Rebeckah (?)1,2

ID #2398, ( - between 1771 and 1778)

Key Events

EventDateDescription
Marriagecirca 1727She married Edward Bright circa 1727.1,2
Deathbetween 1771 and 1778She died between 1771 and 1778.2

Children with Edward Bright:

Charles Bright Sr.+ 2 (16 Aug 1728 - 20 Sep 1816)
Mary Bright5 (s 1730 - a 6 Aug 1810)
Rebecca Bright5 (s 1732 - )
Sarah Bright5 (s 1734 - )
Mildred Bright5 (s 1736 - )
Elenor Bright5 (s 1738 - )

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Other Life Events

EventDateDescription
Deed-Land29 Sep 1763She was a cograntor with Edward Bright in the conveyance of 115 acres on both sides of Ivey Creek in Bedford County, Virginia, to Robert Brooks on 29 Sep 1763.1
Deed-Land25 Oct 1770She was a cograntor with Edward Bright in the conveyance of 200 acres on the waters of Blackwater in Bedford County, Virginia, to Jonas Reynolds on 25 Oct 1770.3
Deed-Land28 Mar 1774She was a cograntee with Edward Bright in the transfer of 150 acres on Reedy Creek in Bedford County, Virginia, from John Crews on 28 Mar 1774.4

 

Other information

Relationship:
7th great-grandmother of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 4 Oct 2015

Citations

  1. [S551] Bedford County Deed Book 2, pp.276-278, deed, Edward Bright and wife Rebeckah to Robert Brooks, 115 acres on both sides of Ive Creek, 29 Sep 1763.
  2. [S566] Gayle King Blankenship, Some Familes of Bedford, p. 1, Bright family genealogy, cites 1763 Bedford County deed where Edward and wife Rebecca sold 115 acres to Robert Brooks (DB 2:276), cites 1770 Bedford County deed where Edward and wife Rebecca sold 200 acres to James Reynolds of Cumberland (DB 4:17).
  3. [S551] Bedford County Deed Book 4, pp.17-18, deed, Edward Bright and wife Rebeckah to Jonas Reynolds (Runnals) of Cumberland County, 200 acres on waters of Blackwater, 25 Oct 1770.
  4. [S551] Bedford County Deed Book 5, pp.188-189, deed, Edward Bright to John Crews, 150 acres on Reedy Creek, 28 Mar 1774, wife Rebeckah relinquished dower right.
  5. [S514] Bedford County, Virginia, Will Book 1, pp.482-483, wirtten 2 Jul 1784, proved 25 Oct 1784, Edward Bright, names wife Mary Ann, son Charles, grandson Charles (son of Charles), daughters Mary Gaddey, Rebecca Woodward, Sarah Woodward, Mildred Watts, and Elenor McKinney.
 

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