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Ruth Ferris 1659–1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1659

Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 30 Dec 1682

Death Location: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Joseph Ferris

Mother: Ruth Knap

Spouse(s): Samuel Peck

Children(s): Jeremiah Rev., Samuel Peck, Joseph Peck, David Peck, Nathaniel Peck, Eliphalet Peck, Theophilus Peck, Peter Peck, Robert Peck

Ruth Ferris was born in 1659 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Joseph Peter Ferris And Ruth Knap. Ruth Ferris married John Burrows, Samuel Culver, Samuel Peck, and had children including David Peck, Eliphalet Peck, Jeremiah Peck Rev, Joseph Peck, Nathaniel Peck, Peter Peck, Rhoda Peck, Robert Peck, Samuel Elijah Peck, Theophilus Peck. Ruth Ferris passed away in 1682 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Ferris was born in 1659 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Joseph Peter Ferris And Ruth Knap.
  • Ruth Ferris married John Burrows, Samuel Culver, Samuel Peck, and had children including David Peck, Eliphalet Peck, Jeremiah Peck Rev, Joseph Peck, Nathaniel Peck, Peter Peck, Rhoda Peck, Robert Peck, Samuel Elijah Peck, Theophilus Peck.
  • Ruth Ferris passed away in 1682 in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Ruth Ferris's Ancestors

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Ruth Ferris
1659–1682
Birth Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Peter Ferris
1635–1699
Charlestown, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Ruth Knap
1641–1632
Watertown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Ferris
1615–1679
Reading, Berkshire, , England
Jerusha Reed
1620–1647
Reading, Berkshire, England
Nicholas Knapp
1592–1670
Bures, Suffolk, England
Eleanor (Elinor Disbow) Lockwood
1609–1658
St. Mary Parish-Bures, Co. Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ferris
1600–1667
Harriet Gilbert
1611–1665
John Knapp
1560–1604
Martha Blois
1565–1599
Edmund Sr
1574–1635
Alice Lockwood
1569–1654
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jane Myles
1587–1671
William Rockwell
1553–1597
Margaret Poley
1513–1562
Richard Blois
1513–1589
Rose Fisher
1510–1592
William Rockwell
1553–1597
Elizabeth Creswell
1559–1772
John Cowper
1528–1578

Ruth Ferris's Descendants

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Ruth Ferris (18 Jan 1659–30 Dec 1682) m. Samuel Peck (18 January 1658–28 April 1746)
  1. 1. Jeremiah (Peck) Rev. 1690–1765 m. Mary (Sage) Johnson 1699–1772
    1. 1. Abigail Chittenden 1734–1781 m. Thomas (Darling) Whelpley 1739–1813
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Demptsey) Whelpley 1767–1786 m. Patrick Weldon 1755–1885
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Lamb) Weldon 1787–1868 m. Weldon (William) Bissett 1771–1849
        2. 2. James (M) Weldon 1784–1842
      2. 2. Jonathan Whelpley 1758–1809
      3. 3. Martha Whelpley 1763–1831
      4. 4. Oliver Whelpley 1757–1767
      5. 5. Jeremiah (H) Whelpley 1780–1844
      6. 6. Abigail Whelpley 1766–1766
      7. 7. david Whelpley 1757–1767
    2. 2. Isaac Peck 1745–1829
    3. 3. Mary (Enim Dudley) Peck 1726–1763
    4. 4. Jeremiah (Johnson) Peck 1762–1803
    5. 5. Ruth Peck 1723–1807
    6. 6. Hannah Peck 1728–1807
    7. 7. Joseph Peck 1730–1822
    8. 8. Martha Peck 1743–1783
  2. 2. Samuel (Elijah) Peck 1688–1733
  3. 3. Joseph Peck 1692–1761
  4. 4. David Peck 1694–1756
  5. 5. Nathaniel Peck 1697–1765
  6. 6. Eliphalet Peck 1699–1776
  7. 7. Theophilus Peck 1702–1783
  8. 8. Peter Peck 1704–1759
  9. 9. Robert Peck 1706–1749

Ruth Ferris's Timeline

3 Records

1659
18 Jan 1659
Birth of Ruth Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1682
30 Dec 1682
Age 23
Burial of Ruth Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
1745
17 September 1745
Age 86
Death of Ruth Ferris in Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1659
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 161
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 133
    [5] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 104.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MWP
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 September 1745
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 161
    [2] Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [3] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 30 Dec 1682
    Event Place: Greenwich, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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