Ruth Woodman

1646 -

• Name	Ruth Woodman
  Birth	28 Mar 1646	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15]
  Married	17 Oct 1666 (20 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 13, 14]
  Benjamin Lowell, the son of John and Elizabeth (Goodale) Lowell. He was born on 12 September 1642 in Newbury, Massachusetts. On 9 June 1647 in Newbury, Massachusetts, Benjamin Lowell was mentioned in the will of John Lowell. Benjamin took the Oath of Fidelity in 1669. He became a freeman on 19 May 1669 in Newbury, Massachusetts. He was a blacksmith according to a deed in 1697. He died on Monday 22 October 1714 in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts. Issue: 1. Ruth Lowell (1667-____) 2. Elizabeth Lowell (1669-____) 3. Mary Lowell (1671-____) 4. Benjamin Lowell (1674-____) 5. Sarah Lowell (1676-____) 6. Sarah Lowell (1678-____) 7. Mary Lowell (1679-1711) 8. Joseph Lowell (1680-____) 9. John Lowell (1683-____)
  Religion	1674 (27 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [7]
  Ruth and Benjamin joined the Church in Newbury.
  History	17 Oct 1691 (45 years)	Plymouth Colony merged with Massachusetts Bay Colony forming the Province of Massachusetts Bay
  Living	2 Feb 1724 (77 years)	Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay   [9]
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Edward Woodman,   b. 14 Mar 1628, Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England d. 11 Sep 1694, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 66 years) ▻ Mary Goodridge,  m. 20 Dec 1653   2. Jane Woodman,   b. Abt 1630, Corsham, Wiltshire, England bur. 4 Jul 1633, St. Bartholomew's Church, Corsham, Wiltshire, England St. Bartholomew's Church,  Corsham, Wiltshire, England  (Age ~ 3 years) > 3. Captain John Woodman,   b. 1630, Corsham, Wiltshire, England d. 17 Sep 1706, Oyster River Plantation, Strafford County, Colony of New Hampshire Oyster River Plantation was a part of Dover until it was incorporated as Durham in 1732  (Age 76 years) ▻ Mary Field,  m. 15 Jul 1656 ;   Sarah Burnham,  m. 17 Oct 1700 > 4. Joshua Woodman,   b. 1636, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 30 May 1703, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 67 years) ▻ Elizabeth Stevens,  m. 22 Jan 1665/66 > 5. Mary Woodman,   b. Dec 1636, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 30 Mar 1703, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 66 years) ▻ John Brown,  m. 20 Feb 1659/60 + 6. Sarah Woodman,   b. 12 Jan 1641/42, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 12 Apr 1718  (Age 76 years) ▻ John Kent Junior,  m. 13 Mar 1665/66 > 7. Sergeant Jonathan Woodman,   b. 5 Nov 1643, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 21 Nov 1706, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  (Age 63 years) ▻ Hannah Hilton,  m. 2 Jul 1668 > 8. Ruth Woodman,   b. 28 Mar 1646, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony ▻ Benjamin Lowell,  m. 28 Mar 1646
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Thomas Woodman,   b. Abt 1545, Corsham, Wiltshire, England   (Great Grandfather)  Mary Searle,   b. Abt 1585, England   (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I18126
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	Lt. Edward Woodman,   c. 27 Dec 1606, St. Bartholomew's Church, Corsham, Wiltshire, England St. Bartholomew's Church,  Corsham, Wiltshire, England d. Aug 1688 to 3 Jul 1692, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Joanna Salway,   b. Abt 1614, Christian Malford, Wiltshire, England d. Aft Feb 1687/88, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Benjamin Lowell,   b. 12 Sep 1642, Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 22 Oct 1714, Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	28 Mar 1646	Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14]
  Age at Marriage	She : 0 years - He : 3 years and 6 months.
  Children	1667 to 1682  [2, 7]
  1. Ruth Lowell (1667-____) 2. Elizabeth Lowell (1669-1714) 3. Mary Lowell (1671-1679) 4. Benjamin Lowell (1673-1698) 5. Sarah Lowell (1675-1675) 6. daughter Lowell (1678-1678) 7. Joseph Lowell (1680-1753) 8. John Lowell (1682-1728)
  Family ID	F9691	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Ruth Woodman(1646 – ) 2Lt. Edward Woodman(1606 – 1692) 4Edward Woodman(1574 – 1654) 8Thomas Woodman(Abt 1545 – ) 9Elizabeth Pryor(Abt 1553 – ) 5Collet Mallet(1579 – 1611) 10 11 3Joanna Salway(Abt 1614 – Aft Feb 1687/88) 6Aurthur Salway(Abt 1580 – ) 12Thomas Salway(Abt 1547 – ) 13Margery Porter(Abt 1551 – ) 7Mary Searle(Abt 1585 – ) 14Thomas Searle(Abt 1550 – ) 15

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 28 Mar 1646 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Marriage - 28 Mar 1646 - Haverhill, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Married - 17 Oct 1666 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Religion - 1674 - Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Living - 2 Feb 1724 - Newbury, Essex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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