Ruggles & Allied Families Genealogy
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GENERATION NO. 1
1. Brig-General Timothy Ruggles(Timothy, Samuel, Samuel, Thomas, Thomas, Nicolas, Thomas, William) was born Oct 11, 1711 in Rochester, MA and died August 4, 1795 in Wilmot, Nova Scotia. He married Bathsheba Bourne, widow of William Newcombe September 18, 1736 in Sandwich, MA, daughter of Melatiah Bourne and Desire Chipman (Mayflower descendent).
Children of Timothy Ruggles and Bathsheba Bourne:
2. Martha Ruggles, b. August 10, 1736 m. John Tufts
+3. Timothy Ruggles b. Jan 7, 1737/38 Sandwich, MA died 1838
+4. Mary Ruggles b. Feb 10 1739/40 died 1814
+5. John Ruggles b. September 30 1742 in Sandwich, MA died 1821
+6. Richard Ruggles b. Mar 4 1743/44 in Sandwich, MA died Oct 21, 1832 in Annapolis, Nova Scotia.
+7. Bathsheba Ruggles b. Feb 13, 1744/45 in Sandwich, MA died July 2, 1778 in Worcester, MA.
8. Elizabeth Ruggles b. May 15, 1748 m. Gardner Chandler.
GENERATION NO. 2
3. Timothy Ruggles(1737/38-1838) married Sarah Dwight July 30, 1766 in Hardwick, MA.
Children of Timothy and Sarah Dwight:
+9. Sarah Ruggles b. Feb 2, 1768 Hardwick, MA
10. Anna Ruggles b. June 8, 1769
11. Sophia Ruggles b. Jan 19, 1771
12. Betsy Ruggles b. Nov 15 1772
+13. Timothy Ruggles b. March 7, 1776, died 1831 in Bellisle, NS
14. Sophia Ruggles b. Oct 20, 1777
+15. Simeon Dwight Ruggles b. Jan 30, 1780, died 1812 Annapolis, NS
16. Harriet Ruggles b. Feb 23 1782 m. Stephen DeWolfe
17. Clarissa Ruggles b. Apr 3, 1784 m. George W. Shepard
+18. Israel Williams Ruggles b. Aug 27, 1786 died Jan 7, 1880
4. Mary Ruggles married Dr. John Green
Children of Mary Ruggles and John Green:
+19. William Green
+20. John Green, Jr. b. 1763, died 1808
5. John Ruggles married Hannah Sackett on Feb. 24, 1779 in New York
Children of John Ruggles and Hannah Sackett:
21. Bathsheba Ruggles b. July 11, 1779, baptised in N.S., died 1865
22. Timothy Amherst Ruggles b. Dec 17, 1781,baptised in N.S died 1838
23. Eliza Bayard Ruggles b. 1797 m. Austin Woodbury
24. Frances Mary Ruggles b. 1802, m. Jonathan Woodbury
6. Richard Ruggles (1743-1832) married Welthy Hathway on May 25, 1771 in Freeman, Bristol, MA.
Children of Richard Ruggles and Welthy Hathway:
25. Bathsheba Ruggles b. Sept 21 1772 m. F. Hutchinson
26. Cynthia Ruggles b. April 15, 1774 m. (1) James Harris (2) John Durland.
+27. Thomas Hutchinson Ruggles b. November 19, 1775, Granville, N.S
+28. Richard Ruggles b. September 25, 1780 in Granville, NS
+29. Weltha Ruggles b. September 25, 1780 (twin of Richard)
30. Sophia Ruggles b. January 31, 1785 m. John Ryerson
31. Tryphena Ruggles b. May 24, 1786, died May 20, 1844
+32. Thomas Gilbert Ruggles b. June 14, 1788, died May 22, 1841
7. Bathsheba Ruggles (1744-1778) married Joshua Spooner, son of John Spooner and Elizabeth Wells on January 15, 1766 in Hardwick, MA. Bathsheba would be hung July 2, 1778 along with three men for the murder of Joshua Spooner.
Children of Bathsheba Ruggles and Joshua Spooner:
33. Elizabeth Spooner, b. April 8, 1767
34. Joshua Spooner, b. February 21, 1770, died September 18, 1801 in London, England.
35. John Spooner, b. February 26, 1773, died March 19, 1773
+36. Bathsheba Spooner, b. January 17, 1775, died 1858
GENERATION NO. 3
9. Sarah Ruggles(1768-?) married Judah Hinkley on December 15, 1785.
Children of Sarah Ruggles and Judah Hinkley:
+37. Timothy Ruggles Hinkley
13. Timothy Ruggles (1776-1831) married Jane Thorne, daughter of Edward Thorne in Nova Scotia about 1810.
Children of Timothy Ruggles and Jane Thorne:
38. Jane R. Ruggles b. 1811, died March 1845 m. Abel Sands
39. Harriet Ruggles b. 1813, m. (1) Thomas Bartlett (2) William Starr
40. Armanilla Ruggles b. 1816
+41. Timothy Dwight Ruggles b. 1818 in Bridgetown, m. Havilah Jane Thorne.
42. Edward Thorne Ruggles b. about 1820
43. Stephen Thorne Ruggles b. about 1823 m. Mary Wade June 2, 1860 in Granville, N.S.
14. Sophia Ruggles (1777-1831) married (1) John Jesses Thomas Smith (2) Jacob Tobias on September 17, 1798
Children of Sophia and Jacob Tobias are:
44. Timothy Christain Tobias m. Augusta DeWolfe
45. Thomas Tobias
+46. Simeon Dwight Tobias
47. Sarah Tobias
15. Simeon Dwight Ruggles (1780-1812) married Margaret Robertson
October 8, 1807 in Annapolis, NS
Children of Simeon Ruggles and Margaret Robertson are:
48. William R. Ruggles b. 1808 m. Serph Cutler
49. Henry Dwight Ruggles b. 1810 m. Sarah Campbell
50. Mary Adelia Ruggles b. 1811 m. James Runiman
51. Elizabeth Johnston Ruggles b. 1812
18. Israel William Ruggles (1786-1880) married (1) Elizabeth Millidge (2) Maria Owen
Children of Israel W. Ruggles are:
52. Matilda Ruggles m. John Watson
53. Stephen Millidge Ruggles b. July 24, 1817
54. Edward Ruggles b. May 26, 1819
55. William Edwin Ruggles b. November 18, 1820 m. Charlotte Easson
56. Phineas Millidge Ruggles b. August 7, 1822
57. George B. Ruggles b. December 22, 1825
58. Charles Burnet Ruggles b. Sept 2, 1829
59. Elizabeth Sarah Ruggles b. Oct 13, 1831
+60. John Owen Ruggles b. Feb 8, 1840 died Sept 23, 1895 N.S.
19. William Green married Julia Plimpton
Child of William Green and Julia Plimpton:
61. Andrew Haswell Green b. Oct 6, 1820
20. John Green (1763-1808) married Nancy Barber
Child of John Green and Nancy Barber:
+62. Fredrick William Green b. 1800 died 1881
27. Thomas Hutchinson Ruggles (1775-?)married Sarah Helms Fowler October 14, 1800.
Children of Thomas Hutchinson Ruggles and Sarah Helms Fowler are:
63. Ann Eliza Ruggles b. October 2, 1801 died July 1, 1834
64. Welthea Ann Ruggles b. September 3, 1804 m. John Donaldson
+65. Thomas Gilbert Ruggles b. March 19, 1807
66. Harriet Sophia Ruggles b. March 31, 1809 m. (1) Austin Woodbury (2) Samuel Balcom (3) Gilbert Fowler Ditmars
67. Benjamin Henry Ruggles b. January 9, 1811 m. Maria Sophia Rice
68. Eliza Jane Ruggles b. August 9, 1813 - died young
+69. Charles Travis Ruggles b. April 13, 1817
70. Fredrick William Ruggles b. February 6, 1820 died 1885 m. Sarah Crocker.
28. Richard Ruggles (1780-1853) married Eleanor Ann Purdy on October 18, 1821 in Nova Scotia.
Children of Richard Ruggles and Eleanor Ann Purdy are:
71. Josiah Jones Ruggles b. November 4, 1821 died January 1895 m. (1) Mary Magdalen Gilliatt (2) Adelia Whitman
72. Clarissa Ruggles b. September 24, 1823 m. James Edward Harris on July 3, 1858
+73. Arthur Ruggles b. May 19, 1826 died March 17, 1902
+74. William Spurr Ruggles b. May 28, 1828 died March 3, 1916
75. Elizabeth Adelaide Ruggles b. Septeber 22, 1830 m. (1) Israel Lent (2) Charles Clancy Jefferson
76. George Albert Ruggles b. january 26, 1833 m. Lydia Sophia Chute
77. Armanilla Ruggles b. June 2, 1835 m. John Rice
78. Charles Ruggles b. July 28, 1837 d. September 20, 1919 married Bessy Lee Man
79. Thomas Gilbert Ruggles b. August 19, 1839 m. Eunice Rice
80. Celia Augusta Ruggles b. 1841 m. William Gwyer
81. Timothy Ruggles b. April 24, 1844 (twin of Richard)
82. Richard Ruggles b. April 24, 1844 (twin of Timothy) m. Abbie Hayward White.
29. Welthea Ruggles (b 1780) married Charles Tucker
Children of Welthea Ruggles and Charles Tucker:
+83. Gilbert Ruggles Tucker
32. Thomas Gilbert Ruggles (1788-1841) married Mary Morehouse
Children of Thomas Gilbert Ruggles and Mary Morehouse are:
84. Gilbert Ruggles
85. William Ruggles
86. Charles Ruggles
36. Bathsheba Spooner (1775-1858) married (1) Peter Trott and (2) Sewall Heyward
Children of Bathsheba Spooner and Peter Trott:
87. Ann Boyleston Trott b. 1799
88. Evelina Trott b. 1805
GENERATION NO. 4
37. Timothy Ruggles Hinkley married Roxanna Bangs
Child of Timothy Ruggles Hinkley and Roxanna Bangs:
+89. William Hinkley
41. Timothy Dwight Ruggles (1818-1897) married Havilah Jane Thorne
Child of Timothy Dwight Ruggles and Havilah Jane Thorne:
+90. Charles Fredrick Ruggles b. 1856
46. Simeon Dwight Tobias married Sophia Henkel
Child of Simeon Dwight Tobias and Sophia Henkel:
91. Thomas S. Whitman Tobias
60. John Owen Ruggles (1840-1895) married Catherine Elizabeth Owen
Child of John Owen Ruggles and Catherine E. Owen:
92. Vernon Douglas Owen
62. Fredrick William Green (1800-1881) married Sarah Briggs
Children of Fredrick William Green and Sarah Briggs:
+93. Meltiah Bourne Green b. 1838
+94. John Green b. 1829
65. Thomas Gilbert Ruggles (b. 1807) married Louisa Travis
Child of Thomas Gilbert Ruggles and Louisa Travis:
+95. James Fredrick Ruggles b. 1834
69. Charles Edward Ruggles (1817-1843) married Eliza Travers 1840
Child of Charles Edward Ruggles and Eliza Travers:
+96. Fredrick Ruggles b. 1840
75. Arthur Ruggles (1826-1902) married Elizabeth Stewart Rice
Children of Arthur Ruggles and Elizabeth Stewart Rice:
97. H. Dwight Ruggles b 1861
+98. Arthur Stewart Ruggles b 1850
+99. Charlotte Elizabeth Ruggles b 1851
100. Anna Amira Ruggles
101. Charles Dewolf Ruggles
102. James Richardson Ruggles
74. William Spurr Ruggles (1828-1916) married Rebecca Berry
Children of William Spurr Ruggles and Rebecca Berry:
103. Bertha Ruggles b. 1855
104. Georgina Ruggles b. 1857
+105. William Edward Ruggles b. 1858
+106. Sophia Mary Ruggles b. 1860
83. Gilbert Ruggles Tucker married Evealina Christina Snyder
Children of Gilbert Ruggles Tucker and Evealina C. Snyder:
107. Gilbert Ruggles Tucker, Jr b. 1841
+108. William Stringham Snyder Tucker b 1839
+109. Welthe Ruggles Tucker
GENERATION NO. 5
89. William Hinkley married Mary Bowker
Child of William Hinkley and Mary Bowker:
+110. Mary Lizzie Hinkley
90. Charles Fredrick Ruggles married Emily Gibson
Child of Fredrick Ruggles and Emily Gibson:
+111. Lillian Ruggles
93. Meltiah Bourne Green (1838-1899) married Marion Elizabeth Spignor
Children of Meltiah Bourne Green and Marion E. Spignor:
112. Elizabeth Briggs Green
113. Marion Lee Green
94. John Green (1829-1898) married Mary Jacobs
Child of John Green and Mary Jacobs:
114. Virginia Green
95. James Fredrick Ruggles (b. 1834) married Lusanna Davis
Children of James Fredrick Ruggles and Lusanna Davis:
+115. William J. Ruggles b. 1872
116. George Ruggles
117. Francis Ruggles
118. Fredrick Ruggles
119. Ida Adelaide Ruggles
120. Isabella E. Ruggles
96. Fredrick William Ruggles(1840-1927)m. Mary Rebecca McPherson
Children of Fredrick Ruggles and Mary McPherson:
121. Charles Gilbert Ruggles b. 1868
+122. Arthur Gidney Ruggles b. 1872
123. Benjamin J. W. Ruggles b. 1874
124. Irene Ruggles b. 1875
+125. Louise Ruggles b. 1878
100. Arthur Stewart Ruggles (b 1850) married Laura E. Newcome
Child of Arthur Stewart Ruggles and Laura E. Newcome:
+126. Arthur Gordon Ruggles b. 1875
101. Charlotte Elizabeth Ruggles (1851-1941) married Andreas Bohaker Gates
Child of Charlotte Elizabeth Ruggles and Andreas B. Gates:
127. Bessie Robina Gates b. 1889
105. William Edward Ruggles (1858-1936) married Alice Maria Burke
Child of William E. Ruggles and Alice M. Burke
128. Harvey Leroi Ruggles b. 1886
106. Sophia Mary Ruggles (1860-1913) married George Herbert Gilliatt
Child of Sophia Ruggles and George H. Gilliatt
+129. Mildred Josephine Gilliatt b. 1899
107. William S. S. Tucker married Martha Ann Nesbitt
Child of William Tucker and Martha Nesbitt
130. William Ruggles Tucker b. 1872
131. Ida Tucker
132. Martha Evelina Tucker
109. Welthe Ruggles Tucker married Henry Harriman Holt
Child of Welthe Tucker and Henry Holt
133. May G. Holt
GENERATION NO. 6
110. Mary Lizzie Hinkley married Harrison Orcutt Thresher
Child of Mary Hinkley and Harrison Thresher
134. Howard Ray Thresher
111. Lillian Ruggles married Charles Crisp
Children of Lillian Ruggles and Charles Crisp:
135. Frances Lillian Crisp
136. Thorton Crisp
115. William J. Ruggles (1872-1937) married Theresa Josphine Brehon
Children of William Ruggles and Theresa J. Brehon:
137. Walter James Ruggles b. 1897
138. Alice Adelaide Ruggles
139. Robert W. Ruggles
122. Arthur Gidney Ruggles (1872-1938) married (1) Bessie unknown (2) Helen Katherine Daugherty/Doherty dau. of P. Doherty of Ireland
Children of Arthur Gidney Ruggles and Helen K. Daugherty:
140. Fredrick Arthur Ruggles b. 1904
141. Mary Helen Ruggles b. 1905
142. Alice Mae Ruggles b. 1907
143. Gladys Love Ruggles b. 1910
144. Willietta Louise Ruggles b. 1913
145. Charles Edward Ruggles b. 1915
146. Helen Kathrine Ruggles b. 1917
127. Louise Ruggles (1878-1978) married William Patton
Child of Louise Ruggles and William Patton
147. Fern Patton
I HAVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THESE DESCENDANTS OF BRIG-GEN TIMOTHY RUGGLES, WHICH FOR PRIVACY REASON WILL NOT POST ON THIS WEB PAGE, ALTHOUGH I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER INDIVIDUAL QUESTIONS WHEN I AM ABLE.
I ALSO HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON THE ANCESTORS OF BRIG-GEN TIMOTHY RUGGLES BUT FOR SPACE REASONS DID NOT INCLUDE THOSE - SO AGAIN IF I CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTION I WILL BE HAPPY TO DO SO
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MORE TO COME......ALSO LOOK FOR TRANSCRIPTION FROM 1826 EDITION OF THE WORCESTER MAGAZINE WITH 8 PG ARTICLE ON BRIG. GEN TIMOTHY RUGGLES ...ALSO BIBLE NOTATIONS FROM EDWARD RUGGLES (1691)
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