Ruth (Royce) Doolittle (abt. 1645 - bef. 1695)

Born about 1645 in Connecticut [uncertain]

Wife of John Lothrop — married 15 Dec 1669 (to 24 Aug 1688) in New London, New London, Connecticut Colony

Wife of Abraham Doolittle — married 12 Feb 1689 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died before 5 Jun 1695 before about age 50 in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Ruth Royce was the daughter of Robert Royce of New London, Connecticut.^[1][2][3][4]

She married first, John Lothrop, III on December 15, 1669, at New London, where in a dual wedding performed by Commissioner Daniel Wetherell, John's sister Elizabeth was simultaneously married to Ruth's brother Isaac. They had eight known children. They had removed to Wallingford, Connecticut, by 1678, the year their daughter Elizabeth was born. John died there August 26, 1688, Æt 44. On February 19, 1689-90, Ruth drew lot No. 4 in the distribution of that date.^{[1][2][3][5][6][7]}

She married second, February 12, 1689, at Wallingford, Abraham Doolittle, Jr., as his second wife. There were no children from this marriage.^[3][6][8]

At a session of the New Haven County Court, held June 11, 1690, an inventory of the estate of John Lothrop, late of Wallingford, deceased, intestate, was presented and approved for record. The widow "desireing to renounce y^e administration (shee beinge again marryed)" administration was granted to Nathaniel Royce "her own brother". One-third of the personal estate was given to the widow absolutely, with the life use of one-third of the real estate, and £5-10 was allowed her for bringing up the youngest child. The remainder of the property was ordered set to the children, the eldest son to have a double share, the sons to receive their shares at 21 and the daughters at 18.^[3]

How long Ruth (Royce), widow of John Lothrop and wife of Abraham Doolittle, lived after the date of the above court entry is not known. It is known that Abraham Doolittle married for a third time on June 5, 1695, so Ruth must have died before then.^[3][9]

Children (Lothrop)

Children of John and Ruth (Royce) Lothrop, Wallingford, Connecticut, births:^[3]

1. Samuel Lothrop, born c1672; married (1) February 3, 1703-4, Ruth Peck, (2) September 27, 1738, Lydia Elcock.^[3]
2. Ruth Lothrop, born c1674; married, March 17, 1697-8, Samuel Post of Norwich, Connecticut.^[3]
3. Mary Lothrop, born c1676; married, before September 7, 1695, William Tyler, of Wallingford.^[3]
4. Elizabeth Lothrop, born April 15, 1678; married, September 24, 1702, Bowley Arnold, of Windham and Mansfield, Connecticut.^[3][10]
5. John Lothrop, born May 19, 1680; married (1), October 12, 1706, Abiah Saunders, (2) February 14, 1721, Lydia Palmeter.^[3][11]
6. Bethiah Lothrop, born December 27, 1682; died unmarried, December 8, 1716.^[3][12]
7. Barnabas Lothrop, born June 14, 1685.^[3][13]
8. Hannah Lothrop, born January 31, 1686; married (1), February 17, 1706-7, Samuel Thomson of Farmington, Connecticut, (2) before November 2, 1744, Samuel Parker of Coventry, Connecticut.^[3][14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Hubbard, G.D.R., Ancestors and Descendants of Daniel Lothrop, Sr., 1545 to 1901 (G.D.R. Hubbard, Brooklyn, New York, 1901) Page 6. Citing: "John Lothrop, 3rd."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Huntington, Elijah B. A Genealogical Memoir of the Lo-Lathrop Family (E.H. Lathrop, 1884). Pages 46-47. Citing: "21. John."
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13} Starr, Frank. Various Ancestral Lines of James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford, Connecticut (Hartford, Conn., 1915). Pages 289-293. Citing: "John Lothrop."
4. ↑ Starr, James Goodwin and Lucy (Morgan) Goodwin of Hartford: Page 300. Citing: "Robert Royce, Children of."
5. ↑ Bartley, Scott Andrew. Marriages from the New London County Court Records, 1667–1670, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 2015). Vol. 170, WN 677, Page 24. Citing: "Page 111 [upside down] Isack Roys and Elizabeth Lothrope and John Lothrope and Ruth Royse were married Decem'r 1669 p Daniell Wetherell Comissio'r."
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Torrey, Torrey's New England Marriages: Volume 2, Page 969. Citing: "LOTHROP, John (1648-1688) & Ruth ROYCE, m/2 Abraham DOOLITTLE 1689; 15 Dec 1669; ?Wallingford, CT {New Haven Gen. Mag. 1081, 1552; New London Hist. 160, 294; Bullard Anc. 243; Brainerd Anc. 197; Goodwin-Morgan 1:289; Avery Anc. (1925) 77; Beach-Royce 12;"
7. ↑ Caulkins, Frances. History of New London, Connecticut From The First Survey of The Coast in 1612 to 1860 (H.D. Hutley, New London, Conn., 1895). Page 160.
8. ↑ Davis, Charles Henry Stanley. History of Wallingford, Connecticut (Charles Henry Stanley Davis, Wallingford, Connecticut, 1870). Page 727. Citing: "Abraham Doolittle, Jr."
9. ↑ Torrey, Torrey's New England Marriages: Volume 1, Page 454. Citing: "DOOLITTLE, Abraham2 (1650-1732) & 3/wf Elizabeth THORP (1668-); 5 Jun 1695; Wallingford, CT {Wallingford VR 93, 306; New Haven Gen. Mag. 546, 1777; TAG 14:32; Reg. 6:293; Doolittle 5; Holt 233; Mack 1324; Tuttle 651}."
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WV-2DF : 7 January 2020), Ruth in entry for Elizabeth Lothrup, 15 Apr 1678.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74P-VHX : 7 January 2020), Ruth in entry for John Lothrup, 19 May 1680.
12. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WV-2VH : 7 January 2020), Ruth in entry for Bathia Lothrope, 27 Dec 1682.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74P-V6G : 7 January 2020), Ruth in entry for Barnabas Loothrop, 14 Jun 1685.
14. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WV-2VX : 7 January 2020), Ruth in entry for Hannah Loothrop, 31 Jan 1686.

See also:

• Boyer, Carl & Roberts, Gary Boyd. Ancestors of American Presidents (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1995)

• Brainerd, Dwight. Ancestry of Thomas Chalmers Brainerd (Montreal, Quebec, 1948). Page 197.

• Cowles, Calvin Duvall. Genealogy of the Cowles Families in America, 2 vols. (Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, New Haven, Conn., 1929).

• Davis, Charles Henry Stanley. History of Wallingford, Connecticut (Charles Henry Stanley Davis, Wallingford, Connecticut, 1870). Page 727. Citing: "Abraham Doolittle, Jr."

• Jacobus, Donald Lines. Mary (Royce) Beach : Compiled For Miss Helen Beach. (Donald Lines Jacobus, New Haven, Conn., 1926). Page 12.

• The Royce family in America by Alvin Lee Rhods - May 2005 Edition.

• Torrey, Clarence Almon. Torrey’s New England Marriages Prior to 1700 (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. Baltimore, 1985).

• Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004)

Name: John Lathrop

Gender: Male

Birth Year: 1645

Spouse: Ruth Royce

Spouse Birth: 1645 CT

Marriage: 1669 State: CT