John Joseph Rugg b. 11 Mar 1632 Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England d. Bef Feb 1696 Lancaster, Worcester County, MA

1632 - Bef 1696 (63 years)

Name	John Joseph Rugg
Born	11 Mar 1632	Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England [1]
Christened	11 Mar 1631/1632	Halifax, West Yorkshire, England [2]
Gender	Male
Died	Bef Feb 1696	Lancaster, Worcester County, MA [3]
Buried	19 Dec 1696	Lancaster, Worcester County, MA [2]
Person ID	I89186	Day Family Tree
Last Modified	24 Jan 2005

Family 1 Martha Prescott, b. 11 Mar 1632, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England , d. 24 Nov 1655, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA (Age 23 years)

Married 4 Nov 1654 [1]

Children

1. child Rugg, b. 17 Nov 1655, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA

, d. Nov 1655, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA

Family ID F31800 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Hannah Prescott, b. 1638-1639, Sowerby, Halifax, Yorkshire, England , d. 11 Sep 1696, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA (Age 57 years)

Married 4 May 1660 Lancaster, Worcester County, MA [3, 4]

Children

	1. John Rugg, Jr., b. 4 Jun 1662, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA , d. 1712, Framingham, Middlesex County, MA (Age 49 years)
	2. Mercy Rugg, b. 11 Jul 1664, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA , d. Bef 1712 (Age 47 years)
	3. Thomas Rugg, b. 15 Sep 1666, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA , d. Mansfield, Tolland County, CT
	4. Joseph Rugg, b. 15 Dec 1668, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA , d. 11 Sep 1696, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA (Age 27 years)
	5. Hannah Rugg, b. 2 Jan 1671, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA , d. Aft 12 Dec 1705, Stow, Middlesex County, MA (Age 35 years)
	6. Rebecca Rugg, b. 16 May 1673, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA
	7. Samuel Rugg, b. 1675, Concord, Middlesex County, MA , d. 20 Apr 1678, Concord, Middlesex County, MA (Age 3 years)
	8. Daniel Rugg, b. 15 Nov 1678, Concord, Middlesex County, MA , d. 23 Jun 1758, Lancaster, Worcester County, MA (Age 79 years)
	9. Jonathan Rugg, b. 12 Oct 1680, Concord, Middlesex County, MA , d. 25 Dec 1653, Framingham, Middlesex County, MA

Family ID F31802 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Christened - 11 Mar 1631/1632 - Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
	Married - 4 May 1660 - Lancaster, Worcester County, MA
	Died - Bef Feb 1696 - Lancaster, Worcester County, MA
	Buried - 19 Dec 1696 - Lancaster, Worcester County, MA

Notes

John came to New England about 1650 and went to Watertown, MA, but soon removed and became one of the first settlers of Lancaster, MA. He signed the covenant of Lancaster and became a taxpayer on 12-Dec-1654. His will was proved in February 1696.

[S497] Rugg Family Report.
[S41] FamilySearch.com.
[S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 585 (Reliability: 3).
[S541] Early Massachusetts Marriages prior to 1800 by Frederick W. Bailey.