Born in Woodbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony
Ancestors 
Daughter of Moses Johnson Jr.
and Prudence (Jenner) Johnson
Sister of
John Johnson Sr., Asa Johnson, Mary Johnson, Sarah (Johnson) Hickock, Prudence Johnson and Moses Johnson
Wife of
Samuel Wheeler
— married
21 Dec 1732 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Justus Wheeler Sr., Mabel (Wheeler) Pierce, Ann (Wheeler) Allen, Ruth (Wheeler) St. John, Seth Wheeler, Johnson Wheeler and Patience (Wheeler) Sperry
Died
at age 88
in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
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| Created 15 Jul 2012
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Biography
Rebekah Johnson was born on 26 Jun 1716 in Woodbury, Connecticut to parents Moses Johnson and Prudence Jenner. She married Samuel Wheeler on 21 Dec 1732 in Woodbury, Fairfield, Connecticut. Children: Justus, Mabel, Patience, Ann, Ruth, Seth, Johnson, Agur, Patience. She died at age 75 on 8 Jul 1804 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.
Sources
- US Federal Census 1790 Image, Fairfield, Connecticut. Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 25; Image: 408; Family History Library Film: 0568141; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
- Wheeler, Albert Gallatin The Genealogical and Encyclopedic History of the Wheeler Family in America (American College of Genealogy, Boston, Massachusetts, 1914) Page 222
- Find A Grave: Memorial #21433454
See also:
- Connecticut Town Marriage Records pre 1870
- Connecticut Town Birth Records pre 1870
- American Genealogical Biographical Index
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rebecca 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 Rebecca:
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~0.78%
Mary (Spradley) Morken
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A750686 [compare], Ancestry member morken_mary
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~0.39%
Stu Elston :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch JJ4601391 [compare], Ancestry member selston4611
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