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About Rebecca Atkinson Heywood
Another source said her father and mother were John Haward and Rebecca, his wife.
After her death, John Heywood married for his second wife, Sarah Simonds, on November 30, 1665.
Date of birth might be 1639.
Place of birth has also been (erroneously?) reported to be Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Date of death has also been (erroneously?) reported to be:
- circa March 4, 1670
- March 21, 1670
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Atkinson-95
Rebecca Heywood formerly Atkinson
Born 1638 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]
Daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Susanna (Unknown) Atkinson
Sister of John Atkinson [half], Susanna (Atkinson) Brooks and Hannah (Atkinson) Brooks
Wife of John Heywood — married 17 Aug 1656 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mother of Rebecca Heywood, Rebecca (Heywood) Symonds, John Heywood and Benone Heywood
Died 5 Aug 1665 in Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Profile last modified 10 Dec 2019 | Created 30 Dec 2010
Biography
Rebecca Atkinson, daughter of Thomas, was likely born in Massachusetts about 1638. The births of her two sisters, Susannah and Hannah are recorded at Concord, Massachusetts in 1641 and 1643. [1]
She married John Heywood at Concord on August 17, 1656. [1]
1646: 9: 16: Inventory of Thomas Atkinson, late of Concord, RE: Allen's bill of costs. Find for Pltf: john Allen v. John Hawerd or Howerd. [2] 1659: Oct. 4: John Heywood, husband of Rebecca - daughter of Thomas Adkinson, deceased, and Susannah and Hannah Adkinson, granted administration William Alline dec'd, who married their mother. [2] [3] Rebecca died at Concord on August 5, 1665, shortly after the birth of her son Benoni. [1]
After her death, John Heywood married for his second wife, Sarah Simonds, on November 30, 1665.
John Heywood Sr. died intestate at Concord, Massachusetts on January 17, 1700/1.
His sons John Jr. and James Heywood were allowed to administer his estate. In the settlement, among those named as receiving legacies were:
Rebecca Simonds Jacob Kendall. [4] Children
Rebecca Heywood, born on September 9, 1657 at Concord; died there on September 27, 1657. [1] Rebecca Heywood born on May 13, 1660 at Concord [1]; married Benjamin Simonds in 1677/8, who was born at Woburn, Massachusetts on March 18, 1654, son of William and Judith (Phippen) Simonds (his eldest sister, married Rebecca's father as his second wife), Rebecca died before September 26, 1713, when Benjamin remarried. [5] John (Deac.) Heywood, born at Concord on April 5, 1662; died at Concord between Nov. 30, 1717 and Feb. 20, 1717/18 [1]; married Sarah Blodgett at Woburn on January 7, 1687. [6] Persis Hayward, born on April 24, 1664 at Concord [1]; died on October 19, 1694 at Woburn, Massachusetts; married Jacob Kendall at Woburn on January 2, 1683. [6] Source notes
Concord Marriages
Haward, John, and Rebake Atkinson, Aug. 17, 1656. (p. 8) Concord Births
Haward, Rebake, d. John and Rebake, Sept. 9, 1657. (p. 8) Heywood, Rebake, d. John and Rebake, May 13, 1660. (p. 9) Heyood, John, s. John and Rebake, Apr. 5, 1662. (p. 10) Heywood, Pirses, d. John and Rebacke, Apr. 24, 1664. (p. 11) Heyood, Benone, s. John and Rebacke, July 31, 1665. (p. 8) Concord Deaths
Haward, Rebake, d. John and Rebake, Sept. 27, 1657. (p. 8) Heyood, Benone, s. John, Aug. 12, 1665. (p. 12) Heyood, Rebaca, w. John, Aug. 5, 1665. (p. 12) Heywood, Jno, Dea., bet. Nov. 30, 1717 and Feb. 20, 1717-18. (p. 29) [1] Woburn, Marriages
Kendall, Jacob and Persis Hayward, Jan. 2, 1683. (p. 151) Sarah Blodgett of Woburn and John Hayward on Concord, Jan. 7, 1687. (p. 27) Woburn Deaths
Kendall, Persis, w. Jacob, Oct. 19, 1694. (p. 104) [6]Johnson, Edward. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1640-1873. Alphabetically and Chronologically Arranged. Winship, Daniels & Co., Printers, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891</ref> Sources
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Tolman, George compiler. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850, Printed by the Town, T. Todd Printer, Beacon Press, Boston, Massachusetts, 1891 p. 1 ↑ 2.0 2.1 Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Files, 1649–1675. Vol. 2 p. 31 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Unpublished abstracts by Thomas Bellows Wyman, "Abstract of Middlesex court files from 1649," n.d.) ↑ Case 361: p. 1-3: 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.) ↑ Case 10961: p. 1-7 : 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.) ↑ Smith, Rebecca Stokes. Rebecca Heywood, First Wife of Benjamin Simonds [2] of Woburn in: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Vol. 148. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1994 p. 239. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Tolman, George. Concord, Massachusetts Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1635-1850 (Beacon Press, Boston, Mass., 1895) Page 8 Research Notes
Family Tree with Alternate Mother from Merge
The other purported mother that got disconnected in the merge was Susan Elizabeth Rogers. Sourced to Ancestry Family Trees: http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=16692088&pid...
Records for John Heywood
John Heywood may have been born about 1635, as noted below:
1669: Oct. 5: A John Heywood, age about 35 years, gave testimony in the case of Philip Read, Phys. v. Edmund Wigby. [Source: Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Files, 1649–1675. Vol. 2 p. 92. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Unpublished abstracts by Thomas Bellows Wyman, "Abstract of Middlesex court files from 1649," n.d.)] 1671: 8: 3: Timothy Wheeler, aged about 68 and John Heywood, aged about 38, gave testimony concerning John Sarans, his brother Peleg, and Simon Davis. [Source: Middlesex County, MA: Abstracts of Court Files, 1649–1675. Vol. 2, p. 132. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2003), (Unpublished abstracts by Thomas Bellows Wyman, "Abstract of Middlesex court files from 1649," n.d.) ]
from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/84291626/rebecca-heywood
"Rebecca Atkinson Heywood BIRTH: 1637 DEATH: 5 Aug 1665 (aged 27–28) Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA BURIAL: Unknown MEMORIAL ID: 84291626 ·
Born circa 1637. She was the daughter of Thomas Atkinson and Susanna (Unknown). Rebecca Atkinson died on 5 August 1665 at Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. She married John Heywood on 17 August 1656 at Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Family Members: Parents: Thomas Atkinson 1606–1646.
Spouse: John Heywood 1612–1701.
Siblings: John Atchinson 1636–1677, Hannah Atkinson Brooks 1639–1709, Susanna Atkinson Brooks 1641–1669.
Children: Rebecca Heywood Simonds 1660–1713, John Heywood 1662–1717."
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Rebecca Atkinson Heywood's Timeline
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1638
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Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1657 |
September 9, 1657
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Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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May 13, 1660
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Concord, Middlessex, Massachusetts
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April 5, 1662
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Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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July 31, 1665
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Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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August 5, 1665
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