About Rebecca Staunton

Lady Rebecca Staunton Gooch, also referred to as "Lady Gooch" and "Dame Rebecca Gooch", was an English noblewoman and wife of Sir William Gooch, the Colonial Governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. The city of Staunton, Virginia is named after her, as well as a daylily flower, which is named "Lady Rebecca Staunton" in her honor.

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Position held: First Lady of Virginia
Born: 1685
Died: April 1775

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Rebecca Staunton

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