Ruth Burdick

First white child born in Springfield, MA.

Siblings: Naomi born 18 November 1637, Naomi born 19 October 1638, Rachel born 10 March 1642, Samuel born 25 March 1644, and Bethiah born 19 December 1746.

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Tacy Burdick

   * Born: Between 1669 and 1670, Newport, Newport, RI, USA

   * Marriage: Joseph Maxson between 1690 and 1691 in Westerly, Washington, RI, USA

   * Died: 1747, Westerly, Washington, RI, USA

Tacy married Joseph Maxson, son of John Maxson and Mary Mosher, between 1690 and 1691 in Westerly, Washington, RI, USA.

(Joseph Maxson was born between 1666 and 1672 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI and died in 1750 in Westerly, Washington Co., RI.)

First White Child Born in SPringfield

According to the Descendants or Robert Burdick by Nellie Williard Johnson - page 2:

Ruth Hubbard Burdick, daughter of Samuel and Tacy Hubbard, who founded Newport, RI was the first white child born in Agawam (Now Springfield) Mass on 11 Jan 1640.

SOURCE 2

Nebraska, The Land & the People Vol. 3

Robert Burdick married, November 2, 1665, at Newport, Rhode Island, Ruth Hubbard, then fifteen years old. She was the first white child born in Spring-field Massachusetts. Ruth was the first white child born in Agawam in the Massachusetts colony, a settlement that was later named Springfield.

SOURCE 3

A Letter to her Father , http://www.burdick-sullivanfamilyphotogallery.org/FamilyTree/Robert...

What follows on this Web page was taken freely from The Descendants of Robert Burdick of Rhode Island, by Nellie (Willard) Johnson, 1937. The following letter was written from Westerly on August 4, 1666, by Mrs. Ruth Burdick to her father, Samuel Hubbard, at Newport:

" Most loving and dear father and mother, my duty with my husband and children presenter unto you with all my dear friends. My longing and desire is to hear from you, how your hearts are borne up above these troubles which are come upon us and are coming as we fear; for we have the rumors of war, and that almost every day.

" Even now we have heard from your Island by some Indians, who declared unto us that the French have done some mischief upon the coast, and we have heard that 1200 Frenchmen have joined with the Mohawks to clear the land both of English and of Indians. But I trust in the Lord, if such a thing be intended, that he will not suffer such a thing to be. My desire and prayer to God is, that he will be pleased to fulfil his promise to us, that is, that as in the world we shall have troubles, so in him we shall have peace. The Lord of comfort, comfort your and our hearts, and give us peace in believing and joy in the Holy Ghost. Oh that the Lord would be pleased to fill our hearts with his good spirit, that we may be carried above all these things! And that we may remember his saying, 'When ye see these things come to pass, lift up your heads, knowing that our redemption draws nigh.'

" Then if these be the certain sign of our Lord's return, let us mind his command, that is, pray always that ye may be counted worthy to escape all these things, and to stand before the son of man. Let us have boldness to come unto him in the new and living way which he has prepared for us.

" Through grace I find the Lord doth bear up the spirits of his in this place, in some comfortable measure to be looking above these things, the Lord increase it more and more unto the day of his appearing, which I hope is at hand.

" Dear father and mother, the Lord hath been pleased to give us here many sweet and comfortable days of refreshing, which is great cause of thankfulness, and my desire is that we may highly prize it, and you with us give the Lord praise for his benefit. I pray remember my love to all my dear friends with you in fellowship. Sister Sanders desires to be remember to you all, so doth sister Clarke. Your loving daughter, to my power. " -- Ruth Burdick

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Ruth (Hubbard) Burdick (1640 - 1691)

Ruth Burdick formerly Hubbard
Born 11 Jan 1640 in Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Samuel Hubbard and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard
Sister of Naomi Hubbard, Naomi Hubbard, Rachel (Hubbard) Langworthy, Samuel Hubbard, Bethiah (Hubbard) Clarke and Samuel Hubbard
Wife of Robert Burdick — married 2 Nov 1655 in Newport, Newport, Rhode Islandmap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Thomas Burdick, Naomi (Burdick) Kenney, Ruth (Burdick) Phillips, Deborah (Burdick) Crandall, Roger Burdick, Benjamin Burdick, Samuel Burdick, Tacy (Burdick) Maxson, Robert Burdick, Hubbard Burdick and John Burdick
Died 1691 at about age 50 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Islandmap
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Contents

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1 Biography
1.1 Birth
1.2 Baptism
1.3 Marriage
1.4 Death
1.5 Burial
1.6 Children
1.7 Letter written in 1666
2 Sources
2.1 See also
Biography

Robert Burdick was married November 2, 1655, at Newport, R. I., to Ruth Hubbard, then 15 years old. She was the first white child born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Her father, Samuel Hubbard, was one of the founders, at Newport, December 23, 1671, of the Seventh Day Baptist Church.[citation needed]

"[Robert Burdick] married, November 2, 1655, Ruth Hubbard, born January 11, 1640, died in 1691, daughter of Samuel and Tacy (Cooper) Hubbard.
"Her father was born in Mendelsham, county Suffolk, England, in 1610, son of James and Naomi (Cocke) Hubbard. James Hubbard's father was declared by Samuel Hubbard to be the Thomas Hubbard mentioned in Fox's 'Book of Martyrs'. Naomi Cocke was a daughter of Thomas Cocke, of Ipswich, England. In 1675 Samuel Hubbard wrote in his diary, 'I have a Testament of my grandfather Cocke's, printed in 1549, which he hid in his bed-straw, lest it should be found and burned in Queen Mary's days.'" [1]
Birth

"Ruth Hubbert the daughter of Samuell [torn]bert borne the tenth day of the 11 mon: 1640 hora septima vesp[er]tina."[2] That is 11 JAN 1640, in Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA[3]

She was said to be the first white child born in Springfield, Massachusetts. [4]

Her parents were : Samuel Hubbard & Tase Cooper[5]

Baptism

Baptism: NOV 1652 in Newport, Newport Co., Rhode Island. Baptized into the Seventh Day Baptist Church, Newport, RI (Newport 1st Baptist Church 1644 - Newport Rhode Island.[6][7]
Marriage

Ruth Hubbard married Robert Burdick 2 Nov 1655 in Westerly, Rhode Island[8][9]

Death

Ruth died after she and her husband sold land 17 May 1691, but before 8 March 1692, when Robert made an agreement with his son-in-law to provide for him until his death.[9] 1691, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA[3]

Burial

Burial: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island[10]
Children

Children of Robert and Ruth (Hubbard) Burdick:[9]

Robert m. Dorcas Lewis
Son, d. 1683
Hubbard m. Hannah Maxson
Thomas m. (1) Martha m. (2) Penelope Rhodes
Naomi m. Jonathan Rogers
Ruth m. John Phillips
Benjamin m. (1) Mary m. (2) Jane Shelley
Samuel m. Mary
Tacy m. Joseph Maxson
Deborah m. Joseph Crandall
Letter written in 1666

The following letter was written from Westerly, August 4, 1666, by Mrs. Ruth Burdick to her father, Samuel Hubbard, at Newport. (Full text of the letter can be read in the source book.)

"Most loving and dear father and mother, my duty with my husband and children presenter unto you with all my dear friends. My longing and desire is to hear from you, how your hearts are borne up above these troubles which are come upon us and are coming as we fear; for we have the rumors of war, and that almost every day. Even now we have heard from your Island by some Indians, who declared unto us that the French have done some mischief upon the coast, and we have heard that 1200 Frenchmen have joined with the Mohawks to clear the land both of English and of Indians. But I trust in the Lord, if such a thing be intended, that he will not suffer such a thing to be...
"Dear father and mother, the Lord hath been pleased to give us here many sweet and comfortable days of refreshing, which is great cause of thankfulness, and my desire is that we may highly prize it, and you with us give the Lord praise for his benefit. I pray remember my love to all my dear friends with you in fellowship. Sister Sanders desires to be remember to you all, so doth sister Clarke. Your loving daughter, to my power. "RUTH BURDICK" [11]
Sources

↑ Cutter, William Richard. New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial. New England: Lewis historical publishing Company, 1913. Page 460.
↑ Vital Records of Springfield, Massachusetts, to 1850. Volume One. p. 9 (Clifford Stott: compiler) Boston: NEHGS, 2003. Accessed at AmericanAncestors.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.
↑ Bruce, Dwight Hall. Onondaga's Centennial: Gleanings of a Century, Volume 1. Onondaga County, NY: Boston History Company, 1896. Page 920.
↑ Crandall, John C. Elder John Crandall of Rhode Island and His Descendants. New Woodstock, New York: 1949 : Page: p. 8 p. 3.
↑ MF 1993.6; Microfilm Room; Seventh Day Baptist Historical Society, Janesville, WI
↑ Sanford, Ilou M. & Don A. Newport Seventh Day Baptist Trilogy. Publication: Heritage Books, Inc., Bowie, MD, 1998 Repository: Library of Congress. Washington State: DC Page: p. 73-74
↑ Torrey, Clarence Almon. New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Com, 1985. (Volume 1 PAGE: 246). Text: "BURDICK, Robert (-1692) & Ruth HUBBARD (1640-1691+); 2 Nov 1655; Westerly, RI" Sources cited by Torrey:"{Austin's Dict. 31, 58, 106; Crandall 16; Hubbard 55; Rogers (,3) 146; Miner Anc. 118; Utah Gen. Mag. 19:62; Reg. 14:24; Burdick (1905) 5; Burdick (1937) 5} "
↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 John Osborne Austin, Genealogical Dictionary of Rhode Island: Comprising Three Generations of Settlers Who Came Before 1690 : With Many Families Carried to the Fourth Generation. Albany: J. Munsell Sons, 1887 https://archive.org/details/genealogicaldict00aust
↑ Find a Grave
↑ The Seventh-day Baptist Memorial, Volumes 1-3. Seventh-day Baptist Publishing Society, 1852. Page 83-84.
See also

Ancestral File Number: 1N9G-TK
Champlin, Jr., J.D. Early Settlers of Westerly, Rhode Island. New England Historic Genealogical Register, Vol XIV, January 1860 p. 24
Newport, RI SDB Church Members - 1671 to 1830. (on Ancestry.com)

She was the first white child born in Springfield Mass.

• Ruth Hubbard Burdick Find A Grave Memorial# 54918979

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first child of European descent born in Springfield, Massachusetts

• Ruth's birth and death information is available at http://math.uww.edu/~mcfarlat/pictures/griffin.htm#burdick_book
• Ruth and Robert were married on 2 November 1655 at Newport, Rhode Island. See Collins, George Knapp. Mortuary Records with Genealogical Notes of the Towns of Spafford, Onondaga County, New York. Published by the Onondaga Historical Association. Dehler Press, 1917, page 45.

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GEDCOM Note

[3026504.ged] per Fran Anderson's aunt, first white child b in Springfield, MA Ruth was the first white child born in Springfield, MA. (At that time Agawam). She was 15 at the date of her marriage.

GEDCOM Note

Ruth Hubbard was known as the first Anglo child born (1640/44) in wha t is now Springfield, M A.