Rebecca (Adams) Risley (abt. 1658 - bef. 1726)

Born about Aug 1658 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Richard Risley III — married about 1676 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

Descendants

Died before 20 May 1726 before about age 67 in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut

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Biography

Rebecca was born to John and Abigail Smith Adams in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, in about August 1658.^[1] Note: some genealogies say she was born in Greater Egg Harbor, New Jersey. While several of her brothers settled in Great Egg Harbor, and several of her children, including Richard, followed them there, no persuasive support has been cited for that being her birthplace or even her residence later in life. Halsey Bullen

Marriage

Rebecca Adams married Richard Risley in Hartford about 1676.^[1][2]

Further evidence for her birth, parentage, and marriage is found in a deposition recorded in Connecticut Towns and Lands, vol 5 p. 204, reprinted in NEHGR Vol. 67: “Hartford, May ye 20th 1726 These may certifie whome it may concern yt I Richard Risly of Hartford do of my Certain Knowledge know yt my father John Addams formerly of Hartford, Deceased, had seven children, viz: 4 sons & three Daughters: one son Died without issue: I married one of ye Daughters & Edward Higbee married another: John Brush married ye other: ye sisters are all Deceased but they have left Children as I herd by Jeremiah Addams viz, two higbee & 2 Brushes which ware well last I herd from them: ye above written I am Ready to testify if cald, witness my hand. RICHARD RISLE” The article asserts that “other documents” identify Rebecca Risley, Abigail Higbee and Sarah Brush.^[3]

Events

Birth

Aug 1658, Great Egg Harbor, Atlantic, New Jersey.^[4]

abt August 1658, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Richard Risley gave testimony, 20 May 1726, that:

"My father John Addams formerly of Hartford Deceased, had seven children Viz: 4 sons and three Daughters . . . I married one of ye Daughters . . . ye sisters are all Deceased . . . . "^[3]

"The probate of the estate of John Adams in November, 1670, calls his daughter Rebeckah aged twelve years in August last."^[10]

Family

Richard Risley, born August 2, 1648. Married prior to 1668 probably when he and his wife were " admitted to full communion in the First Church of Hartford." In 1683 there is a record there, that three of their children were baptized in this church. Under date of May, 1687, it appears they had children baptized whose names are obliterated. The following appears in the baptismal record: "Child to Richard Risley : Mary daughter to Richard Risley baptized April 23rd, 1693; Hannah (Anna or Anner), baptized April 12th, 1695."^[11]

The defective church record and the interim of time between marriage and birth and baptism records may he explained by the fact that Richard and wife lived on the east side of the " Great River," south of the Hockanum river both of which rivers must be crossed by boats. The Highway between Hart­ford and East Hartford had not been constructed and the roadway parallel to the east side of the river was hardly opened.^[11]

Richard Risley married Rebecca Adams. Note that Risley Family History source states his wife's name has not been discovered ^[12] Marriage: abt 1676, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^{[13][6][7][14]}

They had the following children (Note Risley Family source has all children, other than Susannah: ^[12]

1. John Risley
2. Samuel Risley
3. Thomas Risley
4. Richard Risley
5. Jeremiah Risley
6. Charles Risley
7. Susannah Risley
8. Mary Risley
9. Hannah Risley
10. Jonathan Risley
11. Nathaniel Risley

Death

Before 20 May 1726, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.^[3]

May 20, 1726, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.^[15][6][16]

Note

REBECCA3 ADAMS (JOHN2, JEREMY1) was born August 1658 in Hoccamum E. Hartford, Connecticut Colony, and died Unknown in Hartford, Connecticut Colony. She married RICHARD RISLEY 1668 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, son of RICHARD RISLEY and MARY ARNOLD?. He was born August 02, 1648 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony, and died 1716 in Hartford, Connecticut Colony.

Children of REBECCA ADAMS and RICHARD RISLEY are:

1. JOHN4 RISLEY, b. 1677, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. November 1755, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; m. MARY ARNOLD, Unknown, ?; b. 1684, ?;
2. SAMUEL RISLEY, b. 1679, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. February 06, 1756, ?; m. REBECCA GAINES, 1704, Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut
3. THOMAS RISLEY, b. 1681, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 1748, Gt. Egg Harbor, Atlantic, New Jersey.
4. RICHARD RISLEY, JR., b. 1683, Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 1739, New Jersey; m. HESTER COVENHOVEN, 1718, Gt. Egg Harbor, Atlantic, New Jersey; b. Abt. 1696, Great Egg Harbor, Gloucester, New Jersey;
5. JEREMAH RISLEY, SR., b. 1685, Hartford, Connecticut Colony; d. 1767, Gt. Egg Harbor, Gloucester, New Jersey.
6. CHARLES RISLEY, b. 1687, Hartford, Connecticut
7. SUSANANNA RISLEY, b. 1690, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 1757, Enfield, Connecticut; m. (1) ABRAHAM COLT, m. (2) JOHN HALE,
8. MARY RISLEY, b. 1693, Hartford, Connecticut; m. JOHN STEELMAN, Abt. 1708, New Jersey; b. January 07, 1691/92, Delaware Territory.
9. HANNAH RISLEY, b. 1695, Hartford, Connecticut; d. May 07, 1772, ?; m. JAMES BRAINERD,
10. ANN RISLEY, b. 1697, Hartford, Connecticut
11. JONATHON RISLEY, b. 1700, Hartford, Connecticut; d. 1762, ?; m. (1) ABIGAIL, b. Abt. 1703, ?; d. May 13, 1750, ?; m. (2) DOROTHY, ?.
12. NATHANIEL RISLEY, DR., b. 1702, Hartford, Connecticut; m. ELIZABETH DICKINSON,

Rebecca Risley (Adams) Birthdate: August 1658 Birthplace: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death: Died December 22, 1736 in Eastchester, Westchester County, Province of NewYork Immediate Family: Daughter of John Adams of Hartford and Abigail Adams Wife of Richard Risley Mother of John Risley, Sr.; Samuel Risley, Sr.; Thomas Wrisley; Richard Risley, Jr.; Jeremiah Risley, Sr. and 7 others Sister of Ch.Un. Adams; Abigail Higbee; Sarah Brush (Adams); Jeremiah Adams, Sr.; John Adams and 3 others^[17]

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: HZXX-Q2.^[18]

Attached Documents & Images

• Edwin H. Risley, "The Risley Family History,"^[11]Title page, page 38, page 39, page 42.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jacobus, Donald Lines, “The Risley Familiy of Connecticut”, The American Genealogist, Vol. 25, Oct 1949, p. 233-246, which begins by saying that the data cited in his article "corrent and greatly amplify the unsatisfactory account . . . given in The Risley Family History."
2. ↑ National Society Daughters of the American Colonists Lineage Book,Vol. I, 1929 Page 316: "Rebecca Adams (b. 1658)", also Vol. X 9001-1000, 1955 Page 2-20 : "Rebecca Adams b. 1658.", also Vol. XXXII 31000-31999, 1997 Page 151: "Richard Risley Jr. (1648-p.1728) m. 1676 Rebecca Adams (1658-a.1726)"
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Vol. 67:89.
4. ↑ #S01 , p. 233-246.
5. ↑ #S01 Page: PAGE: pg. 233 BIRTH: ABT. AUG 1658, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} #S355 Page: Vol. XXXII 31000-31999, 1997 Page 151 Rebecca Adams (1658-a.1726).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} #S355 Page: Vol. X 9001-1000, 1955 Page 2-20 Rebecca Adams b. 1658.
8. ↑ #S355 Page: Vol. I, 1929 Page 316 Rebecca Adams (b. 1658)
9. ↑ #S32 Birth: Aug 1658 Hartford, Hartford, Ct.
10. ↑ [Manwaring's Digest, l; 171.]
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} Risley: Page 38-39
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Risley: Page 42
13. ↑ #S01 Page: PAGE: pg. 233 Text: MARRIAGE: ABT. 1676, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
14. ↑ #S32 Spouse: Richard RISLEY (AFN: HZXT-KR) Family Marriage: , Hartford, Hartford, Conn.
15. ↑ #S01 Page: PAGE: pg. 233 Text: DEATH: BEF. 20 MAY 1726, Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut.
16. ↑ #S32 Text: Death: 20 May 1726 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut.
17. ↑ http://www.geni.com/people/Rebecca-Risley/6000000002729242059
18. ↑ #S32 Savage.ged on 21 February 2011.

• Risley, Edwin Hills. The Risley Family History (Grafton Press, New York, 1909) http://archive.org/stream/risleyfamilyhist00lcrisl#page/n7/mode/2up
• S01 Jacobus, Donald Lines, “The Risley Familiy of Connecticut”, in The American Genealogist. (Demorest, Habersham, Georgia, United States: D.L. Jacobus), Vol. 25, Oct 1949, p. 233-246.
• S355: National Society Daughters of the American Colonists Lineage Book Abbreviation: National Society Daughters of the American Colonists Lineage Book Repository: Name: Wilmington Public Library Address: Wilmington, Ohio Call Number: none Media: Book Italicized: Y Page: Vol. XXXII 31000-31999, 1997 Page 151 Richard Risley Jr. (1648-p.1728) m. 1676 Rebecca Adams (1658-a.1726)
• S32: The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints Title: Family Search Ancestral File v4.19 Publication: http://www.familysearch.org

See also:

• S02 The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society), Vol. 67:89.
• S290: Gale Ion Harris Title: The Doubtful English Ancestry of Richard Smith of Wethersfield, CT Abbreviation: The Doubtful English Ancestry of Richard Smith of Wethersfield, CT Publication: NEHGS Register, Vol. 143, 1989
• S291: Donald Lines Jacobus Title: The American Genealogist Abbreviation: Richard Smith of Wethersfield Publication: Vol. 25, 1949
• S292: Genealogies of CT Families Abbreviation: Genealogies of CT Families Publication: Vol. I on Connecticut Genealogies
• S293: The Second Boat
• S294: William Montgomery Clemens Title: American Marriage Records Before 1699 Publication: Pompton Lakes, NJ: The Bilbio Company, 1926

• Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England ..., Volume 1 - Page 6.
• http://books.google.com/books?id=k6fDl9gE45IC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=%22richard+Risley%22+%22rebecca+Adams%22&source=bl&ots=B-b_iu5jfQ&sig=wtgAzlBA5BNRXvL6ALIoovXBOBQ&hl=en&sa=X&ei=nlWoU9agCc6Jqgar_4LYDQ&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAzgK#v=onepage&q=%22richard%20Risley%22%20%22rebecca%20Adams%22&f=false
• Adams, Arthur. Notes, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1913) Vol. 67, Page 89