This Rebecca was one of my grandmothers and all later census records had her born in 1796. Mary R. Subject: Re: [ONEALL-L] Edmund and daughter Rebecca >Mary, one possibility is that there was a daughter, Rebecca, who was born in >1796 but who passed away in infancy. The next daughter born to the family, in >1799, was given the same name, Rebecca. This was not an uncommon practice in >those days. > >Happy Hunting! > >Pat Mayall > >