Evidence in Ruth Samples's father's will points to her marrying twice; first, to Rev. Hugh Kirkpatrick on 27 February 1793. Hugh Kirkpatrick died on 18 March 1810 in Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ruth married 2nd, prior to the writing of her father's will in 1824, to John Norwood, from Baltimore County, Maryland (John had a previous marriage to Mary Hale). Ruth was referred to as "Ruth Norwood" in her father's will:
To my daughter Ruth Norwood I leave one dollar and to the natural heirs of her body I leave one child's part of my property not otherwise appointed in this will to divide among them share and share alike accept John Kirkpatrick, to him I leave fifty cents.
Note: the John Kirkpatrick mentioned in the paragraph from Moses Sample's Last Will & Testament referred to above, was the eldest son of Ruth and her first husband, Rev. Hugh Kirkpatrick.
