Ruth (Hardy) Finch (1660 - 1727)

Born 8 Nov 1660 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of John Mead Jr — married 27 Oct 1681 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Joseph W. Finch Sr. — married 12 Mar 1712 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1727 at age 67 in Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

Name

Ruth Hardy or Hardey

Uncertain Information

Children Ruth and John Mead had four children ^[1] The additional children included in this profile, (Lucy, Richard, and Ester) are not found in any of the sources listed below. They may not actually belong here. Further information is needed.^{[citation needed]}

Birth

Ruth was a daughter of Richard Hardy and Ann Husted. She was born on November 8, 1660 at Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut.

Family

Ruth was married twice:

• 1) John Mead (John,William) 27 October, 1681 at Greenwich, Connecticut. John Mead died 12 May, 1693 at only thirty-four years old.^[2]

Children of Ruth and John Mead:^[2]

1. John born Oct 7, 1682^[3]
2. Jonathan born about 1684
3. Elizabeth born about 1687
4. Nathan (Nathaniel according to Weaver^[1]) born about 1691

• 2) Joseph Finch 20 Mar 1712/1713 at Stamford, Connecticut^[3] Ruth and Joseph Finch had no children.^[3]

Death and Legacy

November 20, 1727 Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Weaver, Lucius E. Genealogy of a branch of the Mead family with a history of the family in England and in America and appendixes of Rogers and Denton families. (Pages 13, 22) Rochester, New York: 1911, Web accessed June 2, 2014.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Mead, Spencer P. History and Genealogy of the Mead Family of Fairfield County, Connecticut, Eastern New York, Western Vermont, and Western Pennsylvania, from A.D. 1180 to 1900. (Pages 16, 186, 211)New York: Knickerbocker, 1901, Web accessed June 2, 2014
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Prindle, Paul W. Some Early Finch-Mead Problems, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors (Vol 48, Pages 93-99) Web accessed June 2, 2014

See also:

• Anderson, Robert C., Great Migration Study Project, Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to N.E. 1620-1633 Vols I-III, accessed online at New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors Page 669, 12/22/2013

• Beekman Patent, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Vols. 1-8 [Dutchess Co., NY] "The Mead Family" (Vol 8, Pages 697-738 ) New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestorsfound online and accessed December, 2013

• Connecticut Vital Records to 1870 (The Barbour Collection) accessed online at New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors

• Dilley, Butler F. Biographical and portrait cyclopedia of Chautauqua County New York: 1891

• Hurd, D Hamilton, History of Fairfield county, Connecticut, J. W. Lewis & co., Philadelphia 1881, accessed online 12/30/2013

• Mead, Daniel M. A history of the town of Greenwich, Fairfield county, Conn., with many important statistics. New York : Baker & Godwin, 1857.

• Remington, Gordon L., The English Origin of William 1 Mead of Stamford, Connecticut. The American Genealogist: Vol. 73 : Pg. 1, 1998, accessed online at New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors 12/19/2013

• Abstract of Probate Records at Fairfield, Connecticut, Down to 1721 (n.d.) Page 170: Will of Richard Hardy, dated July 21, 1683.