Rebekah Rebecca Willson

"Rebecca (Rebekah), daughter of Thomas Willson, niece of John "Burgess" Willson (of the Virginia House of Burgesses). Rebecca married her cousin, James Willson in 1750 and they had 16 children together, 13 of whom survived to adulthood. A large portion of their land was donated to build "Augusta Academy" in 1749, the institution which later became "Washington College" in 1814 (now Washington & Lee University). Rebecca died in 1820, at the age of 94. My Great Grandfather's personal notes indicate that she was buried in the Glebe Cemetery, along with her husband, James, who passed away in 1809.

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Rebecca Willson, died 15 Feb 1828, aged 92 yrs (so born in ABOUT 1736), wife of James Willson and daughter of Thomas Willson Source: Rockbridge County, Virginia Cemeteries, South River and Walkers Creek Districts, by the Rockbridge Area Genealogical Society, 1999, page 134.

Rebecca is the daughter of Thomas. Her mother is Margaret McClung. Her grands are Capt. John McClung and Elizabeth Alexander and her great grands are Archibald Alexander (of Wm Alexander) and Margaret Parks (of Jos Parks).

The following bio was added by Teresa Bennett, 1726 in Augusta Co. to 1820 in same:
"Rebecca (Rebekah), daughter of Thomas Willson, niece of John "Burgess" Willson (of the Virginia House of Burgesses). Rebecca married her cousin, James Willson in 1750 and they had 16 children together, 13 of whom survived to adulthood. A large portion of their land was donated to build "Augusta Academy" in 1749, the institution which later became "Washington College" in 1814 (now Washington & Lee University). Rebecca died in 1820, at the age of 94. My Great Grandfather's personal notes indicate that she was buried in the Glebe Cemetery, along with her husband, James, who passed away in 1809." http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=mr&MRid=47179568

Note, 2 different photo volunteers identified the hard to read marker.

• Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Nov 11 2021, 19:04:35 UTC

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Married her cousin, James.