Born in Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Benjamin Scribner Jr.
and Abigail (Abbott) Scribner
Sister of
Matthew Scribner, Hannah (Scribner) Gray, Abraham Scribner, Abigail (Scrivener) Benedict and Ruth (Scribner) Seymour
Wife of
Abraham Fairchild
— married
7 Nov 1742 in Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Abraham Fairchild, Ezekiel Fairchild, Daniel Fairchild, Isaac Fairchild, David Fairchild, Samuel Fairchild, Stephen Fairchild, Rachel (Fairchild) Andrews, John Fairchild and Ellen (Fairchild) Thomas
Died
at about age 80
in Redding, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Jan 2015
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Biography
Rachel was born about 1713. She passed away in 1800.
- Father: Benjamin Scribner of Norwalk, CT
Sources
- The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records (NEHGS, Boston, 2011) Vol. Fairfield, Page 39.
- Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934
- Jacobus, Donald Lines, compiled & edited (1930-2). History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. For the Eunice Dennie Burr Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (Fairfield, Connecticut) vol. 2, page 332
- The Name and Family of Fairchild - Timothy Marsh Fairchild & Sarah Jane Fairchild - Published - 1944
- Scribner Families - http://www.scribnerfamilies.org/Report-BenjaminScribner.htm
- Will of Benjamin Scribner, Jr. - will 12 Apr 1743, proved 21 Apr 1747. (Families of Old Fairfield, pg. 522).
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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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Barbara (Schwalm) Regan
Please look at the profile for Rachel (Scribner) Fairchild that is already in WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Scribner-355. Rachel Scribner married the Abraham Fairchild who was born in 1720 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fairchild-2616). She did not marry Abraham Fairchild who was born in 1711 (https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Fairchild-188). That Abraham married Polly and Hannah as indicated by this source: https://archive.org/stream/EarlyFairchildsInAmericaCompiledByJeanFairchildGilmorePub.1991Searchable/Early%20Fairchilds%20in%20America%20-%20Compiled%20by%20Jean%20Fairchild%20Gilmore%20-%20Pub.%201991%20%28Searchable%29%20-%20#page/n30/mode/1up
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