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William Ruffles 1625 – 1688 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1625

Birth Location: Combs, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 1688

Death Location: Combs, Suffolk, England

Father: John Ruffles

Mother: Susannah None

Spouse(s): Martha Jessop

Children(s): Martha Ruffles, Edward Ruffels, Rebecca Ruffles, John Ruffles

William Ruffles was born in 1625 in Combs, Suffolk, England, the child of John Ruffles and Susannah. William Ruffles married Martha Jessop, and had children including Martha Ruffles, Edward Ruffels, Rebecca Ruffles, John Ruffles. William Ruffles passed away in 1688 in Combs, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • William Ruffles was born in 1625 in Combs, Suffolk, England, the child of John Ruffles and Susannah.
  • William Ruffles married Martha Jessop, and had children including Martha Ruffles, Edward Ruffels, Rebecca Ruffles, John Ruffles.
  • William Ruffles passed away in 1688 in Combs, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Ruffles
1589 – 1657
Birth Location: Combs, Suffolk, England
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Susannah None
1589 – 1658
Birth Location: Combs, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

Martha Jessop
1628 – 1688
Birth Location: Wetheringsett, Suffolk, England
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Children(s)

Martha Ruffles
1661 –
Birth Location: Combs, Suffolk, England
MR
Edward Ruffels
1663 – 1745
Birth Location: Combs, Suffolk, England
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Rebecca Ruffles
1666 – 1737
Birth Location: Combs, Suffolk, England
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John Ruffles
1669 –
Birth Location: Combs, Suffolk, England
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William Ruffles's Ancestors

Self
William Ruffles
1625 – 1688
Birth Place: Combs, Suffolk, England
Parents
John Ruffles
1589 – 1657
Combs, Suffolk, England
Susannah
1589 – 1658
Combs, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Ruffles's Descendants

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William Ruffles (abt 1625 – 1688) m. Martha Jessop (Abt. 1628 – 1688)
  1. 1. Martha Ruffles (1661 – )
  2. 2. Edward Ruffels (1663 – 05 Nov 1745) m. Susan Mudd (20 OCT 1666 – 15 OCT 1729)
    1. 1. Edward Ruffels (10 DEC 1690 – 20 JUL 1770) m. Margaret Hunt (10 May 1691 – 7 Feb 1770)
      1. 1. Ann Ruffels (7 Nov 1720 – 18 Dec 1720)
      2. 2. Samuel Ruffels (26 Sep 1725 – 6 Aug 1743)
      3. 3. William Ruffles (8 Apr 1735 – 1812) m. Sarah Ellistone (1735 – Apr 1779) m. Elizabeth Theobald
        1. 1. Anne Ruffles (1767 – )
        2. 2. William Ruffell (1767 – Jul 1849) m. Mary Knights (Jan 1772 – Jul 1841)
        3. 3. Elizabeth Ruffles (1768 – )
      4. 4. Elizabeth Ruffels (29 May 1737 – )
      5. 5. Margaret Ruffels (3 Jun 1745 – 1 Oct 1828) m. Robert Knight (1745 – 1 Feb 1777)
        1. 1. William Ruffels (1772 – 1850) m. Ann Bryant (1756 – 1842)
        2. 2. Edward Ruffels (1772 – Jul 1772)
        3. 3. Edward Ruffles (1772 – 1772)
        4. 4. Richard Ruffels (1777 – 9 Jun 1863) m. Elizabeth Martin (1771 – 01 Sep 1851)
    2. 2. Susan Ruffles (31 JUL 1692 – 01 AUG 1738) m. Thomas Bacon (04 Dec 1673 – 04 Aug 1738)
      1. 1. Susanna Bacon (Abt 1689 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Bacon (1723 – )
      3. 3. William Bacon (1726 – 17 Nov 1728)
      4. 4. Clement Bacon (1728 – 1754) m. Mary Bobby (1732 – 1825)
        1. 1. Clement Bacon (1 Nov 1752 – April 1837) m. Mary Downing (1755 – AFT 1791)
        2. 2. John Bacon (1754 – )
      5. 5. Daniel Bacon (1730 – )
      6. 6. Elizabeth Bacon
      7. 7. Edmund Bacon
    3. 3. John Ruffles (14 Oct 1694 – 09 OCT 1756) m. Susan _____ (1700 – 08 May 1755)
      1. 1. Robert Ruffels (3 Sep 1723 – 13 Feb 1795) m. Mary Cornell (Abt. 1722 – 17 Jun 1746) m. Ann Read ( – 10 Dec 1795)
        1. 1. Mary Ruffles (20 May 1746 – 27 Mar 1747)
        2. 2. William Ruffles (09 Jul 1758 – ) m. Susan Smith
        3. 3. Samuel Ruffles (13 Oct 1760 – )
        4. 4. John Ruffles (05 Jun 1763 – )
      2. 2. John Ruffels (1727 – abt 1787) m. Judith Cream (12 Feb 1731 – 1809)
        1. 1. Robert Ruffels (Abt. 1752 – 1795)
        2. 2. Rebecca Ruffels (Abt. 1755 – Apr 1834)
        3. 3. William Ruffels (Abt. 1757 – abt 1821)
        4. 4. Rachael Ruffels (Abt. 1758 – )
        5. 5. Lydia Ruffels (22 Mar 1760 – 1760)
        6. 6. George Ruffels (24 Aug 1762 – 1762)
        7. 7. George Ruffels (Abt. 1764 – 24 Feb 1823)
        8. 8. Lydia Ruffels (Abt. 1766 – Abt. 1789)
      3. 3. Susannah Ruffels (1720 – )
      4. 4. Mary Ruffles (1734 – )
      5. 5. William Ruffels (08 Apr 1735 – 12 Sep 1798) m. Elizabeth Cutting (20 Jun 1739 – 16 Feb 1818)
        1. 1. William Ruffle (06 Feb 1763 – 16 Jun 1846) m. Mary Palfrey (1765 – 19 FEB 1854)
        2. 2. John Ruffles (23 Apr 1764 – 12 Jun 1832) m. Jane Brown (1771 – Oct 1826)
        3. 3. Rebecca Ruffels (12 Oct 1766 – 1811) m. Jonathan Ripper
        4. 4. Mary Ruffles (6 Nov 1768 – 18 Sep 1811) m. William Farrow (1774 – Dec 1842) m. John Fletcher
        5. 5. Robert Ruffels (11 Mar 1770 – 08 Apr 1770)
        6. 6. George Ruffels (05 Jul 1771 – 15 Jul 1771)
        7. 7. Elizabeth Ruffles (1772 – 1772)
        8. 8. Elizabeth Ruffles (1773 – 1792)
        9. 9. Susan Ruffels (02 Jul 1775 – 14 Dec 1775)
        10. 10. Sarah Ruffels (21 Jul 1776 – 1792) m. William Carble
        11. 11. James Ruffles (11 Oct 1778 – 14 May 1867) m. Letitia Orford (1778 – 1808) m. Sarah Shepherd (19 May 1782 – Jun 1872)
        12. 12. Susanna Ruffels (Abt 1781 – 24 Jul 1781)
        13. 13. Anne Ruffels (13 Jul 1784 – 01 Sep 1820)
      6. 6. Rebecca Ruffels (22 DEC 1735 – 04 Jul 1755)
      7. 7. Mary Ruffels (07 DEC 1737 – ) m. Thomas Mudd
      8. 8. George Ruffels (04 JUN 1745 – )
    4. 4. William Ruffels (06 NOV 1696 – 30 JUN 1752)
    5. 5. Rebecca Ruffels (01 NOV 1699 – 20 FEB 1720)
    6. 6. Thomasine Ruffels (04 FEB 1702 – 02 MAR 1702)
    7. 7. Richard Ruffels (26 MAY 1703 – )
    8. 8. Robert Ruffels (13 OCT 1706 – 1720)
    9. 9. Ann Ruffels (07 Nov 1720 – 1720)
  3. 3. Rebecca Ruffles (30 Sep 1666 – 17 Apr 1737)
  4. 4. John Ruffles (abt 1669 – )

William Ruffles's Timeline

5 Records

1625
abt 1625
Birth of William Ruffles in Combs, Suffolk, England
Combs, Suffolk, England
1688
19 Apr 1688
Age 63
Death of William Ruffles in Combs, Suffolk, , England
Combs, Suffolk, , England
1688
1688
Age 63
Death of William Ruffles in Combs, Suffolk, England
Combs, Suffolk, England
1688
19 Apr 1688
Age 63
Burial of William Ruffles in Combs, Suffolk, England
Combs, Suffolk, England
1773
19 Mar 1773
Age 148
William Ruffles was baptized in Hornchurch, Essex, England
Hornchurch, Essex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1625
    Event Place: Combs, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1773
    Event Place: Hornchurch, Essex, England
    Record Source: England, Select Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1900

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1688
    Event Place: Combs, Suffolk, , England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1688
    Event Place: Combs, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1688
    Event Place: Combs, Suffolk, England
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