Martha Rugg

Biography

Martha was born in 1632. She was the daughter of John Prescott and Mary Gawkroger.

Marriage

Martha Prescott married John Rugg in Lancaster in 1654.[1]

Death

Martha died with her (first-born) twin babies, born January 17, 1655/6.

They died on the 18th and 24th, she died on the 24th. [2]

Note: after Martha died, her sister Hannah married her widower John Rugg

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Martha (Prescott) Rugg (1632 - 1656)

Martha Rugg formerly Prescott

Born 11 Mar 1632 in England

Daughter of John Prescott and Mary (Gawkroger) Prescott

Sister of Mary (Prescott) Sawyer, John Prescott, Sarah (Prescott) Rice, Hannah (Prescott) Rugg, Lydia (Prescott) Barron, Jonathan Prescott, Joseph Prescott and Jonas Prescott Sr

Wife of John Rugg — married about 1654 in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Province

Died 24 Jan 1656 at age 23 in Lancaster, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Sources

↑ Massachusetts, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, Middlesex Register, page 20
↑ Massachusetts, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, Middlesex Register, page 11
The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 3.
Ancestry of Colonel John Harrington Stevens and his wife Frances ... Holman, Mary Lovering, 1868-1947.
Acknowledgements

WikiTree profile Prescott-268 created through the import of HART, Elizabeth - WIKITREE.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Betty Patterson.

GEDCOM Note

Biography

Marriage===Martha Prescott married John Rugg in Lancaster in 1654.<ref> Massachusetts, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, Middlesex Register, page 20</ref>

Death===Martha died with her (first-born) twin babies, born January 17, 1655/6. They died on the 18th and 24th, she died on the 24th.<ref> Massachusetts, The Birth, Marriage and Death Register, Church Records and Epitaphs of Lancaster, Massachusetts 1643-1850, Middlesex Register, page 11</ref>: Note: after Martha died, her sister Hannah married her widower John Rugg

Sources

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• WikiTree profile Prescott-268 created through the import of HART, Elizabeth - WIKITREE.ged on Jun 20, 2011 by Betty Patterson. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Betty and others.
• The Longley Family Genealogy compiled by Louise Baneck Longley and Janneyne Longley Gnacinski, 1967, FHL Film # 928132 Item 6, page 3.

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