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Ruth Cope 1687–1728 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Mar 1687

Birth Location: Naaman Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 1728

Death Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Oliver 7thGGF

Mother: Rebecca HARLAND

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr

Children(s): Thomas Buffington

The story of Ruth Cope began in 1687 in Naaman Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA. Ruth Cope married Thomas Buffington Sr, and had children including Thomas William Buffington. Ruth Cope passed away in 1728 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Cope began in 1687 in Naaman Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA.
  • Ruth Cope married Thomas Buffington Sr, and had children including Thomas William Buffington.
  • Ruth Cope passed away in 1728 in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver 7thGGF
1647–1697
Birth Location: Avebury, Wiltshire, England
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Rebecca HARLAND
1647–1728
Birth Location: Avebury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Sr
1685–1739
Birth Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Thomas Buffington
1710–1768
Birth Location: Concord Twp, Chester (now Delaware), Pennsylvania, Colonial America, NA
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Ruth Cope's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Cope
1687–1728
Birth Place: Naaman Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Parents
Oliver cj* Cope 7thGGF
1647–1697
Avebury, Wiltshire, England
Rebecca (Mayhave Crooke Cope) HARLAND
1647–1728
Avebury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
John (cj* Cope) 8thGGF
1622–1649
Finchampstead, Berkshire, England
Elizabeth Deane
1628–1681
Avebury, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Wiltshire
1600–1656
Margaret Cope
1598–1670
William Chisledon)
1600–1677
Johnna Dennis
1605–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth Cope's Descendants

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Ruth Cope (16 Mar 1687–1728) m. Thomas (Buffington) Sr (1685–10 Dec 1739)
  1. 1. Thomas ((William)) Buffington 1710–1768 m. Mary Harlan 1709–1750 m. Unknown ("German) Extraction" 1709–1750
    1. 1. Benjamin (George Buffington) ✔️ 1730–1814 m. Mary Buffington 1730–1811 m. Anna (Catharine) Schupp 1752–1817
      1. 1. George (Benjamin) Buffington 1759–1830 m. Barbara Hoffman 1763–1827
        1. 1. Jacob Buffington 1786–1872 m. Margaret Sheets 1782–1827

Ruth Cope's Timeline

5 Records

1670
1670
Ruth Cope was married
None
1687
16 Mar 1687
Birth of Ruth Cope in Naaman Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Naaman Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1705
11 Mar 1705
Age 18
Ruth Cope was married in Delaware, Pennsylvania
Delaware, Pennsylvania
1706
11 Mar 1706
Age 19
Ruth Cope resided here in Delaware, Pennsylvania
Delaware, Pennsylvania
1728
1728
Age 41
Death of Ruth Cope in Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Chester, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1687
    Event Place: Naaman Creek, New Castle, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1670

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1705
    Event Place: Delaware, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1706
    Event Place: Delaware, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1728
    Event Place: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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