Rebecca Johnson, <

1723 - 1811  (87 years)

• Name	Rebecca Johnson  [1]
  Suffix	<
  Birth	14 Jul 1723	Wallingford, New Haven, CT   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	13 May 1811	Wallingford, New Haven, CT   [1]
  Burial	Meriden (Old Graveyard), New Haven, CT   [1]
  Person ID	I14750	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Reuben Johnson, (i),   b. 27 Aug 1694, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. Abt 1778 (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Mary Dayton, <,   b. Abt 1692–1699   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	11 Mar 1718	Wallingford, New Haven, CT   [2]
  Family ID	F5971	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Wait Abernathy,   b. Abt 1716, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 28 Nov 1745, Wallingford, New Haven, CT (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	1 Aug 1745	Wallingford, New Haven, CT   [3]
  Family ID	F6378	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Gideon Royce,   b. 4 May 1711, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 30 Jan 1761, Wallingford, New Haven, CT (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1747	Meriden (First Congregational Society), New Haven, CT   [4]
  Children	1. Wait Royce, <,   b. 11 Jul 1748, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 1831, Wallingford, New Haven, CT (Age 82 years)   2. Justus Royce, (i) <,   b. Bef 1750, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 19 Apr 1752 (Age > 2 years)   3. Gideon Royce, <,   b. 26 Dec 1751, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 1777 (Age 25 years)   4. Mary Royce, <,   b. 30 Oct 1753, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. Yes, date unknown   5. Justus Royce, (ii) <,   b. 8 Dec 1756, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 1809 (Age 52 years)   6. Rebecca Royce, <,   b. 16 Apr 1758, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 15 May 1811, Wallingford, New Haven, CT (Age 53 years)   7. Jotham Royce, <,   b. 18 Mar 1761, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. Abt 1782 (Age 20 years)
  Family ID	F6379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

  Family 3	Joseph Cole, (ii),   b. 4 Mar 1710, Wallingford, New Haven, CT d. 12 Jan 1806, Wallingford, New Haven, CT (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1763	Meriden (First Congregational Society), New Haven, CT   [5]
  Family ID	F6380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 May 2025

  
  

• Sources

  [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I28516&tree=Schirado. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; 22 October 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I26545&tree=Schirado. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I28517&tree=Schirado. Wait's first marriage was to Damaris Johnson, 29 Dec 1737. [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I28516&tree=Schirado. Children of Gideon and Rebecca (Johnson) (Abernathy) Royce, born at Wallingford: i. Wait Royce, b. 11 Jul 1748, d. 1831, m. at Wallingford 4 May 1775 Esther Andrews, resided at Barkhamsted in 1782; ii. Justus Royce, bp. 25 Mar 1750, d. 19 Apr 1752; iii. Gideon Royce, b. 26 Dec 1751, d. without issue 1777; iv. Mary Royce, b. 30 Oct 1753, m. Samuel Royce; v. Justus Royce, b. 8 Dec 1756, d. 1809, m. at Cheshire 12 Jan 1789 Lois Perkins (b. 26 Sep 1760 at Wallingford, d. there 23 Jan 1852, dau. of Stephen & Susanna (Curtis) Perkins); vi. Rebecca Royce, b. 16 Apr 1758, d. 15 May 1811 at Wallingford, m. Jotham Mitchell; and vii. Jotham Royce, b. 18 Mar 1761, d. without issue about 1782.  [S1044] Genealogy information submitted to WMGS by Bobbi Schirado, "Tree: Schirado," members database, Western Michigan Genealogical Society, (http://trees.wmgs.org/index.php: accessed ), ., Accessed; November 2011; http://trees.wmgs.org/getperson.php?personID=I28528&tree=Schirado. Joseph Cole's first marriage was to Susannah Cook, 1 December 1735. They had one daughter.