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Elizabeth Ruth 1740–1788 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 March 1740

Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1788

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Father: John RUTH

Mother: Mary Kingston

Spouse(s): John McCORKLE

Children(s): Martha McCorkle, Joseph McCorkle, Elizabeth Corkle, William McCorkle, James McCorkle, Margaret McCorkle, John McCorkle

In 1740, Elizabeth Ruth entered the world in Augusta, Virginia, USA, born to John Ruth And Mary Ann Kingston. Elizabeth Ruth married John Mccorkle, and had children including Elizabeth Ruth Mc Corkle, James Mccorkle, John Mccorkle, Joseph Mccorkle, Margaret Peggy Mccorkle, Martha Elizabeth Mccorkle, William Mccorkle. Elizabeth Ruth passed away in 1788 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1740, Elizabeth Ruth entered the world in Augusta, Virginia, USA, born to John Ruth And Mary Ann Kingston.
  • Elizabeth Ruth married John Mccorkle, and had children including Elizabeth Ruth Mc Corkle, James Mccorkle, John Mccorkle, Joseph Mccorkle, Margaret Peggy Mccorkle, Martha Elizabeth Mccorkle, William Mccorkle.
  • Elizabeth Ruth passed away in 1788 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John RUTH
1724–1744
Birth Location: Augusta County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Kingston
1724–1780
Birth Location: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

John McCORKLE
1738–1781
Birth Location: Dauphin, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Martha McCorkle
1768–1863
Birth Location: , Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Joseph McCorkle
1770–1843
Birth Location: , Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Corkle
1778–1823
Birth Location: ,Augusta,Virginia,USA
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William McCorkle
1771–1817
Birth Location: , Augusta, Virginia, USA
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James McCorkle
1773–1799
Birth Location: , Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Margaret McCorkle
1775–
Birth Location: , Augusta, Virginia, USA
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John McCorkle
1780–1821
Birth Location: , Augusta, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Ruth's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Ruth
1740–1788
Birth Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
Parents
John RUTH
1724–1744
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Ann) Kingston
1724–1780
Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Samuel RUTH
1690–1748
New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Ruth's Descendants

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Elizabeth Ruth (7 March 1740–1788) m. John McCORKLE (1738–17 Jan 1781)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) McCorkle 1768–1863 m. Samuel (Scott) Sr. 1762–1820
    1. 1. Griselda (Joyce) Scott 1793–1872 m. Larkin Davis 1791–1840
      1. 1. Susan (Jane) Davis 1820–1864 m. Barzilla Payne 1808–1863
        1. 1. Larkin (W.) Payn 1845–1929
        2. 2. Martha (Jane) Jenkins 1839–1917
        3. 3. Matilda (Ann) Lee 1834–1911 m. Leroy Lee 1826–1897
  2. 2. Joseph McCorkle 1770–1843
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Ruth Mc) Corkle 1778–1823
  4. 4. William McCorkle 1771–1817
  5. 5. James McCorkle 1773–1799
  6. 6. Margaret (Peggy) McCorkle 1775–
  7. 7. John McCorkle 1780–1821

Elizabeth Ruth's Timeline

2 Records

1740
7 March 1740
Birth of Elizabeth Ruth in Augusta, Virginia, USA
Augusta, Virginia, USA
1788
1788
Age 48
Death of Elizabeth Ruth in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 March 1740
    Event Place: Augusta, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1788
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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