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Ruth Rochester BURTON 1720–1821 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1720

Birth Location: Clarendon Parish, Jamaïque

Death Date: 1821

Death Location: London, England

Father: Benjamin Jr

Mother: Dorothy ROCHESTER

Spouse(s): James *, Dennis Rochester

Children(s): Benjamin I, Benjamin I, James Powell, Anne ROCHESTER, Benjamin (ROCHESTER), Nicholas (ROCHESTER), Rachel (ROCHESTER), Judith SWABY, John (ROCHESTER), Mary (ROCHESTER), Thomas (ROCHESTER), Benjamin I, Anne Rochester

In 1720, Ruth Rochester BURTON entered the world in Clarendon Parish, Jamaïque, born to Benjamin Beniamin Burton Jr And Dorothy Rochester. Ruth Rochester BURTON married Dennis Rochester, James F Burton Powell, and had children including Ann Powell Rochester, Anne Agnes Rochester, Benjamin Powell Rochester, Benjamin Powell I, Benjamin Powell Rochester I, James Powell, John Powell Rochester, Judith Swaby, Mary Powell Rochester, Nicholas Powell Rochester, Rachel Powell Rochester, Thomas Powell Rochester. Ruth Rochester BURTON passed away in 1821 in London, England.

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Biography

  • In 1720, Ruth Rochester BURTON entered the world in Clarendon Parish, Jamaïque, born to Benjamin Beniamin Burton Jr And Dorothy Rochester.
  • Ruth Rochester BURTON married Dennis Rochester, James F Burton Powell, and had children including Ann Powell Rochester, Anne Agnes Rochester, Benjamin Powell Rochester, Benjamin Powell I, Benjamin Powell Rochester I, James Powell, John Powell Rochester, Judith Swaby, Mary Powell Rochester, Nicholas Powell Rochester, Rachel Powell Rochester, Thomas Powell Rochester.
  • Ruth Rochester BURTON passed away in 1821 in London, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Jr
1702–1760
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
BJ
Dorothy ROCHESTER
1700–
Birth Location: Jamaica
DR

Spouses(s)

James *
1720–1796
Birth Location: Jamaica
J*
Dennis Rochester
1720–1796
Birth Location: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
DR

Children(s)

Benjamin I
1745–
Birth Location: Hodges Pen, St Elizabeth, Jamaica
BI
Benjamin I
1745–
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
BI
James Powell
1740–
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
JP
Anne ROCHESTER
1737–1822
Birth Location: Clarendon, Jamaica
AR
Benjamin (ROCHESTER)
1745–
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
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Nicholas (ROCHESTER)
1745–
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
N(
Rachel (ROCHESTER)
1744–
Birth Location: –
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Judith SWABY
–1788
Birth Location: –
JS
John (ROCHESTER)
1758–1825
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaïque
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Mary (ROCHESTER)
1753–
Birth Location: Vere, Jamaica
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Thomas (ROCHESTER)
1756–
Birth Location: Vere, Jamaica
T(
Benjamin I
1745–
Birth Location: Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
BI
Anne Rochester
1734–1822
Birth Location: Clarendon, Jamaïque
AR

Ruth BURTON's Ancestors

Self
Ruth BURTON
1720–1821
Birth Place: Clarendon Parish, Jamaïque
Parents
Benjamin Beniamin Burton Jr
1702–1760
Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Dorothy ROCHESTER
1700–
Jamaica
Grandparents
Benjamin (Burton) Sr.
1672–1720
Saint Michael, Barbados
Elbeatia Maskall
1678–1721
Saint Catherine, Jamaica
William Rochester
1690–1759
Edmonton, Middlesex, England
Frances Rookes
1690–1762
Edmonton, Middlesex, , England
Great-Grandparents
Capt. Burton
1630–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth BURTON's Descendants

1.
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Ruth (Rochester) BURTON (1720–1821) m. James (F (Burton) Powell) * (Abt. 1720–Abt. 1796) m. Dennis Rochester (1720–1796)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Powell\Rochester) I 1745– m. Diana Witter 1736–1843
    1. 1. Benjamin (Rochester Powell II) o? 1765–1813 m. Mary Burton 1772–1870
      1. 1. James (Powell) III 1808– m. Emma ("Queen" Barlitt) (Powell) 1800–
        1. 1. Margaret (Powell) (Witter) 1826–1912 m. Joseph (Josiah) Witter
        2. 2. Nicholas (Steven) Powell 1828–1892 m. Esther (Rebecca POWELL ID:) K21X-R68 1845–1925
        3. 3. James (Powell) IV 1820–1893
        4. 4. Deborah Powell 1821–1890
      2. 2. Judith (Burton) Powell-Sinclair 1788–1908 m. Thomas (Sinclair (slave) Owner) 1758–
        1. 1. Maria (“Margaret” Powell Sinclair Holness) o? 1799–1885 m. Richard (Martin) Holness 1796–1904
        2. 2. Mary (Ann) Sinclair 1804–1885
        3. 3. Frances (Sinclair Rochester (slave Owner) Descendant) 1788–1890
        4. 4. Jane Sinclair –1795
        5. 5. Constanline Sinclair 1805–
        6. 6. Francilla Sinclair 1832–1902
        7. 7. John (Sinclair) Slave 1831–1922
        8. 8. Constance Sinclair 1815–1890
        9. 9. Gracey (Enslaved) 1799–1885
        10. 10. Betty (Enslaved) 1804–1885
        11. 11. John (Sinclair) (Enslaved) 1820–
  2. 2. Benjamin (Powell\Rochester) I 1745– m. Diana Witter 1736–
    1. 1. Dorothy (Witter) Powell 1774–1840 m. William (Samuel) Witter 1768–1830
      1. 1. Mary (Ann Witter ROSE HALL CONNECTION) JAMAICA 1826–1894 m. John (Powell) Burton 1818–1900
      2. 2. James (Watson Witter JAMAICA ROSE) HALL 1821–1890
      3. 3. Benjamin (Joseph Powell Witter JAMAICA ROSE HALL LITTLE) ONE 1824–1824 m. Wilhelmina (Hylton) Powell 1818–1900
        1. 1. Alfred (Benjamin Nathaniel) Witter 1854–1899 m. Sarah (Rebecca) Banton 1851–1939
        2. 2. Joseph (Samuel) Witter 1846–
        3. 3. Benjamin (Lewis) Witter 1867–1947
        4. 4. James (Alexander) Witter 1848–1917
        5. 5. Margaret (Powell) Witter 1851–1912
        6. 6. Julia (Mary Maria) Witter 1853–
        7. 7. Roberta Witter 1863–1932
        8. 8. Letitia (Ann) Witter 1844–
        9. 9. Edward (Albert) Witter 1864–1899
        10. 10. Adeliza (Rebecca) Witter 1849–1907
        11. 11. William (Samuel) Witter 1859–
        12. 12. Julius (Theodore) Witter 1856–1885
      4. 4. John (Powell) Burton 1818–1900 m. Mary (Ann Witter ROSE HALL CONNECTION) JAMAICA 1826–1894
        1. 1. John (Joseph Powell JAMAICA ROSE) HALL 1855–1935
        2. 2. James (Benjamin Burton) JAMAICA 1865–1975
        3. 3. Caroline (Elizabeth Burton ROSE HALL) JAMAICA 1846–1869
        4. 4. William (Samuel Witter Burton ROSE HALL) JAMAICA 1848–
        5. 5. Sophia (Scarlett Burton JAMAICA ROSE) HALL 1851–
        6. 6. Ann (Maria Powell-Burton) JAMAICA 1853–1944
        7. 7. Emma (Sarah Aleriah) Burton 1857–
      5. 5. Henry Witter 1824–1885 m. Dorothy Elliott-Witter 1823–1912
        1. 1. Edmund (Bernard Hibbert) Witter 1865– m. Rosetta (Rebecca) Ebanks-Witter 1869–1925
        2. 2. Margaret (Ann Sherman) Witter 1855–1949
        3. 3. Joseph (Moss Sailman \ Sailsman) Witter 1859–1967
        4. 4. Thomas (Wood Parchment) Witter 1857–
        5. 5. Grace (Lorraine) Witter 1851–1914
        6. 6. John (Frederick) Witter 1841–1898
      6. 6. Diana Witter 1822–1885
    2. 2. James Witter 1769–
    3. 3. Sarah Powell 1771–1828 m. Nicholas (William Benjamin Abel Bent (Slave) Owner) 1756–1850
      1. 1. Joseph (Christopher) Bent 1798–1908
        1. 1. Justina (Maudina Bent) Powell 1859–1940
      2. 2. William (Witter Bent) ("Walter") 1793–
        1. 1. George (Augustus Walter) Bent 1829–1907 m. Jane (Elizabeth) Brooks-Bent 1848–
      3. 3. Bernard (Ballard) Bent 1808–1888
        1. 1. Henry (Emanuel) Bent 1846–1924 m. Lucy (Ann) Sinclair-Bent 1854–1885
      4. 4. MARGARET (POWELL) BENT 1797–1884 m. DAVID ELLIOTT 1795–
        1. 1. Frederick (Wilson) Elliott 1825– m. Julia (Caroline) Palmer 1830–1901
  3. 3. James Powell 1740–
    1. 1. Thomas Powell 1767–1812 m. Rebecca (Isaacs) Simson 1769–1854
      1. 1. Thomas (Benjamin POWELL) (ROCHESTER) 1808–1906 m. Mary (Ann) Martin 1820–1902
        1. 1. Arthur (Rose) Powell 1852–1943 m. Christiana (Ellington Brooks DAVY) TBC 1849–1927
        2. 2. Henry Powell 1844–1936
        3. 3. Charles (Benjamin) Powell 1800–
        4. 4. Isaiah (Augustus) Powell 1859–
        5. 5. Fanny (Elizabeth) Powell 1854–
        6. 6. Ann (Victoria) Powell 1866–
        7. 7. Alfred (Francis Davis) Powell 1862–1897
        8. 8. David (Samuel Augustus) Powell 1847–1944
        9. 9. Jane (Angelina Isaacs) Powell 1857–
  4. 4. Anne (Agnes) ROCHESTER 1737–1822
  5. 5. Benjamin (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) 1745–
  6. 6. Nicholas (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) 1745–
  7. 7. Rachel (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) 1744–
  8. 8. Judith SWABY –1788
  9. 9. John (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) 1758–1825
  10. 10. Mary (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) 1753–
  11. 11. Thomas (POWELL) (ROCHESTER) 1756–
  12. 12. Benjamin (Powell) I 1745– m. Margaret Witter 1755–1843
  13. 13. Anne (Agnes) Rochester 1734–1822 m. John (Bent) Fuller 1720–1804
    1. 1. Nicholas (William Benjamin Abel Bent (Slave) Owner) 1756–1850 m. Sarah Powell 1771–1828

Ruth BURTON's Timeline

4 Records

1717
1717
Birth of Ruth Rochester BURTON in Clarendon, Jamaica
Clarendon, Jamaica
1720
1720
Birth of Ruth Rochester BURTON in Clarendon Parish, Jamaïque
Clarendon Parish, Jamaïque
1757
May 1757
Age 37
Death of Ruth Rochester BURTON in Islington, London, England
Islington, London, England
1821
1821
Age 101
Death of Ruth Rochester BURTON in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1717
    Event Place: Clarendon, Jamaica

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1720
    Event Place: Clarendon Parish, Jamaïque

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1757
    Event Place: Islington, London, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1821
    Event Place: London, England
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