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Rebecca Waters 1640 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 February 1640

Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1 January 1726

Death Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Ann Linton

Mother: Lawrence Waters

Spouse(s): Josiah Whitcomb

Children(s): David Whitcomb, Abigail Whitcomb, Josiah Whitcomb, Hezakiah Whitcomb, Rebeckah Whitcomb, Joanna Whitcomb, Mary Whitcomb

Rebecca Waters was born in 1640 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Ann Linton and Lawrence Waters. Rebecca Waters married Josiah Whitcomb, and had children including David Whitcomb, Abigail Whitcomb, Josiah Whitcomb, Hezakiah Whitcomb, Rebeckah Whitcomb, Joanna Whitcomb, Mary Whitcomb. Rebecca Waters passed away in 1726 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Waters was born in 1640 in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Ann Linton and Lawrence Waters.
  • Rebecca Waters married Josiah Whitcomb, and had children including David Whitcomb, Abigail Whitcomb, Josiah Whitcomb, Hezakiah Whitcomb, Rebeckah Whitcomb, Joanna Whitcomb, Mary Whitcomb.
  • Rebecca Waters passed away in 1726 in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ann Linton
1613 – 1680
Birth Location: England
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Lawrence Waters
1602 – 1687
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Josiah Whitcomb
1638 – 1718
Birth Location: Dorcester, Suffolk, Massachusetts Colony
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Children(s)

David Whitcomb
1668 – 1730
Birth Location: Lancaster, Massachusett
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Abigail Whitcomb
1688 – 1771
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Josiah Whitcomb
Birth Location: –
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Hezakiah Whitcomb
Birth Location: –
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Rebeckah Whitcomb
Birth Location: –
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Joanna Whitcomb
Birth Location: –
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Mary Whitcomb
Birth Location: –
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Rebecca Waters's Ancestors

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Rebecca Waters
1640 – 1726
Birth Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Ann Linton
1613 – 1680
England
Lawrence Waters
1602 – 1687
England
Grandparents
Richard Linton
Elizabeth
Phebe Manning
1572 – 1642
Down, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca Waters's Descendants

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Rebecca Waters (1 February 1640 – 1 January 1726) m. Josiah Whitcomb (1638 – 12 Apr 1718)
  1. 1. David Whitcomb (20 Feb 1668 – 11 Apr 1730)
  2. 2. Abigail Whitcomb (13 Mar 1688 – 24 Sep 1771) m. Josiah White (16 September 1682 – 5 May 1772)
    1. 1. Mary White (31 March 1707 – 5 February 1771)
    2. 2. Jonathan White (4 October 1708 – 4 December 1788)
    3. 3. Hannah White (14 Mar 1710 – 24 Jun 1786)
    4. 4. Abigail White (26 Jan 1712 – )
    5. 5. Josiah White (3 January 1714 – 1 September 1806)
    6. 6. Ruth White (9 Feb 1716 – 1755)
    7. 7. Martha White (24 Nov 1717 – 6 Nov 1811)
    8. 8. Joseph White (1 Nov 1719 – 15 Nov 1780) m. Patience Ball (10 Dec 1724 – 30 Dec 1804)
      1. 1. Cornelius White (13 Mar 1746 – 26 May 1844)
      2. 2. Abigail White (13 May 1747 – 1 Jun 1799)
      3. 3. Josiah White (13 Mar 1749 – Sep 1819)
      4. 4. Joseph White (25 Aug 1751 – 1 Jul 1806)
      5. 5. Patience White (24 Sep 1753 – 24 May 1844)
      6. 6. Sarah White (10 Jul 1757 – 12 Oct 1756)
      7. 7. Ruth White (17 Apr 1759 – 30 Oct 1794)
      8. 8. Martha White (7 Jan 1761 – 15 Dec 1839)
      9. 9. Susanna White (13 Mar 1763 – 11 Feb 1854)
      10. 10. Hannah White (20 Nov 1764 – 07 Nov 1847) m. Israel Loomis (29 Oct 1756 – 11 May 1826)
        1. 1. Rudolph Loomis (29 Mar 1786 – 29 Apr 1845)
        2. 2. William Loomis (25 July 1788 – 22 Apr 1850) m. Sylvia Morton (15 July 1790 – 10 February 1864)
        3. 3. Sarah Loomis (4 Jul 1792 – 23 Mar 1852) m. Elisha Skinner (1781 – September 1839)
        4. 4. Israel Loomis (20 Mar 1795 – Feb 1829)
        5. 5. Nathaniel Loomis (17 May 1797 – 5 Jul 1881)
        6. 6. Frances ("Fanny") Loomis (14 Mar 1799 – 14 Jan 1875)
        7. 7. Mary Loomis (23 Aug 1801 – 20 Dec 1874)
        8. 8. Abner Loomis (7 Jul 1803 – 21 Sep 1873) m. Arme Hayward (25 Oct 1812 – 28 Dec 1893)
        9. 9. Henry (Dyer) Loomis (11 Mar 1805 – 1872) m. Alma Hayward (10 Mar 1817 – 1 January 1890)
      11. 11. James White (22 Jun – 19 Jun 1845)
    9. 9. Joanna White (20 September 1721 – 26 January 1799)
    10. 10. Jotham White (20 Apr 1723 – 10 Jan 1809)
    11. 11. Silence White (26 Jun 1725 – 24 Aug 1803)
    12. 12. John White (26 Jun 1727 – 26 Jun 1727)
    13. 13. John White (10 April 1729 – 20 January 1815)
    14. 14. Elisha White (8 March 1730 – 9 March 1814)
  3. 3. Josiah Whitcomb
  4. 4. Hezakiah Whitcomb
  5. 5. Rebeckah Whitcomb
  6. 6. Joanna Whitcomb
  7. 7. Mary Whitcomb

Rebecca Waters's Timeline

3 Records

1640
1 February 1640
Birth of Rebecca Waters in Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1726
1 January 1726
Age 86
Death of Rebecca Waters in Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1726
1726
Age 86
Burial of Rebecca Waters in Lancaster, Worcs, Massachusetts
Lancaster, Worcs, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 February 1640
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 113.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EJD

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 January 1726
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Lancaster, Worcs, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Millennium File
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