Person:Rebecca Meacham (1)

CMH BOOKLET: as 'Mechem' FAMILY BOOK OF REMEMBERENCES (L D MEACHAM,1952) at Library of Congress, 7/96. p 89-90: Rather complete desc of Jeremiah MEACHEM which [unfortunately] has Rebecca m John LARKIN [researched this, found no LARKINs that fit, so adopted CMH version 4/97] TORREY: «i»[This marriage way too late to be included] «/i»AFN FP93-07 shows as married John LARKIN at Essex, Ma, no date NYGBR  :107 - "THE MEACHUM FAMILY OF EARLY COLONIAL TIME (J W Greene, 1934) Rather complete tracing of MEACHAM, p 107 ffd. p 211 shows this Rebecca married John LARKIN. HOWEVER! p 108 shows a recollection of Wm6 (Wm5, Jeremiah4, John3, Jeremiah2,1) quoting his grandmother Rebecca (HAWKINS) MEACHAM as saying children of this family were James, William, John, Jeremiah, Jonathan; Elizabeth married Joseph RUGG; Rebecca married John DUNCAN; Mary married Moses CURTIS. This note, written in 1851, matches exactly the Charlotte HIGGINS notes written at the exact same time. «i»[used 5/97]«/i»

1. ↑ Center Cemetery, in Find A Grave.

   Center Cemetery, New Salem, Franklin Co., Massachusetts
   Rebecca Duncan
   (Photo of gravestone)
   In Memory of Mrs Rebecca
   Consort of Mr John Duncan
   Died April 3d 1786
   in the 43d year of her age

2. ↑ New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. Vital Records of New Salem, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Salem, Massachusetts: Essex Institute, 1927)
   p.32.

   MECHUM, Rebecca, d. Jeremiah and Rebeca, bp. July 17, 1743