Rachel (Ruggles) Squire (1643 - bef. 1683)

Born 15 Feb 1643 in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Philip Squire — married about 1664 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before Mar 1683 before age 40 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Parentage; Date and Place of Birth

Rachel Ruggles, daughter of George Ruggles and Elizabeth (Bateson) Ruggles, was born in Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony on February 15, 1642/3.^[1][2]

Marriage and Children

Rachel married Philip Squire.^[3][2] No record of their marriage had been found. Their marriage is established by, among other evidence, a 1668 deed by Rachel's father George Ruggles to Philip Squire "in consideration of fatherly love and affection to daughter Rachel, wife of Philip Squier of Boston, distiller."^[4] Based on the date of birth of their first child (January 1665/6), they were probably married in 1664 or early 1665.^[3][2] Since Rachel's family was living in Boston during that time period,^[5] they were probably married in Boston.^[3]

Rachel and Philip had the following children, all born in Boston:

1. Rachel, b. January 5, 1665/6^[6]
2. Grizell, b. May 14, 1668, m. about 1690 James Wheeler in Boston, d. before September 1738 in Rehoboth. (See discussion and sources in Grizell's profile.)
3. Elizabeth, b. February 2, 1669/70^[7]
4. Philip, b March 20, 1671/2,^[8] bpt. March 24, 1671/2^[9]
5. Jane, b. June 9, 1674,^[10] bpt. June 21, 1674^[11] presumably died young, since Philip Squire had a daughter named Jane in 1691 by his second wife.^[12]
6. William, b. October 15, 1676^[13]
7. John, b. August 16, 1678^[14]
8. Mary, b. October 12, 1679^[15]
9. Ebenezer, b. November 3, 1681^[16]

Puritan or Baptist?

Although Rachel's husband Philip Squire was a firm Baptist by the late 1670s,^[12] evidence indicates that, at least in the early 1670s, Rachel was not, as she had son Philip and daughter Jane baptized at the First Church of Boston shortly after their births in 1672^[9] and 1674,^[11] respectively. The baptismal records state that the children were the children of "sister Squire", indicating the Rachel, but not her husband Philip, were members of that church, which was the Puritan church in Boston.

Death

Rachel's date and place of death are uncertain. She died sometime after November 8, 1681 when her last child was born and before March 1682/3, when her husband Philip married his second wife.^[12] Since son Ebenzer was born in Boston in 1681 and husband Philip Squire's primary residence appears to have been Boston until his death, Rachel probably died in Boston.

^{[2] [1] [5] [12] [4] [3] [16] [15] [14] [13] [11] [10] [9] [8] [7] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Pulsifer, David. "Records of Boston." The New England Historical & Genealogical Register. Volume III (1849). p. 247. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Anderson, Robert Charles. The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England 1620-1633. Volume III P-W. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1995. p. 1606. Profile for George Ruggles. Link to page at ancestry.com.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Volume 2. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. p. 1427. Link to page at americanancestors.org.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Suffolk County Deeds, Liber VII. 1894. Folios 78-79. Link to folios at hathitrust.org.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} See the profile for father George Ruggles.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 97. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 112. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 120. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 125. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 134. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 135. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3} See the profile for husband Philip Squire.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 139. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 146. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
15. ↑ ^{15.0 15.1} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 149. Link to page at hathitrust.org.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} A Report of the Record Commissioners of the City of Boston, Containing Boston Births, Baptisms, Marriages, and Deaths, 1630-1699. 1883. p. 155. Link to page at hathitrust.org.