Rebecca Hedges

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Hedges was born about 1750, in Frederick, Beaufort, North Carolina, British Colonial America, her father, Jonas Hedges, was 35 and her mother, Angelitje Agnes Powelson, was 31. She married Samuel or William Roberts about 1769, in Berkeley, Virginia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 4 June 1826, in Berkeley, Virginia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Johnson-Sutherland Cemetery, West Dante, Dante, Dickenson, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel or William Roberts
1748–1795
Rebecca Hedges
1750–1826
Marriage: about 1769
Jane Roberts
1770–1831
Samuel Roberts
1780–1826
Samuel Roberts
1789–
John Roberts
1772–
Daniel Roberts
1774–1861
William H Roberts
1776–1842
Agnes Roberts
1776–1851
Margaret "Peggy" Roberts
1779–1852
Jonas Roberts
1782–1850
James Hedges Roberts
1785–1863
Robert Roberts
1787–1861
Joseph Roberts
1788–1841
Abraham Roberts
1790–

Sources (2)

  • Rebecca Hedges, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Rebecca Hedges, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1758 · Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.

1767 · Tryon Palace

Built on August 26, 1767, the Tryon Palace became the capitol building for North Carolina. The building was named after William Tryon a British officer and colonial official.

1774 · Edenton Tea Party

On October 25, 1774, the Edenton Tea Party took place. It was the first organized women's protest. They put their cups down and refused to buy any tea.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hedge , from the plural or, with excrescent -s.

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

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