Rebecca Follett was baptized at Salem, MA 21 Jul 1701, the daughter of Abraham Follett and his wife, Sarah (Callum) Follett.
Rebecca Follett was married to William Brown, a widower, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, 27 Oct 1725 (Rehoboth, MA VR, p. 60).
Rebecca Brown, widow, of Rehoboth (MA), married Deacon Nathan Wilmarth, of Attleborough (MA), July 24, 1756 (intentions; Attleborough, MA Vital Records, page 350). It was a second marriage for Nathan Wilmarth.
Nathan Wilmarth left the following bequest to Rebecca in his will:
"To my dear wife I give all that she brought with her also a cow four sheep and what linnen [sic] she makes that we don’t dispose of also provision for one year next after my decease also one room in my now dwelling house and firewood as long as she sees cause to live their [sic] also what wool and flax shall be in the house at the time of my decease desiring her to accept the same as a small token of my intire [sic] respect for and conjugall [sic] affection for her."
Will of Nathan Wilmarth, dated 13 Mar 1764; proven 8 Apr 1766, Bristol Co., MA Probate Record, Volume 19, pages 399-401. The punctuation is nearly non-existent and the spelling is presented as given in the will.
Rebecca acknowledged the receipt of her inheritance:
Attleborough, Appril [sic] 23rd 1766
Then received of Elkanah Willmarth [sic] Executor to the estate of Nathan Willmarth Late of Attleborough deceased in full of all and every particular that was bequeathed to me in my loving husband [sic] last will and testament and for which receipt I for ever [sic] acquit and discharge said executor from any more demands against him from said estate
her
Rebecca X Wilmarth
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Receipt of Rebecca Wilmarth, widow of Nathan Wilmarth, Bristol Co., MA Probate Record, Volume 19, page 553.
Although her date of death is not found specifically recorded in the vital records, if one consults THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, volume 20, pp. 178-190 for the article entitled "The Estate of William Brown," one will find a good abstract of documents relevant to the estate administration of William Brown, Rebecca's first husband. The article includes an abstract of an original document, dated 17 May 1774, in which the recently deceased Rebecca, the widow of William Brown, late of Rehoboth, had land constituting part of her widow's third divided among the children of William Brown.
Deacon Nathan Wilmarth's brother, Stephen Wilmarth, gave the land to establish what is now commonly known as the Briggsville Burial Ground. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Briggsville Burial Ground was in deplorable shape. One commentator noted:
“Very few stones are to be found at the present time, and those still standing will soon disappear if left alone. Possibly some might be found by digging beneath the surface, though attempts made in that direction have met with no result; either therefore there were none erected at many of the graves, or they have been totally destroyed.”
A Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Division, published 1894, by John Daggett and Amelia Daggett Sheffield, pages 761-764.
Rebecca Follett was married to William Brown, a widower, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, 27 Oct 1725 (Rehoboth, MA VR, p. 60).
Rebecca Brown, widow, of Rehoboth (MA), married Deacon Nathan Wilmarth, of Attleborough (MA), July 24, 1756 (intentions; Attleborough, MA Vital Records, page 350). It was a second marriage for Nathan Wilmarth.
Nathan Wilmarth left the following bequest to Rebecca in his will:
"To my dear wife I give all that she brought with her also a cow four sheep and what linnen [sic] she makes that we don’t dispose of also provision for one year next after my decease also one room in my now dwelling house and firewood as long as she sees cause to live their [sic] also what wool and flax shall be in the house at the time of my decease desiring her to accept the same as a small token of my intire [sic] respect for and conjugall [sic] affection for her."
Will of Nathan Wilmarth, dated 13 Mar 1764; proven 8 Apr 1766, Bristol Co., MA Probate Record, Volume 19, pages 399-401. The punctuation is nearly non-existent and the spelling is presented as given in the will.
Rebecca acknowledged the receipt of her inheritance:
Attleborough, Appril [sic] 23rd 1766
Then received of Elkanah Willmarth [sic] Executor to the estate of Nathan Willmarth Late of Attleborough deceased in full of all and every particular that was bequeathed to me in my loving husband [sic] last will and testament and for which receipt I for ever [sic] acquit and discharge said executor from any more demands against him from said estate
her
Rebecca X Wilmarth
mark
Receipt of Rebecca Wilmarth, widow of Nathan Wilmarth, Bristol Co., MA Probate Record, Volume 19, page 553.
Although her date of death is not found specifically recorded in the vital records, if one consults THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, volume 20, pp. 178-190 for the article entitled "The Estate of William Brown," one will find a good abstract of documents relevant to the estate administration of William Brown, Rebecca's first husband. The article includes an abstract of an original document, dated 17 May 1774, in which the recently deceased Rebecca, the widow of William Brown, late of Rehoboth, had land constituting part of her widow's third divided among the children of William Brown.
Deacon Nathan Wilmarth's brother, Stephen Wilmarth, gave the land to establish what is now commonly known as the Briggsville Burial Ground. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Briggsville Burial Ground was in deplorable shape. One commentator noted:
“Very few stones are to be found at the present time, and those still standing will soon disappear if left alone. Possibly some might be found by digging beneath the surface, though attempts made in that direction have met with no result; either therefore there were none erected at many of the graves, or they have been totally destroyed.”
A Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Division, published 1894, by John Daggett and Amelia Daggett Sheffield, pages 761-764.
Rebecca Follett was baptized at Salem, MA 21 Jul 1701, the daughter of Abraham Follett and his wife, Sarah (Callum) Follett.
Rebecca Follett was married to William Brown, a widower, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, 27 Oct 1725 (Rehoboth, MA VR, p. 60).
Rebecca Brown, widow, of Rehoboth (MA), married Deacon Nathan Wilmarth, of Attleborough (MA), July 24, 1756 (intentions; Attleborough, MA Vital Records, page 350). It was a second marriage for Nathan Wilmarth.
Nathan Wilmarth left the following bequest to Rebecca in his will:
"To my dear wife I give all that she brought with her also a cow four sheep and what linnen [sic] she makes that we don’t dispose of also provision for one year next after my decease also one room in my now dwelling house and firewood as long as she sees cause to live their [sic] also what wool and flax shall be in the house at the time of my decease desiring her to accept the same as a small token of my intire [sic] respect for and conjugall [sic] affection for her."
Will of Nathan Wilmarth, dated 13 Mar 1764; proven 8 Apr 1766, Bristol Co., MA Probate Record, Volume 19, pages 399-401. The punctuation is nearly non-existent and the spelling is presented as given in the will.
Rebecca acknowledged the receipt of her inheritance:
Attleborough, Appril [sic] 23rd 1766
Then received of Elkanah Willmarth [sic] Executor to the estate of Nathan Willmarth Late of Attleborough deceased in full of all and every particular that was bequeathed to me in my loving husband [sic] last will and testament and for which receipt I for ever [sic] acquit and discharge said executor from any more demands against him from said estate
her
Rebecca X Wilmarth
mark
Receipt of Rebecca Wilmarth, widow of Nathan Wilmarth, Bristol Co., MA Probate Record, Volume 19, page 553.
Although her date of death is not found specifically recorded in the vital records, if one consults THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, volume 20, pp. 178-190 for the article entitled "The Estate of William Brown," one will find a good abstract of documents relevant to the estate administration of William Brown, Rebecca's first husband. The article includes an abstract of an original document, dated 17 May 1774, in which the recently deceased Rebecca, the widow of William Brown, late of Rehoboth, had land constituting part of her widow's third divided among the children of William Brown.
Deacon Nathan Wilmarth's brother, Stephen Wilmarth, gave the land to establish what is now commonly known as the Briggsville Burial Ground. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Briggsville Burial Ground was in deplorable shape. One commentator noted:
“Very few stones are to be found at the present time, and those still standing will soon disappear if left alone. Possibly some might be found by digging beneath the surface, though attempts made in that direction have met with no result; either therefore there were none erected at many of the graves, or they have been totally destroyed.”
A Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Division, published 1894, by John Daggett and Amelia Daggett Sheffield, pages 761-764.
Rebecca Follett was married to William Brown, a widower, in Rehoboth, Massachusetts, 27 Oct 1725 (Rehoboth, MA VR, p. 60).
Rebecca Brown, widow, of Rehoboth (MA), married Deacon Nathan Wilmarth, of Attleborough (MA), July 24, 1756 (intentions; Attleborough, MA Vital Records, page 350). It was a second marriage for Nathan Wilmarth.
Nathan Wilmarth left the following bequest to Rebecca in his will:
"To my dear wife I give all that she brought with her also a cow four sheep and what linnen [sic] she makes that we don’t dispose of also provision for one year next after my decease also one room in my now dwelling house and firewood as long as she sees cause to live their [sic] also what wool and flax shall be in the house at the time of my decease desiring her to accept the same as a small token of my intire [sic] respect for and conjugall [sic] affection for her."
Will of Nathan Wilmarth, dated 13 Mar 1764; proven 8 Apr 1766, Bristol Co., MA Probate Record, Volume 19, pages 399-401. The punctuation is nearly non-existent and the spelling is presented as given in the will.
Rebecca acknowledged the receipt of her inheritance:
Attleborough, Appril [sic] 23rd 1766
Then received of Elkanah Willmarth [sic] Executor to the estate of Nathan Willmarth Late of Attleborough deceased in full of all and every particular that was bequeathed to me in my loving husband [sic] last will and testament and for which receipt I for ever [sic] acquit and discharge said executor from any more demands against him from said estate
her
Rebecca X Wilmarth
mark
Receipt of Rebecca Wilmarth, widow of Nathan Wilmarth, Bristol Co., MA Probate Record, Volume 19, page 553.
Although her date of death is not found specifically recorded in the vital records, if one consults THE MAYFLOWER DESCENDANT, volume 20, pp. 178-190 for the article entitled "The Estate of William Brown," one will find a good abstract of documents relevant to the estate administration of William Brown, Rebecca's first husband. The article includes an abstract of an original document, dated 17 May 1774, in which the recently deceased Rebecca, the widow of William Brown, late of Rehoboth, had land constituting part of her widow's third divided among the children of William Brown.
Deacon Nathan Wilmarth's brother, Stephen Wilmarth, gave the land to establish what is now commonly known as the Briggsville Burial Ground. At the end of the nineteenth century, the Briggsville Burial Ground was in deplorable shape. One commentator noted:
“Very few stones are to be found at the present time, and those still standing will soon disappear if left alone. Possibly some might be found by digging beneath the surface, though attempts made in that direction have met with no result; either therefore there were none erected at many of the graves, or they have been totally destroyed.”
A Sketch of the History of Attleborough: From Its Settlement to the Division, published 1894, by John Daggett and Amelia Daggett Sheffield, pages 761-764.
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