Rebecca (Reynolds) Williams (abt. 1798 - 1860)

Born about 26 Sep 1798 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1860 at about age 62 in Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States

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Biography

Rebecca was born in Sep 1798 in New York. This based upon her age at death and the date of her death.^[1][2]

She likely married William sometime between 1811 (based upon her birth year of 1798) and 1821 (based upon the date of her oldest child's birth who has solid sourcing for his birth and parentage, in 1822). The 1818 date proposed in this profile (taken from her Family Search profile) lies within this range.^[3]

The 1850 US Census shows her living with husband William W. Williams (who was also 52 yo at the time) along with minor James (17 yo) and 5 others: Acy 15 yo male; Mary 12 yo female; Phileman 10 yo male; Patty 26 yo female; and,, Alavon Babcock 18 yo female.^[2]

In 1855, she (56 yo) was living in Nassau, NY with husband William (56 yo), her 4 children, 2 grandchildren and a daughter and son in law:^[4]

Asa W., 20 yo son,

Mary E. (Williams) Bailey, 17 yo daughter

Hiram M. Bailey, 23 yo son in law

Fanny M. (Williams) Lasher, 28 yo daughter

Hiram M. Lasher, 39 yo son in law

Hosea P., 14 yo son

Sarah Lasher, 8 yo granddaughter

Melvin Lasher, 4 yo grandson

Rebecca died on 26 Nov 1860 in North Nassau, NY. She is buried in S A Williams Cemetery in that Town.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "New York, Cemetery Abstracts, 1800-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WQD6-QTT2 : 13 June 2019), Rebecca Williams, ; citing Burial, North Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm 007844471.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC18-GDB : 24 December 2020), Rebecca Williams in household of William W Williams, Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HP9W-K9W2 : 14 February 2020), Sophia Louisa Cobe, 1896.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63C-6J3 : 13 March 2018), Rebecca Williams in household of Wm W Williams, E.D. 2, Nassau, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing p. 11, line #45, family #101, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 549,886.