Ruth (Buck) Smith (1681 - abt. 1754)

Born 4 Dec 1681 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Benjamin Smith — married about 14 Mar 1700 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died about Jul 1754 at about age 72 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut [uncertain]

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Biography

Ruth was born on December 4, 1681 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^[1] She was the daughter of Henry Buck and Elizabeth Churchill.^[2]

She may have resided in Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts.

"HENRY BUCK, Wethersfield, married 31 Oct. 1660, Elizabeth d. of Josiah Churchill. They had children: Samuel, b. 1664; Martha, 1667; Elizabeth 1670; Mary, 1673; Sarah, 1678; Ruth, 1681; Mehitable, 1684; and Henry; He d. 7July1712." Savage

Dau of Henry Bucke of Weathersfield, from England, who married 31 oct 1660 Elizabeth Churchill b. 15 May 1642, dau of Josiah Churchill, from England to Weathersfield, who married 1638 Elizabeth Foote, daughter of Nathaniel Foote &wife Elizabeth from England.

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WR-K77 : 7 January 2020), Ruth Buck, 1681.
2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XN-HNW2 : 21 September 2019), Ruth Buck, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272223.

See also:

• Gary Boyd Roberts, Ancestors of American Presidents, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA; 2009. Page 456.
• Ancestral File Number: 3908-KX
• The Descendants of John Porter of Windsor, CT By Henry Porter Andrews
• A Genealogical Dictionary of The First Settlers of New England, Before 1692 By James Savage
• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 May 2020), memorial page for Ruth Buck Smith (4 Dec 1681–Jul 1754), Find A Grave: Memorial #158900701, citing Wethersfield Village Cemetery, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Mookie (contributor 47515129) .