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Ruth Thurston 1726–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1726

Birth Location: , Kent, Delaware, USA

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA

Father: James Thurston

Mother: Hannah Thurston

Spouse(s): Matthias Steelman

Children(s): Charles Sr, John Steelman, Sealah Steelman, James Steelman, George Steelman, Elizabeth Steelman, Ruth Steelman, Rachel Steelman, Mathias Steelman

The story of Ruth Thurston began in 1726 in , Kent, Delaware, USA. Ruth Thurston married Matthias Steelman, and had children including Charles Steelman Sr, Elizabeth Steelman, George Steelman, James Steelman, John Steelman, Mathias Steelman, Rachel Steelman, Ruth Steelman, Sealah Celia Steelman. Ruth Thurston passed away in 1793 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ruth Thurston began in 1726 in , Kent, Delaware, USA.
  • Ruth Thurston married Matthias Steelman, and had children including Charles Steelman Sr, Elizabeth Steelman, George Steelman, James Steelman, John Steelman, Mathias Steelman, Rachel Steelman, Ruth Steelman, Sealah Celia Steelman.
  • Ruth Thurston passed away in 1793 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA.

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Ruth Thurston's Ancestors

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Ruth Thurston
1726–1793
Birth Place: , Kent, Delaware, USA
Parents
James Thurston
1695–
Kent, Delaware, United States
Hannah Thurston
1698–1770
Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Daniel Thurston
1661–1738
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Dresser
1667–1735
Georgetown, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Thurston
1631–1693
Anne Pell
1635–1673
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Thurston
1601–1636
Martha Pierce
1601–1648

Ruth Thurston's Descendants

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Ruth Thurston (1726–1793) m. Matthias Steelman (1723–16 October 1793)
  1. 1. Charles (Steelman) Sr 1755–1845 m. Nancy (Jane) Creason 1758–1826
    1. 1. Abraham (Douglas) Steelman 1806–1856
    2. 2. Nancy (Jane) Steelman 1792–1862
    3. 3. Joshua (Cushon) Steelman 1789–1858
    4. 4. George Steelman 1786–1846
    5. 5. Charles (C.) Steelman 1795–1855
    6. 6. Catherine Steelman 1782–1833
    7. 7. Ruth Steelman 1779–1828
    8. 8. James Steelman 1793–1876
    9. 9. Mary ("Polly") Steelman 1804–1862
    10. 10. Catherine Steelman 1795–1840
    11. 11. Rachel Steelman 1783–1870
  2. 2. John Steelman 1754–1776
  3. 3. Sealah (Celia) Steelman 1747–1827
  4. 4. James Steelman 1748–1828
  5. 5. George Steelman 1752–1799
  6. 6. Elizabeth Steelman 1753–1853
  7. 7. Ruth Steelman 1757–1847
  8. 8. Rachel Steelman 1760–1838
  9. 9. Mathias Steelman 1761–1782

Ruth Thurston's Timeline

2 Records

1726
1726
Birth of Ruth Thurston in , Kent, Delaware, USA
, Kent, Delaware, USA
1793
1793
Age 67
Death of Ruth Thurston in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA
Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: , Kent, Delaware, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, USA

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