Rebeckah Williams b. Abt 1771 Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA d. 29 Oct 1864 Covington, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA: Discovering My Ancestors

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Name	Rebeckah Williams
		Some of the Descendants of Philip Sherman, the First Secretary of Rhode Island This excerpt covers the family and some descendants of Nathan Sherman (1765-1846) and Rebecca Williams (1771-1864). The full book can be found on Internet Archive
Birth	Abt 1771	Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2, 3, 4]
	Who are Rebeckah's parents? The source "Some of the Descendants of Philip Sherman" states she is the daughter of Abigail Williams. Father's name is not mentioned. There are trees that have her father's name as Lemuel. Where the heck does that even come from? No sources were given nor have any been found so it's all speculation. Many trees have her parents as Abigail Briggs (1742-1815) and Lemuel Williams (1742-1833). The problem is Abigail did not marry Lemuel until 4 years after Rebeckah was born, a date we only think is abt 1771. If we change that to say 1776 so she is shown as born after the marriage, it would make her too young to have married Nathan Sherman in 1787. Now, Lemuel was married prior to Abigail to Molly Jones in 1769. Possible that Rebeckah was their child. Other trees have her parents as Rebecca Otis and a different Lemuel Williams. There WAS a Rebecca born of this marriage born 5 Apr 1778 BUT that date would make her too young to have married Nathan Sherman in 1787. So this would not be Rebeckah's parents. In the end, though, we know nothing of her parents, and definitely not her father's name.
Death	29 Oct 1864	Covington, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA [1, 5]
	Place of death is based on the last place she lived (1860 US Census)
Burial	Fries Cemetery [1]
	FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101491819/rebecca-sherman
		Headstone - Williams, Rebecca Inscription: Rebeca wife of Nathan Sherman d. Oct 29, 1864 in her 94 year
Person ID	I1458	Discovering My Ancestors
Last Modified	26 Feb 2023

Spouse Nathan Sherman
b. 8 Dec 1765, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
d. 23 Oct 1846, Springfield, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)

Marriage 19 Apr 1788 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA [6, 7, 8]

Connected members only

Age at Marriage She was ~ 17 years old - He was 22 years old. (Were Married 58 years).

Children 7 children

+	1. Sarah "Sally" Sherman b. 28 Dec 1787, Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA d. 23 Jan 1868, Armenia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 80 years)
	2. Rebecca Sherman b. 20 Aug 1793, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA d. 1 May 1871, Covington, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
	3. Anna Sherman b. 27 Jun 1796, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA d. 9 Aug 1875, Shelburne Falls, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 79 years)
	4. Nathan Sherman, Jr. b. Abt 1799, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 Sep 1817, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA (Age 18 years)
+	5. Seth Sherman b. Abt 1802, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA d. 31 Jul 1886, Alamo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA (Age 84 years)
	6. Experience Sherman b. Jun 1807, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 Apr 1886, Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 78 years)
	7. Betsey Sherman b. 14 May 1808, Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Dec 1893, Covington, Tioga, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)

Last Modified 11 May 2017

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Census Records » Slide Show		1810 US Census (Colrain, Hampshire, Massachusetts) People on this record: Nathan Sherman (1765-1846), his wife Rebeckah Williams (1771-1864 not named), and a J. Sherman (age 45 and over). This would NOT be the John Sherman who married Nathan's daughter Sarah "Sally" Sherman, nor Nathan's brother Job as he stayed in Plymouth.
		1820 US Census (Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts) Person on this record: Nathan Sherman (1765-1846), wife Rebeckah Williams (1771-1864 not named) and children.
		1830 US Census (Colrain, Franklin, Massachusetts) People on this record: Nathan Sherman (1765-1846), his wife Rebeckah Williams (1771-1864) and 1 son and two daughters.
		1840 US Census (Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania) People on this record: Danforth Whiting (1795-1870), wife Rebecca Sherman (1793-1871 not named), plus one male between 60 and 69 and one female between 50 and 59 living in the Whiting household. Those two might be her parents as I can't find them in a 1840 census.
		1850 US Census (Columbia, Bradford, Pennsylvania) People on this record: Danforth Whiting (1795-1870), wife Rebecca Sherman (1793-1871), a 15 year old Betsy Whiting, and Rebecca's mother, Rebeckah Williams (1771-1864)
		1860 US Census (Covington, Tioga, Pennsylvania) People on this record: Danforth Whiting (1795-1870) with his wife Rebecca Sherman (1793-1871), her sisters Experience (1807-1886) and Betsey (1808-1893) and their mother, Rebeckah Williams (1771-1864)