Rebecca Ely1

F, #1784, d. between 20 August 1711 and 7 September 1711
  • Birth*: England
  • Marriage*: 29 July 1668; Clown, Yorkshire, England; m. 29 5th mo [July] 1668 at G. Watkin's at Clown, recorded at Balby [Barlby] Monthly Meeting, Yorkshire
    (cites "Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Quarterly Meeting" in "Quaker Digest: Registers of Births, marriages, and Burials for England and Wales, c. 1650-1837"); Spouse: Mahlon Stacy1
  • Death*: between 20 August 1711 and 7 September 1711; Burlington Co., New Jersey; Dates will written & inventory taken.
Last Edited: 27 Mar 2012

Family:

Mahlon Stacy d. Apr 1704
  • Marriage*: 29 July 1668; Clown, Yorkshire, England; m. 29 5th mo [July] 1668 at G. Watkin's at Clown, recorded at Balby [Barlby] Monthly Meeting, Yorkshire
    (cites "Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire Quarterly Meeting" in "Quaker Digest: Registers of Births, marriages, and Burials for England and Wales, c. 1650-1837"); Spouse: Mahlon Stacy1

Children:

Elizabeth Stacy+4 b. 17 Oct 1670
John Stacy4 b. 30 Nov 1671
Sarah Stacy4 b. 4 Sep 1675
Mary Stacy4 b. 12 Jun 1677, d. Apr 1763
Ruth Stacy+ 5 b. 30 Sep 1680, d. 9 Jun 1755
Rebecca Stacy4 b. 30 Sep 1682
Rebecca Stacy4 b. 8 Jun 1684
Mahlon Stacy4 b. 7 Apr 1686, d. 1742

Notes

  • Immigration*: 1678; Burlington Co., New Jersey
  • Note*: parents: George Ely of Mansfield, Co. Notts., England & Sarah Heath (dau of John & Elizabeth Heath of Mansfield)2
  • Note: Probate: "1711 Aug. 20. Stacy, Rabakah, of Belifield, Nottingham Township, Burlington Co., widow; will of. Daughters - Elizabeth, Mary, Ruth and Rabakah Wright, son Mahlon Stacy, grandson Mahlon Kirkbride (under age); legacy to Sarah Ely of some money and the remainder of her time (as bound servant); to 'nager' woman Jane of her freedom and 20s. yearly for life. Real and personal estate. Son Mahlon executor. Witnesses -... Proved October 26, 1711.
    "1711 Sept. 10. Inventory of the personal estate, £381.15.8, old currency..."3

Citations

  1. [S335] Patricia Law Hatcher, "English Records for Members of Chesterfield Monthly Meeting", Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, vol. 82 (Jan 2007), p. 2-8. p. 6.   Hatcher--English-Records.pdf
  2. [S143] Ely, Reuben Pownall, Warren Smedley Ely and Daniel Brittain Ely, compiler, An Historical Narrative of the Ely, Revell and Stacye Families; who were among the founders of Trenton and Burlington in the Province of West Jersey 1678-1683 with the genealogy of the Ely descendants in America. (New York: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1910), p. 70.
  3. [S132] Documents relating to the colonial, revolutionary and post-revolutionary history of the state of New Jersey. aka New Jersey Archives. 23:437.
  4. [S427] Society of Friends, Chesterfield Monthly Meeting, Burlington Co., N.J. Filmed at Swarthmore. FHL microfilm 16,513. 2 - Births & Deaths 1675-1750, p. 11-12, Mahlon Stacy's Children Registered.
  5. [S423] Society of Friends, Burlington Monthly Meeting, NJ. Filmed at Dept. of Friends Records, 302 Arch St. Phila. FHL microfilm 20,455. 3 - Marriages, Births & Deaths 1677-1765, p. 3.