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Ruth FERRIS 1658–1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: JAN 1658

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Death Date: 17 SEP 1745

Death Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Father: Joseph I

Mother: Ruth KNAPP

Spouse(s): Samuel I

Children(s): Samuel II, Josiah PECK, Jeremiah PECK, Joseph PECK, David PECK, Nathaniel I, Eliphalet PECK, Theophilus PECK, Peter I, Robert I

The story of Ruth FERRIS began in 1658 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. Ruth FERRIS married Samuel Peck I, and had children including David Peck, Eliphalet Peck, Jeremiah Peck, Joseph Peck, Josiah Peck, Nathaniel Peck I, Peter Peck I, Robert Peck I, Samuel Peck Ii, Theophilus Peck. Ruth FERRIS passed away in 1745 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth FERRIS began in 1658 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.
  • Ruth FERRIS married Samuel Peck I, and had children including David Peck, Eliphalet Peck, Jeremiah Peck, Joseph Peck, Josiah Peck, Nathaniel Peck I, Peter Peck I, Robert Peck I, Samuel Peck Ii, Theophilus Peck.
  • Ruth FERRIS passed away in 1745 in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph I
1635–1699
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
JI
Ruth KNAPP
1640–1658
Birth Location: Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
RK

Spouses(s)

Samuel I
1659–1746
Birth Location: Guilford, New Haven Co., Connecticut
SI

Children(s)

Samuel II
1688–1733
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
SI
Josiah PECK
1687–1733
Birth Location: Connecticut
JP
Jeremiah PECK
1690–1765
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
JP
Joseph PECK
1692–
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
JP
David PECK
1694–1756
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
DP
Nathaniel I
1697–1765
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
NI
Eliphalet PECK
1699–1783
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
EP
Theophilus PECK
1702–1783
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
TP
Peter I
1704–1759
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
PI
Robert I
1706–1759
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
RI

Ruth FERRIS's Ancestors

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Ruth FERRIS
1658–1745
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Parents
Joseph FERRIS I
1635–1699
Boston, Suffolk Co., Massachusetts
Ruth KNAPP
1640–1658
Watertown, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts
Grandparents
Jeffrey (FERRIS) I
1610–1666
England
Nicholas KNAPP
1605–1670
Buoy, St. Mary Parish-Bures, Suffolk, England
Elenor LOCKWOOD
1608–1658
St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard FERRIS
1585–1614
John KNAPP
1560–1604
Martha [BLOSSE]
1565–
Edmund LOCKWOOD
1574–1635
Alice COWPER
1569–1639
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ruth FERRIS's Descendants

1.
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Ruth FERRIS (JAN 1658–17 SEP 1745) m. Samuel (PECK) I (18 JAN 1659–28 APR 1746)
  1. 1. Samuel (PECK) II 1688–1733 m. Elizabeth HUSTED 1693–1735
    1. 1. Samuel (PECK) III 1720–1793 m. Mary FERRIS 1727–1804
      1. 1. Mary (‘Polly’) PECK 1752–1842 m. Hezekiah KNAPP 1749–1840
        1. 1. Mary (‘Polly’) KNAPP 1776–1850
        2. 2. Hannah KNAPP 1778–1849
        3. 3. Rufus KNAPP 1781–1853 m. Elizabeth SCOFIELD 1781–1817
        4. 4. Sally KNAPP 1785–1851 m. John (SCOFIELD) III 1775–1840
      2. 2. Samuel (PECK) IV 1747–1763
      3. 3. Moses PECK 1750–1828
      4. 4. Hannah PECK 1755–1842
      5. 5. Aaron PECK 1757–1833
      6. 6. James PECK 1762–1806
      7. 7. Calvin PECK 1764–1837
      8. 8. Luther PECK 1766–1860
      9. 9. George (Whitfield) PECK 1768–1823
    2. 2. Mary PECK 1716–1776
    3. 3. John (Samuel) PECK 1718–1771
    4. 4. Ruth PECK 1724–1807
  2. 2. Josiah PECK 1687–1733
  3. 3. Jeremiah PECK 1690–1765
  4. 4. Joseph PECK 1692–
  5. 5. David PECK 1694–1756
  6. 6. Nathaniel (PECK) I 1697–1765
    1. 1. Jonathan PECK 1740–1783 m. Mehetabel BLAKEMAN 1743–1810
      1. 1. Johnathan (Richard) PECK 1768–1822 m. Theodosia LOCKWOOD 1753–1848
        1. 1. Johnathan PECK 1786–1833 m. Caroline CORNELL 1790–
        2. 2. Curtis PECK 1787–1851
  7. 7. Eliphalet PECK 1699–1783
  8. 8. Theophilus PECK 1702–1783
  9. 9. Peter (PECK) I 1704–1759 m. Sarah (REYNOLDS) [RANYOLDS] 1711–1759
    1. 1. Sarah PECK 1748–
    2. 2. Jemima PECK 1750–1783
    3. 3. Enos PECK 1752–1835
    4. 4. Mary PECK 1756–1837
  10. 10. Robert (PECK) I 1706–1759 m. Deborah (REYNOLDS) [RANYOLDS] 1705–1787

Ruth FERRIS's Timeline

2 Records

1658
JAN 1658
Birth of Ruth FERRIS in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
1745
17 SEP 1745
Age 87
Death of Ruth FERRIS in Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: JAN 1658
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, I am using the tree of Ronald Lee Fleming to fill in some blanks.
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1745
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, I am using the tree of Ronald Lee Fleming to fill in some blanks.
    [2] FindAGrave.com-U.S. & Canada & other countries
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