Charles Mills/Row/Mears (and his Mum)

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Charles Mills was bp 16 August 1818 in Edgefield, daughter of Rebecca Mills:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...pId=1504391237

In 1823, Stephen son of Charles and Rebecca Mears is baptised in Edgefield:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...pId=1504391237

Note that the original attempt at the surname is scratched out, but it does not appear to be any variant of Rowe or Mills

Charles Row married Maria Skillings 11 Feb 1842 in Edgefield, father unknown:
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...pId=1505230319

In 1846 Sarah Ann is baptised in Thornage, daughter of Charles and Maria Mears: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageview...ce&pId=2238125

And so Charles goes through life, his surname usually Row, Mears or even Mayes.

His mother Rebecca appears to have been the daughter of Mills Row, so I think Mills is simply a clerical error.

It looks as if Charles Mears senior and Stephen b 1823 emigrated to America, according to Ancestry trees. Did they go alone? (I only have UK Ancestry) Can anyone see what happened to Rebecca?