When Rebecca Pinson was born in 1678, in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, William Pinsent, was 24 and her mother, Rebecka Greene, was 24. She married John Beckford on 8 February 1698, in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 12 March 1761, at the age of 83, and was buried in Reading, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
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English: variant of Pinchin, from the Old French personal name Pinçun, Normano-Picard Pinchon, apparently derived from Old French pinçon ‘finch’.
French: from Old French pinson ‘finch’, a nickname applied to someone who whistles or sings like a finch or to a bright and cheerful person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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