Rebecca Ann Francis

Rebecca Ann Martin

• Birth: circa 1809 Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts
• Death: 1854 Dukes, Massachusetts

Nancy Michael’s daughter Rebecca Ann led a troubled life, marked by public drunkenness and misdemeanors. When Rebecca gave birth to William in 1827 in Edgartown, therefore, it fell mostly to Nancy to raise him. Neither woman lived to see William become Captain Martin, and though it’s amusing to wonder whether his grandmother’s supernatural powers contributed from beyond the grave to his success, the truth is he rose entirely by dint of his own talent and hard work.

Source: http://mvmagazine.com/news/2014/05/01/not-your-average-ahab