Ruth Haskins

Not the same as Ruth Hoskins

Disambiguation

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Atkins-288

There are at least two Ruth Atkins during this period. One lived in the vicinity of Windsor, Connecticut and Married Joseph Peck,. After Joseph died she married John Haskin of Windsor. He died in 1734. [4] This Connecticut Family family is also covered by Richard Cutter and many others.

Note there are at least three John Haskins during this period. One can be found in Connecticut, another in Boston, and Ruth's Husband from Pemaquid, Maine and later Scituate and Rochester, Massachusetts.

Children of Ruth Atkins and John Haskins

The first two children were probably born in Maine, the remainder in Massachusetts

1. Elizabeth (Haskins) Johnson (abt 1685-bef 1734) married Samuel Johnson of Kittery, Maine. Samuel Remarries in 1734. Note: Some use this date for the death of John Haskins and after death date for Ruth (Atkins) Haskins. No valid source was cited, nor found.
2. Benjamin Haskins (abt 1688/1689-????) married Elizabeth (Tenney) Mitchell, widow of William Mitchell
3. Mary (Haskins) Bumpas (1692-1775) married Jonathan Bumpas
4. Samuel Haskins (1701-????)[3]
5. Martha Haskins (1708-????)

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References

• https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/101183/ruth-atkins-joseph-peck-may-not...
• "The Ten Daughters of Thomas Atkins" pubished in October 1967. In this article, it lists Ruth's name as being born ca 1663, and says she married Thomas Haskins of Pemaquid, Scituate and Rochester, about 1684. It goes on to list 5 children the couple "probably had" with approximate birthdates spanning from 1685 to 1708, saying specifically that the children's surname is Haskins.
• Further searches of Ruth "Haskins" turns up grant deeds and other legal documents she signed with her husband John, that support that she was indeed the daughter of Thomas Atkins, and that he was her husband. Additional evidence was found for the children of Ruth and John mentioned in the "Ten Daughters" article.
• Mary Haskins Birth: October 31, 1692 Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts CITING THIS RECORD The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:MF5P-XYV : accessed 2017-05-20), entry for Ruth Atkins.
• Name: Samuell Hoskens Gender: Male Birth Date: June 6, 1701 Birthplace: ROCHESTER,PLYMOUTH,MASSACHUSETTS Father's Name: John Hoskens Mother's Name: Ruth Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50128-1 System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM GS Film number: 0873753 IT 1-2