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Rebecca (Waterhouse) Williams (abt. 1638 - aft. 1689)

Rebecca Williams formerly Waterhouse aka Watrous
Born about in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticutmap
Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , and
Wife of — married 9 Mar 1656 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticutmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , , , , and
Died after after about age 51 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Rebecca Waterhouse (aka Watrous), daughter of Jacob Waterhouse of Wethersfield and New London, married Thomas Williams Sr. of Wethersfield about 1655. [1] Jacob Waterhouse and his family resided, after moving from Wethersfield, at New London from 1647. [2] Although the marriage records for Rebecca and Thomas have not been found, the traditional location for the wedding would have been the home town of the bride, being New London. On the other hand, Rebecca's early years were spent in Wethersfield, and it is where the couple settled to raise a family.
They had ten children: [2]
Thomas, b. 9 Mar 1656, m. Hannah ____
John, b. 1658, died young
Samuel, b. 11 June 1659, died before 20 Dec 1692 (not in his father's will)
John, (again) b. 15 Apr 1662, m. (1) Mary (Deming) Smith, (2) Sarah Hollister, (3) :: Abigail (Ambrose) Clark and (4) Elizabeth (Whitmore) (Clark) Savage
Jacob, b. 7 Mar 1664, m. Sarah Gilbert
Sarah, b. 18 Jan 1666, d. 3 Sept. 1683
Rebecca, b. 14 Mar 1668, m. Samuel Ingham
Mary, b. 2 Apr 1671, m. Thomas Deming
Ruth, b. 1 March 1673, m. Joseph Parker
Hannah, b. 28 Aug 1677, m. John Pratt
Abraham, b. 23 Aug 1680, m. Eunice Boardman
Rebecca is referred to in the 20 Dec 1689 will of her husband Thomas Williams as "my beloved wife". [2] Thomas left Rebecca his homelot, furnishings, and all other lands, during her natural life. [2] Thomas' will was not presented in court to be proved until 3 Feb 1706/7 (although the inventory was taken 28 Feb 1692/3). Possibly Rebecca died shortly before 3 Feb 1706/7. [2]

Death of Husband

Rebecca's husband Thomas Williams, Sr. signed and dated his will 20 Dec 1689, distributing his property to his beloved wife for her natural life, and small bequests to his children. [3]

Death

Rebecca was alive when her husband Thomas wrote his will in 1689, as proved by the will. [3]It is believed that she died before 3 Feb 1706, because that is when the will was finally presented in court to be proved. [3]

Burial

Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Research Notes

Research on the lives of Rebecca Waterhouse and Thomas Williams by Sherman Adams and Henry Stiles, published in The history of ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut in 1904, has been updated by Gale Ion Harris in TAG in 2004, and by Grace Pratt Bonsall in NEHGR in 1950. The more recent publications, with broader and deeper access to primary records, and other resources, should take precedence over any conflicting data from the earlier book, (unless there is evidence to the contrary), in particular, the dates for Rebecca's birth, marriage and death.Dellinger-332

Sources

  1. ↑ Jacob Waterhouse of Wethersfield and New London, Conn., and some of his Descendants, vol 104, page 188
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Thomas and Rebecca (Waterhouse) Williams of Wethersfield, Connecticut, vol 79 (2004), page 44
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Thomas and Rebecca (Waterhouse) Williams of Wethersfield, Connecticut, TAG Vol 79 (2004), pages 38 - 44




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Watrous-205 Esther Watrous
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/w/a/t/Leland-R-Watrous/GENE6-0001.html

My father states that Rebecca's death was Feb 5, 1691/92 although he did not cite a source for this information.

posted by Esther Watrous
April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer
Please note that Rebecca married Thomas Williams "about 1655", according to TAG Vol 79 (2004) page 38.

The record for the marriage has not been located, but it was definitely NOT in 1638, when she was about 2years old. Please do not use the data from FindaGrave for the work on this profile. It has serious errors.

Use instead the profile for Waterhouse-60, which is documented with reliable sources.

Thank you.

posted by April (Dellinger) Dauenhauer

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