Rebecca (Hopkins) Fellows III (1725 - 1802)

Born 27 Sep 1725 in Charleston, Suffolk Co. Massachusetts

Wife of Nathaniel Souther — married 30 May 1751 in Charleston, Suffolk Co, Massachusetts

Wife of Benjamin Fellows — married 20 Mar 1778 in Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 26 May 1802 at age 76 in Ipswich, Essex Co, Massachusetts

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Biography

Rebecca Hopkins was born on September 27, 1725. Her parents were Joseph Hopkins and Ruth More of Charleston, Massachusetts.

Rebecca Hopkins in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 27 Sep 1725 Birth Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Father Name: Joseph Hopkins Mother Name: Ruth Hopkins ^[1]

Marriage

Her first marriage was to Nathaniel Souther (1723 - 1768), a baker in Charleston, Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathaniel Souther Sr. and Mary Wood of Charleston. They had four children, all born in Charleston, Massachusetts. Nathaniel Souther

First child: Rebecca 9 Apr. 1753 - 28 Jul 1811. NOTE: This name has caused a lot of confusion in the research because of the error in the maiden name of the mother. Merge in process.

Rebecca Souther, daughter of Rebecca Hopkins b. 9 April 1753, d. 28 July 1811 Rebecca Souther was born on 9 April 1753 at Charlestown, Province of Massachusetts.1 She was the daughter of Nathaniel Souther Jr. and Rebecca Hopkins. Rebecca Souther was christened on 17 April 1753 at Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Rebecca Souther died on 28 July 1811 at Ipswich,

Second child: Nathaniel Souther Jr. b. 28 May, 1755. Third child: Ruth Souther, b. 21 Feb. 1757. Fourth child: Sarah Souther, b. 20 Feb. 1759.

Rebecca Hopkins in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 30 May 1751 Marriage Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Nathaniel Souther ^[2]

Rebecca Souther in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Event Type: Renewal of covenant !st Church in Charleston Residence Date: 25 Feb 1753 Residence Place: Charlestown, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Nathaniel Souther ^[3]

Nathaniel Souther in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Event Type: Death Death Date: 10 Jun 1768 Death Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts ^[4]

Nathaniel Souther in the Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991

Name: Nathaniel Souther Probate Date: 27 Jun 1768 Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts, USA Inferred Death Year: Abt 1768 Inferred Death Place: Massachusetts, USA Case Number: 25889 Item Description: Probate Records, Soames, M-Souther, S, 1828-1991 Table of Contents 1 images Cover Page 1 ^[5]

Marriage # 2 Rebecca married John Harris III on the 25th of May, 1773 in Ipswich, Massachusetts. He died on the 18th of July 1774. Note: There are many John Harrises in the records, but I think I have the right one.

Mrs. Rebecca Souther in the Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850

Spouse: John Harris Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1773 City: Ipswich County: Essex ^[6]

Mrs Rebecca Souther in the Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850

Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1773 Marriage Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Spouse: John Harris ^[7]

John Harris in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Event Type: Death Death Date: 18 Jul 1774 Death Place: Rowley, Massachusetts ^[8]

Marriage #3 Four years later on 23 April, 1778, Rebecca married Benjamin Fellows of Ipswich, who also was widowed twice before.

Rebeckah Souther in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Event Type: Marriage Intention (Marriage) Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1778 Marriage Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Benjamin Fellows ^[9]

Mrs Rebecca Souther in the Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850

Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1778 Marriage Place: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, USA Spouse: Benjamin Fellows ^[10]

Mrs Rebecca Souther in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Spouse Name: Benjamin Fellows Spouse Birth Place: MA Spouse Birth Year: 1711 Marriage Year: 1778 Number Pages: 1 ^[11]

Mrs. Rebecca Souther in the Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850

Spouse: Benjamin Fellows Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1778 City: Ipswich County: Essex ^[12]

Benjamin died in November, 1794.

Mr Benjamin Fellows in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Event Type: Death Birth Date: abt 1712 Death Date: Nov 1794 Death Place: Ipswich, Massachusetts Death Age: 82 ^[13]

Died

Note: Here is the only question I have with research in this profile. I have several sources which give her birth as 1725. However, her age is given as 91 when she died in 1802. Maybe someone can explain this after evaluating my sources.

Mrs Rebecca Fellows in the U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930

Name: Mrs Rebecca Fellows Birth Year: abt 1711 Event: Death Death Date: Abt 1802 Death Place: Ipswich Age at Death: 91 Newspaper: Columbian Centinel Publication Date: 26 May 1802 Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA Call Number: 485704 ^[14]

Sources

1. ↑ Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line].
2. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
3. ↑ Record Book of the First Church in Charleston: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records.
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records.
5. ↑ Massachusetts, Essex County, Probate Records; Author: Massachusetts. Supreme Judicial Court (Essex County); Probate Place: Essex, Massachusetts: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991 [database on-line].
6. ↑ Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0777636: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line].
7. ↑ Essex Institute; Salem, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
8. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]: Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records.
10. ↑ Essex Institute; Salem, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 [database on-line].
11. ↑ Source number: 873.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: PJE Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line].
12. ↑ Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, Film # 0777636: Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 [database on-line]. Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 [database on-line].
13. ↑ Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records.
14. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 [database on-line]. Original data: Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Acknowledgements

This extremely difficult profile was researched and created by Sharon Danbrook-3 in August 2019. It is in the process of being merged with Souther-49. The main problem is that the maiden name was not correct, and thus the merge.

• Profile created through the import of McABol2004.GED on Jan 2, 2013 by David McAvity. See the Changes page for the details of edits by David and others.

Hopkins-5446 was created by Margaret Wright through the import of Wright Family Tree Gedcom-2015-04-25.aspx.ged on Apr 25, 2015.

Merge completed.