Ruth's parents are unknown at this time. She married John Gaither III in 1676 in Anne Arundel Co MD, the son of John II & Mary Gaither of VA, later of Anne Arundel Co MD.
Excerpt from "Gaither Family Genealogy of VA to MD to NC" by F Z Saunders:
"Claims that Ruth is a daughter of Joseph MORLEY is in error. This appeared in print with Harry Wright Newman's 1st Edition (dated 1933) of "Anne Arundel Gentry," based on Morley's 1672 will in which he made Robert Proctor and John Gaither his executors and legatees.
As court records show Joseph Morley died with no heirs, Harry Wright Newman corrected his error in his second edition published in 1970. A record for the first John Gaither (1599-1652) shows his second wife as Joan Morley, so there may be a past kinship between Gaither and Morley families.
There are also claims that Ruth was the daughter of Richard Beard. To date, no one has been able to supply any records proving that Richard's Beard's daughter Ruth and John Gaither's wife Ruth are the same person.
US & International Marriage Records 1560-1900:
Name: Ruth Beard
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: John Gaither
Spouse Birth Pl: MD
Spouse Birth Yr: 1645 [sic]
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 1
Name: Ruth
Gender: Female
Birth Place: MD
Birth Year: 1654
Spouse Name: John Gaither
Spouse Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1646 [sic]
Marriage Year: 1676
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 7
The first child born to Ruth was named John and christened on 15 Jan 1677 at All Hallow's Parish Church in Anne Arundel Co MD.
From known All Hallows Parish Church records & marriage records, the following list of children born to Ruth & John has been determined:
1) John Gaither IV (1677-1739); m1. Jane Buck (d. bef 1719); m2. Elizabeth DuVall (1689-1770).
2) Ruth Gaither (1679-aft 1728); m1. John Warfield (1674-1718); m2. Daniel Carter.
3) Benjamin Gaither (1682-bef 1741); m. Sarah Chew Burgess (1694-1769).
4) Rachel Gaither (1687-aft 1742); m. Samuel White.
5) Edward Gaither (1689-bef 1741); m1. Mary DuVall (1692-1710); m2. Rachel Jacob; m3. Margaret Sellman (c1684-1762).
6) Mary Gaither (1692-aft 1734); m1. Joseph White; m2. Edward Nichols.
7) Rebecca Gaither (1695-aft 1742); m. Richard Simpson (1692-1762).
8) Susanna "Susan" Gaither (1697-1717).
After the death of husband John, Ruth married Francis Hardesty on 13 Jan 1703 in Anne Arundel Co MD, a man almost 12 years her senior. Ruth and Francis had one child, Francis Hardesty Jr, born 27 Feb 1707, who was to marry Alice Brown, d/o Mark & Susannah (Ijams) Brown.
Ruth was buried on 5 Oct 1719 at All Hallows Parish Churchyard in Anne Arundel Co MD.
Many thanks to Pamela for sponsoring the memorial for my son's 10th paternal Gr-Grandmother.
Excerpt from "Gaither Family Genealogy of VA to MD to NC" by F Z Saunders:
"Claims that Ruth is a daughter of Joseph MORLEY is in error. This appeared in print with Harry Wright Newman's 1st Edition (dated 1933) of "Anne Arundel Gentry," based on Morley's 1672 will in which he made Robert Proctor and John Gaither his executors and legatees.
As court records show Joseph Morley died with no heirs, Harry Wright Newman corrected his error in his second edition published in 1970. A record for the first John Gaither (1599-1652) shows his second wife as Joan Morley, so there may be a past kinship between Gaither and Morley families.
There are also claims that Ruth was the daughter of Richard Beard. To date, no one has been able to supply any records proving that Richard's Beard's daughter Ruth and John Gaither's wife Ruth are the same person.
US & International Marriage Records 1560-1900:
Name: Ruth Beard
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: John Gaither
Spouse Birth Pl: MD
Spouse Birth Yr: 1645 [sic]
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 1
Name: Ruth
Gender: Female
Birth Place: MD
Birth Year: 1654
Spouse Name: John Gaither
Spouse Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1646 [sic]
Marriage Year: 1676
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 7
The first child born to Ruth was named John and christened on 15 Jan 1677 at All Hallow's Parish Church in Anne Arundel Co MD.
From known All Hallows Parish Church records & marriage records, the following list of children born to Ruth & John has been determined:
1) John Gaither IV (1677-1739); m1. Jane Buck (d. bef 1719); m2. Elizabeth DuVall (1689-1770).
2) Ruth Gaither (1679-aft 1728); m1. John Warfield (1674-1718); m2. Daniel Carter.
3) Benjamin Gaither (1682-bef 1741); m. Sarah Chew Burgess (1694-1769).
4) Rachel Gaither (1687-aft 1742); m. Samuel White.
5) Edward Gaither (1689-bef 1741); m1. Mary DuVall (1692-1710); m2. Rachel Jacob; m3. Margaret Sellman (c1684-1762).
6) Mary Gaither (1692-aft 1734); m1. Joseph White; m2. Edward Nichols.
7) Rebecca Gaither (1695-aft 1742); m. Richard Simpson (1692-1762).
8) Susanna "Susan" Gaither (1697-1717).
After the death of husband John, Ruth married Francis Hardesty on 13 Jan 1703 in Anne Arundel Co MD, a man almost 12 years her senior. Ruth and Francis had one child, Francis Hardesty Jr, born 27 Feb 1707, who was to marry Alice Brown, d/o Mark & Susannah (Ijams) Brown.
Ruth was buried on 5 Oct 1719 at All Hallows Parish Churchyard in Anne Arundel Co MD.
Many thanks to Pamela for sponsoring the memorial for my son's 10th paternal Gr-Grandmother.
Ruth's parents are unknown at this time. She married John Gaither III in 1676 in Anne Arundel Co MD, the son of John II & Mary Gaither of VA, later of Anne Arundel Co MD.
Excerpt from "Gaither Family Genealogy of VA to MD to NC" by F Z Saunders:
"Claims that Ruth is a daughter of Joseph MORLEY is in error. This appeared in print with Harry Wright Newman's 1st Edition (dated 1933) of "Anne Arundel Gentry," based on Morley's 1672 will in which he made Robert Proctor and John Gaither his executors and legatees.
As court records show Joseph Morley died with no heirs, Harry Wright Newman corrected his error in his second edition published in 1970. A record for the first John Gaither (1599-1652) shows his second wife as Joan Morley, so there may be a past kinship between Gaither and Morley families.
There are also claims that Ruth was the daughter of Richard Beard. To date, no one has been able to supply any records proving that Richard's Beard's daughter Ruth and John Gaither's wife Ruth are the same person.
US & International Marriage Records 1560-1900:
Name: Ruth Beard
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: John Gaither
Spouse Birth Pl: MD
Spouse Birth Yr: 1645 [sic]
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 1
Name: Ruth
Gender: Female
Birth Place: MD
Birth Year: 1654
Spouse Name: John Gaither
Spouse Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1646 [sic]
Marriage Year: 1676
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 7
The first child born to Ruth was named John and christened on 15 Jan 1677 at All Hallow's Parish Church in Anne Arundel Co MD.
From known All Hallows Parish Church records & marriage records, the following list of children born to Ruth & John has been determined:
1) John Gaither IV (1677-1739); m1. Jane Buck (d. bef 1719); m2. Elizabeth DuVall (1689-1770).
2) Ruth Gaither (1679-aft 1728); m1. John Warfield (1674-1718); m2. Daniel Carter.
3) Benjamin Gaither (1682-bef 1741); m. Sarah Chew Burgess (1694-1769).
4) Rachel Gaither (1687-aft 1742); m. Samuel White.
5) Edward Gaither (1689-bef 1741); m1. Mary DuVall (1692-1710); m2. Rachel Jacob; m3. Margaret Sellman (c1684-1762).
6) Mary Gaither (1692-aft 1734); m1. Joseph White; m2. Edward Nichols.
7) Rebecca Gaither (1695-aft 1742); m. Richard Simpson (1692-1762).
8) Susanna "Susan" Gaither (1697-1717).
After the death of husband John, Ruth married Francis Hardesty on 13 Jan 1703 in Anne Arundel Co MD, a man almost 12 years her senior. Ruth and Francis had one child, Francis Hardesty Jr, born 27 Feb 1707, who was to marry Alice Brown, d/o Mark & Susannah (Ijams) Brown.
Ruth was buried on 5 Oct 1719 at All Hallows Parish Churchyard in Anne Arundel Co MD.
Many thanks to Pamela for sponsoring the memorial for my son's 10th paternal Gr-Grandmother.
Excerpt from "Gaither Family Genealogy of VA to MD to NC" by F Z Saunders:
"Claims that Ruth is a daughter of Joseph MORLEY is in error. This appeared in print with Harry Wright Newman's 1st Edition (dated 1933) of "Anne Arundel Gentry," based on Morley's 1672 will in which he made Robert Proctor and John Gaither his executors and legatees.
As court records show Joseph Morley died with no heirs, Harry Wright Newman corrected his error in his second edition published in 1970. A record for the first John Gaither (1599-1652) shows his second wife as Joan Morley, so there may be a past kinship between Gaither and Morley families.
There are also claims that Ruth was the daughter of Richard Beard. To date, no one has been able to supply any records proving that Richard's Beard's daughter Ruth and John Gaither's wife Ruth are the same person.
US & International Marriage Records 1560-1900:
Name: Ruth Beard
Gender: Female
Spouse Name: John Gaither
Spouse Birth Pl: MD
Spouse Birth Yr: 1645 [sic]
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 1
Name: Ruth
Gender: Female
Birth Place: MD
Birth Year: 1654
Spouse Name: John Gaither
Spouse Birth Place: VA
Spouse Birth Year: 1646 [sic]
Marriage Year: 1676
Marriage State: MD
Number Pages: 7
The first child born to Ruth was named John and christened on 15 Jan 1677 at All Hallow's Parish Church in Anne Arundel Co MD.
From known All Hallows Parish Church records & marriage records, the following list of children born to Ruth & John has been determined:
1) John Gaither IV (1677-1739); m1. Jane Buck (d. bef 1719); m2. Elizabeth DuVall (1689-1770).
2) Ruth Gaither (1679-aft 1728); m1. John Warfield (1674-1718); m2. Daniel Carter.
3) Benjamin Gaither (1682-bef 1741); m. Sarah Chew Burgess (1694-1769).
4) Rachel Gaither (1687-aft 1742); m. Samuel White.
5) Edward Gaither (1689-bef 1741); m1. Mary DuVall (1692-1710); m2. Rachel Jacob; m3. Margaret Sellman (c1684-1762).
6) Mary Gaither (1692-aft 1734); m1. Joseph White; m2. Edward Nichols.
7) Rebecca Gaither (1695-aft 1742); m. Richard Simpson (1692-1762).
8) Susanna "Susan" Gaither (1697-1717).
After the death of husband John, Ruth married Francis Hardesty on 13 Jan 1703 in Anne Arundel Co MD, a man almost 12 years her senior. Ruth and Francis had one child, Francis Hardesty Jr, born 27 Feb 1707, who was to marry Alice Brown, d/o Mark & Susannah (Ijams) Brown.
Ruth was buried on 5 Oct 1719 at All Hallows Parish Churchyard in Anne Arundel Co MD.
Many thanks to Pamela for sponsoring the memorial for my son's 10th paternal Gr-Grandmother.
