Phebe (Ring) Standish (1692 - 1756)

Born 26 Jan 1692 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Ichabod Standish — married 26 Nov 1719 in Plympton, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 15 May 1756 at age 64 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

Birth and Early Life

Phebe Ring was born on 26 January 1692 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts to Eleazer Ring (1655-1749) and Mary Shaw (1665-1730).[2]

Siblings

1. Eleazer Ring, Jr. born and died in 1688 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
2. Andrew Ring (1st of this name in family) born 1689 and died 1691 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
3. Samuel Ring born 12 March 1694 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married Ruth Silvester (aka Mrs. Ruth Cook) on 28 January 1725 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Samuel died on 8 May 1768 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
4. Andrew Ring born 28 March 1696 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Andrew married Zerviah Standish on 20 May 1724 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 17 November 1744 in North Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.
5. Deborah Ring born 10 July 1698 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Deborah married John Fuller (1698-1778) on 7 February 1723 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 8 November 1763 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
6. Mary Ring born 9 December 1700 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mary married Peleg Sampson (1700-1741) on 7 November 1722 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died in 1739 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
7. Jonathan Ring born 23 December 1702 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He married Sarah Mitchell (1719-1762) on 21 January 1748 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Jonathan died in 1774 in Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts.
8. Susanna Ring born 9 April 1705 Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married Nehemiah Bosworth on 27 January 1725 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Susanna died on 10 September 1728 in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
9. Elkanah Ring born 19 October 1706 in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. He died after 5 June 1738.
10. Elizabeth Ring born 8 May 1708 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married James Claghorn (about 1689-1749) on 26 June 1736 in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Elizabeth died on 11 November 1768 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut.
11. Lydia Ring born 20 November 1710 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Lydia married Ephraim Sturtevant (1704-1787) on 17 December 1732 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 3 March 1788 in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine.

Marriage and Family

She married Ichabod Standish on 26 November 1719 in Plympton, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Children of the Standish-Ring Marriage

1. Mary Standish born 14 January 1722 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mary died on 10 November 1789 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts.[6] ^[1]
2. Desire Standish born 30 March 1725 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She married David Hatch, Jr. ( 1735-after January 1784) on 16 January 1755 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Desire died on 4 December 1782 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts.
3. Phebe Standish born on 19 April 1727 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She died on 31 December 1817. She never married. Headstone is inscribed as "Miss Phebe Standish".
4. Ichabod Standish, Jr. born 27 November 1729 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. He died on 27 April 1731 in Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts. ^[2]

Death and Burial

Phebe died on 15 May 1756 in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts. She was buried in the Tomson Cemetery in Halifax, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Find A Grave Memorial #69413963 created by Chip5610 on 6 May 2011. Headstone photo and cemetery photos also by Chip5610. Inscription: "In memory of Mrs. Phebe Standish wife of Mr. Ichabod Standish who died May ye 15 1756 in ye 65 year of her age."

Sources

1. ↑ Mary Standish: Fortunately, her headstone inscription was transcribed for the future before it deteriorated to its present state.
2. ↑ Roser: page 318.

• John D. Austin, Mayflower Families Through 5 Generations, Stephen Hopkins, Vol. 6 (Plymouth, MA: General Society of Mayflower Descendants, 2001 [3rd edition]), pp. 30, 117.
• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 18147-2011. Volume 151, page 426.
• Holbrook, Jay Mack, compiler. Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Plymouth Record Transcripts, Volume 1, page 208.
• Roser, Susan E. Mayflower Births and Deaths. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1992, Volume 2, pages 50-51.
• Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850
• Find A Grave Index for Phebe Ring Standish.
• Find A Grave Index for daughter Mary Standish.
• Find A Grave Index for daughter Phebe Standish.
• Shaw, Jonathan A., John Shaw of Plymouth Colony, Purchaser and Canal Builder, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1997) Vol. 151, Page 426.