Ruth Barnard

Ruth Martin was born about 1685, the daughter of John and Mary (Weed) Martin, as suggested by her father's probate records.[1] In those papers, an annotation on one page lists her as age 12 in November 1697. She was probably born in Amesbury, Essex County, (then) Massachusetts Bay Colony, where her parents resided and owned land.

She married Tristram Barnard, son of Thomas and Sarah (Peasley) Barnard before 1707 when their first child was born in Amesbury.[2][3]

She survived her husband. Tristram's will, dated 20 Feb 1759 and proved 07 May 1759, made provisions for her.[4]

Children born Amesbury:[3][2]

• Juda/Judith, b. 30 Sep 1707; m. Isaac Colby bef. 1759.
• Rachell, b. 26 Apr 1709, d. 31 May 1711.
• Dina/Dinah, b. 26 Feb 1710; m. Abner Kimball of Haverhill 28 Mar 1734
• Miriam, b. 10 Sep 1711, d. aft 1750; m. George Worthen Jr. 1730.
• Rachel, b. 25 Jul 1713; m. Samuel Plummer bef. 1759. She had a son Thomas Barnard, under age in 1759.
• Dorothy, b. 04 Jun 171_, d. bef. 1759; m. Samuel Blaisdell 1735.
• Trestrem (Tristram), b. 30 May 1721, d. 1807; m. Dorothy Currier 1743, removed to Weare, NH, in 1792.
• Ruth, b. 28 May 1724.

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Biography

Ruth Martin was born about 1685, the daughter of John and Mary (Weed) Martin, as suggested by her father's probate records.[1] In those papers, an annotation on one page lists her as age 12 in November 1697. She was probably born in Amesbury, Essex County, (then) Massachusetts Bay Colony, where her parents resided and owned land.

She married Tristram Barnard, son of Thomas and Sarah (Peasley) Barnard before 1707 when their first child was born in Amesbury.[2][3]

She survived her husband. Tristram's will, dated 20 Feb 1759 and proved 07 May 1759, made provisions for her.[4]

Children born Amesbury:[3][2]

Juda/Judith, b. 30 Sep 1707; m. Isaac Colby bef. 1759.
Rachell, b. 26 Apr 1709, d. 31 May 1711.
Dina/Dinah, b. 26 Feb 1710; m. Abner Kimball of Haverhill 28 Mar 1734.
Miriam, b. 10 Sep 1711, d. aft 1750; m. George Worthen Jr. 1730.
Rachel, b. 25 Jul 1713; m. Samuel Plummer bef. 1759. She had a son Thomas Barnard, under age in 1759.
Dorothy, b. 04 Jun 171_, d. bef. 1759; m. Samuel Blaisdell 1735.
Trestrem (Tristram), b. 30 May 1721, d. 1807; m. Dorothy Currier 1743, removed to Weare, NH, in 1792.
Ruth, b. 28 May 1724.

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Ruth (Martin) Barnard (abt. 1685 - aft. 1759)

Ruth Barnard formerly Martin

Born about 1685 in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

Daughter of John (Martin) Martyn and Mary (Weed) Martin

Sister of Mary (Martin) Peaslee, John Martin Jr., Abigail (Martin) Harvey, Deborah (Martin) Davis and Samuel Martin

Wife of Tristram Barnard — married before 1707 (to before 7 May 1759) in Amesbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

Mother of Juda Barnard, Rachel Barnard, Dinah (Barnard) Kimball, Mariam (Barnard) Worthen, Rachel Barnard, Dorothy (Barnard) Blaisdell, Tristram Barnard and Ruth Barnard

Died after 7 May 1759 after about age 74 in Amesbury, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Martin-4452 created 6 Jun 2011 | Last modified 26 Aug 2022

Sources

↑ Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives.)Case #17900, John Martin, Amesbury 26 Sept 1694 (Link by $ubscription to AmericanAncestors.org) (FamilySearch files for Essex Probate papers are in total disarray.)
↑ 2.0 2.1 Topsfield Historical Society, Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Topsfield, MA: Topsfield Historical Society, 1913), pp. 21-24.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Sidney Perley, "Barnard Genealogy", The Essex Antiquarian Vol. 6:121.
↑ Essex County Probate Records, Vol. 336:202,204,205, Will & inventory of Tristram Barnard 1759.
See also:

David W. Hoyt, The Old Families of Salisbury and Amesbury, Massachusetts, (Providence: New England History Press, 1897), Vol. 1:241.

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Ruth Martin
Female
1685–28 May 1724

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Brief Life History of Ruth

When Ruth Martin was born in 1685, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, her father, John Martin, was 35 and her mother, Mary Weed, was 32. She married Tristram Barnard Sr on 1 May 1705, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. She died on 28 May 1724, in her hometown, at the age of 39.

Spouse

Tristram Barnard Sr
Male
1675–1736

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Male

Ruth Martin
Female
1685–1724

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Female

Marriage
1 May 1705
Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Children (9)

Judith Barnard
Female
1707–Deceased

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Female

Rachel Barnard
Female
1709–1711

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Female

Dinah Barnard
Female
1710–1752

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Female

Meriam Barnard
Female
1711–Deceased

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Female

Rachel Barnard
Female
1713–1798

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Female

Dorothy Barnard
Female
1715–1769

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Female

Tristram Martin Barnard
Male
1721–1807

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Male

Ruth Barnard
Female
1724–Deceased

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Female

Judith Barnard
Female
Deceased

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Female

Parents

John Martin
Male
1650–1693

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Male

Mary Weed
Female
1653–1713

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Female

Siblings (7)

John Martin Jr.
Male
1675–1728

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Male

Mary Martin
Female
1678–1719

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Female

Hannah Martin
Female
1680–1752

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Female

Ruth Martin
Female
1685–1724

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Female

Abigail Martin
Female
1687–1728

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Female

Deborah Martin
Female
1689–1732

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Female

Samuel Martin
Male
1692–1760

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Male