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Ruth Lawrence (Whitney)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
Death: September 28, 1744 (99)
Groton, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts, Colonial America (Will was written Sept. 1718)
Immediate Family:

Daughter of John Whitney, Il and Ruth Whitney
Wife of John Shattuck, of Watertown and Enoch Lawrence
Mother of John Shattuck, Jr.; William Shattuck; Samuel Shattuck; Mary Shattuck; Susanna Shattuck and 6 others
Sister of John Whitney, Ill; Samuel Whitney; Mary Whitney; Joseph Whitney; Sarah Harrington and 4 others

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About Ruth Lawrence

On 20 Jun 1664 Ruth first married Sergt. John Shattuck, son of William Shattuck (ca 1621-14 Aug 1672) & Susannah Hayden (-11 Dec 1686), at Watertown, MA.10 Born on 11 Feb 1646/7 at Watertown, MA.10 John died at Boston, MA, on 14 Sep 1675.10 John drowned.

From http://www.cyberancestors.com/cummins/ps43/ps43_345.htm

Children of Ruth Whitney & John Shattuck

  1. John , M (1666-1709). Married Mary Blood.
  2. Ruth , F (1668-). Married Jonathan Farnsworth.
  3.  William , M (1670-1744). Married Hannah Underwood.
  4.  Samuel , M (1673-1758). Married Elizabeth Blood.

Listed on "Family Tree Maker - Descendants of John Lawrence

http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/m/o/o/Stephen-W-Moore-AZ...

7. ENOCH2 LAWRENCE (JOHN1) was born March 05, 1648/49 in Watertown, MA, and died September 28, 1744 in Groton, MA. He married RUTH WHITNEY March 06, 1676/77, daughter of JOHN WHITNEY and RUTH REYNOLDS. She was born April 15, 1645 in Watertown, MA.

Children of ENOCH LAWRENCE and RUTH WHITNEY are:

  1. NATHANIEL3 LAWRENCE, b. February 21, 1677/78, Watertown, MA; d. September 12, 1765, Groton, MA. Married Anna Scripture.
  2. DANIEL LAWRENCE, b. March 07, 1680/81, Groton, MA; d. 1778, Canaan, CT. Married 1) Sarah 2) Hannah Jewell
  3. ZECHARIAH LAWRENCE, b. July 16, 1683, Groton, MA; d. June 18, 1754, Pepperell, MA. Married 1) Abigail Parker 2) Lucy Lakin
  4. JEREMIAH LAWRENCE, b. May 01, 1686, Groton, MA; d. September 28, 1744, Groton, MA.

Sources

  1. Memorials of the Descendants of William Shattuck: The Progenitor of the Families in America that Have Borne His Name; Including an Introductio, and an Appendix Containing Collateral Information (Google eBook) Lemuel Shattuck. Dutton and Wentworth, 1855 - 414 pages. Page 68-71
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Ruth Lawrence's Timeline

1645
April 15, 1645
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America
1666
June 4, 1666
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1670
September 11, 1670
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1673
April 4, 1673
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
October 2, 1673
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1674
June 24, 1674
1678
February 21, 1678
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
June 24, 1678
Watertown, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony, Colonial America