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Rebecca Peterson

Female Abt 1682 - 1761  (79 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Rebecca Peterson was born about 1682 in Massachusetts, USA (daughter of John Peterson and Mary Soule); died on 4 Apr 1761 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Peterson was born about 1636; died about 1719 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Probate: 1 Aug 1720, Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; March 16, 1719/20 is the date his inventory was taken by John Wadsworth and Joshua Soul. His will was proved on August 1, 1720 (per info on FindAGrave).

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Unknown if he was born in England or Plymouth, MA. Per the GSMD he was perhaps the son of Cornelius Peterson (info from his FindAGrave memorial)

    Buried:
    Although FindAGrave has him buried at Standish Burial Ground he may have been buried on the family farm but there is no record of his burial.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60312671/john-peterson

    John married Mary Soule in 1664 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of George Soule and Mary Beckett) was born in 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1720 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Mary SouleMary Soule was born in 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of George Soule and Mary Beckett); died in 1720 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    Children:
    1. Isaac Peterson died on 22 Mar 1763.
    2. Martha Peterson
    3. Benjamin Peterson was born in Sep 1669 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Feb 1760 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    4. Joseph Peterson was born before 1670 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died about 1742.
    5. John Peterson was born about 1672 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Mar 1690 in Massachusetts, USA.
    6. Jonathan Peterson was born in 1674 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1745 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    7. David Peterson was born on 1 Oct 1676 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 Sep 1760 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Myles Standish Burying Ground.
    8. Mary Peterson was born in 1680 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 Jan 1755 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    9. 1. Rebecca Peterson was born about 1682 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Apr 1761 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  George SouleGeorge Soule was born about 1602 in England; died on 22 Jan 1678 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: Nov 1620, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA; One of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower

    Notes:

    Immigration:
    On September 6, 1620, the Mayflower sailed from England with 102 men, women and children: 74 male, 28 female, plus the crew. After arriving at the shores of what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts the Pilgrims did not disembark but spent their first winter living onboard. By April 1621, only 53 passengers and half the crew had survived. Women were particularly hard hit; of the 19 women who had boarded the Mayflower, only five survived.

    George married Mary Beckett on 29 Mar 1623 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Mary (daughter of John Beckett and Ann Aldyn (Alden)) was born about 1605 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 24 Feb 1605 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England; died in Dec 1672. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Mary BeckettMary Beckett was born about 1605 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 24 Feb 1605 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (daughter of John Beckett and Ann Aldyn (Alden)); died in Dec 1672.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Immigration: 1623, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA; Arrived on the ship 'Anne' in the care of the Warren family

    Notes:

    Died:
    Son John Soule indicated in an account of 1676 that "my mother died which was three year the last December" [MD 2:83-84]. No place of death was given.

    Children:
    1. George Soule was born in 1624 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA; died on 17 May 1704 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
    2. John Soule was born about 1624 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Nov 1707 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    3. Mary Soule was born in May 1624 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; and died.
    4. Zachariah Soule was born on 22 May 1627 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Dec 1663 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    5. Nathan Soule was born in 1631; and died.
    6. Nathaniel Soule was born in 1637 in Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA; died on 12 Oct 1699 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
    7. Susanna Soule was born on 25 Apr 1642 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 14 Nov 1707 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    8. 3. Mary Soule was born in 1644 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died in 1720 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    9. Patience Soule was born in 1648 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Mar 1706 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
    10. Benjamin Soule was born in 1651 in Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA; died on 26 Mar 1676 in Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  John Beckett was born about 1581 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 24 Dec 1581 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England (son of John Beckett and Mary); died on 16 Jan 1618 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England; was buried on 17 Jan 1618 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England.

    John married Ann Aldyn (Alden) on 27 Nov 1603 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. Ann was born about 1579 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 15.  Ann Aldyn (Alden) was born about 1579 in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire, England.
    Children:
    1. 7. Mary Beckett was born about 1605 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England; was christened on 24 Feb 1605 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England; died in Dec 1672.



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