Ruth (Diamond) Shapley (1680)

Born 22 Sep 1680 in New London, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Dimon used by Mayflower Society: Dymond or Dymon used in the Barbour Collection.

Ruth Dimon , daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth (Bradley) Dimon, was born 12 Sept 1680 in New London, Connecticut. ^[1]

Ruth married in New London 29 Feb 1699/1700, Benjamin Shapley, who was also a descendant of William Brewster. ^[1]

Ruth Shapley died before May 1705. ^[1]

They had two sons, born and baptized in New London. ^[1]

1. Benjamin born Wed 9 Spt 1702; bpt 25 Oct 1702
2. Joseph b. after his father's death on 28 April/1 May 1705; bpt 27 May 1705.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Merrick, Barbara Lambert (compiler). Mayflower Families in Progress. "William Brewster of the Mayflower and the Fifth Generation Descendants of his son Jonathan ²." (General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2006.) #231 p. 196

• Dimond, Edwin. The Genealogy of the Dimond or Dimon Family, of Fairfield, Conn. (Joel Munsell's Sons, Albany, N.Y., 1891) Page 14
• Barbara Lambert Merrick, Mayflower Families through Five Generations, Vol 24 Part 1, The Descendants of Elder William Brewster, General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2014. "The Silver Book" Page 259
• Jacobus, Donald Lines. History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor Co., New Haven, Conn., 1930) Vol. 1, Page 185.