Rachel (Allen) Soule (abt. 1693 - aft. 1735)

Born about 8 Jan 1693 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of William Soule — married 19 Mar 1718 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died after 18 Nov 1735 after about age 42 in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island

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Biography

Rachel was a Friend (Quaker)

Rachel, daughter of Increase and Rachel (____) Allen, was born 8 Jan 1692/3 in Dartmouth Massachusetts.^[1]

Rachel married 19 1mo (March) 1717/8 in Dartmouth, William Soule (1692-c.1734).^[2][1]

Her father's 1722 will names besides his wife and other daughters names daughter Rachel Soule, and payment of this legacy was made to George Soule 17 Sep 1728.^[1]

In 1732, William was cited for "abusing his wife, getting drunk etc." and was disowned 28 4mo 1732.^[1]

Rachel Soul, widow, was made executrix of the estate of William Sole of Tiverton.^[1]

She was living 18 Nov 1735 when she gave her accounting of his estate.^[1]

Children recorded in Dartmouth, but last two prob. b. in Tiverton:^[1]

• Thankful Soule b. 9 Feb 1718/9
• Hannah Soule b. 12 Aug 1722
• Lydia Soule b. 1 March 1725/6
• Abigail Soule b 15 Jan 1727/8
• Mary Soule b. 15 Sep 1731
• Joseph Soule b. 1 Sep 1733.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6} George Soule of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations. Originally compiled by John E. Soule and Milton E. Terry. Revised by Louise Walsh Throop. Mayflower Families in Progress. Seventh Edition. (Plymouth: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2015.) p. 117
2. ↑ Monthly meeting records, Births - Marriages - Deaths 1699 - 1880, Society of Friends, Dartmouth Monthly Meeting (Society of Friends : Dartmouth, Mass.), p 192.