It was relatively unusual in the 1690s for women to become indenture servants to the Chesapeake Colonies for the ratio of men to women through the 18th century was quite uneven. The short life expectancy and hard work required meant fewer women were willing to go to those colonies. Up through the 1680s the ratio of male indentured servants to female ones was 4 to 1: http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Indentured_Servants_in_Colonial_Virginia#start_entry

It is interesting how if anything goes wrong with Rebeccah's indenture that she is returned to her father's care. The fact that the people who were to be in charge of her are prepared for the possibility of their own deaths means that life was quite possibly still quite short in the Chesapeake colonies through the 1690s as we mentioned in class. Life Expectancy in Chesapeake Colonies: http://public.gettysburg.edu/~tshannon/341/sites/Death%20and%20Mourning/chesapeake.htm

I believe that the concessions made for her schooling were unusual to find in an indentured servant's contract. Perhaps in the case of skilled workers or women whose male relatives consent was needed this happened.

Treatment of Indentured Servants:http://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Indentured_Servants_in_Colonial_Virginia#start_entry

In her contract she is to be indentured until 21 or until she gets married, which appears to be an unusual concession. Additionally, the question of her age at the time of indenture appears for most indentured servants labored for between four and seven years.

marriage concession might have been unusual: http://www.pricegen.com/origins-of-colonial-chesapeake/

It is quite interesting that her father's consent was needed before her own in the Indentured Servant contract. Perhaps serving as some evidence of the patriarchal English culture of the 17th century mentioned in class. (Some supporting information at http://web.campbell.edu/faculty/vandergriffk/FamColonial.html )