Rebekah Poindexter Jones was the daughter of Rev. Richard Jones and Dorothy Amos Poindexter. There are numerous ways to spell Rebekah - I have spelled it here as she did. Rebekah was born in Morgan County, Illinois. The family moved to St Francois, Missouri by 1833. Murphy & Rebekah moved to Searcy Co, Arkansas for a few years, then to Newton and McDonald Counties in southwest Missouri.

Rebekah married Murphy Brown June 29, 1836 in St. Francois Co., MO. She was the mother of 15 children - the youngest child was just over a year old when Murphy Brown was killed and their home burned. Rebekah took her family to Grayson County, Texas for the remainder of the War but returned, rebuilt her home, and raised her children. She never remarried and she outlived all but three of her children, dying at age 89.

Children were:
...Richard Jones Brown, born 12 May 1837, died Oct 1839
...Elizabeth Bridget Brown, born 3 Jan 1839, died 15 Feb 1839
...William Clayborn Brown, born 11 Jul 1840, died 11 Jul 1860, McDonald County, on his birthday. William had been married less than six months when he was shot and killed. A daughter was born in December, 1860. William is buried Chitwood Cemetery.
...Miranda Jane Brown, b. 12 Jun 1842, died 5 Feb 1912, Crawford County, Arkansas. Married Ezekiel Thomas "Tom" Comstock.
...Ezekiel Wilson Brown, b. 1 Nov 1843, died 19 Jun 1863 - shot along with his father. Buried with his father in a common grave, Chitwood Cemetery
...John Reed Brown, b. 19 Sep 1845, died 19 Dec 1889, McDonald County, Missouri. Married first to Sarah P. F. Dabbs and second to Margaret Elizabeth Burger. He is buried Chitwood Cemetery.
...Nancy Emeline Brown, b. 12 Jun 1847, d. 17 May 1864 in Texas
...Mary Catherine Brown, b. 4 Dec 1848, d. 1 Mar 1864 in Texas
...Sarah Frances Brown, b. 12 May 1850, d. 19 Dec 1922 in Wheaton, Barry County, Missouri. Married John Davidson. Buried Chitwood Cemetery.
...Joel Brown, b. and d. 17 Jun 1852; buried Chitwood Cemetery.
...Lemuel Green Brown, b. 3 Mar 1855, d. 19 Feb 1923. Married Isabel B. Love. They are buried Chitwood Cemetery.
...Monervia Magdalene Brown, b. 10 Dec 1856, d. 19 Aug 1857. Buried Chitwood Cemetery
...Robert Thomas Borwn, b. 13 Jun 1858, d. 20 Jul 1858. Buried Chitwood Cemetery
...Rebekah Ann Brown, b. 8 Jun 1860, d. 20 Sep 1860. Buried
Chitwood Cemetery.
...Eliza Isabel "Belle" Brown, b. 24 Apr 1862, d. 21 Jul 1932, McDonald County. Belle was married five times. She had children by the first two husbands - Bevly Clark Barnett and John H. Carter. Her mother died at Belle's home in 1912. Buried Chitwood Cemetery.