Ruth (Clark) Wheeler (1642 - 1709)

Born 2 Feb 1642 in Milford, New Haven Colony

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1709 at about age 66 in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Ruth Clark, daughter of George "Jr." or "Farmer" Clark of Milford, Connecticut, was baptized on 20 February 1641/2.^[1]

about 1662 Thomas Fitch of Norwalk, son of Thomas and Anne (Stacie) Fitch, married Ruth Clark, daughter of George Clark ^[2][3][4]

1684 Thomas Fitch died ^[2]

1685 Robert Plumb married the widow Ruth (Clark) Fitch ^[4]

1703 Robert Plumb died

3 July 1706 John Wheeler, son of Thomas and Joan Wheeler, married the widow Ruth (Clark) (Fitch) Plumb ^[4][1]

Children

Children of Thomas and Ruth (Clark) Fitch:^[3]

1. Samuel, b. 1663
2. Thomas, b. 1665
3. Mary, b. 1668
4. Samuel, b. 1681

Ruth was the daughter of George Jr. (farmer ) and Sarah (Northup) Clark.

Marriages

Ruth married

1. Thomas, Fitch (1633-1684)
2. Robert Plumb
3. John Wheeler

Research Notes

It seems fairly obvious that the Sarah Clark referred to on on Mary Fitch's marriage record is actually Ruth Clark. This marriage record is the only reference to "Sarah" that I have found.

Ruth Clark, daughter of Farmer George Clark and wife Sarah was bpt 20 Feb 1641/2 in Milford, Connecticut; m. (1) c. 1662 Sergt Thomas Fitch; m. (2) c. 1685/6 Robert Plumb; m. (3) 3 July 1706, in Milford, John Wheeler.^[5]

Ruth CLARK was born 20 Feb 1642 in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. She married Thomas FITCH. She has also been married to Robert Plum(b) and John Wheeler.

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The story of the memorial in honor of the founders of the town of Milford : erected by their descendants and the citizens of Milford : dedicated August 28th, 1889, the town's 250th anniversary (1889) http://archive.org/details/storyofmemoriali00pond http://archive.org/stream/storyofmemoriali00pond#page/15/mode/1up Pg. 15 No. 18. GEORGE CLARK. Obit 1690. SARAH his Wife. This George was brother to John Clark, of Saybrook, who removed thence to Milford and was made deacon of the first church, and married here the widow of Deacon John Fletcher. His brother Daniel was one of the patentees under the famous charter from Charles II. His only son, John, probably died without issue soon after his father. 'His daughter, Ruth, married Thomas Fitch, of Norwalk, and her grandson was

http://archive.org/stream/storyofmemoriali00pond#page/16/mode/1up Pg. 16 'Governor Thomas Fitch, of Connecticut.' Abigail, his daughter, married Abraham Pierson, first rector of Yale College. Sarah married first, Reynold Marvin, the celebrated Indian fighler, and after his death married Captain Joseph Sill, and from the latter union Lieutenant Governor George Griswold Sill descends. Mrs. Evelyn McCurdy Salisbury (wife of Professor Edward E.), a descendant of Reynold Marvin, gives this stone. __________________________ 'Ruth Clark 'F, b. 20 February 1642, d. circa 1709 Father George Clark b. c 1615, d. Aug 1690 Mother Sarah Northrup b. c 1619, d. 19 Jul 1689 ' Ruth Clark was christened on 20 February 1642 at Norwalk, Fairfield, CT. She married Thomas Fitch, son of Thomas Fitch and Anna Stacy, in 1662 at Norwalk, Fairfield, CT. Ruth Clark married Robert Plumb after 1684. Ruth Clark married John Wheeler on 3 July 1706. Ruth Clark died circa 1709 at Woodbury, Litchfield, CT. 'Family 1 Thomas Fitch b. 1640, d. 1684 Children Sarah Fitch b. 1663 Thomas Fitch b. 1665, d. 10 May 1731 Mary Fitch+ b. 1668, d. 8 May 1712 Samuel Fitch b. 1681 'Family 2 Robert Plumb b. 1648, d. 1703 'Family 3 John Wheeler b. 1630, d. 1716 From: http://our-royal-titled-noble-and-commoner-ancestors.com/p20.htm#i595 ________________________________________________________________________ from: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/190871942/ruth-fitch "Ruth Clark Fitch [She is buried with her husband's relatives] BIRTH: 20 Feb 1641 Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA DEATH: 1709 (aged 67–68) Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA BURIAL : Old North Cemetery Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Family Members: Parents: George Clark 1613–1690, Sarah Harvey Clark 1622–1689 Spouse Thomas Fitch 1630–1684 (married:1662) Siblings: Thomas Clark 1637–1719, Sarah Clark Law 1643–1704, Sarah Clark Marvin Sill 1644–1715, Samuel Clark 1645–1718, George Clark 1648–1734. Children: Sarah Fitch Stoughton 1663–1714, Mary Fitch Terrell 1668–1712."

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield. New Haven, CT: The Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co. 1930-1932. 1:205-06 by Page 205.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Utah Genealogical and Historical Magazine, Volumes 23-25. Page 109.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Whittemore, Henry. The Heroes of the American Revolution and Their Descendants: Battle of Long Island. The Heroes of the Revolution Publishing Co., 1897. Page 164.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Ricker Jacquelyn L. Families of Early Milford, Connecticut. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979. Page 797.
5. ↑ Bryant, George Clarke. Deacon George Clark(e) of Milford, Connecticut, and some of his descendants. Ansonia, Connecticut: 1949.Link at Hathi Trust p. 14

See also

• Abbott, Susan Woodruff Families of Early Milford, Connecticut (Genealogical Publishing Co., 1979) Page 738: "Daniel Terrill... married/1 Mary Fitch who was born ca 1668 and died 8 May 1712 dau of Thomas and Sarah (Clark)."
• Find A Grave: Memorial #190871942
• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) Page 270
• Pond, Nathan. Inscriptions on Tombstones in Milford, Conn., Erected Prior to 1800 (New Haven, Connecticut, 1889) Page 48: footnote 329
• U.S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. SAR Membership Number: 97334
• Susan Woodruff Abbott, Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), p. 797.

Ancestral File Number: GL67-FJ

• Susan Woodruff Abbott, Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), p. 738.

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. The Terrill Family of Connecticut, The American Genealogist (New Haven, Conn., 1949) Vol. 25, Page 38: Her name is Ruth Clark, not Sarah.

• https://www.geni.com/people/Ruth-Wheeler/6000000003937839015