Ruth Kendrick

RUTH BOWEN was born about 1629, of Swansea, Swansea, Wales, to Richard Bowen (1600-1674) and Ann Born (1592-1648.) She married George Kendrick, 26 April 1647, at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts.

Ruth Bowen immigrated to New England in 1638 with her parents and siblings.

Ruth Bowen died 31 October 1688, at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, age 59.

Children of George Kendrick and Ruth Bowen:

• 1.Thomas Kendrick, b. 23 Jan 1647, Rehoboth, MA; md. Mary Perry, 17 June 1681.
• 2.Ruth Kendrick, b. 16 Feb 1649, Rehoboth, MA; md. John Wilmarth, 6 Feb 1671; d. 16 Feb 1707.
• 3.Sarah Kendrick, b. 12 Apr 1652, Rehoboth, MA.
• 4.Isaac Kendrick, b. 12 Feb 1654, Rehoboth, MA; d. 13 Jan 1673.
• 5.Mary Kendrick, b. 16 Jun 1659, Rehoboth, MA; md. Samuel Bliss, 15 Apr 1685; d. 8 Feb 1705.
• 6.Elizabeth Kendrick was born 12 December 1661, at Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, to George Kendrick 91622-1727) and Ruth Bowen (1629-1688.) She married Jonas Palmer, 14 September 1691, Rehoboth, Massachusetts. They had eight children. Elizabeth Kendrick passed away 5 August 1725, Windham Connecticut, age 63.
• 7.Abraham Kendrick, b. 19 May 1665, Rehoboth, MA; d. 9 Mar 1682.

Source: https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/28339765

• 'New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the ..., Volume 4 edited by William Richard Cutter
• New England families, genealogical and memorial: a record of the ..., Volume 4 edited by William Richard Cutter
• Pg. 1799
• Richard Bowen, the immigrant ancestor, came from Kittle Hill, Glamorganshire, Wales, to this county about 1638 and settled at Rehoboth, Massachusetts. He was a son of James and Eleanor Bowen, of Ilewyndwar, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and grandson of Mathias Bowen or Bowin. He was a proprietor and town officer in Rehoboth, and was admitted a freeman, June 4, 1645. He married (first) Ann ___, and (second) Elizabeth ___. He was buried February 4, 1674, and in his will, dated June 4, 1673, he bequeathed to his wife and children. His widow was buried in 1685. Children: William; Obadiah, mentioned below; Richard; Thomas; Alice, married ___ Wheaton; Sarah, married ___ Fuller; 'Ruth, married ___ Leverich'.
  • (II) Obadiah Bowen, son of Richard Bowen, was born in Wales about 1627, died 1727. He married Mary Clifton. Children, born in Rehoboth: Obadiah, September 18, 1650; Mary, January 18, 1652; Sarah, November
  • Pg. 1800
  • 6, 1654; Samuel, July 16, 1659; Joseph, mentioned below; Thomas, August 3, 1664; Hannah, May 3, 1665; Lydia, April 25, 1666; Marcy, March 18, 1672; Isaac, September 20, 1674.
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• Richard Bowen came from Kittle Hill, Glamorganshire, Wales, to this country, about 1638, lived for a time at Weymouth and settled at Rehoboth, Massachusetts. He was a proprietor and town officer in Rehoboth, and was admitted a freeman, June 4, 1645. His first wife bore the name of Ann and the second Elizabeth. He was buried February 4, 1674, and in his will dated June 4, 1673, he bequeathed his property to his wife and children. His widow was buried in 1685. Children: William; Obadiah, mentioned below; Richard ; Thomas ; Alice, who married a Wheaton ; Sarah, married Robert Fuller; 'Ruth, married George Kendrick'.
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GEDCOM Note

Biography ==Ruth Bowen was born about 1626 in Wales; the name of her mother is notknown.<ref name="TAG 2001">Richard LeBaron Bowen Jr., The Ancestry, Wives and Children of Richard Bowen of Weymouth and Rehoboth, Massachusetts, in The American Genealogist, vol. 76 (October 2001):263-278. See in particular p. 277: "Ruth Bowen, b. say 1626, bur. Rehoboth, 31 Oct. 1688; m. Rehoboth, 23 April 1647, George Kendrick."</ref>

Ruth /BOWEN/ was the first wife of George KENDRICK. Ruth was married 23 April 1647<ref>Arnold: Page 42: Marriages and Intentions 'BOWEN Ruth and George, April 23, 1647'</ref> in Rehoboth and after she died in October 1688, <ref>Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).See: Rehoboth-V1, page 843</ref>George KENDRICK married for the second time to Jane IDE on 1 April 1691.<ref>New England Marriages to 1700. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2015. See Volume2, page 883</ref><ref>Sanborn, Melinde Lutz. Third Supplement to Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700. (Baltimore [Maryland]: Genealogical Pub. Co., c2003), page 165: 'KENDRICK, George & Ruth2 BOWEN (c1626-1688); m Rehoboth 23 Apr 1647 [TAG 76:277]'</ref> She died in Rehoboth in October 1688 and was buried on 31 Oct 1688 .<ref>Arnold: Page 843 'KENDRICK ... Ruth, wife of George, buried Oct. 31, 1688'</ref>

Sources

<references />* Arnold, James. Vital Record of Rehoboth, 1642-1896 (Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1897) https://archive.org/details/vitalrecordofreh00arno:

See also: ==* Charles Shepard, Richard Bowen's Descendants to the Fifth Generation, Troy, MI, 1921 * Family of George Kendrick & Ruth Bowen (WeRelate.org)

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/132802041/ruth-kendrick

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wikitree

Ruth Bowden Born 1626 in Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Wife of George Kendrick — married [date unknown] [location unknown] Mother of Sarah Kendrick and John William Kendrick	 Died October 31, 1688 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States