William5 Ruffin Family
William Ruffin 5 Born: Abt 1735 Bertie Co NC Married: Abt 1770 Bertie Co NC 1) Penelope Winbourne? 2) Martha "Patsy" BRYAN Died: Abt November 1806 (Estate Sale Inventory was taken Dec 9, 1806) Parents: William 4 and Sarah ?
- Feb 10, 1800 DEED to son, John Ruffin also lists all the rest of his children
- DEED (Estate Papers) Distribution of Slaves to sons
- Wm gives land to James 1800, Patsy signs this deed.
1. James
Born: Abt 1770 Bertie Co NC
(based on 1st listed in 1791 Tax List)
Married: 22 Dec 1794 Margaret VEALE Bertie Co
Died: Abt 1820 Jones Co GA
Children listed separately
2. Sarah "Sally" Born: Abt 1771 Bertie Co NC Married: 10 May 1793, David KING, Bertie Co (Died in Martin Co 1812) Died: Abt 1818 Martin Co. NC No children - Land given to 6 brothers upon her death
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Document
- Henry Ruffin to Luke Harrell - 11 Jan 1819
- Thomas Ruffin to Luke Harrell 18 Jan 1819
- John Ruffin to Luke Harrell - 18 Jan 1819
- James, already in Jones Co, GA sells his 1/6 to brother, Thomas, 1818.
(Brothers Whitmell and Blount deeds not found)
3.Henry Born: Abt 1772 Bertie Co NC 1st appeared on 1799 Tax List Married: 11 July 1799 Bertie Co NC Died: Bef 1820 ? Buried: ? 4. John
Born: 24 Aug 1776 Bertie Co NC
1st appeared on 1799 Tax List
Married: 1 Oct 1792 Rachel S. Harrell
Died: 28 Nov 1844 Bertie Co.
Buried: Family Cemetery near Lewiston/Woodville
Tombstone gives date + father and mother's name
Lewiston, NC, Bertie County:
North on 13, turn into town, turn left again, go through
town heading south again and go several blocks down. The cemetery is in a grove of cedars across from an ancient grain storage plant. This is all near the edge of town.
5. William
Born: Abt 1783 Bertie Co NC
1st appeared on 1804 tax list
No record of marriage
Died: ? 1808 Bertie Co
Buried: ?
6 Thomas Born: Abt 1786 Bertie Co NC First appeared on 1807 Tax List No record of marriage Tax Lists indicate acquiring land 1821 onwards Died: Abt 1840
- Thomas Ruffin WILL - 1832 written/1840 probate
7. Starkey S.W. Born: Abt 1792 Bertie Co NC 1st appeared on 1813 Tax list Married: Elizabeth R ? Date:? Died: Abt 1817 Martin Co (Will 2, p 42 dated Feb 8 1817) No record of children2) Second marriage William Sr to Martha "Patsy" Bryan 28 July 1795
8. Blount B. Born: Abt 1798 Bertie Co NC 1st appeared on 1820 Tax List Head of household in 1820 Census Married: Rachel Garrett d/o Jacob Garrett Death: Probably 1844-1849 9. Whitmell Blount Born: Abt 1799 Bertie Co 1st appeared on 1820 Tax List Married: Christian or Keddy Bertie Co Died: Abt 1844 Bertie Co
Observations from Inventory of the Estate
William was a small cotton planter "1 barrel of cottin seed"; 3 head horses; 61 head cattle + 12 head sold; 68 head geese; 65 head of hogs (sold)
House contained: 18 chairs and 2 walnut tables; 3 chests 1 case and bottles; 1 buffet and furniture; a parcel of books and desk; 4 beds and steads and furniture; 2 bedsteads; 1 parcel knives and forks.
A total of 10 slaves which were divided among his sons:
- Negroes Susan and Phereby to Thomas Ruffin
- Negroes Nicholas, Tempy and Stephen to William Ruffin
- Negroes David and Nancy to Blount Ruffin
- Negro Arthur to Whitmell Ruffin
- Negro Peter to Henry Ruffin
- Negro Harry to Starkey Ruffin
Not sure Which William Ruffin was a subscriber to this, but the name William Ruffin is listed as one of the purchasers of this Bible Dictionary.
A DICTIONARY OF THE HOLY BIBLE VOLUME II SUBSCRIBERS INDEXED A DICTIONARY OF THE HOLY BIBLE by JOHN BROWN MINISTER of the GOSPEL at HADDINGTON Second American Edition VOLUME II from The ECCLESIASTICAL and LITERARY PRESS of ZADOK CRAMER, 1807, PITTSBURGH, PA. Written on back of picture: James Ralston, his Book, bought at public sale, Price three dollars seventy-five cents either Jan. or June 23, 1840 FAMILY RECORDS BIRTHS Thos. Blair Seanor was born in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and fifty eight. February the thirteenth (1758) Seanor (Sr?) Eleanor Blair, Seanor (Sr.?) was born February the first in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and sixty four. (1764) SUBSCRIBER' NAMES PAGE 701 THOMAS JEFFERSON, President of the United States. Following gentlemen compiled with request of publisher for inserting advertisement in newspapers received a copy for their trouble. John Scull, Pittsburgh, Pa. E. Pentland, Pittsburgh, Pa. Heirs of John Colerick, Washington Allen & Springer, Uniontown, Pa. John M. Snowden, Greensburg, Pa. William M'Corkle, Philadelphia, Pa. William, Duane, Philadelphia, Pa. John Binns, Philadelphia, Pa. William Dickson, Lancaster, Pa. George Kline, Carlisle, Pa. Wm. Alexander, Carlisel, This is all there is to the record on William Ruffin. I doubt that the original correspondence was kept,. where William Ruffin asked for a copy of the book. But all you will get is William Ruffin's name printed in the back as one of the subscribers that ordered one of these books. This information was collected by the Daughters Of The American Colonists in the 1950s.
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