Rebecca Sarah Spindle was mentioned in the 28 February 1834 will of her grandfather, Mordecai Spindle. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 23, pages 304–306.]

Rebecca was mentioned in the 15 March 1838 will of her grandfather, Barbee Spindle, proved 16 April 1838. The residue of estate to be sold, with money distributed among my children and grand children: to my daughter Frances Rennolds one seventh; to my daughter Virginia Garnett one seventh; to my son Barbee Spindle one seventh; to my son Joseph Spindle one seventh; to my daughter Elizabeth Spindle one seventh; and one seventh to be divided among my grand children Catharine Chowning, James Bowie, Philip Spindle, and Marcella Spindle, the remaining one seventh to be equally divided among my four grand Children Welton Spindle, Rebecca Spindle, John Spindle, and Archibald Spindle, to be held by Daniel Rennolds for the benefit of Welton, Rebecca, John and Archibald until they shall severally attain the age of eighteen years. [Essex County, Virginia, Will Book 24, pages 271–272.]

“Benjamin E Wright to Sarah Rebeca Spindle Decmber th 1844” [Wright-Jones Family Bible Record, Library of Virginia, accession number 25073.]

“Sarah Rebecca wife of B E Wright October 11. 1849 a 2 oclock” … “Sarah Rebecca the wife of Benjamin E Wright and only daughter of Silas & Martha Spindle both decd. died at Sheba in Essex County” [Wright-Jones Family Bible Record, Library of Virginia, accession number 25073.]