Rebecca (Marshill) Hinshaw (1762 - 1836)

Born 16 May 1762 in Orange County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of Thomas Hinshaw — married 14 Oct 1779 in Cane Creek, Randolph County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1836 at age 74 in Wayne Township, Randolph County, Indiana

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alternative death location: North Carolina, from Marshall-3449

Biography

Born 5-16-1762, Orange County, North Carolina.1

She married Thomas Hinshaw, 10-14-1779, Cane Creek MM, North Carolina.1

The Marshills and Hinshaws were apparently quite friendly. Rebecca married Thomas, while her sister Ruth married Thomas' brother Ezra; Rebecca's other sister Deborah married Thomas' cousin Benjamin (yes all three Marshill sisters married Hinshaws); and finally, Rebecca's first cousin (once removed) Mary married Thomas' first cousin Jesse (Benjamin's brother) and Rebecca's first cousin Ruth married Thomas' second cousin Joseph. All of these Hinshaw-Marshill marriages occured within the sixteen-year timespan of 1774-1790.

Thomas Hinshaw died 9-17-1825, Cane Creek MM, North Carolina.1,2,3,4

After Thomas' death, at Cane Creek MM on 4-4-1829, Rebekah was granted a certificate, along with daughters Ruth and Rebekah, and son Thomas & family, to White River MM, Indiana. Later that same year, son Simon and family, and son Ezra and family were also granted certificates to White River.1

At White River MM (Indiana) on 12-5-1829, Rebecca and daughters Rebecca & Ruth were received on a certificate from Cane Creek MM, endorsed to Springfield MM.5

Rebecca Marshill died 9-24-1836.2

Sources

• The Hinshaw Family Association produced this excellent biography, complete with sources.

1. "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy", by William Wade Hinshaw, in many well-stocked libraries.

2."Hinshaw Chart and List" (1/1/68) by Ralph Edward Pike, from "Family Records of Morgan Co., Ind.", Public Library of Mooresville, Morgan Co., Indiana (LDS microfilm 1509501).

3. "Hinshaw-Bernard and Related Families" by Cordelia E. Bogue Wright, in the Family History Library of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (LDS), microfiche #6019151.

4. "Family of William & Rebecca Dixon Marshill, Cane Creek Monthly Meeting, Orange County, N.C.", by Thomas W. Marshall (Washington D.C., 1945, a typewritten manuscript), from the National Library of the Daughters of the American Revolution (Washington D.C.) "Marshill Family Genealogical Records 1700-1900", microfilm #0876559, item 5, in the LDS FHL.

5. "Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana", Part 2, subtitled "Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Volume VII", (a compendium of many of the records left by William Wade Hinshaw on his death), edited by Willard Heiss; GS929.3 H47 in a local library.

6. Society of Friends, Cane Creek MM Records; LDS FHL microfilm #0371251

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94037213/rebecca-hinshaw: accessed 17 August 2022), memorial page for Rebecca Marshill Hinshaw (16 May 1762–24 Sep 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94037213, ; Maintained by Family Preservation (contributor 48064623)Burial Details Unknown.

Acknowledgments

• WikiTree profile Marshill-9, with Hinshaw Family Association source.
• WikiTree profile Marshall-3449 created through the import of Jackson Family Tree.ged on Oct 24, 2012 by Lee Jackson with source citation of Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members).