Ruth (Riggs) Andrews (1723 - 1779)

Born 18 Nov 1723 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of William Andrews — married 2 Nov 1744 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1779 at age 55 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Ruth Riggs was born on 18 Nov 1723 ^[1]in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, daughter of Jeremiah Riggs (1694 - 1761) and Rachel (Haskell) Riggs (1697 - ~1736).

Ruth (20) married William Andrews (21) , son of William Andrews and Elizabeth Curtis, on 2 Nov 1744^[2] in Gloucester. Their children were:

1. Ruth (Andrews) Norwood (1745 - 1836)
2. John Andrews (1748 - )
3. William Andrews (1750 - )
4. Elizabeth Andrews (1752-)
5. Martha (Andrews) Barton (1752 - )
6. Sarah Ellen (Andrews) Burnham (1755 - 1821)
7. Solomon Andrews (bef.1757-).

Ruth died 22 Jul 1779^[3][4]from smallpox in Gloucester aged >55.

Note

Based on the birth dates of the children It appears that we have two different Ruth Riggs. One m William Andrews and the other m. Clement Pennell. - D. Rowles

I agree. Documents relating to the Ruth Riggs, who was the daughter of Jeremiah Riggs and Rachel Haskell, married William Andrews in Gloucester, Massachusetts. This Ruth Riggs could not have had children with two different men in two different places at the same time. This Ruth Riggs spent her life in Gloucester, Massachusetts. - S Mercer

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
   citing FHL microfilm: 823642;
   FamilySearch Record: V5N4-KWY (accessed 18 February 2023)
   Ruth Riggs born on 18 Nov 1723, daughter of Jeremiah Riggs & Rachel, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
2. ↑ Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Marriage, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007011153.
   FamilySearch Record: Q29P-9LKP (accessed 18 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-8979-4QWB Image number 00249
   Ruth Riggs marriage to William Andrews on 2 Nov 1744 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
3. ↑ Gloucester - Deaths Image of page 61
4. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
   citing Death, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007578863.
   FamilySearch Record: FH1T-B2L (accessed 18 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9XF-K3DF Image number 00476
   Ruth Andrews death 22 Jul 1779 (age 55), wife of William Andrews, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.