Richard Wakeham & Margaret Robins Family

Rebecca Wakeham was born on October 24, 1662, in Modbury, Devon, England. She was the daughter of Richard Wakeham (1619–1681) and Margaret Margery Robins (1632–1692). Rebecca lived a remarkably long life for her time, passing away in May 1760 in her hometown of Modbury at the age of 97.  She married William Stidston (1665–1721) on February 27, 1692, also in Modbury. Rebecca experienced the deaths of both her husband in 1721 and at least two of her sons, Bartholomew and Edward, in 1755. Her life spanned nearly a century, witnessing major historical events such as the English Civil War’s aftermath, the Glorious Revolution, and the early Georgian era. Her descendants continued the Stidston lineage in Devon and beyond. The family's presence in Modbury across generations is well-documented through parish and civil records. 

Richard Wakeham II was born on April 29, 1635, in Kingsbridge, Devon, England. He was the son of Richard Wakeham (1619–1681) and a sibling to at least one half-sister, Rebecca Wakeham (1662–1760). On September 12, 1665, he married Phillep Stitson in Modbury, Devon. Together, they had a son, Nicholas Wakeham, born in 1667, who would go on to live until 1704. Richard was still alive at the time of his father's death in 1681, but his own date of death remains unknown. His life is recorded primarily through parish records of birth, marriage, and family associations, placing him within a longstanding lineage rooted in the Devon region.