer PIGGOTT 1776–1840 m. Ann (Nancy) Loudon 1791–1870

Rebecca Rees's Timeline

7 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Rebecca Humphrey Rees in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Pembrokeshire, Wales
1676
1676
Birth of Rebecca Humphrey Rees in , Merionethshire, , Wales
, Merionethshire, , Wales
1737
31 Jan 1737
Age 61
Rebecca Humphrey Rees resided here in Chester, Pennsylvania
Chester, Pennsylvania
1761
19 May 1761
Age 85
Death of Rebecca Humphrey Rees in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1761
19 May 1761
Age 85
Death of Rebecca Humphrey Rees in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
1780
1 Apr 1780
Age 104
Death of Rebecca Humphrey Rees in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
1780
1 Apr 1780
Age 104
Death of Rebecca Humphrey Rees in Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Pembrokeshire, Wales
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: , Merionethshire, , Wales

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1664-1799
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Pennsylvania; Year: 1664-1799; Page Number: 46

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1737
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Minutes, 1714-1747; Collection: Philadelphia Yearly Meeting Minutes; Call Number: MR-Ph 201

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1780
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1780
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1761
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1761
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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