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Ruth (Drake) Barber (1657 - 1731)

Ruth Barber formerly Drake
Born in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticutmap
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Daughter of and
Sister of , , , , , , , , and
Wife of — married 25 Jan 1677 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticutmap
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Died at age 73 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Ruth Drake was born 1 Dec 1657.[1] in Windsor, Connecticut, to John Drake and Hannah (Moore) Drake.

She was named in her Father's 1689, John Drake Senior, of Windsor, Will written: 12 September 1689. Inventory taken: 31 October 1689 Son Job Drake Son Enoch Drake Son Simon Drake Son Joseph Drake Daughter Lydia Daughter Elizabeth Daughter Mindwell Daughter Mary Son John's three children: John and two daughters Daughter Ruth Executors: Son Job Drake and son-in-law Samuel Barber

Marriage and Issue

Ruth married Samuel Barber on January 25, 1675/6.[2]

Issue born at Windsor:

  1. William,[3]
  2. Hannah, died young[3]
  3. Joseph, b.1681, m. Mary Loomis[3]
  4. Ruth, b. 24 Jul 1683, m. William Phelps[4]
  5. Elizabeth, b. 9 Feb 1684, m. Daniel Loomis.[5]
  6. David, b. 12 May 1686, m. Hannah Post.[6]
  7. Benjamin, b. abt. 1690[3]
  8. Mindwell, b. 3 Dec 1691,[3] d. 1712[7]
  9. Sarah, b.28 Aug 1698 ,[8] m. 1st Stephen Palmer, 2nd Isaac Phelps

Death

Ruth wrote her will 13 Nov 1716. It was proved 30 Nov 1731.[9]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [1] : 11 February 2018), Hanna in entry for Ruth Drake, 01 Dec 1657; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  2. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch [2] : 20 February 2019), Ruth Drake in entry for Samuell Barber, 25 Jan 1676; citing Marriage, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, British Colonial America, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 004145783.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Wilson, Lillian Mae. Barber genealogy (in two sections) Section I. Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Conn. 1614-1909. Section II. Descandants of John Barber of Worcester, Mass. 1714-1909. pg 26
  4. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [3] : 11 February 2018), Ruth Barbor, 24 Jul 1683; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [4] : 11 February 2018), Elizabeth Barbor, 09 Feb 1684; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [5] : 11 February 2018), David Barbor, 12 May 1686; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  7. ↑ "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934", database, FamilySearch [6] : 29 November 2018), Mindwell Barbar, 1712.
  8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch [7] : 11 February 2018), Sarah Barbor, 28 Aug 1698; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  9. ↑ Wilson, Lillian Mae; Barbour, Edmund Dana, b. 1841. Barber genealogy (in two sections) Section I. Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Conn. 1614-1909. Section II. Descandants of John Barber of Worcester, Mass. 1714-1909. Ruth Drake Barber's Will
  • Wilson, Lillian Mae; Barbour, Edmund Dana, b. 1841. Barber genealogy (in two sections) Section I. Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Conn. 1614-1909. Section II. Descandants of John Barber of Worcester, Mass. 1714-1909. pg 26
  • A Digest of the early Connecticut Probate Records [8] page 440
  • Wells, Edwin. Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield, and Entered in the Early Land Records of the Colony of Connecticut|Births, Marriages, and Deaths Returned from Hartford, Windsor, and Fairfield, and Entered in the Early Land Records of the Colony of Connecticut. Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1898.[9]
  • "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W8-477 : 11 February 2018), Ruth Drake, 01 Dec 1657; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  • "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-NS9F : 21 September 2019), Ruth Drake, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 007833261.
  • "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP77-3W7J : 21 September 2019), Ruth Drake in entry for Samuell Barber, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 004145783.
  • "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPMC-NS9V : 21 September 2019), Ruth Drake, ; citing Marriage, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 007833261.
  • "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7W6-2Q4 : 11 February 2018), Ruth in entry for Hanna Barber, 04 Oct 1681; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
  • "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP3H-SGCH : 21 September 2019), Ruth in entry for Hanna Barber, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 004145783.
  • https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89062865647;view=1up;seq=49
  • Manwaring, Charles William. A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records (R. S. Peck & Co., 1906) Vol. 3, Page 8-9.




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Jim Moore Jr
There is clear evidence that the wife of Peter Brown [Brown-35966] was Mary Barber [Barber1411], daughter of Samuel Barber [Barber-924] and Ruth Drake [Drake-562]. There is no evidence that his wife was Mary Barber [Barber-1366], daughter of Thomas Barber [Barber-1371] and Mary (Phelps) Barber [Phelps-366].

White states in the Barber Genealogy [1:p.44], that Mary [Barber-1411] married 22 July 1696, Peter Brown, Jr. [Brown 35966], son of Peter Brown [Brown-2097] and Mary (Gillett) Brown [Gillett-22]. It states that Peter Jr was born 12 March 1666-7 and Mary died August 1719. It lists their children born in Windsor, CT.: i. Peter Brown, b. Jan 28, 1699, prob. M. Aug 14, 1722, Rachel Scott ii. Dinah Brown, b. Jan. 4, 1701-2 iii. Samuel Brown, b. Aug. 28, 1705 iv. Mary Brown, b. Aug 25, 1708 v. Benjamin Brown, b. Aug 11, 1711 vi. Ebenezer Brown, b. Aug 27, 1719 (twin) vii. Mindwell Brown, b. Aug. 27, 1719 (twin)

Siles quotes a letter from Thos. Moore of W [Windsor] to his son-in-law (?) Isaac Skinner of Colchester, dated 31 Aug 1719, in which he writes “I have noe great matters to inform you of, Peter Brown has lost his wife , and she has left two children, new born.” [2:p.118].. Thus, Mary died at the birth of the twins Ebenezer and Mindwell.

In his will dated 21 February 1708-09, Mary’s father, Samuel Barber [Barber-924], names his children: William (deceased), Joseph, David, Benjamin, John (minor), Mary (married), Ruth (married), Elizabeth (minor), Sarah (minor), Mindwell (minor). Hannah is not mentioned and apparently died young. He notes that his daughter Mary was already married at that time. [1:27-27].

In her will, Mary’s mother, Ruth (Drake) Barber [Drake-562] mentions Mary as Mary Brown.[1:28-29].

In her will, Mary’s unmarried sister Mindwell Barber [Barber-1414] divides her estate equally between he brothers and sisters. She mentions Mary as Peter Browne and his wife Mary. [1:p.28].

White states in the Barber Genealogy [1:p25] that the dates of birth of the children of Samuel Barber [Barber-924], as given by the best authorities, are greatly at variance with the clear and unmistakable evidence contained in the father’s will. He notes that Stiles gives conflicting dates for daughter Mary. In the Record of the Barber family, Stiles gives Sept. 25, 1704, as the date of birth of the daughter Mary [2:50], but in the record of the Brown family Stiles states that she married Peter Brown in 1696, or eight years before the date of her birth.[2:p.118]. In the Appendix listing Additions and Corrections, Stiles makes note of this discrepancy and states that his correspondent, Mr. Edward L. Norton of New York city, suggests that Peter Brown’s wife was the Mary (dau. Thomas and Mary( Phelps) Barber, b. 1666. [2:p.833]

Thus, the Barber Genealogy correctly stated that Peters wife was Mary Barber [Barber-1411]. However, others apparently decided this was wrong because of the discrepancy in dates and concluded that Peter’s wife was her first cousin Mary Barber [Barber-1366] based on the suggestion by Edward Norton to Siles.

Since it is known that Mary was already married in 1708, the 1704 birth date is obviously erroneous and the 22 Jul 1696 date of her marriage may be correct. Assuming that she was between 16 and 18 when she married in 1696, she would have been born about 1679 which is reasonable based on the dates of her parent’s marriage on 25 Jan 1676-7 [1:p.50] and the birth of her older brother William on 17 Aug 1677 [1:p.51] & [3].

The only information about Mary Barber [Barber-1366] in the Barber Genealogy is her birth date Jan. 11, 1666. [1:p.22] It should be noted that if she were the wife of Peter Brown, she would have been 40 or older at the birth of the last five children, and would have been 53 when the twins were born, well beyond normal child bearing years.

SOURCES

1. White, John Barber, Barber Genealogy, Section I Descendants of Thomas Barber of Windsor, Conn. (1614-1909), Haverhill, Mass, 1909. https://archive.org/details/barbergenealogyi00wils.

2. Stiles, Henry R., History and Genealogy of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut, 1695-1891), Volume II Genealogies and Biographies, Hartford, Conn., 1892.

3. Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906." Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 11 June 2020. Index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City.

posted by Jim Moore Jr

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