Ruth Mathewson
1654 - 1740 (86 years)
1. Ruth Mathewson was born in 1654 in Providence, Providence County, RI (daughter of James Mathewson and Hannah Field); died in 1740. Ruth married Benjamin Whipple on 1 Apr 1686 in Providence, Providence County, RI. Benjamin (son of Captain John Whipple and Sarah Hutchinson) was born on 4 Jun 1654 in Providence, Providence County, RI; died on 11 Mar 1703/1704 in Providence, Providence County, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Benjamin Whipple was born on 11 Nov 1688 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- Ruth Whipple was born on 12 May 1691 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- Mary Whipple was born on 8 May 1694 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- Jonah Whipple was born on 29 Jul 1697 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- John Whipple was born on 26 Feb 1700 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- Abigail Whipple was born on 12 Jun 1703 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
2. James Mathewson was born in 1638 in Providence, Providence County, RI; died on 3 Dec 1684 in Providence, Providence County, RI. James married Hannah Field about 1680 in Rhode Island. Hannah (daughter of John Field and Ruth Fairbank) was born about 1642 in Providence, Providence County, RI; died about 1703 in Providence, Providence County, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Hannah Field was born about 1642 in Providence, Providence County, RI (daughter of John Field and Ruth Fairbank); died about 1703 in Providence, Providence County, RI. Children:
- 1. Ruth Mathewson was born in 1654 in Providence, Providence County, RI; died in 1740.
- Zachariah Mathewson was born on 1 Nov 1672 in Providence, Providence County, RI; died on 5 Jan 1748/1749 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
Generation: 3
6. John Field was born in 1616 (son of William Field and Jane Sotwell); died in March 1686 in Providence, Providence County, RI. John married Ruth Fairbank in 1638 in Providence, Providence County, RI. Ruth was born in 1622; died in 1690 in Fields Point, Providence County, RI. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Ruth Fairbank was born in 1622; died in 1690 in Fields Point, Providence County, RI. Children:
- 3. Hannah Field was born about 1642 in Providence, Providence County, RI; died about 1703 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- John Field, II was born on 22 May 1644 in Providence, Providence County, RI; was christened on 26 May 1644; died in 1698 in Bridgewater, Plymouth County, MA; was buried in Rhode Island.
- Daniel Field was born about 1646 in Providence, Providence County, RI; died in Aug 1676 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- Ruth Field was born in 1646 in Fields Point, Providence County, RI; died in 1727 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- Hannah Field was born about 1654 in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England; died in 1703.
- Zachariah Field was born about 1659 in Providence, Providence County, RI; died on 12 Aug 1693.
Generation: 4
12. William Field was born on 1 Jan 1556 in Ardsley, Yorkshire, England (son of John Field and Jane Amyas); died in 1623 in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England. William married Jane Sotwell on 1 Jan 1576 in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England. Jane (daughter of John Sotwell and Jane (Mrs. Sotwell)) was born in 1555 in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England; died on 21 Oct 1623 in Silkstone Parish, Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
13. Jane Sotwell was born in 1555 in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England (daughter of John Sotwell and Jane (Mrs. Sotwell)); died on 21 Oct 1623 in Silkstone Parish, Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England. Children:
- William Field was born about 1597 in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England; died in June 1665 in Providence, Providence County, RI.
- Thomas Field was born about 1599 in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England.
- James Field was born in 1601-1602 in Thurnscoe, Yorkshire, England.
- 6. John Field was born in 1616; died in March 1686 in Providence, Providence County, RI.