Rebecca Tanner

Rebecca Fones

Born: November 19, 1781, North Kingstown,Washington, Rhode Island

Died: April 1, 1849.

Parents: John and Ruth Fones, descended from Capt. John Fones

Married: September 25, 1799, North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, by Elder William Northup.

Spouse: Benjamin Tanner, b. Nov 21, 1778 - North Kingstown, Washington, R.I.; d. June 13, 1883 - West Lebanon, Columbia, NY; son of Benjamin Tanner, Sarah Aylesworth

Children:

• Emily Tanner, b. Feb 24, 1800, North Kingstown, R. I.; d. March 19, 1884, West Lebanon, N. Y. ; m. June 2, 1819, William Haight
• Isaac Tanner, m. Catherine Blunt
• John Fones Tanner, b. Nov 1, 1804; d. Sept 26, 1879; m. May 13th, 1830, Maria Wickham
• Maynard Nelson Tanner, b. Sept 12, 1810; d. Jan 24, 1890; m. 1) 1830, Prudence Burgess; m. 2) Jan 31, 1837, Prudence Lovejoy
• Maria Tanner, b. May 5, 1812; d. March 14, 1897; m. Jan 5, 1830. Amos Haight
• Sarah Tanner, m. Jan 8, 1833, Silvester Green Ellsworth
• Benjamin Tanner, b. Sept 19, 1820, Canaan, Columbia Co, N.Y.; d. Oct 15, 1900, Hartford, Conn; m. Nov 13, 1856, Ann E. Magill
• Lucy Hall Tanner, b. May 12th, 1825, m. Raymond Hopkins.
• Jane Tanner, m. John R. Carpenter of Brainard.
• Julia Tanner, m. Sylvester Webb; son of Sylvester Webb, Jr., living in Michigan; Julia d. August 31, 1824.
• Harry Tanner, m. Ann Burgess of New Lebanon, N. Y., d. leaving no ch.
• Eleazur, d. unmarried.
• Lydia Tanner, m. Silas Owen.

" Benjamin Tanner (57) left Rhode Island and set out for Ohio in what would now be called a 'Prairie Schooner.' Stopping on the way to rest, he was persuaded to buy a farm in or near Canaan, N. Y. During the Revolution Rebecca Fones lived with her mother on Hope Island. Her father remained at sea until the war was over."

[Record of Hannah and Lydia, daughters of Benjamin and Sarah (Aylesworth) Tanner, who removed to New York about 1800.]

Sources:

https://archive.org/stream/williamtannerofn00lctann/williamtannerof...

MyHeritage Family Trees in WillGordonIII Web Site, managed by William (Will) Gordon III

Pedigree Resource File - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3WVN-C9L

"William Tanner of North Kingstown, Rhode Island, and his descendants", p.52