Mary Ruggles

Mary married Dr. John F Green on 19 Mar 1762 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. John was born on 14 Aug 1736 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died on 29 Oct 1799 in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Timothy Green was born on 9 Jan 1765 in Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; died in Dec 1813 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1762–1764
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives for Hardwick[1] In office 1754, 1757, 1761 – 1755, 1759, 1770
Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas[2] of the Province of Massachusetts Bay. In office January 21,[3] 1762[2] – 1774[3]
Judge of the Court of Common Pleas[2] of the Province of Massachusetts Bay
In office April 19, 1757[2][3] – 1774[3]
Personal details
Born October 20, 1711
Rochester, Massachusetts[4]
Died August 4, 1795
Resting place Wilmot, Nova Scotia[5]
Spouse(s) Bathsheba Newcomb née Bourne
Children Martha Ruggles (b. August 10, 1736),[6]
Timthy Ruggles (b. January 7, 1738-39),[6]
Bathsheba Ruggles,[6]
John Ruggles,[5]
Timothy Ruggles,[5]
Richard Ruggles.[5]
Residence Wilmot, Nova Scotia[7]
Alma mater Harvard
Occupation Lawyer
Military service
Allegiance Province of Massachusetts Bay
Service/branch Massachusetts militia
Timothy Dwight Ruggles[8] (October 20, 1711 – August 4, 1795) was an American military leader, jurist and politician. He was a delegate to the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. Ruggles was born on October 20, 1711 to Rev. Timothy Ruggles.[2] He was grandson of Capt. Samuel Ruggles of Roxbury and Martha Woodbridge, who was a granddaughter of Governor Thomas Dudley.

He was graduated from Harvard in 1732; studied law, and established himself in practice in Rochester.[2] In 1735 he married Mrs. Bathsheba Newcomb, widow of William Newcomb and the daughter of the Hon. Melatiah Bourne of Sandwich, Massachusetts. He was a military officer during the French and Indian War. After serving as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1763, he was selected as a delegate to the first colonial (or Stamp Act) congress of 1765 meeting in New York on October 7, Ruggles was elected its president. After he refused to sanction the addresses sent by that body to Great Britain he was publicly censured by the General Court of Massachusetts.

He became one of the leading Tories of New England. He commanded the Loyal American Association and was a Mandamus Councillor appointed by General Gage in Boston. The Loyal American Association vowed to: - Not submit to rebellious assembly. - Enforce obedience to the King. - Defend each other if imperiled by unlawful assembly. - Repel force with force. - Use retaliation if any member or their property were injured.

Timothy married Bathsheba Bourne on 18 sept 1736 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Bathsheba (daughter of Judge Colonel Melatiah Bourne and Desire Chipman) was born on 11 Nov 1703 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 4 Mar 1781 in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bathsheba Borne was the great-grand daughter of Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley. Elizabeth Tilley's parents, John Tilley and Joan Hurst Tilley, were also Mayflower passengers, but did not survive the first winter in the New World. Bathsheba was the daughter of Judge Melatiah Bourne and Desire Chipman.

Melatiah married Desire Chipman on 23 Feb 1693 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. Desire (daughter of John Chipman and Hope Howland) was born on 26 Feb 1674 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; died on 28 Mar 1705 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Falmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Hope Howland. Hope (daughter of John Howland and Elizabeth Tilley) was born on 30 Aug 1629 in Plymouth, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; died on 8 Jan 1683 in Barnstable, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America; was buried in Lathrop Hill Cemetery, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]