Martha married Captain Samuel Ruggles II, July 8, 1680, Roxbury, Massachusetts. They had eleven known children: Samuel III, Lucy, Timothy, Hannah, Patience, Martha, Sarah, Joseph, Mary, Benjamin, and Huldah.
Following the death of Samuel, she stayed with her married children. She was with her oldest son, Samuel who lived in Billerica at the time of her death.
∼Daughter of Rev. John Woodbridge and Mercy (Dudley) Woodbridge. Granddaughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley. Wife of Samuel Ruggles Jr.
Per "Descendants of George Fowle...," she died at Billerica, Massachusetts before July 3, 1738. [That is the date that administration papers were filed in Middlesex County, Massachusetts by her son Samuel to settle her estate.].
Children:
- Rev. Samuel Ruggles III, 03 Dec 1681 - 01 Mar 1749
- Lucy Ruggles, 08 Sep 1683 - ?
- Rev. Timothy Ruggles, 03 Nov 1685 - 03 Nov 1768
- Hannah Ruggles, 16 Apr 1688 - ?
- Patience Ruggles, 09 Nov 1689 - Jan 1768
- Martha Ruggles, 01 Feb 1691 - 14 Sep 1740
- Sarah Ruggles, 18 Jun 1694 - ?
- Capt. Joseph Ruggles, 21 Jul 1696 - 09 Sep 1742
- Mary Ruggles, 20 Sep 1698 - bef 1716
- Rev. Benjamin Ruggles, 04 Jul 1700 - 2 May 1782
book details: "Descendants of George Fowle (1610/11?-1682) of Charlestown, Massachusetts" compiled by the late Eugene Chalmers Fowle; published by the New England Genealogical Society, Boston, 1990
According to other books, she died at the home of her son Rev. Samuel Ruggles who died in Billerica in 1749. The Billerica Public Library has transcribed and published indexes of the local cemeteries and she is not listed in any of them, therefore, assume her body has been lost or was buried somewhere with no marker. See https://billericalibrary.org/local-history/collections/cemeteries/
Following the death of Samuel, she stayed with her married children. She was with her oldest son, Samuel who lived in Billerica at the time of her death.
∼Daughter of Rev. John Woodbridge and Mercy (Dudley) Woodbridge. Granddaughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley. Wife of Samuel Ruggles Jr.
Per "Descendants of George Fowle...," she died at Billerica, Massachusetts before July 3, 1738. [That is the date that administration papers were filed in Middlesex County, Massachusetts by her son Samuel to settle her estate.].
Children:
- Rev. Samuel Ruggles III, 03 Dec 1681 - 01 Mar 1749
- Lucy Ruggles, 08 Sep 1683 - ?
- Rev. Timothy Ruggles, 03 Nov 1685 - 03 Nov 1768
- Hannah Ruggles, 16 Apr 1688 - ?
- Patience Ruggles, 09 Nov 1689 - Jan 1768
- Martha Ruggles, 01 Feb 1691 - 14 Sep 1740
- Sarah Ruggles, 18 Jun 1694 - ?
- Capt. Joseph Ruggles, 21 Jul 1696 - 09 Sep 1742
- Mary Ruggles, 20 Sep 1698 - bef 1716
- Rev. Benjamin Ruggles, 04 Jul 1700 - 2 May 1782
book details: "Descendants of George Fowle (1610/11?-1682) of Charlestown, Massachusetts" compiled by the late Eugene Chalmers Fowle; published by the New England Genealogical Society, Boston, 1990
According to other books, she died at the home of her son Rev. Samuel Ruggles who died in Billerica in 1749. The Billerica Public Library has transcribed and published indexes of the local cemeteries and she is not listed in any of them, therefore, assume her body has been lost or was buried somewhere with no marker. See https://billericalibrary.org/local-history/collections/cemeteries/
Martha married Captain Samuel Ruggles II, July 8, 1680, Roxbury, Massachusetts. They had eleven known children: Samuel III, Lucy, Timothy, Hannah, Patience, Martha, Sarah, Joseph, Mary, Benjamin, and Huldah.
Following the death of Samuel, she stayed with her married children. She was with her oldest son, Samuel who lived in Billerica at the time of her death.
∼Daughter of Rev. John Woodbridge and Mercy (Dudley) Woodbridge. Granddaughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley. Wife of Samuel Ruggles Jr.
Per "Descendants of George Fowle...," she died at Billerica, Massachusetts before July 3, 1738. [That is the date that administration papers were filed in Middlesex County, Massachusetts by her son Samuel to settle her estate.].
Children:
- Rev. Samuel Ruggles III, 03 Dec 1681 - 01 Mar 1749
- Lucy Ruggles, 08 Sep 1683 - ?
- Rev. Timothy Ruggles, 03 Nov 1685 - 03 Nov 1768
- Hannah Ruggles, 16 Apr 1688 - ?
- Patience Ruggles, 09 Nov 1689 - Jan 1768
- Martha Ruggles, 01 Feb 1691 - 14 Sep 1740
- Sarah Ruggles, 18 Jun 1694 - ?
- Capt. Joseph Ruggles, 21 Jul 1696 - 09 Sep 1742
- Mary Ruggles, 20 Sep 1698 - bef 1716
- Rev. Benjamin Ruggles, 04 Jul 1700 - 2 May 1782
book details: "Descendants of George Fowle (1610/11?-1682) of Charlestown, Massachusetts" compiled by the late Eugene Chalmers Fowle; published by the New England Genealogical Society, Boston, 1990
According to other books, she died at the home of her son Rev. Samuel Ruggles who died in Billerica in 1749. The Billerica Public Library has transcribed and published indexes of the local cemeteries and she is not listed in any of them, therefore, assume her body has been lost or was buried somewhere with no marker. See https://billericalibrary.org/local-history/collections/cemeteries/
Following the death of Samuel, she stayed with her married children. She was with her oldest son, Samuel who lived in Billerica at the time of her death.
∼Daughter of Rev. John Woodbridge and Mercy (Dudley) Woodbridge. Granddaughter of Gov. Thomas Dudley. Wife of Samuel Ruggles Jr.
Per "Descendants of George Fowle...," she died at Billerica, Massachusetts before July 3, 1738. [That is the date that administration papers were filed in Middlesex County, Massachusetts by her son Samuel to settle her estate.].
Children:
- Rev. Samuel Ruggles III, 03 Dec 1681 - 01 Mar 1749
- Lucy Ruggles, 08 Sep 1683 - ?
- Rev. Timothy Ruggles, 03 Nov 1685 - 03 Nov 1768
- Hannah Ruggles, 16 Apr 1688 - ?
- Patience Ruggles, 09 Nov 1689 - Jan 1768
- Martha Ruggles, 01 Feb 1691 - 14 Sep 1740
- Sarah Ruggles, 18 Jun 1694 - ?
- Capt. Joseph Ruggles, 21 Jul 1696 - 09 Sep 1742
- Mary Ruggles, 20 Sep 1698 - bef 1716
- Rev. Benjamin Ruggles, 04 Jul 1700 - 2 May 1782
book details: "Descendants of George Fowle (1610/11?-1682) of Charlestown, Massachusetts" compiled by the late Eugene Chalmers Fowle; published by the New England Genealogical Society, Boston, 1990
According to other books, she died at the home of her son Rev. Samuel Ruggles who died in Billerica in 1749. The Billerica Public Library has transcribed and published indexes of the local cemeteries and she is not listed in any of them, therefore, assume her body has been lost or was buried somewhere with no marker. See https://billericalibrary.org/local-history/collections/cemeteries/
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