Rufus
Ripley
Born in Duxbury, Plymouth, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Hezekiah Ripley II
and Abigail (Hunt) Ripley
Brother of
Saba (Ripley) Drew, Spencer Ripley, Christina Chana (Ripley) Alley, Olive (Ripley) Shurtleff, Hezekiah Ripley III, Abigail Ripley, Asa Ripley and Kenelm Ripley
Husband of
Mary (Shurtleff) Drew
— married
20 Oct 1763 (to 1783) in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay
Father of
Saba (Ripley) Chandler and Abigail (Ripley) Delano
Died before
before age 42
in Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jul 2016
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Biography
Rufus, son of Hezekiah and Abigail (Hunt) Ripley, was born at Duxbury, MA on May 1, 1740 and baptized there on November 15, 1741.
He married Mary Shurtliff/Shurtleff of Plymouth, intentions June 18, 1763. Their children included Joseph and Mary Ripley.
After his death Mary married Zenas Drew in 1792.
Probate
Rufus Ripley of Kingston, mariner died intestate and on 13 April 1783, his widow Mary was granted the administration of his estate.[1]
His inventory was taken on 19 May 1783 in Kingston.[2]
In 1787, his estate was represented as insolvent. A list of claims and creditors was recorded.[3]
In 1788, an account of his estate by Mary Ripley was recorded which included the sale of real estate, necessaries to the widow, and administration fees. No estate remained, so no further proceedings were needed.[4]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997D-XWQM : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1778-1794 vol 26-27 > image 335 of 549; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897D-6CF4 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1780-1786 vol 28-29 > image 322 of 638; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G97D-8CW1 : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 103 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Plymouth County, Probate Records, 1633-1967," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L97D-8ZLK : 20 May 2014), Probate records 1785-1792 vol 30-31 > image 220 of 639; State Archives, Boston.
- Vital Records of Duxbury Massachusetts to the year 1850, (Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1911), p. 135 (birth and baptism); p. 270 (intentions)
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