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Facts and Events
| Name |
John Rugg |
| Alt Name[2] |
John Rugge |
| Gender |
Male |
| Birth? |
11 Mar 1632 |
Sowerby, Yorkshire, England |
| Alt Birth? |
11 Mar 1632 |
Halifax, Yorkshire, England |
| Marriage |
4 Nov 1654 |
to Martha Prescott |
| Marriage |
4 May 1660 |
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United Statesto Hannah Prescott |
| Death[2] |
Bef 19 Jan 1696/97 |
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
John Rugg or Rugge was we presume born in England. The Descendents of John Rugg by Ellen Rugg, p. 9, states "Concerning the ancestry of John Rugg, the most persistent efforts have failed to discover his parentage or place of birth."
Based on The Descendents of John Rugg, p. 10, which transcribed Middlesex County Probate File 13927 (20024 new series). Will of "John Rugg senr of ye Towne of Lancaster" dated 9 Dec 1696, inventory 19 Jan 1696/97, sworn to 12 Mar 1696/97 and 5 Jun 1697, mentions eldest son John, Thomas my second son, Joseph my third son, Hannah my beloved wife, my two youngest sons namely Daniell & Jonathan, my two daughters vis. Mercy & Hannah; wife and Joseph executors. Witnesses Nathanaell Wylder, Ephraim Roper, John Houghton senr.
References
- Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of the Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation. (New York, New York, United States: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913-14)
2:775.
John Rugg, the imigrant, was born in England and settled for a time in Watertown, Massachusetts, whence he went to Lancaster, married and settled there in 1654. His will is dated December 9, 1696. He married (First) November 4, 1654, Martha Prescott, who was baptized at Sowerby, England, March 11, 1632, daughter of John and Mary (Platts) Prescott. She died at Lancaster, November 24, 1655. He married (second) May 4, 1660 Hannah Prescott, sister of his first wife. She was killed by the Indians September 11, 1696.
[John Prescott's wife was named Mary Gawkroger, see Person:Mary Gawkroger (2). Martha was baptized in Halifax (i.e., that is the parish register it is recorded in), though her father was labelled of Sowerby. In addition, Martha died, according to town records, on 24 Jan 1655/56. This appears to be a calendar error, see Person:Martha Prescott (2). Hannah (Prescott) Rugg was killed in 1697, not 1696, see Person:Hannah Prescott (1).]
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rugg, Ellen R. The descendants of John Rugg. (New York: F.H. Hitchcock, c1911)
9-15.
"John Rugg m. 1st Nov. 4, 1654, Martha Prescott, bap. at Sowerby, Halifax Parish, England, March 11, 1632, dau. of John and Mary Platts Prescott. She d. at Lancaster, Mass., Nov. 24, 1655. m. 2d, May 4, 1660, Hannah Prescott, a sister of his first wife. She was born after her parents left England, probably at the Barbados where the Prescotts stayed for a time before sailing to New England. She was killed at the time of the Indian Massacre Sept. 11, 1696. No date of the death of John Rugg is to be found, but he made his will Dec. 9, 1696, and the inventory of his estate was taken Jan. 19, 1697, which fixes the date of death between these two dates. 11 children."
[See errors noted for Source 1, which all apply here.]
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