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About Rachel Beard
Rachel Robins
- BIRTH Nov 1631, London, City of London, Greater London, England
- DEATH 10 Aug 1681 (aged 49), Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
- BURIAL All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
- MEMORIAL ID 105819415
Biography
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Robins-20
Robins-20 created 24 Apr 2010 | Last modified 30 Jul 2023
Questions on Birth Date
Rachel Robins is described as being baptised on 20 November 1631 St. Mary Magdalen Milk Street, London,[1] to parents Edward Robins and Jane Cornish. Problematically the same couple baptised another daughter called Rachel on 3 October 1638.[2] Parents often did this but only when the older child had passed away. Edward Robins and Jane Cornish had two surviving children at Edward's decease in about 1641, Elizabeth and Rachel. George Puddington became their stepfather, and he mentioned "my son Richard Beard's children" in his will.
The sources seem to conflict, because a Rachel Robins born in 1638 would be too young to have married Richard Beard in or before 1649, as is cited to be the case.
Another issue is that when George Puddington transported his wife and family to Virginia in the late 1640s, the list included his step-daughter Elizabeth Robins, but not Rachel Robins (see below).
"for Transporting himself and Seven person into this Province the last Year Viz: Jane Puddington, Elizabeth Robins, Mary Puddington, Comfort Puddington, Thomas Hipsley, John Burrage and Margaret Joye". 17 March [1649?, perhaps earlier].[3]
Perhaps the Rachel born in 1631 did survive and was already in Virginia, but it is still unheard of that parents would give two living children the same name. This casts some doubt on Rachel's parentage.
Further Note
The Anna Arundel County Genealogical Society has Rachel Robins born in Virginia.
Marriage
Rachel married Richard Beard III (1626-1675) in 1649. They moved to Anne Arundel County, MD in 1650.
There is recorded among the deeds of Northampton County, Virginia the marriages of both Richard Beard and William Burgess of Providence in the Province of Maryland on 25 Aug 1657 in a land deed approved by their wives, Rachell and Elizabeth, the daughters & heirs of Edward Robins, Merchant of Northampton (alias Accawmacke). [4] It is uncertain whether this deed has been quoted verbatim or adds information gleaned from other research (in italics), so the original deed would need to be seen.
Children
- Rachel (Beard) Freeborne (abt.1646-aft.1732)
- Richard Beard Jr (1648-1703)
- John Beard (abt.1650-)
- Ruth (Beard) Gaither (1655-1707)
- Rebecketh (Beard) Nicklisson (1657-1685)
Death
Rachel died on 10 Aug 1681 in Anne Arundel County, Maryland. She was 49 years old. She is buried in All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. [5]
Research Notes
Removed because research into father suggests that only he travelled to America that year: "Rachel and her family were transported to Virginia, Aug. 21, 1635, on the ship Thomas by Mr. Henry Taverner. They were in Accomack County, Virginia by May 1, 1637. She was orphaned by 1646 when Elizabeth and Rachel Robins were granted 350 acres in Northampton County for the transportation of seven persons."
Older notes
Rachel Clark (born Robins) was the daughter of EDwardus Robens (1602-1641) and Jane Robens (born Skinner) (1603-1674). She married Neal Clark (1620-1678) in 1637 Her children were: 1) Neil Clark (1640-1678); 2) Samuel Clark (1642-); 3) Richard Clark (1644-). She had 12 siblings
Rachel Robins was born at Northamptonshire, England.1 She is the daughter of Colonel Edward Robins and Jane Cornish.1 She married Richard Beard before 1650, thereafter known as Beard. Colonel Edward Robins (M, #183983, d. 4 June 1646) was the son of Richard Robins and Dorothy Goodman. He married Jane Cornish, daughter of Richard Cornish and Grace Gooding, on 16 April 1630 at Northampton, Northamptonshire, England.1 He died on 4 June 1646 at Northampton, Virginia, U.S.A..[2]
Rachel married Richard Beard III (1626-1675) in 1649, probably in England or Virginia. They moved to Anne Arundel County, MD in 1650. He was the son of Richard Beard II (1604-1661) and Ann Walker Beard (1608-1662).
Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Richard Beard: Name: Richard Beard - Year: 1650 - Place: Maryland - Family Members: Wife Beard, Rachell - Source Publication Code: 2524.55 - Primary Immigrant: Beard, Richard - Annotation: Date and port of arrival. Extracted from Maryland Land Office records of patents and warrants. Reference to original record or transcript and microfilm number are also provided. Other historical and genealogical information may also be provided. The first - Source Bibliography: GIBB, CARSON. A Supplement to The Early Settlers of Maryland. Annapolis, MD: Maryland State Archives, 1997. 248p. - Page: 21;
Richard III and Rachel Robins Beard were the parents of the following known children: Ruth, Richard, John, Rachel and Rebecca.
This family is mentioned in many books as the founding family of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA. One book is called "British Roots of Maryland Families" page 380; "Ancestral Records and Portraits, Vol. I" page 247; "The Bard family : a history and genealogy of the Bards" page 49; "The founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Maryland" (many various pages).
William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951), Newspaper magnate, 8th Great Grandson of Rachel Beard (through her daughter, Rachel and granddaughter, Elizabeth).
Parents
Col. Edward Robins 1602–6/4/1646
Jane Cornish Robins (1612-1674)
Spouse
Richard Beard 1626–1681
Siblings
Elizabeth Bennett Robbins Burgess 1623–1657
Children
Rachel Beard Freeborne 1650–1724 [1]
Ruth Beard +1 d. 1719 [2]
References
- London, England, Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 about Rachell Robins: Name: Rachell Robins - Baptism Date: 20 Nov 1631 - Parish: St Mary Magdalen, Milk Street - County: London - Borough: City of London - Parent(s): Edward Robins, Jane Robins - Record Type: Christening - Register Type: Parish Register.
- https://www.espl-genealogy.org/getperson.php?personID=I62422&tree=1
- [1] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105819415/rachel-beard
- [2] http://peeragenews.blogspot.co.nz/. Hereinafter cited as Peerage News Online
- [3] http://www.thepeerage.com/p18399.htm#i183983
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Robins-20 cites
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JMGY-WTL : 4 February 2023), Rachell Robins, 1638.
- Maryland Land Patents ABH, p. 40 [image 24 of 235].
- Northampton Co., VA deeds and wills 7 page 67.
- memorial page for Rachel Robins Beard Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105819415/rachel-beard : accessed 25 September 2021), memorial page for Rachel Robins Beard (Nov 1631–10 Aug 1681), Find a Grave Memorial ID 105819415, citing All Hallows Church Cemetery, Birdsville, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Stella (contributor 47848948) .
- "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP14-Y8F : 18 September 2020), Rachell Robins, 1631.
- "Northampton Co., VA deeds and wills 7", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89PX-6ZGP : 25 September 2021), page 67.
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Rachel Beard's Timeline
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November 20, 1631
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St. Mary Magdalen, Milk Street, London, England
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November 1631
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Cheriton, Northamptonshire, England
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1648
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South River Hundred, Anne Arundel County, Maryland
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1650
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South River Hundred, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, Colonial America
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1657
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South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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August 10, 1681
Age 49
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St. Anne's Parish, Anne Arundel County, Province or Maryland, British Colonial America
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South River Hundred, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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