Rebecca (Stevens) Rutty (abt. 1655 - 1738)

Born about 1655 in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Edward Rutty — married 6 May 1678 in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 26 Feb 1738 at about age 83 in Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Biography

Rebecca Stevens was born about 1655, based on her birth order and her marriage year, in Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony. Her parents were Thomas and Mary (Fletcher) Stevens^[1].

Rebecca's family moved to Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony about 1670. Rebecca married Edward Rutty there on 6 May 1678^[2][3].

Rebecca and Edward had children:^[4].^[3]

1. Marcy (Mercy/Mary) 1679; married Daniel Post
2. Edward, 1680; married Abigail Barber, Rachel Shether, Judith Wright, Kathren Eaton
3. Rebecca, 1685; married Peter Farnum
4. Phebe, 1687; married George Hull
5. Cary (Sary, Sarah), 1689; married John Nettleton
6. Thomas, 1691;
7. Abigail, 1696;

Edward died on 1 May 1714, and Rebecca died on 26 February 1637/8. Both deaths were recorded in Killingworth.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2018.) Vol 56 page 357; 56:357
2. ↑ New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. TEXT: RUTTY, Edward (-1714) & Rebecca STEVENS; 6 May 1678; Killingworth, CT {Killingworth VR 103; Stevens (1896) 5; Stevens (1906) 16; Sv. 3:596; TAG 12:35, 41, 20:190; Reg. 56:357, 62:16}; p. 1317
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Connecticut: Vital Records (The Barbour Collection), 1630-1870 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2011.) From original typescripts, Lucius Barnes Barbour Collection, 1928. https://www.americanancestors.org/DB414/i/12795/102/144307454 pp. 102-104]
4. ↑ Savage, James. "A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England Showing Three Generations of Those Who Came Before May, 1692" Vol. III p. 596 (Boston, MA, USA: 1860-1862). vol. 3 p. 596

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