Rebecca Bly Blyth Bligh

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Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Gault was born about 1641, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, William Gault, was 34 and her mother, Mary Gould, was 26. She married John Bly on 11 November 1663, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died in 1709, in her hometown, at the age of 69.

Spouse

John Bly
Male
1635–1709

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Male

Rebecca Gault
Female
1641–1709

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Female

Marriage
11 November 1663
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Children (9)

Jonathan Bly Sr
Male
1664–1748

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Male

Benjamin Bly
Male
1666–Deceased

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Male

Mary Bly
Female
1668–Deceased

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Female

Rebecca Bly
Female
1670–1719

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Female

Edmond Bly
Male
1672–Deceased

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Male

Hanna Bly
Female
1674–Deceased

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Female

William Blye
Male
1676–1727

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Male

Samuel Bly
Male
1678–Deceased

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Male

Deborah Bligh
Female
1679–1747

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Female

Parents

William Gault
Male
1608–1660

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Male

Mary Gould
Female
1616–1675

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Female

Siblings (4)

Rebecca Gault
Female
1641–1709

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Female

Mehitable Golt
Female
1643–Deceased

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Female

Deborah Golt
Female
1645–Deceased

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Female

Sarah Golt
Female
1647–Deceased

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Female

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Rebecca (Gault) Bly (1641 - aft. 1713)

Rebecca Bly formerly Gault aka Golt, Bligh
Born 1641 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Baymap
Daughter of William Gault [uncertain] and Mary (Unknown) Robbins
Sister of Deborah Gault
Wife of John (Bligh) Bly — married 11 Nov 1663 in Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Deborah (Bligh) Scollay
Died after 1713 after age 72 [location unknown]
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Contents

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1 Biography
2 Children
3 Source notes
4 Sources
Biography

Rebecca Gault/Golt, daughter of William and Mary Gault was born about 1641, probably at Salem, MA. The baptisms of her sisters are recorded in 1648, however, Rebecca's birth/baptism is not.[1]

Rebecca Gault married John Bligh/Bly on November 11, 1663 at Salem, MA. (p. 309/10)[2] John Bly was of Salem as early as 1653, aged fourteen years. He was a brickmaker by trade. [3]

The administration of the estate June 26, 1660, of William Golt, of Salem, MA who died intestate, was granted to his widow, Mary. [Salem Quarterly Court Records: Vol 4; leaf 39]. In the estate are mentioned their daughters, Rebecca aged 19 years, Deborah aged about 15 years and Sara aged about 13. [Essex Co. Quarterly Court Files: Vol. 5: leaf 112] (Vol. 1: p. 315)[1]

In the settlements of will of Richard Bishop who died at Salem Dec. 13, 1674, John Bligh calls him 'father Bishop'. Richard Bishop had married as his second wife, in July 1660, Mary Gault, widow of William Gault. William Gault died on April 1, 1659 at Salem. This establishes Rebecca as the daughter of William and Mary (___) Gault. [2]

In depositions of Mary Gault Bishop she was born about 1610/11. After Bishop's death, Mary married thirdly Thomas Robins about 1675.[2]

Rebecca's father William was aged 29 and of Yarmouth, Norfolkshire, England when passing the exam to come to New England in 1637. [4] He came, unmarried on the ship Mary Ann embarking on May 11. 1637. [3]

Rebecca was still living in 1713. [3]

Children

___, born Jan. 1, 1663/4. [3]

John born Jan. 27, 1665.[5] [3]

Benjamin born 8: 8m: 1666. (Oct. 8, 1666).[5] [3]

Mary born May 25, 1668.[5] [3]

Rebecka born July 20, 1670 [5]; married James Gillingham. [3]

Edmond born 14: 7m: 1672. (Sept. 14, 1672) [5][3]

Hanna born 8: 8m: 1674. (Oct. 8, 1674) [5][3]

William born 17: 7m: 1676. (Sept. 17, 1676) [3]

Source notes

Salem Marriages

GOLT, Rebecka, and John Bly, 11: 9m: 1663. CTR (p. 426)
Bly, Rebecca, and James Gillingham, May 22, 1692. (p. 117)
Salem Births

Children: BLY (Blyth)

John, s. John and Rebecka (Golt), Jan. 27, 166–. CTR (p. 97)
Benjamin, s. John and Rebecka, 8: 8m: 1666. CTR (p. 97)
Mary, d. John and Rebecka, May 25, 1668. CTR (p. 97)
Rebecka, d. John and Rebecka, July 20, 1670. CTR (p. 97)
Edmond, s. John and Rebecka, 14: 7m: 1672. CTR (p. 97)
Hanna, d. John and Rebecka, 8: 8m: 1674. CTR (p. 97)
William, s. John and Rebecka, 17: 7m: 1676. CTR (p. 97)[5]

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 Essex County, MA: Early Probate Records, 1635-1681
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999.
↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 The History of Salem Massachusetts 1638-1670, by Sidney Perley, Higginson Book Company, 1926
↑ The Pioneers of Massachusetts: A Descriptive List, Drawn from Records of the Colonies, Towns, and Churches, and Other Contemporaneous Documents, by Charles Henry Pope, Heritage Books, Jun 1, 2010
↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, MA, 1924