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About Rebecca Brown
Biography
Rebecca Crawford, the daughter and only child of John Crawford and his wife Winifred (unknown), was born in 1633 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. She died on 8 Jul 1710 in Reading (now Wakefield), and is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
She married twice. First to Samuel Sprague, and secondly to John Brown.
Rebecca Crawford married Samuel Sprague on 23 August 1655 in Boston, Massachusetts. [2] [3] [4]. “Married by the Deputy Governor Richard Bellinham.” He was the son of Ralph Sprague and Joanna Warren.
Children of Rebecca Crawford and Samuel Sprague were:
https://sprague.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I42563&tree=Spr...
- 1 Rebecca Sprague (1657 - 15 Aug 1658) 1, 7. d.y.
- 2 Samuel Sprague (4 May 1660 - Infant) 1, 7. d.y.
- 3 Samuel Sprague, Jr. (4 May 1662 - 27 Dec 1738) 1, 7, 8. Married Sarah Green?
- 4 Rebecca Sprague (Sep 1666 - Child) 7. d.y.
- 5 John Sprague (Abt 1670 - Between 8 Oct 1696 and 2 Feb 1737/38) 1. Married Elizabeth Knapp.
- 6 Winefred Sprague (23 Dec 1673 - 5 Dec 1752) 1. Married John Dexter.
- 7 Rebecca Sprague (1675 - 10 Nov 1769) 9. Married Ebenezer Austin.
"The Spragues of Malden, Mass.", by George Walter Chamberlain, page 102.
Lt. Samuel Sprague. The division of his estate who died intestate was made, October 3, 1696. It mentions his widow Rebecca, eldest son Samuel Sprague, son-in-law John Dexter who married Winifred daughter of the deceased, his son-in-law Ebenezer Austin who married Rebecca, another daughter of the deceased. Witnesses: Phineas Sprague, Samuel Howard and James Converse. Lt. Samuel Sprague with his sister Mary Sprague made choice of his uncle Richard Sprague of Charlestown for his guardian, 7 October 1651.
Rebecca married 2d John Brown on 24 June 1697 who was her husband at the time of her death. [4] [5]; his 4th wife. He was the son of Nicholas Brown and Elizabeth Leids, and the widower of 2) Ann Fiske 3) Elizabeth Bulkely. His only known child was Anna (1678-1740) from his marriage to Ann Fiske.
John lived on the farm now [1874] owned by Dr. Francis P. Hurd. He was Captain, Justice of the Peace, Selectman, and representative.
No children of her second marriage.
John Brown survived her death on 7 July 1710 and died himself on 11 Mar 1717 at about age 83 in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay. He is also buried in the Old Burying Ground in Wakefield.
Gravesite Details
The town "Malden," misspelled here, is two towns south of Wakefield
Tombstone Inscription: :HERE LYES THE :BODY OF MRS REBECKH :BROWN LATE WIFE :TO CAPT. JOHN BROWN :ESQR. & TO LIEUT. SAMUEL :SPRAGUE OF MALDON :DIED July 8 1710 IN YO :77TH YEAR OF HER AGE
References
- https://sprague.one-name.net/getperson.php?personID=I42563&tree=Spr... Cites
- [S76] Book: Sprague, Ralph, Genealogy, Sprague, E. G., (Montpelier, VT:The Capital City Press, 1913), page 34. (document attached)
- [S76] Book: Sprague, Ralph, Genealogy, Sprague, E. G., (Montpelier, VT:The Capital City Press, 1913), page 32.
- [S76] Book: Sprague, Ralph, Genealogy, Sprague, E. G., (Montpelier, VT:The Capital City Press, 1913), page 33.
- [S433] Book: New England Marriages, Torrey, Clarence A., (Baltimore, MD, Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004), page 696.
- Torrey’s New England Marriages to 1700: REBECCA, b. about 1634 (d. Reading 8 July 1710, in her 77th year); m. (1) Boston 23 August 1655 Samuel Sprague [BVR 52; Spragues of Malden 102-5], son of RALPH SPRAGUE {1629, Charlestown} [GMB 3:1728-31];
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Crawford-593 Wikitree cites
- GenealogieOnline. Coret Genealogie. http://www.genealogieonline.nl/en/: accessed 31 August 2015.
- Torry, Clarence A. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore, Maryland, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2004.
- Clemens, William Montgomery. American Marriage Records Before 1699. Pompton Lakes, New Jersey, USA: Biblio Co., 1926.
- Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, Utah: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
- Eaton, Lilley. Inscriptions, From The Most Ancient Burial Ground, In South Reading, Massachusetts., The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1853) Vol. 7, Page 26
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 January 2021), memorial page for Rebecca Crawford Brown (1633–8 Jul 1710), Find A Grave: Memorial #21241488, citing Old Burying Ground, Wakefield, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568) . citing Old Burying Ground in Wakefield, Massachusetts; the accompanying photographs by Robyn H. are materially informative, and provide a legible image of the inscribed data.
- Minerdescent.com
- WorldConnect.Rootsweb.Ancestry.com About John Crawford, Rebecca's father (dead link)
- Updated from Find A Grave Memorial by SmartCopy: Oct 11 2015, 22:00:54 UTC
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Sprague-171 cites
- Warren Vincent Sprague, M.D., compiler. Sprague Families in America. Rutland, Vt. : Tuttle Co. p 123. < Archive.Org >” iv Samuel, bap. June 3, 1632, in Charlestown; m. Aug. 23, 1655, Rebecca Crawford.”
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Brown-3027
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37539398/john-crawford (father)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135218987/winifred-allyn (mother)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21241488/rebecca-brown (Rebecca)
- _ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74781003/samuel-sprague (1st husband)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22257450/john-brown (second husband)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/162821128/samuel-sprague (son)
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36481009/winefred-dexter (daughter)
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Rebecca Brown's Timeline
| 1633 |
1633
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Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1657 |
1657
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Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1660 |
March 4, 1660
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Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1662 |
May 4, 1662
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Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1670 |
1670
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Midlesex Mas, Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
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| 1673 |
December 31, 1673
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Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
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| 1675 |
1675
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Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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| 1710 |
July 8, 1710
Age 77
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Malden, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
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