Ruth (Andrews) Standley (1634 - 1686)

Born 1634 in Boxford, England

Wife of Matthew (Standley) Stanley — married 1653 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 15 Oct 1686 at about age 52 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts

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Biography

Ruth was born 1 July 1634 in Boxford, England.

Matthew Stanley and Ruth Andrews were married in 1653 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay.^[1][2] These are their known children:

1. Samuel Stanley
2. Abigail Stanley
3. Rebecca Stanley
4. Lucy Stanley
5. Joseph Stanley
6. Benjamin Stanley

Research Notes

Uncertain Identification

The Essex Antiquarian is the only source that so far suggests that Ruth Andrews may have married Matthew Stanley. In the text Matthew is first fined for stealing the affections of Rebekah Tarbox, and then fined along with Ruth Andrews for fornication. The fornication fine may have been remitted if Ruth and Matthew married and this is what leads us to name Matthew Stanley's wife Ruth Andrews. Unfortunately there is no record of the marriage in Topsfield or Salem and the Topsfield birth records only list the father's name.

Misplaced Sentence?

This sentence, found in this profile, must refer to some other woman named Ruth:

Ruth passed away before 1664 when her sister, also named Ruth, was born.

Sources

1. ↑ The Essex Antiquarian (Salem, Massachusetts, 1897-) vol 6 page 161
2. ↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985) vol 2 page 1432

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R) (Copyright (c) 1987, June 1998, data as of 5 January 1998); Family History Library Address: 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150.

Acknowledgments

• Andrews-5392 was created by Paul Shrimpton through the import of hall and stanley direct line (1).ged on Nov 13, 2014.
• WikiTree profile Andrews-1710 created through the import of EED1.ged on Sep 15, 2011 by Richard Draper.