MARSH, Ruth, d. John and Martha, [born] Feb. 13, 1741.
[Note: Bradford VRs are totally confused on this family, especially this daughter and Ruth. Compare these records:
MARSH, Ruth, d. John and Martha, [born] Feb. 13, 1741.
MARSH, Ruth, d. John and Martha, [born] Jan. 13, 1751.
MARSH, Sarah, d. John and Martha, [born] Feb. 13, 1740-1.
MASH, Hannah, d. John, bp. Feb. 15, 1740-1. CR2
MASH, Ruth, d. John, bp. Jan. 6, 1751. CR2
The birth of Sarah is found in the oldest version found on line here, left side, and the birth of the first Ruth here, right side, and the birth of the second Ruth here, right side. The church records haven't been seen
Purely by assumption, we presume that the baptism of Hannah is a misreading of Sarah (or vice versa, but Sarah is presumed correct since a Hannah is born in 1753 and no death record is found). It is possible that the first Ruth is yet another error for this Sarah, but seems like an unusual confusion of names, so deemed unlikely. If the first Ruth was born 13 Feb 1741-2, which would be the typical interpretation of her record, it is a year after Sarah, so possible, and presumed to be this way. However, this is tenuous since there is no death record for this Ruth before the other was born.
The baptism for the second Ruth precedes the birth, clearly not possible, and the large number of births on the 13th of the month strongly hint that the data is messed up, so more research is needed.]
