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Rebecca Sparrow (Bangs)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
Death: 1671 (34-35)
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
Place of Burial: Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Edward Bangs and Rebecca Bangs
Wife of Capt. Jonathan Sparrow
Mother of Rebecca Freeman; John Sparrow; Priscilla Gray; Mary Sparrow; Lydia Higgins and 4 others
Sister of Pandora Bangs; Edward Bangs, II; Sarah Howes; Capt. Jonathan Bangs; Lydia Higgins and 5 others
Half sister of John Bangs

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About Rebecca Sparrow

↑ The Mayflower Descendant v. 5, p 23. Context indicates these are records of Eastham.

"Jonathan Sparo and Rebeca bangs maryed october 28 : 1654"

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Bangs-1

Rebecca Sparrow formerly Bangs was born 1 Oct 1636 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts to Edward Bangs and Rebecca (Unknown) Bangs. She is the sister of John Bangs, Joshua Bangs, Sarah (Bangs) Howes, Jonathan Bangs, Lydia (Bangs) Higgins, Hannah (Bangs) Doane, Bethia (Bangs) Hall, Mercy (Bangs) Merrick and Apphia (Bangs) Atwood. She married Jonathan Sparrow on 26 Oct 1654 (to 19 Oct 1667) in Eastham, Plymouth Colony. She is the mother of Rebecca (Sparrow) Freeman, John Sparrow, Pricilla (Sparrow) Gray, Mary Sparrow, Lydia (Sparrow) Higgins, Apphia Sparrow, Elizabeth (Sparrow) Freeman and Jonathan Sparrow Jr. She died 19 Oct 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony.

Profile last modified 13 Mar 2018 | Created 11 Jun 2010

According to this source, the children of Rebecca Bangs and Jonathan Sparrow were: Rebecca, John, Priscilla, Lydia, Elizabeth, and Jonathan Sparrow.

Rebecca married[1] in Eastham, Massachusetts, Oct 28, 1654, Jonathan Sparrow.

Birth

1635 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Death

19 OCT 1677 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Source

Bowman, George Ernest. "The Heirs of Captain Jonathan Sparrow as Shown by a Conveyance Dated 5 October, 1708", The Mayflower Descendant (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1912) Vol. 14, Page 2 Bowman, George Ernest, "Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records." Start v. 3, p 178. Cont. through several volumes of The Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Merrick, Barbara Lambert. Mayflower Families in Progress, William Brewster of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations (General Society of Mayflower Descendents, Plymouth, MA., Revised Third Edition, 2006) p. 28 - 30 Smith Jr., Leonard H. & Norma H. Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans: An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in The Mayflower Descendant, With an added index of persons, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007. Original publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993. Footnotes

Born 1 OCT 1636. Plymouth, Plymouth Colony. [2]

Died Y. 1671 Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony. [3] Source: Note: Age: 40-41.

Buried Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Rebecca Bangs. [4][5]

Born 1636 Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. [6]

Died 19 Oct 1677. Massachusetts, USA. [7]

File Format: jpg. Rebecca Bangs.

Marriage Husband @P130@. Wife @P161@. Marriage 26 Oct 1654. Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. [8][9] Marriage 26 Oct 1654. Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, USA. [10][11][12]

Sources

↑ The Mayflower Descendant v. 5, p 23. Context indicates these are records of Eastham. "Jonathan Sparo and Rebeca bangs maryed october 28 : 1654" ↑ Source: #S1114149822 ↑ Source: #S1114149822 ↑ Source: #S1469112021 ↑ Source: #S1469102389 ↑ Source: #S1469112021 ↑ Source: #S1469112021 ↑ Source: #S1469102389 ↑ Source: #S1469102399 Birth year: 1631; Birth state: MA ↑ Source: #S1469112021 ↑ Source: #S1469102399 Birth year: 1633; Birth city: Eastham; Birth state: MA ↑ Source: #S1469102399 Birth year: 1633; Birth city: Eastham; Birth state: MA Source: S1114149744 Geni World Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage Note: The Geni World Family Tree is found on <A href="http://www.geni.com" target="_blank">www.Geni.com</a>. Geni is owned and operated by MyHeritage. https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-6341371/rebecca-sp... Rebecca Sparrow (born Bangs)Gender: FemaleBirth: Oct 1 1636 - Plymouth, Plymouth ColonyMarriage: Spouse: Jonathan Sparrow - Oct 28 1654 - Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth ColonyDeath: 1671 - Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth ColonyBurial: Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United StatesFather: <a>Edward Bangs</a>Mother: <a>Rebecca Bangs (born Hobart)</a>Husband: <a>Jonathan Sparrow</a>Children: <a>Rebecca Freeman (born Sparrow)</a>, <a>John Sparrow</a>, <a>Priscilla Gray (born Sparrow)</a>, <a>Mary Sparrow</a>, <a>Lydia Higgins (born Sparrow)</a>, <a>Apphia Sparrow</a>, <a>Jonathan Sparrow</a>, <a>Richard Sparrow</a>, <a>Elizabeth Freeman (born Sparrow)</a>Siblings: <a>Pandora Bangs</a>, <a>Edward Bangs, Jr.</a>, <a>Sarah Howes (born Bangs)</a>, <a>Joshua Bangs</a>, <a>Bethia Hall (born Bangs)</a>, <a>Jonathan Bangs</a>, <a>Lydia Higgins (born Bangs)</a>, <a>Hannah Doane (born Bangs)</a>, <a>Mercy Merrick (born Bangs)</a>, <a>Apphia Atwood (born Bangs)</a> Source: S1114149746 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: 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=112726163&pi... Source: S1114149822 Millennium File Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Source: S1469102389 Repository: #R1451097991 The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011 Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Repository: R1451097991 Ancestry.com Source: S1469112021 Repository: #R1451097991 Millennium File Heritage Consulting Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc


wikitree: (Last modified 6 Jan 2017)

'Rebecca (Bangs) Sparrow (1636 - 1677)

Rebecca Sparrow formerly Bangs

Born 1636 in Plymouth Colony

Daughter of Edward Bangs and Rebecca (Unknown) Bangs

Sister of John Bangs [half], Joshua Bangs, Sarah (Bangs) Howes,

Jonathan Bangs, Lydia (Bangs) Higgins, Hannah (Bangs) Doane,

Bethia (Bangs) Hall, Mercy (Bangs) Merrick and Apphia (Bangs) Atwood

Wife of Jonathan Sparrow —

married 26 Oct 1654 (to 19 Oct 1667) in Eastham, Plymouth Colony

Mother of Rebecca (Sparrow) Freeman, John Sparrow, Pricilla Sparrow,

Mary Sparrow, Lydia (Sparrow) Higgins, Apphia Sparrow,

Elizabeth (Sparrow) Freeman and Jonathan Sparrow

Died 19 Oct 1677 in Eastham, Barnstable, Plymouth Colony

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Biography

According to this source, the children of Rebecca Bangs and Jonathan Sparrow were:

Rebecca, John, Priscilla, Lydia, Elizabeth, and Jonathan Sparrow.

Rebecca married[1] in Eastham, Massachusetts, Oct 28, 1654, Jonathan Sparrow.

Birth

1635 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Death

19 OCT 1677 Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Source

Bowman, George Ernest. "The Heirs of Captain Jonathan Sparrow as Shown by a Conveyance Dated 5 October, 1708", The Mayflower Descendant (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston, 1912) Vol. 14, Page 2 Bowman, George Ernest, "Eastham and Orleans, Mass., Vital Records." Start v. 3, p 178. Cont. through several volumes of The Mayflower Descendant: A Magazine of Pilgrim Genealogy and History. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, 1899- . (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010) Merrick, Barbara Lambert. Mayflower Families in Progress, William Brewster of the Mayflower and his Descendants for Four Generations (General Society of Mayflower Descendents, Plymouth, MA., Revised Third Edition, 2006) p. 28 - 30 Smith Jr., Leonard H. & Norma H. Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans: An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in The Mayflower Descendant, With an added index of persons, published online by Ancestry.com, The Generations Network, Inc., Provo, UT, 2007. Original publisher: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, Maryland, 1993. Footnotes

↑ The Mayflower Descendant v. 5, p 23. Context indicates these are records of Eastham. "Jonathan Sparo and Rebeca bangs maryed october 28 : 1654"


  • History and Genealogy of the Bangs family in America (Montrose, Mass., 1896) Dean Dudley
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  • 2. REBECCA2 BANGGS (Edward1), born at Plymouth, Mass. about 1635, m. Oct. 26, 1654, Capt. Jonathan Sparrow of Eastham, Mass. She d. before 1677, at Easham, and Capt. Sparrow m. 2nd, Hannah (Prence*) Mayo, dau. of Gov. Thomas, and widow of Nathaniel Mayo; and he m. 3rd, Sarah dau. of George Lewis and widow of James Cobb, Nov. 23, 1698. Nathaniel Mayo d. 1661.
  • Jonathan Sparrow, son of Richard, the pilgrim, was constable in 1656, .... etc.
    • * She was dead in 1699, and her sons Thomas Mayo, Nathaniel Mayo and Samuel Mayo, inherited lands from her, which she received from her father, Gov. Prence, who d. 1673. Hannah (Prence) Mayo was then wife of Capt. Jonathan Sparrow.
  • Pg.21
  • Rebecca Bangs' and Capt. Sparrow's children were:
    • 10. i. REBECCA3, b. Oct. 30, 1655, m. Dea. Thomas Freeman, son of Major John.
    • 11. ii. JOHN3, b. Nov. 2, 1656, m. Apphia Tracy, Dec. 5, 1683. She d. Dec. 15, 1739.
    • iii. PRISCILLA3, b. Feb. 13, 1658, prob. m. Mr. Gray, and had Benoni4 Gray.
    • iv. MARY3, b. march 10, 1659.
    • 12. v. JONATHAN3, b. July 6, 1665, d. March 9, 1739-40, at Orleans, Mass.
    • vi. RICHARD3, b. March 17, 1669-70.
    • vi. APPHIA3, b. Dec. 11, 1660, d. Feb. 19, 1660-1.
    • 13. vii. PATIENCE3, m. Joseph Paine of Eastham. ___________________________________
  • Genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of ..., Volume 2 edited by William Richard Cutter
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=kFoLBC2TwFYC&pg=PA1076&lpg=PA1076&...
  • Pg. 1076
  • Edward Bangs (I), born in England about 1592, came in the "Anne" to Plymouth in 1623, and in the same year had a grant of four acres of land for a garden. He was made Freeman, 1633, assessor of taxes, 1634-36, juror, 1636, grand juror, 1636-37 and afterward, and ful-fulled other offices in the Plymouth colony until 1645, when he was made freeeman at Eastham, Cape Cod. He was deputy to the colony court about 1650 and 1652, town treasurer of Eastham from 1646 to 1665, selectman in 1665 and afterwards, and was licensed as merchant in 1657. He died in Eastham in 1678. He married a daughter of Robert Hicks, whose wife and children came in the "Anne" in 1623. Her name was Lydia, and she bore him one son John. She died soon after marriage, and he married a second wife, Rebecca, and had children: Lieutenant Joshua, Rebecca, Sarah, Captain Jonathan, Lyida, Hannah, Bethia, Apphia and Mercy, twins. ___________________________
  • A history of the Cobb family (1907)
  • https://archive.org/details/historyofcobbfam0103cobb
  • https://archive.org/stream/historyofcobbfam0103cobb#page/29/mode/1up
  • Sarah, the widow of Sargeant James Cobb, Mar., Nov. 23, 1698, Jonathan Sparrow of Eastham. She died Feb. 11, 1735 in the 92nd year of her age, and was buried in the grave-yard near the East Church, Barnstable. (Otis)
    • "Jonathan Sparo and Rebeca bangs maryed October 28: 1654" (Eastham Town Rec. May. Desc. 5: 23)
  • https://archive.org/stream/historyofcobbfam0103cobb#page/30/mode/1up
    • "Jonathan Sparrow died 21 Mar. 1706-7, aged 73. (Gravestone, Eastham, May. Desc. 8: 4)
  • A modern stone in the same cemetery is erected to the memory of Richard Sparrow and his wife Pandora, Rebecca Bangs, first wife of Capt. Jonathan Sparrow and Hannah Prence, second wife of Capt, Jonathan Sparrow.
    • Capt. Jonathan Sparrow Esqr & Mrs. Sarah Cob married 23 Novr. 1698 p Maj Thacher (Barn. Town Rec.)
  • THE CHILDREN OF JAMES AND SARAH (LEWIS) COBB .... etc. _______________________________________
  • Ancient Landmarks of Plymouth: Davis
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  • http://www.archive.org/stream/ancientlandmark01davigoog#page/n395/m...
  • Pg.10
  • Bangs, Edward, came in the Ann, 1623, and prob. m. Lydia, d. of Robert Hicks, and had Rebecca, John, Sarah, m. Thomas Howes; Jonathan, 1460, m. Mary, d. of Samuel Mayo of Barnstable; Lydia, m. Benjamin Higgins; Hannah, m. John Doane; Joshua, m. Hannah, d. of John Scudder; Bethia, 1650, m. Gersham Hall; Mercy, m. Stephen Herrick, and Apphia, m. John Knowles, and Joseph Atwood. ______________________
  • Plymouth Colony, its history & people, 1620-1691 By Eugene Aubrey Stratton
  • http://books.google.com/books?id=7TH062rPP2MC&pg=PA386&lpg=PA386&dq...
  • Pg. 238
  • Bangs, Edward - Arriving at Plymouth in 1623 on the Anne, Edward Bangs was probably born ca. 1591, for he said he was age eighty-six in 1677. Dawes-Gates (2:61-68) has a section on him and cites the evidence to show that he was probably identical with the Edward Bangs who was baptized on 28 October 1591 in Panfield, Essex, England, the son of John and Jane (Chavis) Bangs. he married (1) after 1627 Lydia Hicks, daughter of Robert and Margaret Hicks (she may have been the second wife, for Dawes-Gates suggests that he may have had an earlier one, and, (2) Rebecca (?Hobart). He was one of the Purchasers, and he was on the 1632/33 freeman list. He was one of those chosen to lay out the twenty-acre lots in the 1627 division, along with William Bradford, Edward Winslow, John Howland, Francis Cooke, and Joshua Pratt (PCR 12:14). With Myles Standish and others, Edward Bangs was chosen in 1633 to divide the meadow in the bay equally (PCR 1:14). He was also on committees to assess the entire colony for public costs (PCR1:33, 38), and he served on various juries and other public service committees (PCR). He appears to be a man who was responsible and trusted. In a record where he was surety for another, he was called yeoman (PCR 1:103). In 1641 he was granted eighty acres of land at Warren's Wells, and in 1642 he was allowed to exchange some of it for land closer to his house (PCR 2:25, 48). He moved to Nauset with the Prence group, and in 1647 he was a supervisor of the highways there (PCR 2:115).
  • In 1652 he became a deputy for Eastham (PCR 3:9) and in 1657 was licensed to sell wine and strong waters at Eastham "provided it bee for the refreshment of the English and not to bee sold to the Indians" (PCR 3:123). In a deed of 22 June 1651, he was joined as grantor by his wife Rebecca (PCR 12:209). He made his will on 19 Oct. 1677, calling himself aged eighty-six years, and he named his sons: Jonathan, John, Joshua; his daughter Howe, daughter Higgens, daughter Hall, daughter Merrick, and daughter Atwood; the children of his daughter Rebecca, deceased; and his son Jonathan's oldest son Edward (Ply. Colony PR 3:2:106). In an agreement of 6 March 1677/78, Jonathan Bangs agreed that the land bequeathed to his son Edward could be used by Jonathan's brother John until Edward came of age (PR 3:2:105). Dawes-Gates 2: 67 gives his children from his marriage to Lydia Hicks as: John, who married Hannah Smalley, and from his marriage to Rebecca (Possibly Hobart), Rebecca, who married Jonathan Sparrow; Sarah, who married Thomas Howes, Jr.; Jonathan, who married (1) Mary Mayo, (2) Sarah __, and (3) Ruth (Cole) Young; Lydia who married (1) Benjamin Higgins, and (2) Nicholas Snow; Hannah, who married John Done; Joshua, who married Hannah Scudder; Bethia who married Rev. Gershom Hall; Mercy, who married Stephen Merrick; and Apphia who married (1) John Knowles, and (2) Stephen Atwood.
  • There was also a John Bangs in Plymouth in the early years, who was assigned hay ground on 20 March 1636/37 (PCR 1:56), and thus he would
  • Pg.239
  • seem to have been too old to have been a son of Edward Bangs, unless he was born to an earlier wife, and came over after his father. Of course, he could just as well have been a brother or no relation at all. There seems to be no other record of this John Bangs, and the name could even have been a spelling error for some other name, such as John Barnes. On 1 May 1660 George Watson asked the court on behalf of his son John Watson and his nephew John Bangs to correct a mistake in the records about a purchase of land in the Dartmouth area that should have been in the name of Mr. Robert Hicks (PCR 3:186); this John Bangs would have been the son of Edward, for Robert Hicks was his grandfather, and George Watson had married Hicks's daughter Phebe. This John Bangs was also mentioned as a grandson in the wills of both Robert Hicks and his wife Margaret Hicks (MD 8:143, 16:157). A genealogy of the family can be found in Dean Dudley, History and Genealogy of the Bangs family in America (Montrose, Mass., 1896).
  • Pg.356
  • SPARROW, RICHARD--Richard Sparrow was on the 1633 freeman list. He served in various public capacities, such as juryman, highway surveyor, and constable for Plymouth (PCR, passim). On 24 June 1639 Mary Moorecock, with the consent of her father-in-law (probably step-father), apprenticed herself to Richard Sparrow and his wife Pandora for nine years (PCR 1:128-9) On 2 October 1650, Thomas Shrive was presented for pilfering corn from Richard Sparrow's barn, and Sparrow was presented for concealing Shrive's crime (PCR 2:162). Sparrow moved to Eastham, where he was elected a deputy 6 April 1653 (PCR 3:24). In his will dated 19 November 1660, inventory 22 January 1660/61, he named his wife Pandora, son Jonathan, and grandchildren John Sparrow, Priscilla Sparrow, and Rebecca Sparrow (MD 12:57). A more complete account is given in Dawes-Gates 2:763-68, which shows that he had only one known child, Jonathan, who married (1) Rebecca Bangs (2) Hannah (Prence) Mayo and (3) Sarah (Lewis) Cobb, having six children by his first wife and three
  • Pg.357 to 358 are not shown in this preview. _______________________
  • SPARROW, Jonathan
  • b. 26 OCT 1633 England
  • d. 21 MAR 1706/7 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 26 OCT 1654 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
  • Spouse: BANGS, Rebecca
  • b. 1632 Plymouth, Plymouth, Mass.
  • d. BEF 1678
  • Father: BANGS, Edward
  • Mother: HICKS, Lydia
  • Children:
    • SPARROW, Rebecca
    • SPARROW, John
    • SPARROW, Priscilla
    • SPARROW, Mary b. 10 MAR 1658/9 Eastham, Barnstable, Mass.
    • SPARROW, Lydia
    • SPARROW, Elizabeth
    • SPARROW, Richard
    • SPARROW, Jonathan
    • SPARROW, Patience
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_8a.htm#70 ____________________
  • Edward Banges the pilgrim : a narrative (1916)
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  • Pg.2
  • Through succeeding generations other records appear which make quite a consistent connection of the name and family, to one John Banges who died in Hempstead, County of Essex, England, in 1631 or 1632. The record of his will, a copy of which is attached, furnishes very good evidence that John Banges of Hempstead was the father of Edward Banges, the subject of this sketch. The chief points in this evidence are: 1st, a consistent date; 2d, the identical spelling of the name Banges; 3d, the fact that John had a son Edward and a son Joshua; 4th, that our ancestor Edward named his first son John, a later son Jonathan and another son Joshua. These chief points are supported by other corroborative evidence.
  • https://archive.org/stream/edwardbangespilg00bang#page/n26/mode/1up
  • Pg.10
  • Edward Bangs was twice married. First to Lydia, daughter of Robert and Margaret Hicks. This marriage took place probably about 1633. While there were ten children born to the two marriages, Robert and Margaret Hicks mention only one grandchild, John Bangs, in their wills, and Joshua Bangs makes no mention of John Bangs in his will, but leaves bequests to all the other children of the family. These circumstances appear to bear out the opinion of Dean Dudley that Lydia bore but one child, John, and that she probably died soon afterward and that the second marriage took place soon and that nine children were the fruit of this union.
  • In Charles E. Mayo's Mortuary Records (p. 71) it is recorded: - "Captain Jonathan, son of Edward and Rebecca Bangs, b. 1640 m. 1st. Mary M. Mayo." This apparently fixes the date of the second marriage previous to 1640 instead of "about 1649" as is given by some writers. Also the Cole family records refer to Captain Jonathan as the son of Edward and Rebecca. To the writer it seems probable that the second marriage occurred about 1655 and that the first daughter (born 1636) was named Rebecca for her mother.
  • In the absence of records bearing specifically upon the matter it is the general supposition that Edward Bangs married second, Rebecca ---- probably Tracy. Recently the suggestion has been advanced that the second wife was Rebecca the sister of Rev. Peter Hobart. This is supported to some extent by some traditions in the family, but no positive information has been thus far disclosed and the query "Who was Rebecca" remains unanswered.
  • The following dates of birth of his children may not be entirely correct, but are based upon the best data available.
    • John Bangs, b. 1634, m. Rebecca Smalley;
    • Rebecca, b. 1636, m. Jonathan Sparrow;
    • Sarah, b. 1638, m. Captain Thomas Howes;
    • Jonathan, b. 1640, m. 1st, Mary Mayo; 2d, Sarah ---- ; 3d, Mrs. Ruth Young (nee Cole);
    • Lydia, b. 1642, m. Benjamin Higgins ;
    • Hannah, b. 1644, m. John Doane;
    • Joshua, b. 1646, m. Hannah Scudder; Dean Dudly gives the date of Joshua's birth as 1637.
    • Bethia, b. 1650, m. Rev. Gersham Hall;
    • Mercy, b. 1651, m. Stephen Merrick;
    • Apphia (twin) b. 1651, m. 1st, John Knowles, 2d Stephen Wood. ________________________
  • Rebecca Bangs Sparrow
  • Birth: 1636
  • Death: unknown
  • First wife of Jonathan Sparrow, married Oct 26,1654 at Eastham,MA.
  • Children: Rebecca Sparrow Freeman, John Sparrow, Priscilla Sparrow, Mary Sparrow, Apphia Sparrow, Lydia Sparrow Freeman Higgins, and Elizabeth Sparrow Freeman.
  • It is possible that Jonathan Sparrow Jr was the last child born of this marriage, but also possible that he was a son of Jonathan Sr's second wife, Hannah (Prence) Mayo Sparrow.
  • Family links:
  • Parents:
  • Edward Bangs (1591 - 1677)
  • Rebecca Hobart Bangs (1611 - 1655)
  • Spouse:
  • Jonathan Sparrow (1633 - 1707)
  • Children:
    • Rebecca Sparrow Freeman (1655 - 1740)*
    • John Sparrow (1656 - 1734)*
    • Lydia Sparrow Freeman Higgins (1662 - ____)*
    • Elizabeth Sparrow Freeman (1664 - ____)*
    • Jonathan Sparrow (1665 - 1739)*
  • Siblings:
  • John Bangs (1634 - ____)**
  • Rebecca Bangs Sparrow (1636 - ____)
  • Sarah Bangs Howes (1638 - ____)*
  • Jonathan Bangs (1640 - 1728)*
  • Lydia Bangs Higgins (1642 - ____)*
  • Hannah Bangs Doane (1644 - ____)*
  • Joshua Bangs (1646 - 1710)*
  • Bethiah Bangs Hall (1650 - 1696)*
  • Apphia Bangs Knowles Atwood (1651 - 1722)*
  • Mercy Bangs Merrick (1651 - ____)*
  • **Half-sibling
  • Burial: Cove Burying Ground, Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 15871833
  • From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15871833 ___________________________
  • Links
  • http://fabpedigree.com/s055/f514906.htm
  • http://records.ancestry.com/rebecca_bangs_records.ashx?pid=23960971
  • http://capecodgravestones.com/easthampixweb/spar60cove.html
  • http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=6023847
  • http://www.familypursuit.com/genealogy/bangs_rebecca/rebecca-bangs-...
  • http://www.familypursuit.com/genealogy/sparrow_jonathan/jonathan-sp...

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Rebecca Sparrow's Timeline

1636
October 1, 1636
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
1655
October 30, 1655
Eastham, (Present Barnstable County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
1656
November 2, 1656
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1658
February 13, 1658
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
1659
March 10, 1659
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
1660
November 19, 1660
Eastham, Cape Cod, Plymouth Colony
December 11, 1660
Eastham, (Present Barnstable County), Plymouth Colony (Present Massachusetts), (Present USA)
1663
1663
Plymouth, Plymouth Colony
1665
July 9, 1665
Eastham, Plymouth Colony