Ruth (Atkins) Haskins (abt. 1663 - aft. 1716)

Born about 1663 in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine

Ancestors

Wife of John Haskins — married about 1684 in Maine

Descendants

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Biography

There are few records of Ruth, her father Thomas Atkins, mother Elizabeth Scammond, and husband Thomas Haskins. Ruth's father was in Kennebec, Maine, by at least May 15, 1654. In 1716, a deed in York County, Maine, shows that a portion of Thomas's property was distributed to "John and Ruth Haskins," and it refers to "John Haskins of Scituate county of Plymouth husbandman and Ruth his wife...." Ruth acknowledged the deed on April 27, 1716.^[1] Although there is no record of Ruth's marriage to John Haskins, from the above, we can be relatively sure of two things: Ruth, the daughter of Thomas Atkins married John Haskins; and Ruth and John Haskins were married and living in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, in April 1716. Barclay estimated that Ruth was born in about 1663. Although she gives no reason for this estimate, it is reasonable if Ruth married John Haskins in about 1684. Barclay indicates Elizabeth's mother was unknown; however, in the 1682 will of Elizabeth Saffin: "to cousin Elizabeth Atkins, brother John Scammond's daughter", clearly indicates Elizabeth Scammond was her mother.^[2] The last record of Ruth was when she acknowledged the deed in 1716, so she passed away sometime after that date.

Children of Ruth Atkins and John Haskins

The first two children were probably born in Maine, the remainder in Massachusetts

1. Elizabeth (Haskins) Johnson (abt 1685-bef 1734) married Samuel Johnson of Kittery, Maine. Samuel Remarries in 1734. Note: Some use this date for the death of John Haskins and after death date for Ruth (Atkins) Haskins. No valid source was cited, nor found.
2. Benjamin Haskins (abt 1688/1689-????) married Elizabeth (Tenney) Mitchell, widow of William Mitchell
3. Mary (Haskins) Bumpas (1692-1775) married Jonathan Bumpas
4. Samuel Haskins (1701-????)^[3]
5. Martha Haskins (1708-????)

Research Notes

• There are at least two Ruth Atkins during this period. One lived in the vicinity of Windsor, Connecticut and Married Joseph Peck,. After Joseph died she married John Haskin of Windsor. He died in 1734. ^[4] This Connecticut Family family is also covered by Richard Cutter and many others.
• Note there are at least three John Haskins during this period. One can be found in Connecticut, another in Boston, and Ruth's Husband from Pemaquid, Maine and later Scituate and Rochester, Massachusetts.

Sources

1. ↑ Mrs. John E. Barclay, "The Ten Daughters of Thomas Atkins of Kennebec," Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) 121 (Oct 1967):241
2. ↑ 5507. “Gleanings Concerning the Scammonds Family,” NEHGR, 13, 1859, 139, https://books.google.com/books?id=G7k-AAAAYAAJ&dq=Gleanings+Concerning+the+Scammonds+Family&source=gbs_navlinks_s.
3. ↑ "First Settlers of Rochester, Mass., and Their Families," The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.) 5 (Jan 1851): at 86
4. ↑ Coe, S. F. , Memoranda relating to the ancestry and family of Sophia Fidelia .. , Curtiss-Way Co., Meriden, Conn., 1902, 48, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89066155805;view=2up;seq=68.