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Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin 1650–1714 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jun 1650

Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1 Jun 1714

Death Location: Bacons Castle, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Henry WATKINS

Mother: Katherine Pride

Spouse(s): Robert I, Robert I

Children(s): William Ruffin, Robert II, John Ruffin, Oliva Ruffin, Jane Ruffin, Elizabeth"Mary" (Kinchen)

The story of Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin began in 1650 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States. Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin married Robert Ruffin I, Robert Ruthven Ruffin I, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Ruffin Kinchen, Jane Ruffin, John Ruffin, Oliva Ruthven Ruffin, Robert Ruffin Ii, William Ruffin. Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin passed away in 1714 in Bacons Castle, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin began in 1650 in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States.
  • Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin married Robert Ruffin I, Robert Ruthven Ruffin I, and had children including Elizabeth Mary Ruffin Kinchen, Jane Ruffin, John Ruffin, Oliva Ruthven Ruffin, Robert Ruffin Ii, William Ruffin.
  • Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin passed away in 1714 in Bacons Castle, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry WATKINS
1637–1714
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Katherine Pride
1642–1703
Birth Location: Henrico County, Virginia, (United States)
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Spouses(s)

Robert I
1646–1694
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
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Robert I
1659–1693
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

William Ruffin
1683–1739
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Robert II
1681–1720
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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John Ruffin
1704–1775
Birth Location: Richneck Plantation, Surry County, Virginia, USA
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Oliva Ruffin
1676–1717
Birth Location: Surry, Virginia, USA
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Jane Ruffin
1687–1761
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth"Mary" (Kinchen)
1685–1761
Birth Location: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
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Elizabeth Ruffin's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Ruffin
1650–1714
Birth Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Parents
Henry or Andrew WATKINS
1637–1714
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Katherine (Rachel Lady of Curles, Henrico, Virginia) Pride
1642–1703
Henrico County, Virginia, (United States)
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Ruffin's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Watkins Freeman Prime -) Ruffin (1 Jun 1650–1 Jun 1714) m. Robert (Ruthven Ruffin) I (1 Jun 1646–9 Jan 1694) m. Robert (Ruffin) I (1 Jun 1659–1693)
  1. 1. William Ruffin 1683–1739 m. Faith (Gray m.) Ruffin 1688–1720
    1. 1. Unity Ruffin 1710–1790 m. James (Braswell) Sr. 1700–1783
      1. 1. Charity Braswell-Rich 1739–1790 m. Charles Griffis 1759–1844 m. John (Ritch (4th) GGF) 1776–1790 m. John (Ritch\Rich (4th) GGF) 1776–1790 m. Charles (Griffis -----Fought in Rev.) War 1759–1844
        1. 1. Eliza Muncey 1817–1875 m. Bob Murroh 1822–1904
        2. 2. Charles (Griffis) Jr. 1810–
        3. 3. Samuel Griffis 1800–1880
        4. 4. Kindred (Griffis) Pvt 1817–1905
        5. 5. Rhoda (Griffis Corbett (Corbitt or) Corbit) 1816–1865
        6. 6. Juniper Griffis 1808–1904
        7. 7. Elizabeth ("Eliza" H. Griffis) (Cowart) 1802–1879
        8. 8. Nancy (Griffis) Starling 1805–1906
        9. 9. Manning (C) Griffis 1814–1886
        10. 10. Stephen (Rick) Ritch 1790–1865
        11. 11. Charles (A) Griffits 1810–1904 m. Sarah (Ann Kirkland) (Chaney)? 1817–1880
        12. 12. Samuel Griffis 1802–1833
        13. 13. Rhoda Corbitt 1810–1865
        14. 14. Charles (Absolom) Griffis 1826–1914
        15. 15. Stephen (Rick) Ritch 1790–1865
        16. 16. Charles (Absalom) Griffis 1826–1914
        17. 17. Kindred (Braswell Griffis (Twin)) Pvt 1817–1905
        18. 18. Elizabeth ("Eliza" H. Griffis) (Cowart) 1802–1879
        19. 19. Manning (C) Griffis 1814–1886
        20. 20. Nancy (Griffis) Starling 1805–1906
        21. 21. Samuel Griffis 1800–1859
        22. 22. Rhoda (Griffis Corbett (Corbitt or) Corbit) 1816–1865
        23. 23. Juniper Griffis 1808–1904
        24. 24. Samuel Griffis 1775–1851
        25. 25. Manning (George) Griffis 1814–1889
        26. 26. Stephen (John G. Ritch) (Rich) 1790–1865
        27. 27. Stephen (John G. Ritch) (Rich) 1790–1865
        28. 28. Elizabeth (Griffis) Cowart 1817–1875
        29. 29. Samuel Griffis 1800–1880
        30. 30. Nancy (Griffis) Starling 1805–1906
        31. 31. Manning (George) Griffis 1819–1889
        32. 32. Charles (Absalom) Griffis 1826–1914
        33. 33. Stephen (John G. Ritch) (Rich) 1790–1865
        34. 34. Kindred (Braswell Griffis) (twin?) 1817–1905
        35. 35. Samuel Griffis 1775–1851
        36. 36. Elizabeth ("Eliza" H. Griffis) (Cowart) 1802–1877
        37. 37. Rhoda (Griffis Corbett (Corbitt or) Corbit) 1816–1865
        38. 38. Juniper Griffis 1808–1904
        39. 39. Manning (C) Griffis 1814–1886
      2. 2. Abner Bracewell 1759–1807
      3. 3. Phereby\Feraby Braswell 1730–1800
      4. 4. Sarah Bracewell 1731–1765
      5. 5. Burrell Bracewell\Braswell 1758–1788
      6. 6. Nathan Bracewell 1756–1785
      7. 7. James (Braswell) Jr 1757–1824
      8. 8. Rachel Bracewell\Braswell –1785
      9. 9. Britton (Washington Brasselle) MD. 1750–1827
    2. 2. Nathaniel Ruffin 1719–1791
    3. 3. Samuel Ruffin 1712–1779
    4. 4. Sarah (V. Ruffin -) Sheppard 1715–1798
    5. 5. Robert Ruffin 1712–1767
    6. 6. William (Ruffin) Jr 1708–1781
    7. 7. Ethelred Ruffin 1712–1777
    8. 8. Matthew Robbins 1710–
    9. 9. Faith (Ruffin -) Bridgers 1733–1785
    10. 10. Richard Ruffin 1704–1767
    11. 11. Purity Ruffin 1746–1791
  2. 2. Robert (Ruffin) II 1681–1720
  3. 3. John Ruffin 1704–1775
  4. 4. Oliva (Ruthven) Ruffin 1676–1717
  5. 5. Jane Ruffin 1687–1761
  6. 6. Elizabeth"Mary" (Ruffin) (Kinchen) 1685–1761

Elizabeth Ruffin's Timeline

2 Records

1650
1 Jun 1650
Birth of Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin in Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
1714
1 Jun 1714
Age 64
Death of Elizabeth Watkins Freeman Prime - Ruffin in Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States
Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1650
    Event Place: Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1714
    Event Place: Lawnes Creek, Surry, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bacons Castle, Surry County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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