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Rebecca1,2

ID# 754, (1776 - 1855)
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Key Events:

Birth: 1776, Virginia,3,4
Death: 4 Aug 1855, Kentucky,5
Burial: the Tuck-Elliott Family Cemetery, Lafayette, Christian Co., Kentucky,2
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Narrative:

Rebecca was born in 1776 in VirginiaG.3,4
Mrs. Rebecca Tuck tombstone
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     She was probably the female age 26 to 48 listed in the household of Dr. Davis Green Tuck, who may have been her son, but seems more likely to have been her nephew, in the 1820 Federal Census of Marseilles, Halifax Co., VirginiaG.6 She was probably the female age 50 to 60 appearing on the 1830 Federal Census of Halifax Co., VirginiaG, in the household of Davis.7
     She was probably the female age 60 to 70 appearing on the 1840 Federal Census of Christian Co., KentuckyG, in the household of Davis.8 She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Christian Co., KentuckyG, in the household of Davis and his wife, Elizabeth M. Toot.9,10
     Rebecca died on 4 Aug 1855 in KentuckyG at age ~79.5 She was buried in the Tuck-Elliott Family Cemetery, Lafayette, Christian Co., KentuckyG.2
Research Note, 25 Feb 2009:
Rebecca may have been the mother of Dr. Davis Green Tuck. The evidence supporting the conclusion that she was is circumstantial: she is listed in his household in the 1850 census, which does not state relationships, and there is a woman of her age in his household in 1820, 1830 and 1840 (household members are not named in these years). She is buried in his family cemetery, where her name on the stone was inscribed as Mrs. Rebecca Tuck. Davis is thought to be the grandson of Thomas Tuck of Halifax Co., Virginia. He had three sons, Thomas, whose wife has not been identified, John who married Edey Stanley, and William, who married Hannah Irby. He also had a daughter Rebekah, about whom little is known. Since the wives of John and William are known, Thomas has been advanced as the father of Davis and husband of Rebecca. However, Thomas seems to have been alive in 1832 when he applied for a Revolutionary War pension and in 1840 when he appeared in the census in Halifax Co. Why would his wife have been living with Davis since 1820? But for the "Mrs." on her tombstone, it would seem clear the Rebecca in Davis' household was his aunt, the daughter of his supposed grandfather.11,12,13,14,15,16,17

Children:
     There were no children with Thomas Tuck

Citations

  1. [S631] Dr. Davis G. Tuck household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows name as Rebecca Tuck.
  2. [S14015] Mrs. Rebecca Tuck, Mrs. Rebecca . tombstone, Tuck-Elliott Family Cemetery.
  3. [S631] Dr. Davis G. Tuck household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 74 and state.
  4. [S14015] Mrs. Rebecca Tuck, Mrs. Rebecca . tombstone, Tuck-Elliott Family Cemetery, shows year.
  5. [S14015] Mrs. Rebecca Tuck, Mrs. Rebecca . tombstone, Tuck-Elliott Family Cemetery, shows date.
  6. [S636] Davis G. Tuck household, 1820 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  7. [S635] Davis G. Tuck household, 1830 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia.
  8. [S633] Davis G. Tuck household, 1840 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  9. [S631] Dr. Davis G. Tuck household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  10. [S659] Doct. Davis G. Tuck, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  11. [S631] Dr. Davis G. Tuck household, 1850 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows her in his household.
  12. [S636] Davis G. Tuck household, 1820 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows a female aged 26 to 48 in his household.
  13. [S635] Davis G. Tuck household, 1830 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows a female aged 50 to 60 in his household.
  14. [S633] Davis G. Tuck household, 1840 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows a female age 60 to 70 in his household.
  15. [S2144] Meador, Cemetery Records of Southern Christian County, pg 134, shows her buried in his family cemetery, recorded as Mrs. Rebecca Tuck.
  16. [S2061] Macon, John and Edward Tuck of Halifax County, pg 16, lists the children of Thomas Tuck and their spouses, and the younger Thomas's pension application.
  17. [S2071] unidentified household, 1840 U.S. Census, Halifax Co., Virginia, shows Thomas Tuck, age 77 as pensioner but does not indicate which household. Two households on the page include males aged 70 to 80; Beverly Boram and Thomas Buntin.

 

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