Rebecca Revell ¹

Rebecca Revell patented land in 1699 at Accomack Co, VA. According to Whitelaw, Edward Revell (wife Frances) lived at tract A52B and in 1687 left his 500 acres to his daughter Rebecca, who married Robert Coleburn, but he did not live long. In 1699 Rebecca Coleburn, widow, discovered a surplus of 100 acres in her land, so she took out a patent for it as a narrow strip along the Jackson part. She gave the 100 acres to her daughter Rebecca, who married Edward Revell II. In 1728 they gave to William Coleburn and in 1752 he (wife Temperance) left to his son Spencer under certain conditions, otherwise it was to go to his son William. The records following are not clear, and it is believed that Spencer retained the land, but in 1778 he died intestate and no record was found of his wife or children. Then in 1788 a Revell Coleburn sold 100 acres which had been left to him by his father (no record found). The buyer was Zorobabel Kellam, whose daughter Sabra married Thomas Coleburn.

Rebecca married Robert Coleburn, son of Col. William Coleburn and Ann (?), about 1688. (Robert Coleburn was born about 1658 in Accomack Co., VA and died 06 Apr 1698-07 Jun 1698 in Accomack Co., VA.)