Rebecca (Dixon) Marshill (1731 - 1803)

Born 13 Jan 1731 in New Castle County, Delaware

Ancestors

Wife of William Marshill — married 28 Mar 1746 in Hockessin Mettinghouse, New Castle County, Delaware

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1803 at age 72 in Cane Creek, Alamance County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Rebecca was a Friend (Quaker)

Rebecca Dixson was born January 13, 1731 in Delaware^[1] to Thomas and Hannah (Hadley) Dixon.

Rebecca married William Marshill (or Marshall) on May 28, 1746 in Hockessin Meetinghouse, New Castle County, Delaware.^[2]

William MARSHALL of Mill Creek Hd., NCC, and Rebecah DIXSON, hd. and co. afsd. 28-3-1746 at Hockessin meeting.^[3]

She is named in her grandfather's 1755 will as Rebecca, wife of William Marshall.^[4]

William and Rebecca (Dixon) Marshall had at least one daughter, Rebecca, who married Thomas Hinshaw in Cane Creek.

Rebecca (Dixon) Marshall died February 19, 1803 in Cane Creek, North Carolina.

initial biography written March 29, 2015, based on information from Dixson-90 and Dixon-351 as of that date.

Name

• Rebecca Dixon^[5][6][7]

Birth

13 JAN 1731^[8]

Newcastle, Newcastle, Delaware^[9]

Family

William Marshall and Rebecca Dixon married 28 MAR 1746, Hockessin MM, Newcastle, Delaware^[10]

• Child: Ann Marshall

parents Thomas Dixon and Hannah Hadley married 25 OCT 1727, Newcastle, Newcastle, Delaware^[11]

• Child: Simon Dixon
• Child: Rebecca Dixon
• Child: Ruth Dixon

Death

February 19, 1803, burial in Cane Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery, Snow Camp, Alamance County, North Carolina, USA^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Dixson-90 had birth in County Tyrone, Ireland, but her parents married in Delaware in 1727
2. ↑ 3m, or third month, in 1746 would have been May, not March (see Sue Roe's "The Problem of Dates")
3. ↑ Newark Monthly Meeting Marriages, Delaware Roots
4. ↑ see this annotated transcript of the will for more information
5. ↑ Source: #S214
6. ↑ Source: #S46
7. ↑ Source: #S236
8. ↑ Source: #S214
9. ↑ #S236
10. ↑ Source: #S236
11. ↑ Source: #S236
12. ↑ Find A Grave memorial #9987172

• The Hinshaw Family Association produced this excellent biography, complete with sources.
• S46: Ancestral File Number: 227B-LD. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, data as of 5 January 1998; Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA. Text: Ancestry link
• S214: Brøderbund Software, Inc. (LDS Website - www.familysearch.com), Release date: January 12, 1997. NOTE: Customer pedigree, Tree #0946.
• S236: MARSHALL.ged. Date of import, Nov 30, 2004 (Ancestry link).

Acknowledgements

• A WikiTree profile for this person was created through the import of Weaver.ged on 03 January 2011. Source citations: #S214, #S236, #S46, and Ancestral File Number: 227B-LD.
• The WikiTreep profile Dixson-90 was created by James Allred on March 29, 2015. Source citation: The Hinshaw Family Association.
• The WikiTree profile Dixon-1167 was created through the import of DIXON.GED on Oct 11, 2011 by Glenn Dixon. (No sources given.)
• The WikiTree profile Dixon-2021 was created through the import of Jackson Family Tree.ged on Oct 24, 2012 by Lee Jackson. Source ciation: Ancestry Family Trees (Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members).
• Source: S500004 WikiTree Publication: MyHeritage <a href='http://www.wikitree.com' target='wikitree'>www.wikitree.com</a> Collection Media: 10109 https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10109-6407638/rebecca-marshill-born-dixon-in-wikitree Certainty: 4 Rebecca Marshill (born Dixon)Gender: FemaleBirth: Jan 13 1731 - New Castle County, DelawareMarriage: Mar 28 1746 - Hockessin Mettinghouse, New Castle County, DelawareDeath: Feb 19 1803 - Cane Creek, Alamance County, North Carolina, United StatesFather: Thomas DixonMother: Hannah Stanfield (born Hadley)Husband: William MarshillChildren: Ann MarshallDeborah Hobson (born Marshall)Ruth MarshallDinah MarshallEmery MarshallWilliam MarshallJacob MarshallThomas MarshallJohn MarshallHannah MarshallRebecca Hinshaw (born Marshill)Siblings: Ruth DixonSimon DixonRachel Dixon Event: Record Role: 10109:6407638: