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Faith5 Ruffin Bridgers Family

Faith Ruffin 5
Born: Abt 1739 ? Northampton Co NC
Married:  Northampton Co NC
1) ? 1758 John Bridgers Will: 17 Sept 1763 (probated May Court 1764) Northampton
2) Joseph PenderMarriage agreement Dec 3, 1764 filed 8 Jan 1775 Northampton
Died: Abt 176?

Parents: William 4 and Sarah ?
Names of children are known from Petition filed in their behalf by their Uncle Richard Ruffin against their Uncle William Ruffin about the distribution of their grandfather William Ruffin's estate. Also by their father's will. Their father died when they were all quite small...we estimate that Faith married around 1758, and John was dead by 1764.
Northampton Will Book I (1759-1792) 
63 pg. 97.  John Bridgers.  14 Sept 1763 - May Court 1764.
to my son EDWIN BRIDGERS, my plantation whereon I live and all the land
thereunto belonging and also the swampland I purchased of JAMES BRYANT.

my loving wife FAITH to live on said plantation during her widowhood.

to daughters SARAH and PURITY and son BRITAIN BRIDGERS,  negroes, bed,
furniture.
to wife, FAITH, negroes and their increase and all the remaining part of my
personal estate, labor of slaves to be used to school and bring up my children
til they arrive at age or marry.
Extrs: my wife, William Ruffin,  Green Hill
Wit: James Lassiter, R ? Lassiter,  John Purvis
Northampton Will Bk II pg 66 March Ct 1795
John Hays lend use of plantation to my wife Sarah Hays during her natural
 life.  Lend unto HARRIS ALLEN and wife SARAH ALLEN (my daughter) use of my
plantation during their lives.
To grandson JACKEY ALLEN, my plantation after death of parents.
MORIAH HAYS, one feather bed and furniture
Daughter, Sarah Allen, desk
John Hays and Elijah Hays each a cow and calf
Granddaughter Sarah Hays
Son-in-law Harris Allen
Wits: Samuel Bell   Samuel Parker   John Hays, Jr.


 

Researcher for this line:
Lesley Kohler -  Aug67@att.net.






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