Rebecca Crockett

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Crockett was born in 1793, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, her father, Col Hugh Crockett, was 63 and her mother, Rebecca Lorton, was 39. She married Abner Early on 29 December 1817, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Montgomery, Montgomery, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died in 1870, in Coupeville, Island, Washington, United States, at the age of 77.

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Family Time Line

Abner Early
1789–1839
Rebecca Crockett
1793–1870
Marriage: 29 December 1817
Jubal Daniel Early
1824–
James K. Early
1826–1885
Joseph Crockett Early
1828–1882
Mary Early
1829–
Susan Early
1830–
Judah Early
1834–
Mary Catherine Early
1835–
Jubal Early
1838–
Rebecca Early
1840–

Sources (15)

  • Rebecca Early, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Rebecca Crockett, "Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • R. Early in entry for Jubal Early, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

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Name Meaning

English (Staffordshire) and Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname for someone who affected a particular hairstyle, from Anglo-Norman French croket ‘ornamental curl or roll of hair’ (Old Norman French croquet, a diminutive of croque ‘curl, hook’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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