Rebecca Graves

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Personal and Family Information

Rebecca was born in 1628 in Stephney, Middlesex, England, the daughter of Rear Admiral Thomas Graves and Katherine Gray.

She died on 8 OCT 1664 in Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.

Her husband was Captain Samuel Adams, who she married in 9 OCT 1652 in Boston, (Present Suffolk County), Massachusetts Bay Colony. Their seven known children were Thomas (1652-1684), Rebecca (1657-1727), John (1657-1657), Katherine (1657-?), Susanna (1660-1741), Nathaniel (1661-1664) and Benjamin (-?).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Rebecca Graves
(1628-1664)

 

Rear Admiral Thomas Graves
(1605-1653)

 

John Henry Graves SR
(-?)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Sarah Malter
(c1575-1643)

 

William Malter
(-?)

 
   

Elizabeth Hawkins
(1557-1632)

 
   

Katherine Gray
(-?)

 

Thomas Gray
(-?)

   
 
 
     
 
 
   

Katharine Coytmore
(<1605-?)

   
 
 
     
 
 

Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth1628
Place: Stephney, Middlesex, England
Death8 OCT 1664
Place: Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Notes

Note 1

Rebecca was cousin of Samuel’s first wife, Mary Egglesfield