Timothy Ruggles (bef. 1738 - abt. 1827)

Born before 30 Apr 1738 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Sybil (Wooding) Ruggles — married 30 Apr 1762 in New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Died about 8 Jan 1827 after about age 88 in Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Timothy Ruggles, the son of Joseph Ruggles and his first wife Rachel Tolles, was baptized April 30, 1738, at the Congregational Church of New Milford, Connecticut.^[1]

He married at the Congregational Church of New Milford on April 30, 1762, Sybil Wooding, daughter of John and Desire (Cooper) Wooding.^[1][2][3]

Wife Sybil died in Brookfield, Connecticut, on January 3, 1789, in the 46th year of her age.^[4]

Timothy Ruggles died about 1827, aged 88, per an article in the January 8, 1827, issue of The Connecticut Observer.^[5] He probably died in Brookfield, which was established from parts of New Milford and other towns in 1788, and is where his wife's death was recorded.

Children

Children of Timothy and Sybil (Wooding) Ruggles, New Milford, births:^[2]

1. Martha Ruggles, born December 18, 176[2]; died February 21, 1768.^[2][6]
2. Elihu Ruggles, born July 4, 1764; married Rachel _____.^[2][7][8]
3. John Ruggles, born September 21, 1766; married _____ Warner, and removed to Undilla, New York.^[2][9]
4. Nathaniel Ruggles, born February 18, 1769.^[2][10]
5. Hervey Ruggles, born December 11, 1770; died March 17, 1849.^[2][11][12]
6. Martha Ruggles, 2nd, born April 14, 1773; unmarried.^[2][13]
7. Lucy Ruggles, born December 13, 1775; married ?.^[2][14]
8. Amasa Ruggles, born September 20, 1780.^[2][15]
9. Ashbel Ruggles, born March 7, 1783 (a twin); died March 30, 1783.^[2][16]
10. Timothy Ruggles, born March 7, 1783 (a twin); died March 30, 1783.^[2][17]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Jacobus, Donald Lines. Families of Ancient New Haven (New Haven Genealogical Magazine, 1931). Vol. 7 - 8. Page 1572. Citing: "FAM. 2. Joseph [Ruggles]."
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} Orcutt, Samuel. History of the Towns of New Milford and Bridgewater, Connecticut, 1703-1882 (Case, Lockwood and Brainard Co., 1882). Page 757. Citing: "19. Timothy [Ruggles]."
3. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7R-HNRJ : 15 April 2022), Timothy Ruggles, ; citing Marriage, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272244.
4. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP72-TGPB : 15 April 2022), Sibel Ruggles, ; citing Death, Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272244.
5. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F762-JPD : 16 September 2020), Timothy Ruggles, 8 Jan 1827.
6. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQC-9F9S : 15 April 2022), Martha Ruggles, ; citing Death, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272244.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74R-KJD : 7 January 2020), Elihu Ruggles, 4 Jul 1764.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WL-ZX5 : 7 January 2020), Elihu Ruggles in entry for Esther Ruggles, 1791.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74R-KD4 : 7 January 2020), John Ruggles, 21 Sep 1766.
10. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74R-K26 : 7 January 2020), Nathaniel Ruggles, 18 Feb 1769.
11. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74R-KJL : 7 January 2020), Hervey Ruggles, 11 Dec 1770.
12. ↑ "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F762-J3F : 16 September 2020), Harvey Ruggles, 17 Mar 1849.
13. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WL-3T5 : 7 January 2020), Martha Ruggles, 14 Apr 1773.
14. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WL-3YF : 7 January 2020), Lucy Ruggles, 13 Dec 1775.
15. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7N-8WLV : 15 April 2022), Amasa Ruggles, 20 Sep 1780; citing Birth, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272244.
16. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XJ-TXW2 : 14 April 2022), Ashbel Ruggles, ; citing Birth, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272244.
17. ↑ "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:78XJ-TXT2 : 14 April 2022), Timothy Ruggles, ; citing Birth, New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272244.

See also:

• Wikipedia Contributors. Brookfield, Connecticut at Wikipedia (Accessed 2 May 2023). "[Brookfield] was first established as the Parish of Newbury, which incorporated parts of neighboring [New Milford,] Newtown and Danbury. The town of Brookfield was established in 1788."
• Tolles, William Marshal and Alyce Jane (Tolles) Morow. Tolles in America. Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1997, p. 26, 234.