Rebeckah (Reed) Allen (1721 - 1812)

Born 23 Jan 1721 in Abington, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Nathan Allen — married 30 Nov 1743 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

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Biography

Rebeckah was born about 1722.

In 1737, between the age of 14 and 21, Rebekah made the choice of Mr. Ebenezer Shaw to be her guardian.^[1]

She passed away in 1812.

Genealogical Records

Vital Records

• Primary Source, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988; Abington, Copy of Town Records, 1712-1766; Vol. 1 ^[2] Data Summary from Abington, Massachusetts Town Records:

1. ) Rebecka Reed and twin sister Abigail, daughters of Stephen and Mary Reed was born ye 23 of January anno Domini 1721 at Abington, Massachusetts.

• Primary Source, Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 ^[3] Data Summary:

1. ) Rebacho Reed, daughter of Stephen and Mary Reed, was born 23 Jan 1721 at ABINGTON, PLYMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS

Marriage Records

• Primary Source, Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850 ^[4] : Data Summary:

1. ) Nathan Allen, married Rebecca Reed, on 30 Nov 1743 at Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Biographic and Genealogical References

• Secondary Source, U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 - Nathan Allen, ^[5] Data Extract from the March 9, 1948 SAR application of Mark Lorin Ireland Jr. descendant of Sgt. Nathan Allen:

1. ) SAR for Nathan Allen, of Brookfield, Massachusetts, served as a Sergeant in the Capt. Ithamer Wright's Company, Lexington Alarm. Capt. Packard's Co, Col. Putnam's Regt. 1775 in Mass Sol & Sailors in the Rev. Sam as above in 1:4:97, Mag of Am Genealogy P229, 231, HIs of N Brookfield, Mass, confirms 8 days service in Lexington alarm as above; also 8 months service in Capt John Packard's Co., Col Brewere's Regt. Parts of above service have been accepted DAR records 48 719; 52 862; and 165 862.
2. ) Genealogy of Mark Lorin Ireland Jr. starting with Josiah Allen:
3. ) Josiah Allen, born 21 Apr 1677; died bef. 1736 m. Mary Read. Parents of:
   1. ) Sergeant Nathan Allen, born 1721; died 1800. Married on 30 Nov 1743 Rebeckah Read. Parent of:
      1. ) Abigail Allen, born 12 Oct 1744, married 14 Nov 1765 James Thomson, born 11 Nov 1739. Parents of:
         1. ) Cyrus Thomson, b. 21 Dec 1774, d. 26 Sept 1840. Married Polly Waterman (b. 9 Feb 1779; d. Aug1850) on 12 Jan 1801. Parents of:
            1. ) Nathan Thompson, b. 1 June 1813; d. 7 Feb 1877. Married Clarissa Elmer Hutchison (b. 22 Apr 1818; d. 29 Aug 1887) on 31 Jan 1838. Parents of:
               1. ) Nathan Irving Thompson, b. 1 Aug 1850; d. 12 Aug 1941. Married Ellen Aida Tuttle, (b. 7 Sep 1855 and died 2 June 1912), on 21 Aug 1876. Parents of:
                  1. ) Irma Gertude Thompson, wife of Col. Mark Lorin Ireland, b. 13 Sep 1880. They were married 29 April 1905. Parent of:
                     1. ) Mark Lorin Ireland Jr. born 8 July 1907 at Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, New Jersey

Research Notes

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Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-D2YC : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1732-1738 vol 7 > image 190 of 242; State Archives, Boston.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988," Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Rebecka Reed
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7R-VYK : 10 February 2018), Rebacho Reed, 23 Jan 1721; citing ABINGTON,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0873756 IT 1-2.
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States. See table below for information listed.
5. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com. U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls.

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