Born 16 Dec 1704 in New London, New London, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Arnold — married about 1733 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

Wife of Ebenezer Simons — married 7 Mar 1734 in New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Nov 1746 at age 41 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut

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Biography

Birth

Rebecca Chapman was born on 16 December 1704 in New London, New London, Connecticut to Samuel Chapman (1665-1756) and Bethia Tubbs (1671-1724).

Marriage

She married Joseph Arnold (bef.1706-1777) c. 1733 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. ^[1]

Children of the Arnold-Chapman Marriage

1. Sarah Arnold was born c. 1736 and was baptized on 9 May 1736 in East Haddam, Connecticut. She married 1) Josiah Barnes and 2) Samuel Emmons. She died in 1863.
2. Joseph Arnold, Jr. was born in 1740/41 and was baptized in 1741. He married 1) Lucy Barnes (1740-1794) on 13 May 1761in East Haddam, Connecticut and 2) Mercy Unknown (1749-1803) after February 1794. Joseph died on 5 March 1809 in Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
3. Reuben Arnold was born c. 1744 and was baptized on 17 June 1744 in East Haddam, Connecticut. He married Hannah Skinner on 13 December 1764 in Colchester, New London, Connecticut. She was of Colchester, Connecticut. Reuben died after 1782 when a record was found of his residence in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.
4. Samuel Arnold was born c. 1745 and was baptized on 27 June 1745 in East Haddam, Connecticut. He married Dorcas Hubbard (1756-1824) on 21 May 1778. Samuel died on 8 October 1797 at Somers, Connecticut, United States of cancer.

Residence

The family must have relocated to Millington, Connecticut by 1748 and after Rebecca's death.

Death and Burial

Rebecca died on 26 November 1746 in East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut at the age of 41. She was buried in the Thirty Mile Island Plantation Burial Yard, Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut. A headstone is available. Find A Grave: Memorial #62307365 Her name is spelled Rebeccah on her headstone.

Replacement text/sources:

Rebecca Chapman was born 16 December 1704 in New London, Connecticut.^[2]

She married, 7 March 1733/34 in New London, Connecticut, Ebenezer Simons.^[2]:

1. Ruhama, b. 22 July 1736.
2. Ebenezer , b. 17 March 1744/45.

Date of death unknown. Ebenezer died some time after 13 September 1756, when he is mentioned in the diary of Joshua Hempstead.

Sources

• White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection (Pre-1870) of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. See the New London Records, Vol. 29, (Author/editor for this volume is Nancy E. Schott.) page 73, under section for "CHAPMAN (Con't)", "Rebeckah, d. Samuell & Bathia, b Dec 16, 1704".
• Hook, James William, compiler. "Lieut. Samuel Smith: His Children and One Line of Descendants and Related Families." New Haven, CT: James W. Hook, 1953. Pages 294-296. The children of his marriage are mentioned in his will and are listed on pages 295-296. Find entire book online here
• The Charles R. Hale Collection. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions. Hartford, Connecticut: Connecticut State Library. See Connecticut headstone inscriptions vol. 19, page 708-2 (21) Haddam (Old) Cemetery, "Arnold, Mrs. Rebeckah, died Nov 26, 1746, age 44 years".
• Find A Grave Index.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Haddam did not become a separate town from East Haddam until 1734.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Barbour collection". Catalog: Barbour collection Vital records Naugatuck - Newtown
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