Family Tree of James Leone:Information about Rebecca Woodman
Rebecca Woodman (b. 10 Jan 1689/90, d. Bet. 1721 - 15 May 1728)
Notes for Rebecca Woodman:
Sources:
1. New England Historical and Genealogical Register, October 1993, Whole Number 588, page 329-351.
Benjamin James, cordwainer, was born probably about 1688-90, and he died probably just before August 4, 1740, whenthe town council directed his widow concerning administration of his estate. He married first, before 1720, Rebecca Woodman, who was born at Newport January 10, 1690 and died after 1721 but before May 15, 1728, daughter of Lieutenant John Woodman and Hannah Timberlake.
The identity of Benjamin James' first wife, and the existence of a married daughter, are revealed in an accounting dated February 3, 1746/7 at Newport by Richard Billings, administrator of the estate of Sylvia Woodman. The account includes the notation: "to goods delivered to John Burgess for ye heirs of Rebecca James, deceased, 11 pounds, 12 shillings, with a marginal note: "Portsmouth, 1742."
2. Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, First Series, Births, Marriages & Deaths, A Family Register for the People, James N. Arnold, Editor of the Narragansett Historical Register, "Is My Name Written in the Book of Life?" Published under the Auspices of the General Assembly, Providence, Rhode Island, Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1803, Volume 4, Litle Compton, Part VI, page 194.
Woodman, Rebecca, daughter of John Woodman, January 10, 1690.
More About Rebecca Woodman:
Burial: Unknown, Coddington Cemetery, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island.
More About Rebecca Woodman and Benjamin James:
Marriage: 1720, Newport County, Rhode Island.
Children of Rebecca Woodman and Benjamin James are:
- +Hannah James, b. 1713, Newport County, Rhode Island, d. 01 Aug 1786, Sterling, Windham County, Connecticut.