Ruth (Terry) Wiggins (abt. 1729)

Born about 1729 in Oysterponds, Suffolk, New York

Ancestors

Wife of David Wiggins — married 2 Feb 1743 in Southold, Suffolk, New York Colony

Descendants

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Biography

Ruth Terry was born about 1729 the third child and eldest daughter of Thomas Terry (abt.1700-1740) & Mehitable (Tuthill) Terry (1706-abt.1770), who married19 Mar 1724. ^[1]

Ruth Terry, eldest daughter of Thomas Terry & Mehitable (Tuthill) Terry, married David Wiggins. (pp 119-120) David WIggins, son of John b c1725, married Ruth Terry in 1743/44 (pg 129) ^[2]

David Wiggins and Ruth Terry were married at Southold, Suffolk, New York on 2 Feb 1743. ^[3]

Analysis of Source Records

Vital Records

• Primary Source, William Salmon;The Salmon Records; ^[3] Data Summary:

1. ) Salmon Records; page 87: David Wiggins and Ruth Terry, married at Southold, Suffolk, NY on 2 Feb 1743.

Published Genealogical Information

• Secondary Source, Frederick Gregory Mather, The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut ^[4] This history text provides a narrative of of the occupation of Long Island by the British during the Revolutionary War and the impact it had on the residents of that place. Extract:

1. ) Page 637; David Wiggins Biography from Mather:
   1. ) WIGGINS DAVID 3, CAPT. (John 2, i; or Capt. David 4, John 3, James 2, John i ; brother of Capt. James, below) — From Southold to Say- brook and Chester. Youngs' Gen. states that he was from Shelter Island. In Sept., 1776, his grain, etc., were brought to Chester by Capt. Elijah Mason. (C. 98) Same month, he and his effects were moved over to Say- brook by Capts. James Wiggins and Wilmot Goldsmith. His claim was paid to Col. John Hulbert. (C. 184) As Capt. of a ship (Page 239), in Jan., 1777, he moved a part of the effects of Elias Mulford from L. I. to Middletown. (C. 109) On June 17, 1779, he was allowed to return to L. I., with his wife, son, daughter and effects. (D. 31)
   2. ) Census of 1776: Males — above 50 years, 1; above 16, 3; under 16, I. Females — above 16, 1; under 16, 1. (A. 55) He was b. about 1720; m. Ruth, dau. of Thomas Terry 3d (See Terry); d. about 1810. His children were: David 4, Thomas 4, William 4, Mehitable 4, Ruth 4, and Hannah 4. (Griffin's " Journal," p. 130) David 4, m. Mary, dau. of Peter Vail, and had seven children. (Vail Gen. pp. 44, 45) Thomas 4, m. Mehitable, dau. of Peter Vail, and had eight children. (Vail Gen. p. 45) Mehitable 4, m. John Youngs 2d. (See Youngs)
   3. ) Capt. David was b. in 1725. His son, David 4, b. in 1751; m. Dec. 26, 1777, Mary Vail. (Willard H. Wiggins) It was probably David, the son, who was a private in Col. Terry's Regt. (G. 8) ; and a Corp. in Col. Smith's Regt. (G. 38.)

• Secondary Source, Griffin, Griffin's Journal ^[5] This Journal provides a narrative on the Settlers of Oyster Pond, Long Island, New York, renamed Orient (for Easterly) in 1836. The Volume documents the state of the Orient, L.I. population at the time, 1857 of publication and traces the genealogies of those families back to the original Settlers of the area. Griffin's narrative of his contemporary and the previous generation or so seems generally reliable, however, the accuracy of the earliest generations is questionable at best ^[4] and has frequently been proven to be in error, as is the case for it's Beebe genealogy. Extract:

1. ) Page 130; David {Wiggins}, another brother, was a farmer and miller. The latter he attended a part of the time, as he was owner of a part of a mill which stood on his farm, on the shore of Shelter Island Ferry, opposite Hay Beach. He was a peaceable man ; lived to the age of about ninety-one. He died not far from 1810. His children were David, Thomas, William, Mehitable, Ruth and Hannah. His wife was Ruth, the daughter of Thomas Terry, 3rd, and sister to the late Colonel Thomas Terry, of Oysterponds.

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Sources

1. ↑ “Tuttle and Tuthill Lines in America; Compiled by Alva M Tuthill” Published in 1968 by the Compiler; pg 429
2. ↑ "Town of Southold, Long Island. Personal index prior to 1698, and index of 1698. Compiled and copied for the purpose of having corrections suggested .. " Charles B Moore, John Medole, Printer, New York 1868
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Salmon, William;The Salmon Records;; edited by William A Robbins; New York Genealogical & Biographical Society; 1918. page 87.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Mather, Frederick Gregory; The Refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut, Albany, New York, J. B. Lyon Company, Printers, 1913. (Public Domain).
5. ↑ Griffin, Augustus, Griffin's Journal, First Settlers of Southold; The Names of Heads of Those Families, Being only thirteen at the time of their landing; First Proprietors of Orient; Biographical Sketches, &c. &c. &c.. Orient, L.I., Published by Augustus Griffin, 1857.

Other Sources

Web based Genealogies

• FamilySearch profile for Ruth (Terry) Wiggins.