Born in Lyme, New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ezra Lee
and Rebecca (Southworth) Nichols
Sister of
Mary (Lee) King, Nabbe Lee, Unnamed Lee, Andrew Hinman [half], Patience (Hinman) Strong [half] and Agnes Nichols [half]
Wife of
Moses Baldwin
— married
about 1765 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Abigail Nabbe Seymore (Baldwin) Hamilton, Lydia Baldwin, John Baldwin, Daniel Baldwin, Daniel H Baldwin, Ezra Lee Baldwin, William Baldwin, Becca Lee (Baldwin) McClanathan, Polly (Baldwin) Mason and Moses Baldwin
Died
at age 97
in Palmer, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 8 Jan 2015
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Biography
Rebecca "Beeca" was born 10 March 1745, in Lyme, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Ezra Lee and Rebecca Southworth. [1]
She married Moses Baldwin in approximately 1765. They lived in Massachusetts, where they raised their family.[2]
Children of Moses Baldwin and Rebecca Lee
i. Abigail, b. July 12, 1766; married _______Hamilton; and died Jan 16 1840
ii. Lydia, b. April 4, 1768; died Sept 3 1775
iii. John, b. July 13, 1770
iv. Daniel, b. Dec 3 1771; died June 3 1792
v. Ezra Lee, b. Nov 20, 1773; died Jan 1 1797
vi. William, b. Jan 19, 1776
vii. Becca Lee, b. June 29, 1778; married ____McClanathan; and died in Palmer, Oct 28, 1801
viii. Polly, b. March 16, 1782; married (1) ____Converse; (2) _____Mason.
ix. Moses, b. March 28, 1787
Beeca died in 1842. There is a photo (image 5 of 5) of a second gravestone displayed in her husband's memorial[3] which may be for Rebecca Baldwin's gravesite. On the memorial there is a notation which reads "Gravesite Details Age: 81 Spouse: Rebecca Baldwin (d. 1842)" and is probably the inscription on her gravestone.
Sources
- ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F77L-BHC : 3 December 2014), Beeca Lee, 10 Mar 1745; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
- ↑ [1] Baldwin Genealogy Page 416
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 15 April 2021), memorial page for Moses Baldwin (1732–2 Nov 1813), Find A Grave: Memorial #8109266, citing Palmer Center Cemetery, Palmer, Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Jim Sanders (contributor 506).
- Baldwin, Charles Candee. The Baldwin Genealogy From 1500 To 1881 1881 The Leader Printing Company, Cleveland, Ohio
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rebecca:
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Categories: Lyme, Connecticut | New London County, Connecticut Colony
I think the last name at birth might be "Lee". She currently has "Rebecca “Becca” " as her last name. Thought you might want to know.
Thanks! Sandy