Individual Details

Rebecca Prince

(1 Jun 1627 - 16 Nov 1704)

Eben (p29) lists her as the stepdaughter of John Gedney and as perhaps the sister of Robert Prince, a near neighbor to John.
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Rand 2021 - Her parents were James Prince (1600-1634) and Mary Bartholomew (1602-1648). Her father died in Norwich, Eng prior to her family immigrating to Salem in 1648
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Rebecca (Prince) Putnam (bef. 1633 - 1704)
Rebecca
 Putnam
 formerly Prince
Born before 3 Mar 1633
 in Rotherhithe St Mary, Surrey, England
Daughter of James Prince and Katherine (Franklin) GedneySister of Robert Prince, Bethia (Clarke) Hutchinson [half], Susanna (Clarke) Parkman [half] and Hannah (Clarke) Gedney [half]Wife of John Putnam Jr.
 — married 3 Jul 1652 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay ColonyDESCENDANTS Mother of Rebecca (Putnam) Shepard, Sarah (Putnam) Hutchinson, Priscilla (Putnam) Bailey, Jonathan Putnam Sr., James Putnam, Hannah (Putnam) Brown, Eleazer Putnam, John Putnam III, Susannah (Putnam) Bishop and Ruth (Putnam) RayDied 6 Nov 1704
 in Salem Village (Danvers), Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Biography

Rebecca Prince was baptized on March 23, 1632/3 at St. Mary, Rotherhithe, Surrey, England, daughter of James and Katherine (Franklin) Prince. [1]
Church record of her baptism: Rebecca 3 March 1633 St Mary Rotherhithe, father given as Jacobi (Latin still in use in the parish registers, Jacobi=James) Prince. [2]
Her father James wrote his will on May 28, 1634, naming all his children including Rebecca. After her father's death her mother Katherine married William Clarke and the family emigrated to New England by 1637.[1]
Rebecca married John Putnam Jr. on September 3, 1652 at Salem, Massachusetts. [3] Her husband John was baptized at Aston Abbotts, Buckinghamshire, England on May 27, 1627, son of John and Priscilla (Gould) Putnam.[1]
Her step-father John Gedney Sr., Katherine's third husband, named his daughter-in-law, Rebecca Putnam, among others, in his will written on September 22, 1684, and proved on August 3, 1688. [1] [4]
Rebecca died after 1692.[1]
A memorial to Rebecca was erected at Wadsworth Cemetery, Danvers, Massachusetts, which prior to 1826 was the Old Putnam Burying Ground. Her memorial has links to those of family members.[5]
John Putnam died at Salem Village (later Danvers) on April 10, 1710, [1]
Children

Rebecka born on May 28, 1653. [6]
Sara born on September 4, 1654 [4: 7m: 1654]. [6]
Prissilla born on March 4, 1657. [6]
Jonathan born on March 17, 1659. [6]
James born on September 4, 1661. [6]
Hana born February 2, [2: 12m: [after 1661]; baptized on July 14, 1667 [14: 5m: 1667]. [6]Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Prince, Roger A., Katherine (Franklin) (Prince) (Clarke) Gedney of Rotherhithe, Surrey, and Salem, Massachusetts, and the English Origins of Robert Prince of Salem in: The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Volume 170, The New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 2016, p. 195-209
↑ St Mary Rotherhithe Parish Register image 2 of 100 https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1624/31280_195162-00095?pid=3815889
↑ Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume IV: Marriages, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1924 p. 220
↑ Case 1667: p. 1-4: Suffolk County, MA: Probate File Papers.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2017. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 9587358 Capt. Rebecca Prince Putnam
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Vital Records of Salem, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, Volume II: Births, The Essex Institute, Salem, Massachusetts, 1918, p. 211-3: 216-7
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Events

Birth1 Jun 1627England
Marriage3 Jul 1652Salem, Essex, MA - John Putnam
Death16 Nov 1704Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British America
MarriageJohn Putnam

Families

SpouseJohn Putnam (1627 - 1710)
ChildRebecca Putnam (1653 - 1692)
ChildSarah Putnam (1654 - 1676)
ChildPriscilla Putnam (1656 - 1704)
ChildCaptain Jonathan Putnam (1659 - 1739)
ChildLt. James Putnam (1661 - 1727)
ChildHannah Putnam (1662 - )
ChildEleazer Putnam (1665 - )
ChildJohn Putnam 3rd (1667 - )
ChildSusanna Putnam (1670 - )
ChildRuth Putnam (1673 - 1722)
FatherJames Prince (1600 - 1634)
MotherMary Bartholomew (1602 - 1648)
SiblingRobert Prince ( - )

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