Individual Details
Martha Woodbridge
(15 Jun 1658 - 3 Jul 1738)
Martha Woodbridge was born on 15 Jun 1658 in Wiltshire, England.
She died on 3 Jul 1738 in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Martha Woodbridge was a granddaughter of Thomas Dudley (12 October 1576–31 July 1653), who was a colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Martha married Captain Samuel Ruggles II, July 8, 1680, Roxbury, Massachusetts. They had eleven known children: Samuel III, Lucy, Timothy, Hannah, Patience, Martha, Sarah, Joseph, Mary, Benjamin, and Huldah.
Following the death of Samuel, she stayed with her married children. She was with her oldest son, Samuel who lived in Billerica at the time of her death.
Martha Woodbridge and Samuel Ruggles had 11 children:
Samuel Ruggles (AFN: 2C96-TFK ) gender: Male BIRTH 3 December 1681 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 1 March 1749, Billerica, Middlesex, Ma
Lucy Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-6C1 ) gender: Female BIRTH 8 September 1683 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Huldah Ruggles (AFN: 2C96-S1W ) gender: Female BIRTH 1685 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Timothy Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-714 ) gender: Male BIRTH 3 November 1685 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 24 October 1768
Hannah Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-KP0 ) gender: Female BIRTH 16 November 1688 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Patience Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-LMQ ) gender: Female BIRTH 1 February 1689 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH January 1766
Martha Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-MPB ) gender: Female BIRTH 1 February 1691 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 14 September 1740
Sarah Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-NPH ) gender: Female BIRTH 18 June 1694 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Joseph Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-P7R ) gender: Male BIRTH 21 July 1696 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts BURIAL 6 February 1765
Mary Ruggles (AFN: 2C96-SFD ) gender: Female BIRTH 20 September 1698 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 1716
Benjamin Ruggles (AFN: 2C96-J3X ) gender: Male BIRTH 4 July 1700 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 12 May 1782 Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts
She died on 3 Jul 1738 in Billerica, Massachusetts.
Martha Woodbridge was a granddaughter of Thomas Dudley (12 October 1576–31 July 1653), who was a colonial magistrate who served several terms as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Martha married Captain Samuel Ruggles II, July 8, 1680, Roxbury, Massachusetts. They had eleven known children: Samuel III, Lucy, Timothy, Hannah, Patience, Martha, Sarah, Joseph, Mary, Benjamin, and Huldah.
Following the death of Samuel, she stayed with her married children. She was with her oldest son, Samuel who lived in Billerica at the time of her death.
Martha Woodbridge and Samuel Ruggles had 11 children:
Samuel Ruggles (AFN: 2C96-TFK ) gender: Male BIRTH 3 December 1681 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 1 March 1749, Billerica, Middlesex, Ma
Lucy Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-6C1 ) gender: Female BIRTH 8 September 1683 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Huldah Ruggles (AFN: 2C96-S1W ) gender: Female BIRTH 1685 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Timothy Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-714 ) gender: Male BIRTH 3 November 1685 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 24 October 1768
Hannah Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-KP0 ) gender: Female BIRTH 16 November 1688 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Patience Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-LMQ ) gender: Female BIRTH 1 February 1689 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH January 1766
Martha Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-MPB ) gender: Female BIRTH 1 February 1691 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 14 September 1740
Sarah Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-NPH ) gender: Female BIRTH 18 June 1694 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Joseph Ruggles (AFN: 2C97-P7R ) gender: Male BIRTH 21 July 1696 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts BURIAL 6 February 1765
Mary Ruggles (AFN: 2C96-SFD ) gender: Female BIRTH 20 September 1698 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 1716
Benjamin Ruggles (AFN: 2C96-J3X ) gender: Male BIRTH 4 July 1700 Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts DEATH 12 May 1782 Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts
Events
| Birth | 15 Jun 1658 | Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts | |||
| Christen | 2 Jun 1661 | Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts | |||
| Marriage | 8 Jul 1680 | Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts - Capt. Samuel Ruggles Jr. |  |  | |
| Death | 3 Jul 1738 | Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | | ||
| Burial | Old South Burying Ground, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts | | |
Families
| Spouse | Capt. Samuel Ruggles Jr. (1658 - 1716) |
| Child | Rev. Samuel Ruggles III (1681 - 1748) |
| Child | Lucy Ruggles (1683 - 1750) |
| Child | Rev. Timothy Ruggles (1685 - 1768) |
| Child | Hannah Ruggles (1688 - 1745) |
| Child | Patience Ruggles (1689 - 1766) |
| Child | Martha Ruggles (1692 - 1740) |
| Child | Sarah Ruggles (1694 - ) |
| Child | Capt. Joseph Ruggles (1696 - 1742) |
| Child | Mary Ruggles (1698 - 1717) |
| Child | Rev. Benjamin Ruggles (1700 - 1782) |
| Father | Rev. John Woodbridge VI (1618 - 1695) |
| Mother | Mercy Dudley (1621 - 1691) |
| Sibling | Sarah Woodbridge (1640 - 1684) |
| Sibling | Lucia Woodbridge (1642 - 1710) |
| Sibling | Rev. John Woodbridge II (1644 - 1690) |
| Sibling | Ann Woodbridge (1652 - 1701) |
| Sibling | Rev. Timothy Woodbridge (1655 - 1732) |
Notes
Marriage
Samuell Jr. RugglesSex Male
Spouse's Name Martha Woodbridg
Spouse's Sex Female
Marriage Date 8 Jul 1680
Marriage Place Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Marriage Place (Original) Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Event Type Marriage
Page p 122
Death
Per "Descendants of George Fowle...," she died at Billerica, Massachusetts before July 3, 1738. [That is the date that administration papers were filed in Middlesex County, Massachusetts by her son Samuel to settle her estate.].book details: "Descendants of George Fowle (1610/11?-1682) of Charlestown, Massachusetts" compiled by the late Eugene Chalmers Fowle; published by the New England Genealogical Society, Boston, 1990
According to other books, she died at the home of her son Rev. Samuel Ruggles who died in Billerica in 1749.
Burial
The Billerica Public Library has transcribed and published indexes of the local cemeteries and she is not listed in any of them, therefore, assume her body has been lost or was buried somewhere with no marker. See https://billericalibrary.org/local-history/collections/cemeteries/Endnotes
1. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FHZ9-4BZ : accessed 19 May 2014), Samuell Jr. Ruggles and Martha Woodbridg, 08 Jul 1680; citing reference p 122; FHL microfilm 741320..
2. "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FC8D-525 : accessed 19 May 2014), Samuell Jr. Ruggles and Martha Woodbridge, 08 Jul 1680; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0928294 IT 3..
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