Rebecca (Thomas) Yelland (bef. 1722)

Born before 8 Jun 1722 in Roche, Cornwall, England

Wife of Richard Yelland — married 1740 in Roche, Cornwall, England

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in St Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Rebecca was born about 1720. (She may have been Rebecca Smith, daughter of Samuel Smith born in 1717 in St. Stephen in Brannel.)

She married Richard Yelland by 1741. Richard and Rebecca christened several children in St. Stephen in Brannel;

1. Mary in 1741
2. John in 1743
3. Thomas in 1745
4. Rebekah in 1748
5. Dorcas in 1751
6. Elizabeth in 1754
7. Susanna in 1756 and
8. Richard in 1762

She may have died in 1763 and been buried on 21 Jul in St. Stephen in Brannel.

Sources

• "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJHH-LWT : 10 February 2018), Richard Yelon and Rececca Thomas, 1740; citing Roche, Cornwall, England, reference 2:40C60G0, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 496,694.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5J3-QY9 : 11 February 2018, Richard Yelland in entry for Thomas Yelland, 28 Mar 1745); citing SAINT STEPHEN IN BRANNEL,CORNWALL,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 252,141, 908,025.
• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J79T-CBY : 11 February 2018, Rebecca Thomas, 08 Jun 1722); citing ROCHE,CORNWALL,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 90,266.
• Cornwall OPC database (https://www.cornwall-opc-database.org/search-database/ viewed 29 Sep 2022. Links to individual records are not provided here because the site says that the record numbers and links change when the site is updated.)