Martha (Ruffin) Claiborne (abt. 1765)

Ancestors

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Dinwiddie County, Virginia

Biography

Martha "Patsy" Ruffin

Origin

Martha was born ca 1765 at "Sweet Hall", King William County, Virginia. She was a daughter of Robert Ruffin and Mary Elizabeth Clack.

Family

Martha married to Buller Claiborne.

Children of Martha and Buller.

1. John Ruffin
2. Mary Ruffin
3. Lucy Ruffin
4. William H. Ruffin
5. James B. Ruffin
6. Martha Ruffin
7. Sterling Clack Ruffin

Son, sterling, was apprenticed him to a merchant in Lynchburg:

Sterling and Buller Claiborne, Dinwiddie County, contracts to Samuel Irvine. Sterling Claiborne, with approval of his father, Buller Claiborne, binds himself to Samuel Irvine until age 20 to learn the art and mastery of mercantilizing. Terms are pay of 20 pounds for first year, 30 pounds for second year, 40 pounds for third year, and 50 pounds for fourth and last year.^[1]

Death and Legacy

Martha died at Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

Sources

Source: #S4429, Page: p. 229

Marriage

Husband: Robert Ruffin

Wife: Mary Elizabeth Clack

Child:

Marriage:

Date: 6 SEP 1751

Place: Brunswick County, VA

Source: #S4331

See also:

Letter from May Carlton Moore to Olie Garrett

Title: May Carlton Moore, Letter from May Carlton Moore to Olie Garrett (June 25, 1961)

Subsequent Source Citation Format: May Carlton Moore, Letter from May Carlton Moore to Olie Garrett

BIBL May Carlton Moore. Letter from May Carlton Moore to Olie Garrett. June 25, 1961. Private property of Pat Iverson

Source S4398

Abbreviation: The Descendants of Robert Ruffin I of Richneck and

Title: Clopton Family Genealogical Society, The Descendants of Robert Ruffin I of Richneck and HIs Wife Elizabeth Prime, The First Seven Generations.

Subsequent Source Citation Format: Clopton Family Genealogical Society, The Descendants of Robert Ruffin I of Richneck and HIs Wife Elizabeth Prime, The First Seven Generations.

BIBL Clopton Family Genealogical Society. The Descendants of Robert Ruffin I of Richneck and HIs Wife Elizabeth Prime, The First Seven Generations..

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Repository: #R39

Repository R39

Name: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~clopton/ruffin.htm

Address:

Source S4429

Abbreviation: VA Genealogies #3, 1600s-1800s, Genealogies of Vir

Title: Dr. Reginald B. Henry, VA Genealogies #3, 1600s-1800s, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume III, Ruffin Chart (originally published in "Tyler's Genealogical Quarterly" ca. 1941)

Subsequent Source Citation Format: Dr. Reginald B. Henry, VA Genealogies #3, 1600s-1800s, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume III, Ruffin Chart

BIBL Dr. Reginald B. Henry. VA Genealogies #3, 1600s-1800s, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume III, Ruffin Chart. originally published in "Tyler's Genealogical Quarterly" ca. 1941.

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Name: Footnote

VALUE Dr. Reginald B. Henry, VA Genealogies #3, 1600s-1800s, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume III, Ruffin Chart (originally published in "Tyler's Genealogical Quarterly" ca. 1941)

FIELD

Name: ShortFootnote

VALUE Dr. Reginald B. Henry, VA Genealogies #3, 1600s-1800s, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume III, Ruffin Chart

FIELD

Name: Bibliography

VALUE Dr. Reginald B. Henry. VA Genealogies #3, 1600s-1800s, Genealogies of Virginia Families, Volume III, Ruffin Chart. originally published in "Tyler's Genealogical Quarterly" ca. 1941.

1. ↑ "Summerhill, Chapter Two: Sterling", The Muse, The Amherst County Museum And Historical Society, June 20, 2000, excerpt from The History of Summerhill by Charles L. Hamble, 1902, Web accessed August 10, 2014