Person:Ruth Bancroft (1)

Name^[1]	Ruth Bancroft
Married Name	Ruth Stiles
Gender	Female
Birth^[1]	29 Aug 1670	Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage	Bef 1691	Based on birth of eldest known child to John Stiles
Death^[1]	1714	Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Fam. 3. Thomas² Bancroft, in Stiles, Henry R. History and Genealogies of Ancient Windsor, Connecticut (1892): including East Windsor, South Windsor, Bloomfield, Windsor Locks and Ellington, 1635-1891. (Hartford, Connecticut: Press of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company, 1892)
2:41.

"Ruth (Bancroft), b. 29 Aug., 1670, at Westfield; m. John Stiles of W., and, after being a mother 13 times (twice with twins), d. in child-birth, 1714. Pres. Stiles's MS. says, 'being left an orphan at an early age, was given to Mr. Fowler of Westfield, to bring up; when of age she lived with Rev. Mr. Glover of Springfield, and was in the fortified house when it was besieged by Ind., 1675.' This does not say she was of age when living in the fort-house. Rev. Peletiah Glover sett. at S., 1661, and d. there 29 Mch. 1692."