Rebecca MAXSON (MAXON)
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"Rebecca was the daughter of Richard and Rebecca Maxson of Portsmouth RI; d. between 29 Dec 1707 and 25 Feb 1707/ 8. She is frequently identified erroneously as a daughter of John Harndell of Newport, probably because of some unfortunate omissions in the abstract of his will in Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of RI. It is dated 9 Feb 1685 and proved in 1687. The original, in the library of the Newport Historical Society, in Book 6, pp. 131- 2, names daughter Mary Stanton, her husband John, and their children, who received the land and buildings. It also names "daughter-in-law" Rebeckah Mosure, wife of Hugh Mosure of Portsmouth, " to whom he gave only a good ewe sheep; and "son-in-law John Ma xson" to whom he also gave a ewe. Austin omitted the words "in- law" before Rebeckah, also all mention of John Maxson. "In-law " usually meant step at that time and it certainly does this time, for the wife of a son would have borne the name Harndell. The name of the stepson identifies her maiden name as Maxson - Also Rebecca, b. 1631."



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