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Rebeckah Melton
Female 1755 - 1820

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  • Birth  4 Mar 1755  , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Female 
    Died  Between 1820 and 1825  , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I3345  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  21 Aug 2005 
     
    Father  Absolom Melton,   b. Abt 1733,   d. Sep 1805, , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Ann Unknown,   d. Between 1796 and 1801, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Abt 1754 
    Family ID  F1307  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Joshua Burnett,   b. 25 May 1773, , , Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1852, Mason Cove, Roanoke, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  24 Jul 1792  , Bedford, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified  21 Aug 2005 
    Family ID  F1344  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • This date came from the Smelser family Bible. Same date was in the Melton family Bible. Absolem and Ann Melton gave consent for marriage 21 July 1792. Witnesses to consent: George Thomas Brown and Elisha Burnett. Marriage Bond of ?50 given by Joshua Burnett and Thomas Stump 23 July 1792.
      Rebecca (Melton) and Rev. Joshua Burnett's children (Note all birthdates are from Smelser family Bible):
      Obediah Burnett b. 21 Apr. 1793
      m. ca. 22 June 1816 Bedford Co., VA Nancy Robertson
      children:
      Nancy A.? Burnett (m. 1843 Joshua surety);
      Martha Ann Burnett b. ca. 1821 m. 23 Dec. 1847 Daviess Co IN Joel Gordon Howell (children: Francis Marion, Nancy, Malinda, James and Matilda Jane);
      Malinda Burnett b. ca. 1819 m. 10 Jan. 1839 Daviess Co IN John Briner (children: William H., Nancy, and Elizabeth);
      Matilda Jane Burnett b. ca. 1815 VA m. 29 Nov. 1829? Daviess Co IN Jonathan Wright (children: Joshua, Elizabeth, Sarah Ann, Alexander, Jonathan, William and Mary Ann);
      Rebecca Burnett b. ca. 1832 m. 25 Nov. 1852 Daviess Co IN Isaac York (children: Mary, Amanda, Christian, Nancy and Clementina)
      (Rebecca Melton and Rev. Joshua Burnett children continued)
      Mahala Burnett b. 22 Oct. 1794 d. post 1857 m. ca. 6 Apr. 1815 Bedford Co., VA Elijah Robertson b. c1794?1800 VA d. 857 Bedford Co., VA
      Children:
      Burd Allen Robertson b. ca. 1827 VA m. pre 1850 Catherine (lived 1850 Roanoke with 1 daughter at time Sarah Burnett Robertson b. 1850?54);
      Caroline M. Robertson b.ca. 1823 Va;
      Dortia Robertson b. ca. 1835 VA;
      Elijah A. Robertson b. ca. 1839 VA;
      John P. Robertson b. ca. 1832?33 VA;
      Madison Robertson b. ca. 1821 VA;
      son b. ca. 1820?25;
      son b. ca. 1815?20;
      son b. ca. 1815?20;
      son b. ca. 1815.
      Joshua Burnett Jr. b. 11 Mar. 1798 d. post 1856 m. 26 Aug. 1829 Bedford Co., VA Lucy Nelson (left VA pre 1852) poss. m(2) 28 Oct. 1836 Bedford Co., VA Sarah Elizabeth Stewart
      Jane Burnett b. 9 Oct. 1799 Bedford Co., VA d. 12 Mar. 1863 Bedford Co., VA m. ca. 28 Mar. 1821 Bedford Co., VA John Smelser (this is my
      line--they had LOTS of children)
      Elisha Burnett b. 24 May 1801 d. pre 1850 m. 16 July 1823 Bedford Co., VA Mary M. Groom b. ca. 1803 VA d. pre 1850? children:
      Nancy Jane Burnett b. ca. 1826 VA m. ca. 1844 James Leonard;
      ??Nancy Jane's children: Sarah b. 1846 VA; Joseph B. b. 1848 VA and Francis b. 1850 VA
      possible other children: Thomas Jefferson, Liza, Marion, Elisha, Absolam, David C. and John (only Nancy was named in Joshua Sr.'s will)
      Jonathon Burnett b. 15 June 1803 m. 13 Dec. 1824 Bedford Co., VA Sarah Nelson (left VA pre 1852)