Rebecca (Graves) Nash (abt. 1700 - 1743)

Born about 1700 in West Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, American Colonies

Ancestors

Wife of Moses Nash — married before 1722 (to 6 Oct 1743) in Massachusetts, American Colonies [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 6 Oct 1743 at about age 43 in West Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, American Colonies

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Biography

This profile is part of the Nash Name Study.

Rebecca was born about 1700. Rebecca Graves ... She passed away in 1743.

From The Nash Family Record ^[1]

Moses Nash, second son of Lieutenant John Nash of Hadley, MA, born 2 July 1696, followed also his father's vocation. He married (1) Rebecca Graves, daughter of John Graves of Hatfield, Mass. b. 1700. The marriage was not recorded, but Mr. Graves in his will mentions his daughter Rebecca Nash. He resided a few years in Deerfield, where his two eldest children were born. But in 1726 he removed to West Hartford, Ct., and settled near his brother-in-law, Dea. Abraham Merrill, Jr., in connection with whom he made several purchases of land. They must at one time, have been somewhat extensive landholders, though he continued to follow his trade. He was Clerk of the (C) Society of West Hartford, From 1736-1749, thirteen years, and wrote with an elegant hand as the records manifest.

Two of his children d. in West Hartford, and his wife Rebecca d. there 6 Oct. 1743.

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Footnotes

1. ↑ The Nash family: or, Records of the descendants of Thomas Nash, of New Haven Connecticut by Sylvester Nash, pp. 46-47, published 1853, Press of Case, Tiffany and Company, Hartford

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