Rebecca (Richmond) Worden (abt. 1699 - aft. 1753)

Born about 1699 in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Worden IV — married 26 May 1720 in Westerly, Washington, Colony of Rhode Island

Descendants

Died after 26 Apr 1753 after about age 54 in Westerly, Washington County, Rhode Island

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Biography

Rebecca was born to John Richmond and Elizabeth Irish in Kingston, Rhode Island.

Note: Her parentage is different from Lorissa Steele's conclusion in 1912 that Rebecca was the daughter of Jonathan Thurston. The current consensus is that these are two different Rebeccas [1]. (See Notes at the end of this profile)

Note: There do not appear to be any primary records for her mother Elizabeth’s surname. In the secondary literature, Elizabeth’s surname is not given by Joshua Bailey Richmond (1897) while Nellie Ward Johnson (1937) identifies her as Elizabeth Davis. Some current researchers identify her as Elizabeth Irish but never offer any documentary evidence. Therefore, the connections to Elizabeth Davis and Elizabeth Irish have been broken until someone provides documentary proof.

In 1720, Rebecca married Peter Worden in Westerly Rhode Island. They had at least ten children.

In 1745, Peter passed away at age 48 in Westerly. On 26 April 1753, widow Rebecca asked the Westerly council to appoint a committee to lay out her dower in the farm at her charge. Five years later, they gave her 49 acres.

The Richmond family, 1594-1896, and pre-American ancestors, 1040-1594, by Joshua Bailey Richmond, 1897, page 14 [2]

19. JOHN RICHMOND³ (Edward², John¹) was born in Newport, R. I., about 1660. He married Elizabeth _____. He died in 1740.

Children (born in Kings Town [Westerly], R. I.):

+ 119. Rebecca⁴, married Peter Worden.

He and his wife Elizabeth conveyed land, November 4, 1727.

His will, dated February 24, 1739-40, proved July 28, 1740, mentions

wife Elizabeth;

son Stephen;

son Cyrus of Stonington ;

daughters Rebecca Worden, Sarah Lawton, Esther Tracy, of Preston, Conn., Ann Hoxsie and Content Davis;

granddaughter Ruth Reynolds, and grandsons Richmond Reynolds and Joseph Reynolds, children of daughter Priscilla;

daughter Abigail Burdick's five children, Simeon, Abigail, Edmund, Jonathan and Elizabeth; and

daughter Elizabeth Hull's three children, Sarah, Tristram and Hannah.

John Richmond solemnized marriages in Westerly in 1732; was admitted freeman, May 1, 1716; and was Deputy for Westerly in 1729.

Ancestry and Descendants of William Curtis of Marcellus, N.Y., by L. E. Steele, page 90-91 1912 [3]

PETER^5 WORDEN Jun. (Peter^4 , Samuel^3 , Peter^2 , Peter^1), blacksmith; m. May 26, 1720, Westerly, R. I., Rebekah^3 (Thurston) Richmond, b. Nov. 28, 1689, d. 1745; dau. of Jonathan^2 Thurston (Edward^1) ; she m. 1st., May 6, 1711, by Richard Billings, Little Compton, R. I., Edward^3 Richmond (Capt. Edward^2 , John^1) and had Sarah^4 Richmond, Mary, Priscilla and Eunice.

Children of Peter Worden and Rebekah :

i. ELIZABETH^6 , b. Mar. 29, 1721, Westerly. [4]

ii. GIDEON, b. Dec. 22, 1722, m. Rebecca Brown of Portsmouth, May 1, 1748. [5]

iii. JOHN, b. 1724, m. Dorothy Satterly, May, 1746.

iv. CONSTANT.

v. MARY ANN.

vi. PETER, b. June 5, 1728, m. Mary Moon,

vii. SYLVESTER.

viii. RUTH.

ix. ELISHA.

x. REBECCA _____ or Rebekah.

From familysearch.org

Rebecca Richmond –after 26 April 1753 (Age 64)

Family Members:

Spouse: Peter Worden IV Male 1697–1745

Marriage: 26 May 1720 Westerly, Kings, Rhode Island, British Colonial America

Children (12):

Elizabeth Worden Female 1721–Deceased

Gideon Worden Male 1722–1752

John L Worden Male 1724–1779

Content Worden Female 1725–Deceased

Ruth Worden Female 1726–1790

Mary Ann Worden Female 1727–Deceased

Peter Worden V Male 1728–1808

Rebecca Worden Female 1732–1780

Sylvester Worden I Male 1732–1814

Ruth Worden Female 1738–1772

Dorcas Worden Female 1739–1829

Elisha Worden Male 1740–1820

Parents:

John Richmond Male 1658–1741

Elizabeth Irish Female 1674–1740

Siblings (10):

Cyrus Richmond Sr. Male 1693–1753

Rebekah Female 1695–Deceased

Abigail Richmond Female 1696–1738

Sarah Richmond Female 1701–1788

Priscilla Richmond Female 1704–1740

Stephen Richmond Male 1704–1787

Mercy Ann Richmond Female 1706–1785

Esther Richmond Female 1713–1780

Elizabeth Richmond Female 1715–1739

Content Richmond Female 1718–1781

From lthome reference

Name: Rebecca Richmond Born: Abt 1699 Westerly, Washington Co., RI Gender: Female Notes: From: Marva Rydalch !See notes for her husband and her father. "A Computer Generated Ancestor Chart..." found in "Wordens Past" V. XIV, No. 2 pg 977, has her as Rebecca Richmond, born 23 May 1689, Kingston, Washington, R.I., daughter of John and Elizabeth Richmond. However, if she were born in 1689 she would be 8 years older than her husband and 48 years old when her last child was born. The birth is not in Kingstown records in Arnold's "Vital Records of R. I.".

The Salt Lake Family History Library's Ancestral File has two Rebecca Richmonds, daughter of John and Abigail, one born 23 May 1689, Kingston, Washington, R.I., the other born abt 1699, Kingston, both married 26 May 1720 to Peter Worden, place given on the first one as Westerly, ordinance dates same for both. It gives no death.

"R. I. Gen. Reg.", published quarterly by the R. I. Families Association, has an abstract of a Hopkinton 1756 deed from Rebecca Worden of Westerly, widow of Peter, selling her right of dower to Lawton Palmer of Stonington, Conn. Witnesses are John Foster and Stephen Richmond. In Vol. 7 pg 307 is an abstract of the 1740 will of John Richmond naming Rebeckah Worden one of his daughters. It is from Vol. 6 pg 316 of Westerly Town Council and Probate Records.

Person ID: I21477 irish Last Modified: 9 Feb 2008

Father: John Richmond, b. Abt 1660, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, d. Bef 28 Jul 1740, Westerly, Washington Co., RI (Age ~ 80 years).

Mother: Elizabeth Irish, b. 1674, Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, d. 28 Jul 1740 (Age 66 years)

Married: Abt 1694 Kingston, Newport Co., RI

Family: Peter Worden, b. 1697, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, d. Bef 31 Dec 1745, Westerly, Washington Co., RI (Age < 48 years) Married: 26 May 1720 Westerly, Washington Co., RI

Children: 1. Elizabeth Worden, b. 29 Mar 1721, Westerly, Washington Co., RI 2. Gideon Worden, b. 22 Dec 1722, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, d. Bef 1790 (Age < 67 years) 3. John Worden, b. 1724, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, d. 1779 (Age 55 years) 4. Content Worden, b. Abt 1726, Westerly, Washington Co., RI 5. Mary Ann Worden, b. Abt 1727, Westerly, Washington Co., RI + 6. Peter Worden, b. 5 Jun 1728, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, d. 21 Feb 1808, Cheshire, Berkshire Co., MA (Age 79 years) + 7. Rebecca Worden, b. Abt 1730, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, d. Aft 1780, Cambridge, Washington Co., NY (Age ~ 51 years) 8. Sylvester Worden, b. Abt 1732, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, d. 1818 (Age ~ 86 years) 9. Elisha Worden, b. Abt 1734, Westerly, Washington Co., RI, d. 17 Sep 1820, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada (Age ~ 86 years) 10. Ruth Worden, b. Abt 1737, Westerly, Washington Co., RI

Sources [S136970] Marva Rydalch.

Sources

• Findagrave [6]

• familysearch.org. [7]

• https://lthome.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I21477&tree=irish

Acknowledgments

• This person was created through the import of MASTER2011WIKITREE.GED on 27 January 2011.
• Thank you to Christine Klauer for creating WikiTree profile Richmond-779 through the import of new family tree.ged on Mar 27, 2013.

Notes

• Examples of online family trees that indicates Rebecca Richmond married Peter Worden IV [8][9] [10] [11]

• An example of a family tree that indicates Rebecca Thurston married Peter Worden IV [12]