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Rebecca Rees 1676–1780 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1676

Birth Location: Merionethshire, Wales

Death Date: 1 Apr 1780

Death Location: Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania

Father: David Rees

Mother: Elinor Lloyd

Spouse(s): Moses Bowen

Children(s): John Captain, Priscilla Bowen, Margaret Bowen, William Bowen, Catherine Bowen, David Bowen, Henry Bowen, Reese Bowen, Gwenthelyn Davis

In 1676, Rebecca Rees entered the world in Merionethshire, Wales, born to David Hugh Rees And Elinor Lloyd. Rebecca Rees married Moses Bowen, and had children including Catherine Bowen, David Bowen, Gwenthelyn Bowen Davis, Henry Bowen, John Washington Reese Bowen Sr Captain, Margaret A Bowen, Priscilla Bowen, Reese A Bowen, William Bowen. Rebecca Rees passed away in 1780 in Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Rebecca Rees entered the world in Merionethshire, Wales, born to David Hugh Rees And Elinor Lloyd.
  • Rebecca Rees married Moses Bowen, and had children including Catherine Bowen, David Bowen, Gwenthelyn Bowen Davis, Henry Bowen, John Washington Reese Bowen Sr Captain, Margaret A Bowen, Priscilla Bowen, Reese A Bowen, William Bowen.
  • Rebecca Rees passed away in 1780 in Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Rees
1655–1706
Birth Location: –
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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, Chester County, Pennsylvania
JC
Priscilla Bowen
1711–1796
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania
PB
Margaret Bowen
1702–1783
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania
MB
William Bowen
1695–1744
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania
WB
Catherine Bowen
1710–1764
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania
CB
David Bowen
1712–1794
Birth Location: Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania
DB
Henry Bowen
1715–1784
Birth Location: Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania
HB
Reese Bowen
1708–1769
Birth Location: Brandywine, Chester, Pennsylvania
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Gwenthelyn Davis
1698–1784
Birth Location: Brandywine Manor, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
GD

Rebecca Rees's Ancestors

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Rebecca Rees
1676–1780
Birth Place: Merionethshire, Wales
Parents
David Hugh Rees
1655–1706
Elinor Lloyd
1645–1726
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Rees's Descendants

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Rebecca Rees (1676–1 Apr 1780) m. Moses Bowen (1674–1761)
  1. 1. John (Washington Reese Bowen Sr,) Captain 1696–1761 m. Lilly McIlhaney 1709–1780
    1. 1. Jemima Bowen 1750–1800 m. 1 (John) Collins 1740–1816
      1. 1. 1 (John Collins) #214 1772–1846 m. Mourning Wilhoit 1772–1830
        1. 1. 1 (Francis C) Collins 1791–
        2. 2. Uriah Collins 1809–
        3. 3. 1 (Matilda M) Collins 1804–1844
        4. 4. 1 (Lewis G) Collins 1813–1880 m. Nancy Campbell 1812–1847 m. Hannah (Margaret) Collins 1827–1889
        5. 5. Sarah ("Sally") Collins 1794–1854 m. John (D Hackney) Sr 1785–1865
        6. 6. 1 (Lucy) Collins 1819–
        7. 7. 1 (William Samuel) Collins 1816–1888 m. Jemima ((married her cousin)) Collins 1838–1874
      2. 2. Thomas (A) Collins 1792–1847 m. Mary (Polly) Cleveland 1796–1847 m. Delilah Sampson 1798–
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth) Collins 1831–1888
        2. 2. Lewis (W) Collins 1829–1900
        3. 3. George Collins 1815–1815
        4. 4. George (Preston) Collins 1825–1904
        5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Collins 1827–1880
        6. 6. William (Gartner) Collins 1820–1899
        7. 7. Mary (Ann) Collins 1823–1874
        8. 8. Jesse (Thomas) Collins 1838–1916
        9. 9. Hester Collins 1816–1879
        10. 10. Hannah (Margaret) Collins 1827–1889 m. Lewis (Gregory) Collins 1813–1880
        11. 11. Jemima ((married her cousin)) Collins 1838–1874 m. 1 (William Samuel) Collins 1816–1888
      3. 3. 1 (Susan) Collins 1778–1865 m. Richard Matthews 1760–1837
        1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Matthews 1818–1899
        2. 2. Thomas (Jefferson) Matthews 1815–1904
        3. 3. Lewis Matthews 1815–1873
        4. 4. Huldah Matthews 1800–
        5. 5. Lucy Matthews 1798–1866
        6. 6. Jesse Matthews 1797–
        7. 7. Newgent Matthews 1795–
        8. 8. Richard Matthews 1814–1897
      4. 4. William Collins 1770–1837 m. Mary ("Polly") Clardy 1771–1859
        1. 1. Achilles Collins 1811–1862
        2. 2. Nancy (Wilson) Collins 1813–1841
        3. 3. John (Wesley) Collins 1804–1882
        4. 4. Jane Collins 1819–
        5. 5. Susan (H) Collins 1816–1909
        6. 6. Daniel Collins 1806–1857
        7. 7. Lucy (Brown) Collins 1802–1856
        8. 8. Sarah Collins 1800–1843
        9. 9. William (B.) Collins 1797–1885
        10. 10. Mary (B Polly) Collins 1796–1886
        11. 11. James Collins 1795–1797
        12. 12. Elizabeth (Betsy) Collins 1792–
        13. 13. Thomas (Victor) Collins 1809–1889
      5. 5. Levina Collins 1787–1816
      6. 6. Whitfield Collins 1782–1871
      7. 7. Lewis Collins 1780–1852
      8. 8. Hackney ("Sidney") Collins 1790–1816
      9. 9. Elizabeth Collins 1765–
      10. 10. James Collins 1766–
      11. 11. Sidney Collins 1789–1814
      12. 12. Uriah (male or female unknown) Collins 1785–1822
      13. 13. Asa Collins 1776–1775
      14. 14. Sidney Collins –1816
    2. 2. Agnes (Nancy) Bowen 1735–1801
    3. 3. Moses Bowen 1741–1774
    4. 4. Reese (Tate Bowen I,) Lieutenant 1729–1780
    5. 5. Captain (Charles H.) Bowen 1749–1838
    6. 6. Mary Bowen 1748–1820
    7. 7. Capt (Arthur) Bowen 1744–1816
    8. 8. William (Russell Bowen) Capt. 1742–1804
    9. 9. Rebecca Bowen 1740–1826
    10. 10. Robert (Pickens Bowen) Col. 1740–1817
      1. 1. John Bowen 1771–1832 m. Martha (Elizabeth) Hallum 1776–1857
        1. 1. Mary Bowen 1811–1889
        2. 2. Elvira Bowen 1822–1894
        3. 3. Sarah (Ann Deniza Bowen) Hunt 1819–1894
        4. 4. Mary (Bowen) Lathem 1796–1868
        5. 5. Thomas (Hallum) Bowen 1816–1886
        6. 6. William (Reese) Bowen 1814–1900
        7. 7. Nancy (Bowen) Burdine 1809–1890
        8. 8. Dorcas (Bowen) Cannon 1807–1850
        9. 9. Robert Bowen 1805–1846
        10. 10. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Bowen 1803–1884
        11. 11. Martha (J Patsy Bowen) Hunt 1799–1873
        12. 12. Margaret (Anne Bowen) Hunt 1795–1869
        13. 13. William (Hallum) Bowen 1794–1815
        14. 14. Rebecca (Bowen Dilworth) Robinson 1811–1874
        15. 15. John (T Hallum) Bowen 1801–1871 m. Elvira Hunt 1811–1900
    11. 11. John (Jr Bowen) Capt. 1734–1768
    12. 12. Henry (Bowen Sr.,) Sgt. 1738–1808
    13. 13. Jane (Jean McIlhaney) Bowen 1739–1780 m. Joseph (Lewellyn Looney) Capt. 1740–1816 m. Isaac Cunningham 1737–1759
      1. 1. Joseph (Preston) Looney 1770–1840
      2. 2. Peter Looney 1768–1816
      3. 3. Elizabeth Looney 1772–1850
      4. 4. Rebecca Looney 1766–
      5. 5. Jane (Jean "Jenny") Looney 1771–1858
      6. 6. Son Cunningham 1760–
      7. 7. Daughter Cunningham 1758–
      8. 8. John Cunningham 1757–
      9. 9. Female Cunningham 1759–
    14. 14. Nancy (Agnes) Bowen 1732–1759
  2. 2. Priscilla Bowen 1711–1796
  3. 3. Margaret (A) Bowen 1702–1783
  4. 4. William Bowen 1695–1744
  5. 5. Catherine Bowen 1710–1764
  6. 6. David Bowen 1712–1794
  7. 7. Henry Bowen 1715–1784
  8. 8. Reese (A) Bowen 1708–1769
  9. 9. Gwenthelyn (Bowen) Davis 1698–1784

Rebecca Rees's Timeline

2 Records

1676
1676
Birth of Rebecca Rees in Merionethshire, Wales
Merionethshire, Wales
1780
1 Apr 1780
Age 104
Death of Rebecca Rees in Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania
Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Merionethshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1780
    Event Place: Whiteland, Chester, Pennsylvania
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