Ruth
Brocklebank
formerly Spofford
Born in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Spofford
and Sarah (Birkbee) Spofford
Sister of
Samuel Spofford, Thomas Spofford, Sarah (Spofford) Haseltine, Mary Spofford, Hannah (Spoffard) Adams, Samuel Spofford, Mary Spofford, Abigail (Spofford) Ames, Mehitabell (Spofford) Harriman, Lydah (Spofford) Fish and Elizabeth (Spofford) Stickney
Wife of
John Brocklebank
— married
22 Apr 1714 in Rowley, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at age 89
in Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Apr 2012
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Biography
Ruth Spofford was born to Samuel and Sarah (Birkbee) Spofford, November 18, 1687.[1]
Ruth Spofford married John Brocklebank April 22, 1714 in Rowley, Massachusetts. Ruth died in Rowley, Massachusetts, November 10, 1777.[2]
Sources
- ↑ NEHGR 8:340, "Family of John Spofford" The New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1847-. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2013.)
- ↑ The Essex Antiquarian. Salem, MA: The Essex Antiquarian, 13 vols. 1897-1909. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2006.) Reference Volume 12, pages 55
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Spofford-143 created through the import of Allen-Carpenter - 2010-01-31.ged on Apr 26, 2012 by Thomas Allen
- Thank you to Al Adams for creating WikiTree profile Spofford-187 through the import of Adams.ged on Jun 7, 2013.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ruth by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ruth:
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~0.59%
Claire (Chapel) Nava
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member cenava
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~0.39%
Allen McGrew :
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~0.39%
Barbara (Meeker) Cragg :
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S (Hill) Willson
S (Hill) Willson
Ruth Spofford was married to John Brocklebank, not his brother Samuel, according to this source, reference page 45: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1051163
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