Ruth Denton

F, b. 10 November 1693, d. before 14 February 1717
     Ruth was born on Tuesday, 10 November 1693 in the Town of Hempstead, Queens County, Long Island, New York. She was the daughter of Samuel Denton and Abigail Barlow. Ruth married John Embree II, son of John Embree I and Sarah Parcell, in 1714 in the Town of Hempstead, Queens County, Long Island, New York.1 John and Ruth had children: Thomas [ca 1715] & Ruth [ca 1717] [m. 9/10/1735 Robert Shadbolt]. Ruth was not mentioned among her siblings in her father's will. It is assumed she died before 14 February 1717 at the Town of Hempstead.

Citations

  1. [S1446] Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent
    The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, V.1-7 (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2010), (Orig. Pub. by Frank J. Doherty, Pleasant Valley, NY. Frank J. Doherty, The Settlers of the Beekman Patent, Dutchess County, New York: An Historical and Genealogical Study of All the 18th Century Settlers in the Patent, ten volumes. 1990–2003).
    , Volume 4 page 813.