Individual Details

The family is of ancient lineage in England and its principal seat or place of abode was at Sudbury in the county of Suffolk. Information obtained by the writer relative to its early history discloses the fact that the two immigrants just mentioned were the sons of Nicholas, and the grandsons of Thomas Ruggles, whose will was dated June 21, 1747. That they had served the crown and were the recipients of royal favor is attested by their coat of arms, which is still preserved and maybe briefly described as follows: An inverted chevron on a light blue shield, three red lozenges, one in each corner, beneath which is the family motto consisting of the single word--Struggle.

Birth	1558	Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Marriage	1584	Sudbury, Suffolk, England - Margery Dandridge
Death	21 Jun 1647	Sudbury, Suffolk, England
Burial		St Gregory Churchyard, Sudbury, Babergh District, Suffolk, England

Spouse	Margery Dandridge (1562 - 1603)
Child	Thomas Ruggles ( - 1644)
Child	Mary Ruggles ( - 1634)
Child	John Ruggles (1599 - 1663)
Child	Samuel Ruggles ( - )
Child	Nathaniel Ruggles ( - )
Child	Florence Ruggles ( - 1603)

Father	Nicholas Ruggles (1522 - 1617)
Mother	Alice Hawlat (1528 - 1573)
Sibling	Roger Ruggles (1548 - 1620)
Sibling	George Ruggles (1550 - 1616)
Sibling	William Ruggles (1552 - 1605)
Sibling	Edward Ruggles (1555 - 1620)
Sibling	Robert Ruggles (1561 - 1605)
Sibling	Margery Ruggles (1563 - )