Born about in Scituate, Plymouth Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Buck
and Elizabeth (Holbrook) Buck
Sister of
Elizabeth (Buck) Chandler, Mary Buck [half], Joseph Buck [half], John Buck, Hannah Buck [half], Susanna Buck [half], Benjamin Buck, Deborah (Buck) Randall and Robert Buck [half]
Wife of
John (Dwelly) Dwelley
— married
4 Jan 1693 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Wife of
James Sprout
— married
8 Jan 1729 in Scituate, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Descendants 
Mother of
John Dwelley, Rachel (Dwelley) Turner, Ichabod Dwelley, Obadiah Dwelley, Jedediah Dwelley, Abner Dwelley, Simeon Dwelley, Deborah (Dwelley) Keen, Joseph Dwelly, Thankful (Dwelley) Forbes, Mary (Dwelly) Barrows, Benjamin Dwelley, Lusanna Dwelley, Mercy (Dwelley) Lincoln and Lemuel Dwelley
Died before
before about age 63
in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Sep 2009
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Biography
Rachell Buck, daughter of John, was born August 22, 1674, at Scituate, Massachusetts.[1] Another source lists her birth year as 1674, with no further specifics about the date.[2]
Rachel (Buck) Dwelly married second James Sprout at Scituate, Massachusetts Jan 8, 1728/9. [3]
She died before May 31, 1738.[4]
Probate
Rachel, the late wife of James Sprout of Middleboro died intestate and on 31 May 1738, her son Joseph Dwelley was granted the administration of her estate.[5]
Her inventory was taken on 5 June 1738.[6]
In 1741, an account of her debts and estate charges was recorded which were more than the inventory.[7]
Sources
- ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016). Reference Scituate Volume 1, page 70. Subscription
- ↑ Deane, Samuel, History of Scituate, Massachusetts, from its first settlement to 1831, published 1831, Boston, by James Loring, reference page 229
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHCM-749 : 20 May 2022), Rachel Dwelly in entry for James Sprout, 8 Jan 1728; citing Marriage, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.
- ↑ Sherman, Robert M. and Wakefield, Robert S. "Robert Sprout of Scituate, MA and his wife Elizabeth Samson" The American Genealogist. New Haven, CT: D. L. Jacobus, 1937-. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2009 - .) Reference Volume 61 (1985), page 203. Subscription
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-D26P : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 220 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-D2RZ : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 230 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-JVR2 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1742-1745 and 1844-1856 vol 9-9M > image 30 of 583; State Archives, Boston.
- Mayflower Families Vol. 15 p. 108-109
- Pilgrim Notes and Queries (Boston, Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1913) Vol. 3, No. 8, Page 122
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NQ-796 : 14 January 2020), Rachell Buck, 1674.
- Vital Records of Scituate, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, 1909) Vol. 1, Page 61.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4L3-K2P : 20 May 2022), Rachel in entry for Obadiah Dwelly, 21 Feb 1687; citing Birth, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4L3-K22 : 20 May 2022), Rachel in entry for Rachell Dwelly, 27 Sep 1695; citing Birth, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.
- "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4L3-KL2 : 20 May 2022), Rachel in entry for Benjamin Dwelly, 22 May 1708; citing Birth, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009271.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N7-NQJ : 14 January 2020), Rachel in entry for Lemuel Dwelly, 1717.
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5N7-N46 : 14 January 2020), Rachell in entry for Mercy Dwelly, 1714.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rachel by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rachel:
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If you look at the original handwritten document, Rachell Buck-14 is born between Hannah and Susana and Susanna is clearly born in 1664. This probably means Rachell's mother is Elizabeth Holbrook-4.
Rachell's birthday of 1661 is also more in line with the birthday of her first husband John Dwelley in 1659.