Rebecca French

Rebecca French was born in 1709 at Burlington, Burlington County, New Jersey to Richard and Mary King French. She married Benjamin Shreve April 23, 1729 at Upper Springfield, Burlington County, New Jersey and their children were: Keziah, Richard, Caleb, William, Israel, Sarah, Benjamin (15005200) and Samuel. After the death of her husband Benjamin in 1751, it's possible she married George Eyers. At a Chesterfield meeting of Friends held May 2, 1754, there is a record stating, "This meeting being informed that Rebeca Shrieve late wife of Benjamin Shrieve deceased one of the members of this meeting had marryed George Eyers contrary to our rules of discipline, having been precautioned against it severall times: therefore this meeting Disowns her being a member in initie untell she shall make a sutable acknowledgment & condemn her transgreshion to friends satisfaction."

Bio by John E. Sherman

https://www-personal.umich.edu/~bobwolfe/gen/person/g3845.htm

birth date range: 1697 to February 23, 1729

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@R-1244464311@ U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, 1681-1935 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2189::0 Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Men's Minutes, 1684-1738; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR-PH-110 1,2189::6251407

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@R-1244464311@ Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,60541::0 1,60541::5303403

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@R-1244464311@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=84194330&pid...

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FamilySearch: Family Tree Rebecca French Birth  1709 • Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States Death  March 1751 • Springfield, Burlington, New Jersey, British Colonial America Parents  Mary King • Richard French Spouse  Benjamin Shreve Children  Benjamin Shreve Jr • Caleb Shreve Sr. • Col. Israel Shreve • Keziah Shreve • Richard Shreve • Samuel Shreve • Samuel Shreve • Sarah Shreve • William Shreve

Lead confidence: 5 https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/LZ5F-ZZ5

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SOURCE: Ancestral File (TM) - ver 4.19 14 Jul 1999

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!BIRTH, DEATH,CHILDREN,MARRIAGE: Descendants of Thomas French in America; pgs 222-223; FHL Film #1033962

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NOTE: Name Rebecca French came from ancestry.com's Ancestry World Tree Viewer under the pedigree of Joseph Archer, Jr., as of 26 Jul 2000. CONFLICT: Refer to notes under spouse, Joseph Archer, indicating that Benjamin Shreve and Rebecca French were probably not the parents of this Sarah Shreve.

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Ancestral File Number: KJT4-10 Ancestral File Number:(AFN) KJT4-10