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Ruth James 1650–1723 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 March 1650

Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Death Date: 1723

Death Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Father: Thomas James

Mother: Ruth Jones

Spouse(s): Thomas Harris

Children(s): NATHANIEL HARRIS

Ruth James was born in 1650 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, the child of Thomas James And Ruth Jane Jones. Ruth James married Thomas Harris, and had children including Nathaniel Hopewell Harris. Ruth James passed away in 1723 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth James was born in 1650 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States, the child of Thomas James And Ruth Jane Jones.
  • Ruth James married Thomas Harris, and had children including Nathaniel Hopewell Harris.
  • Ruth James passed away in 1723 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas James
1627–1696
Birth Location: Mouton, Lincolnshire, England
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Ruth Jones
1628–1667
Birth Location: Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Harris
1657–1700
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

NATHANIEL HARRIS
1693–1775
Birth Location: Hopewell, Cumberland, New Jersey, USA or Easthampton, Suffolk, New York, United States
NH

Ruth James's Ancestors

Self
Ruth James
1650–1723
Birth Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Parents
Thomas James
1627–1696
Mouton, Lincolnshire, England
Ruth (Jane) Jones
1628–1667
Abbots Ripton, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England
Grandparents
Reverend (Thomas) James
1595–1683
England
Olive Ingoldsby
1602–1627
Fishtoft, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
John Jones
1594–1664
Northamptonshire, England
Sarah Jourdain
1601–1649
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
John James
1554–1612
Alice Ingoldsby
1571–1627
Anthony Ingoldsby
1560–1627
Dorcas Buckley
1577–1616
William Jones
1568–1610
Jane Bishopp
1564–1592
Rev Jones
1563–1633
Elizabeth Morgan
1572–1647
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward James
1540–1650
Elizabeth CLAY
1545–1570
Sir Ingoldsby
1524–1592
Mary Ingoldsby
1526–1599
Sir Ingoldsby
1524–1592
Mary Ingoldsby
1526–1599
Edward Bulkeley
1540–1621
Olive Irby
1547–1614
Mary Forde
1543–1571
Richard Bishopp
1548–1625
Joanna Deanne
1550–1625
Sir Johns
1535–1574
Catherine Morgan
1546–1574
Thomas Morgan
1534–1608
Lady Bodenham
1538–1636

Ruth James's Descendants

1.
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Ruth James (2 March 1650–1723) m. Thomas Harris (20 May 1657–22 Aug 1700)
  1. 1. NATHANIEL (HOPEWELL) HARRIS 1693–1775 m. Miriam Brooks 1698–1722
    1. 1. Abigail Harris 1720–1785 m. Daniel Alderman 1711–1785
      1. 1. David Alderman 1749–1831 m. Sarah (Jemima) Hall 1756–1832
        1. 1. Phoebe Alderman 1783–1820 m. John Mathis 1774–1852

Ruth James's Timeline

2 Records

1650
2 March 1650
Birth of Ruth James in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
1723
1723
Age 73
Death of Ruth James in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 March 1650
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1723
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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