Ruth (Greenslip) Bridges (abt. 1654 - bef. 1724)

Born about 1654 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Wife of Josiah Bridges — married 19 Sep 1677 in Ipswich, Essex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died before 16 Mar 1724 before about age 70 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Ruth was born in 1718. Ruth Greenslip ... She passed away in 1780.^[1]

16 THE DWELLINGS OF BOXFORD. "... A house was built on the same site as the present residence of Mr. Hum- phrey Perley, probably by Josiah Bridges, a blacksmith, as early as 1710 and perhaps earlier. He was son of Edmund Bridges, the immigrant from England, and was born about 1650. He married, first, Elizabeth Norton, and second, Ruth Greenslip, in Ipswich, where he at first lived, removing to Boxford just before 1680. For £50 he sold his homestead, consisting of ten acres of land (the same now included in the homestead) and dwelling house, barn, shop, well, etc., to Cornelius Balch of Boxford in 1713, and removed to Wenham. The dwellings of Boxford, Essex County, Massby Perley, Sidney, 1858-1928 Published 1893

BRIDGES CENEALOGY.

27 Josiah Bridges*, was a blacksmith, and lived in Boxford until 1713, when he moved to Wenham. He m. Elizabeth Norton Nov. 13, and she died in Ipswich June 24, 1677; [He was] 1680, in Rowley 1684, in Rowley.

He married, second, Ruth Greenslip Sept. 19,1677; and died in Wenham Feb. 9, 1715. His wife Ruth survived him, and died in Andover before March 16, 1723-4, when administration was granted upon his estate. [1620-1988 GREENSLIP; Ruth, and Josiah Bridges, Sept. 19, 1677. CTR; VR Marriages; Ipswich, MA page 196 Noted: CTR = court record, Essex Co. Quarterly Court] ^{[2] [3]}

Children

25 — I. Josiah 3 , b. May 29, Village (Box ford).

26—II. Anne 3 , b. April 14, Village (Boxforcl).

27— iii, Edmund 3 , b. Sept. 29, 1687, in Boxford.

28— IV. HEPZIBAH 3 , bapt. June — , 1703, in Boxford.

29—V. MERCY 3 , bapt. June — , 1703, in Boxford.

30— VI. Mary 3 , b. May — , 1695(6?); m. Edward Bragg of Wenham April 13, 1 71 5; and he lived in Andover in 1724.

The Essex antiquarian Published 1897 Volume 12-13 Publisher Salem, Mass., The Essex Antiquarian [pages 26 & 27]

Ruth was born in 1656. She was the daughter of Thomas Greenslade and Ann Unknown. She passed away in 1724.

Death

Before 16 Mar 1723/24 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ George Thomas Little;Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine; (Volume 3) page 1602 [1]
2. ↑ Greenslip-Bridges marriage [2]
3. ↑ Greenslade-Bridges marriage [3]
4. ↑ The Essex antiquarian, Publication date 1897 [4]

See Also:

• Individual Records Search ancestry.com for Ruth Greenslip [5]
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8W-G3N : Thu Oct 26 04:22:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Josiah Bridges and Ruth Greenslip, 19 Sep 1677.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-GQBJ : Wed Oct 25 11:39:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Josiah Bridges and Ruth Greenslip, 19 Sep 1677.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH12-BQ3 : 28 December 2022), Ruth Greenslip in entry for Josiah Bridges, 1677.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH1L-H9J : 28 December 2022), Ruth Greenslip in entry for Josiah Bridges, 1677.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ1-1WPH : Wed Oct 25 20:03:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Josiah Bridges and Ruth.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-63V : 15 January 2020), Ruth in entry for Ann Bridge, 1684.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DCY4-4GPZ : Wed Oct 25 21:06:19 UTC 2023), Entry for Ann Bridge and Josiah Bridge, 14 Apr 1684.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHLB-5G9 : 15 January 2020), Ruth in entry for Edmond Bridges, 1687.
• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZM9-L7W2 : Wed Oct 25 17:17:22 UTC 2023), Entry for Edmond Bridges and Joseph Bridges, 29 Sep 1687.
• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVK-BZF : 5 January 2021), Ruth in entry for Bridges, 1695.
• The dwellings of Boxford, Essex County, Mass by Perley, Sidney, 1858-1928 [6]

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile Greenslade-144 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.