Reana Frost

William Andrew, mariner of Cambridge, 2nd married the widow Reana James of Watertown. Their marriage contract was dated 11 Aug. 1640.

Reana had married first to Edmund James before 1640, second to William Andrews (- 1652) c 11 August 1640, and third to Robert Daniel (-1655) 2 May 1654, and then married fourth (after 1669) to "Elder" Edmund Frost (d 1672).

The inventory of the widow Reana Frost's estate was taken January 3, 1675.

Biography

Some online family trees, without source, claim she was the daughter of Giles James and Agnes Gayyard. This is not recognized in Anderson's Great Migration work.

Her maiden name and identity of her parents are not known. There is no documentation that she was the daughter of Giles James and Agnes Gayyard.

The date of her marriage to her first husband, Edmund James, is unknown. She contracted to marry William Andrews in 1640; she m3 Robert Daniel, then last by 1669 to Edmund Frost as his third wife.[1]

She died before 3 November 1675 when an inventory of her state was made. The Middlesex County Probate Files for Reana Frost contain a note stating that an inventory record was in p. 292 Vol 4, dated 1676 - 4 -2[2] It is unclear weather this indicated June 2 or April 4, or if this is the date of the record or the inventory itself.

There is no evidence, per Robert Charles Anderson,[3] that she had any children by any of her husbands.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Unknown-209216.

Reana (Unknown) Frost (1614 - bef. 1675)

Reana Frost formerly [surname unknown] aka James, Andrews, Daniels

Born 1614 in England

Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Wife of Edmund James — married before 1640 [location unknown]

Wife of William Andrews — married 11 Aug 1640 (to 1652) [location unknown]

Wife of Robert Daniel — married 2 May 1654 (to 6 Jul 1655) [location unknown]

Wife of Edmund Frost — married before 5 Dec 1665 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

[children unknown]

Died before 3 Nov 1675 in Massachusetts

Unknown-209216 created 31 Aug 2013 | Last modified 15 Jul 2019

Reana (Unknown) Frost migrated to New England during the Puritan Great Migration (1620-1640).

Sources

↑ Paige, Lucius Robinson. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877: With a Genealogical Register, Volume 2 p. 480. Boston: H. O. Houghton ↑ Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)
↑ Anderson, Robert Charles. Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633, Volumes I-III. (Boston, MA: NEHGS 1995):1072, biography of Edmund Frost.
See also:

Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island: Genealogical Records ... pg 2031 - source for "Cyrene" as her maiden name, without explanation.

From http://archive.org/stream/historichomesan02cuttgoog#page/n151/mode/...

Elder Frost appeared in Cambridge as early as 1635. The historian of that town, among many other things, says that he possessed "little besides his homestead, and his pressing wants were relieved by the Church." His descendants in Cambridge have been numerous. His will, dated April 16. 1672, named his wife Reana: sons Ephraim, Thomas, John and Joseph: and daughters Sarah and Mary; he also left legacies to Jacob French and his wife; to the children of Golden Moore, to Harvard College and to Mr. Alcock's son there. The inventory of his widow Reana was taken January 3, 1675.

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s about Reana James

Name: Reana James

Arrival Year: 1630

Arrival Place: Massachusetts

Family Members: Wife Reana***

Source Publication Code: 281

Primary Immigrant: James, Edmond

Annotation: Over 700 names given, with list of 40 heads of families on the Mary and John, which sailed with the Winthrop Fleet. See also no. 0388, Bartlett; no. 3323, Hunt; no. 4477, Kuhns; and no. 6600, Passengers of the Mary and John, 1634.

Source Bibliography: BANKS, CHARLES EDWARD. The Winthrop Fleet of 1630: an Account of the Vessels, the Voyage, the Passengers and Their English Homes, from Original Authorities. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1930. 119p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1961. Repr. 1983.

Page: 76

Of Watertown, Massachusetts.

Reana (MNU) James

Reana (MNU) James and William Andrew filed marriage intentions on 11 August 1640 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,2 On 2 May 1654 Reana, married Robert Daniels, in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.1,2,3 On 3 July 1655 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Reana James was mentioned in the will of Robert Daniels.3,4 On 12 April 1669 Reana, married Elder Edmund Frost.1,2,3

Citations

1. Paige, Lucius R. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register. 1877. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
2. Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts 1630-1877 with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index. 1930. Reprint Bowie, Maryland: Heritage Books, 1986.
3. Lawson, Stephen M. "Daniels - Morse Ancestry of Stephen Lawson. Online http://sml.simplenet.com/smlawson/daniels.htm. Printout dated 12 March 1998.
4. Anonymous. "Will of Robert Daniell", The New England Historical and Genealogical Register volume XXX (1876).

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Middlesex County, Massachusetts Probate Index, 1648-1870 about Reana Frost

Given Name: Reana

Surname: Frost

Date: 1676

Subject: Administration

Number: 8629

Reana (MNU) James Marriages:

Marriage to William Andrew, p. 18

ANDREW, William, mariner, Cambridge, frm. Mar 4, 1633-4. Godly parents brought him up till 17 years of age; was apprenticed at Ipswich, Eng. Came first to Charlestown. In his absence his wife rem. to Cambridge, which pleased him. [Rel.] Town officer. Sold house, all lands and rights in C. Sept. 25, 1637. Sold land again 2 (2) 1651. Wife Mary d. Jan. 19, 1639-40. He m. 2, (contract Aug. 11, 1640,) Reana James of Watertown.

He d. in 1652, leaving an only son Samuel, who was adm. chh. Dec. 10, 1658. The widow m. 2, Robert Daniels and 3, Edmund Frost.

Marriage to Robert Daniel, p. 129

DANIEL, Robert, husbandman, Watertown, propr.; rem. to Cambridge 1G36; frm. March

14, 1638-9. Town officer. Deposed 26 (4) 1652, ae. 60 years and upwards. [Mdx. Files.] Wife Elizabeth d. Oct. 2. 1643; he m. May 2, 1654, Reana, widow of Wm. Andrew. Oh.

Mary b. 2 (7) 1642, Thomas bur. 6 (9) 1644.

He d. July 6, 1655. Will, dated 3 July, prob. Oct. 2, 1655. Wife Reana to have the est. he rec'd with her and additional. 5 children; eldest dau. Elizabeth now wife of Thomas Fanning; sons Samuel and Joseph, daus. Sarah and Mary; cousin Anna Newcomen. [Reg. XXX, 459.] The widow m. Edmund Frost.

Marriage to Edmund Frost, Page 176

FROST, Edmund, Cambridge, frm. March 3, 1635-6; propr. 1636. Ruling elder. Wife Thomasine, "Thomas-Anne;" [Mi.] eh. John, "baptized in England," [Mi.] Thomas b. (1) 1637, Samuel b. (12) 1638, Joseph b. 13 (11) 1639, James b. 9 (2) 1643, Mary b. 24 (5) 1645, Ephraim, Thomas, Sarah. The wife Thomasine d., and he m. before 1669, Reana Daniel, widow successively of — James, Wm. Andrew and Robert Daniel. [Mdx. De. Ill, 364.]

He d. July 12, 1672. Will dated 16 April, "stricken in years;" prob. Oct. 1, folg. He beq. to wife Reana; to sons Ephraim, Thomas, John and Joseph; to his two daus. Sarah and Mary; to Jacob French and his wife, and the ch. of Golden More; to Harvard College and to Mr. Alcock's son there. The inv. of the est. of the widow was taken 3 (11) 1675.

Source: Charles Henry Pope, The Pioneers of Massachusetts, Boston: Charles H. Pope, 1900.

Death of Reana Frost

Reana Frost died sometime prior to January 3, 1675/76 since a recording of Reana Frost's estate was taken on that date. Her estate was valued at 78 pounds 10 shillings.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Apr 3 2016, 5:14:36 UTC

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This is a duplicate which the system is not allowing me to merge .

Reanna had four husbands :

Edmund James of Watertown who died around 1639 ,

Master William Andrews died about 1652 , Robert Daniels died 1655 ,

Elder Edmund Frost died 1672 .

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 20 2017, 2:14:10 UTC