Rebecca (Wells) Watson (1652 - aft. 1710)

Born 10 Jan 1652 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Latham — married 15 Oct 1673 (to 14 Dec 1677) in Wethersfield, Connecticut

Wife of John Packer — married 24 Jun 1678 in New London, New London, CT

Descendants

Died after 1710 after age 57 in Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island

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Biography

Rebecca Wells, Welles

Birth

Rebecca was born on 10 January 1651/2 at Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^[1] She was a daughter of Hugh Wells and Mary Ruscoe.^[2]

Marriage and Children

Rebecca married three times.^[2]

She married on 15 October 1673 at Wethersfield, as her 1st, to Thomas Latham, son of Cary Latham. He died on 14 December 1677.

Children of Rebecca and Thomas Latham:^[2]

1. Sarah Latham b 30 Oct 1674, bpt 6 Dec 1674
2. Samuel Latham b 14 Dec 1676, bpt 4 Mar 1676/7

She married on 24 June 1678 at New London, Connecticut, as her 2nd, to John Packer. John Packer had seven children by his 1st wife, Elizabeth (prob, Friend) Packer. The children: John Packer, Samuel Packer, Richard Packer, Mary Packer, Elizabeth Packer, Sarah Packer, and Tamzen Packer. John Packer, Sr died in 1689.^[2]

Children of Rebecca and John Packer:^[3]

1. Rebecca Packer bpt 13 July 1679
2. James Packer bpt 11 Sept 1681, d 24 Apr 1765 aged 83; mar 3 times
3. Joseph Packer of Kingstown, RI in 1713, d by 1723
4. Benjamin Packer d unmar, will proved 12 June 1711

Rebecca and John Packer's family lived at New London, where the first two children were baptized at the New London Church.^[3]

She married, as her 3rd, to Unknown Watson of Kingstown, Rhode Island.^[2]

Death and Legacy

Apparently, we do not have record of Rebecca's death, but she was living in 1710 at Kingstown, Rhode Island.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Records of Wethersfield, Connecticut." (Vol 20, Page 131) The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database accessed October 25, 2015: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Jacobus, Donald Lines and W. Herbert Wood, "Widow Frances Wells and Hugh Wells of Wethersfield." The American Genealogist. (Vol 28, Page 227-35) New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database accessed December 28, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Wood, Herbert W., "John Packer of Groton, Connecticut." The American Genealogist. (Vol 28, Pages 175-76) New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database accessed October 26, 2015. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .)

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