Rebecca Travers

Richard Walser in his book, "Jeremiah Adderton and Some of His Descendants" tells the story of a teenaged Rebecca Travers who leaves Charles County, Maryland and runs off with Jere Adderton, a widower with 5 children. Jere first married Ann Price (ca 1747) and had the 5 children mentioned above. He decides to move south and Rebecca is determined to leave with him. They traveled down the Potomac River to Virginia and then to Orange County, North Carolina and on to the banks of the Yadkin River in lower Rowan County, North Carolina. Jere died in 1779. Rebecca remarried in 5 April 1779 to James Daniels (who died 11 Feb 1817, Rowan, NC). They had 9 more children. Children by Daniels are: Travis Daniel, Woodson, Elizabeth, James, Mary Polly, Rebecca, Nancy, Jayhus and Poindexter. Rebecca Travers, of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, first married Jeremiah Adderton who died between 5 January 1779 when his Will was dated, and 4 May 1779, when it was recorded in Salisbury, North Carolina. In the Court records for the processing of this Will, it is noted that on 4 May 1779, she was married to James Daniel. The record of their marriage on 5 April 1779 is also available in the Salisbury Court House.

Rebecca married James Daniel, son of James Daniel and Elizabeth West. (James Daniel was born in 1752 and died on 11 Feb 1817 in High Rock, Davidson Co., NC.)