Rebecca Locke

1735 -

• Name	Rebecca Locke
  Gender	Female
  Born	13 May 1735  [1]
  LockeID	W183
  Person ID	I31633	Locke Family Tree | Public
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	James Locke,   b. 17 Jun 1703, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1 Sep 1782, Ashby, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Burnap,   b. 1 May 1708, Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1785, New Ipswich, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1727	Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F11124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ephraim Adams
  Married	18 Nov 1761  [1]
  Children	1. Private -- please log in to traverse further
  Last Modified	9 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F11909	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  REBECCA LOCKE, m. Deacon EPHRAIM ADAMS, of New Ipswich, N. H., Nov. 18, 1761; being his 2d wife. Dea. Adams was the son of Thomas Adams, of Ipswich, (Mass.) and was one of the first settlers in New Ipswich, as was also his brother, Dea. Benjamin. For many years they were owners in common of a large farm, which they managed together, living in the most remarkable harmony. He was chosen Deacon 1762, " Dea. Adams was noted for his strong original sense and quaint humor. He took a leading part in the strong measures which preceded the Revolution ; and when the war broke out did his full duty, both in the council and the field. Probably no man in the town did so much to procure soldiers and other means of the war. During his long residence here, he was oftener than almost any man, elected to the various town offices. He represented the town in the Provincial Congress, and was four years a Representative in the State Legislature, from .1782 to 1785, and was a soldier of the Revolution, and was present at the battle of White Plains. He was descended from William Adams, who was at Cambridge in 1635, but removed to Ipswich, (Mass.) before 1642. Deacon Adams d. Mh. 26, 1799, a. 72."(a) His wf. Rebecca was a strong-minded woman, and well performed her duties as a wife and mother. She d. 1822, a. 87. [His first wife was Lydia. Kinsman, prob. of Ipswich, who d. Nov. 3, 1760, a. 32 ; by ■whom he had, 1. Ephraim, b. Dec. 15, 1749, who m. 1. Lydia ; 2. Elizabeth Stearns; 2. Thomas, b. Sep. 12, 1751, m. Molly Farnsworth, Dec. 18, 1777 ; 3. Stephen, b. Nov. 6, 1753 ; 4. Daniel, b. Aug. 24, 1755, m. Sarah Clark, (598) ; 5. Lydia, b. July 16, 1757.]

  
  

• Sources

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