Ruth Porter 1754–1829 – Phineas Wolcott Cook Family Organization

Ruth Porter, 1754–1829 (aged 75 years)

Ruth Porter

Name: Ruth Porter
Given names: Ruth
Surname: Porter

Gender Female

Events of close relatives
Birth	1754 25 21 Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a brother	John Porter about 1756 (aged 2 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a sister	Elizabeth Porter about 1758 (aged 4 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a grandfather	Nathaniel Porter May 28, 1758 (aged 4 years) Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a brother	Benjamin Porter May 10, 1760 (aged 6 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a brother	Robert Porter 1764 (aged 10 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage	James Eggleston — View this family about 1772 (aged 18 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a daughter	Lydia Eggleston November 16, 1773 (aged 19 years) Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a mother	Deborah Hand before 1774 (aged 20 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
LDS spouse sealing	James Eggleston — View this family Status: Submitted
Marriage of a parent	John Porter — Rebecca Joslin — View this family June 23, 1774 (aged 20 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a daughter	Anna Eggleston September 5, 1775 (aged 21 years) Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a son	James Eggleston October 13, 1777 (aged 23 years) Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a son	Roswell Eggleston October 18, 1779 (aged 25 years) Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a son	Prosper Eggleston September 30, 1781 (aged 27 years) Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a daughter	Ruth Eggleston May 1789 (aged 35 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Death of a father	John Porter before 1793 (aged 39 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage of a child	Charles Webster — Lydia Eggleston — View this family May 12, 1793 (aged 39 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a daughter	Polly Eggleston January 13, 1795 (aged 41 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Birth of a son	Erastus Eggleston September 12, 1797 (aged 43 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage of a child	Roswell Eggleston — Irene Clark — View this family May 3, 1804 (aged 50 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage of a child	Erastus Eggleston — Mrs. Harriet … — View this family about 1825 (aged 71 years)
Death	September 10, 1829 (aged 75 years) Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
LDS baptism	July 5, 2007 (177 years after death) LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States
LDS endowment	August 15, 2007 (177 years after death) LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States
LDS child sealing	October 4, 2007 (178 years after death) LDS temple: Bountiful, Utah, United States Family: John Porter + Deborah Hand
Unique identifier	0478220AA96F415EA2B37CC8A3373D0413A3
Last change	June 26, 2019

Date differences

Family with parents
father	Links Birth: September 6, 1728 36 35 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Marriage: January 14, 1751 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 23, 1774 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS child sealing: October 26, 1917 LDS baptism: October 18, 1943 LDS endowment: December 20, 1944 LDS spouse sealing: October 9, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Deborah Hand Nathaniel Porter Ruth Porter John Porter Elizabeth Porter Benjamin Porter Robert Porter Family with spouse Rebecca Joslin John Porter 1728–1793 Birth: September 6, 1728 36 35 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
mother	Links Birth: April 2, 1732 33 30 — Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Marriage: January 14, 1751 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1774 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: May 9, 1957 LDS endowment: October 22, 1957 LDS child sealing: November 19, 1976 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Porter Nathaniel Porter Ruth Porter John Porter Elizabeth Porter Benjamin Porter Robert Porter Deborah Hand 1732–1774 Birth: April 2, 1732 33 30 — Guilford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1774 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage	Marriage: January 14, 1751 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
2 years elder brother	Links Birth: about 1752 23 19 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1772 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Nathaniel Porter Nathaniel Porter 1752– Birth: about 1752 23 19 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
3 years herself	Links Birth: 1754 25 21 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1772 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 10, 1829 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 15, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Eggleston Lydia Eggleston Anna Eggleston James Eggleston Roswell Eggleston Prosper Eggleston Ruth Eggleston Polly Eggleston Erastus Eggleston Ruth Porter 1754–1829 Birth: 1754 25 21 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 10, 1829 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
3 years younger brother	Links Birth: about 1756 27 23 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1777 Death: before 1830 — Steuben, New York, United States LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 15, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 28, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mrs. John … Joseph Porter Thomas Porter John Porter 1756–1830 Birth: about 1756 27 23 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1830 — Steuben, New York, United States
3 years younger sister	Links Birth: about 1758 29 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: March 23, 1814 — Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 5, 1821 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: 1834 — Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: June 22, 1886 LDS endowment: June 25, 1886 LDS spouse sealing: June 24, 1887 Reference number: C-5 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Daniel Cook Eliza Cook Amasa Cook Phineas Cook Family with spouse Benjamin Beach Family with spouse Joseph Peters Elizabeth Porter 1758–1834 Birth: about 1758 29 25 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: 1834 — Genesee, New York, USA
2 years younger brother	Links Birth: May 10, 1760 31 28 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1780 — Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: August 24, 1841 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 15, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 28, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Burial: Batavia Cemetery, Genesee, New York, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Rosanna Howe Levi Porter Deborah Porter Philo Porter Anna Porter Benjamin Porter Lucy Porter Benjamin Porter 1760–1841 Birth: May 10, 1760 31 28 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: August 24, 1841 — Batavia, Genesee, New York, USA
5 years younger brother	Links Birth: 1764 35 31 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: February 5, 1792 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: January 4, 1795 — Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: December 3, 1843 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 15, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 28, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Betsey Ford Curtis Porter Betsey Porter Family with spouse Lucy Hannah Daughter Porter Alfred Porter Robert Porter 1764–1843 Birth: 1764 35 31 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: December 3, 1843 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Father’s family with Rebecca Joslin
father	Links Birth: September 6, 1728 36 35 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Marriage: January 14, 1751 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 23, 1774 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS child sealing: October 26, 1917 LDS baptism: October 18, 1943 LDS endowment: December 20, 1944 LDS spouse sealing: October 9, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: October 28, 2007 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Deborah Hand Nathaniel Porter Ruth Porter John Porter Elizabeth Porter Benjamin Porter Robert Porter Family with spouse Rebecca Joslin John Porter 1728–1793 Birth: September 6, 1728 36 35 — Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
step-mother	Links Birth: 1741 80 40 — East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Marriage: June 23, 1774 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: March 28, 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: March 27, 1993 LDS endowment: June 15, 1993 LDS child sealing: July 1, 1993 LDS spouse sealing: October 9, 2007 Burial: Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John Porter Rebecca Joslin 1741–1793 Birth: 1741 80 40 — East Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Death: March 28, 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage	Marriage: June 23, 1774 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA

Family with James Eggleston
husband	Links Birth: August 20, 1743 24 25 — Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, United States LDS spouse sealing: Marriage: June 12, 1770 — Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1772 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: November 1, 1830 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States LDS baptism: October 9, 1952 LDS endowment: November 19, 1953 LDS child sealing: February 7, 1955 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ruth Porter Lydia Eggleston Anna Eggleston James Eggleston Roswell Eggleston Prosper Eggleston Ruth Eggleston Polly Eggleston Erastus Eggleston Family with spouse Lydia Wetmore James Eggleston 1743–1830 Birth: August 20, 1743 24 25 — Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Death: November 1, 1830 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
herself	Links Birth: 1754 25 21 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1772 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 10, 1829 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: July 5, 2007 LDS endowment: August 15, 2007 LDS child sealing: October 4, 2007 LDS spouse sealing: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Eggleston Lydia Eggleston Anna Eggleston James Eggleston Roswell Eggleston Prosper Eggleston Ruth Eggleston Polly Eggleston Erastus Eggleston Ruth Porter 1754–1829 Birth: 1754 25 21 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: September 10, 1829 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
Marriage	Marriage: about 1772 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
23 months daughter	Links Birth: November 16, 1773 30 19 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: May 12, 1793 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: November 30, 1838 — Westford, Otsego, New York, USA LDS baptism: February 8, 1930 LDS endowment: May 21, 1930 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Charles Webster Jesse Webster Eliza Webster Charles Webster Ruth Webster James Webster Oliver Webster Lydia Eggleston 1773–1838 Birth: November 16, 1773 30 19 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: November 30, 1838 — Westford, Otsego, New York, USA
22 months daughter	Links Birth: September 5, 1775 32 21 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Anna Eggleston 1775– Birth: September 5, 1775 32 21 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
2 years son	Links Birth: October 13, 1777 34 23 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Eggleston 1777– Birth: October 13, 1777 34 23 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
2 years son	Links Birth: October 18, 1779 36 25 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: May 3, 1804 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: April 23, 1851 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Irene Clark Emeline Eggleston Mary or Maria Eggleston Roswell Eggleston 1779–1851 Birth: October 18, 1779 36 25 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: April 23, 1851 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA
2 years son	Links Birth: September 30, 1781 38 27 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Prosper Eggleston 1781– Birth: September 30, 1781 38 27 — Watertown, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
8 years daughter	Links Birth: May 1789 45 35 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Ruth Eggleston 1789– Birth: May 1789 45 35 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
6 years daughter	Links Birth: January 13, 1795 51 41 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Polly Eggleston 1795– Birth: January 13, 1795 51 41 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death:
3 years son	Links Birth: September 12, 1797 54 43 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1825 Death: Marion, Linn, Iowa, USA Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mrs. Harriet … Olive Eggleston August Eggleston James Eggleston Juna E Eggleston Ellen Eggleston Erastus Eggleston 1797– Birth: September 12, 1797 54 43 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: Marion, Linn, Iowa, USA

James Eggleston + Lydia Wetmore
husband	Links Birth: August 20, 1743 24 25 — Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, United States LDS spouse sealing: Marriage: June 12, 1770 — Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Marriage: about 1772 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, USA Death: November 1, 1830 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States LDS baptism: October 9, 1952 LDS endowment: November 19, 1953 LDS child sealing: February 7, 1955 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ruth Porter Lydia Eggleston Anna Eggleston James Eggleston Roswell Eggleston Prosper Eggleston Ruth Eggleston Polly Eggleston Erastus Eggleston Family with spouse Lydia Wetmore James Eggleston 1743–1830 Birth: August 20, 1743 24 25 — Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Death: November 1, 1830 — Bethlehem, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
partner’s partner	Links Birth: May 9, 1753 — Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Marriage: June 12, 1770 — Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA Death: before 1772 — Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA LDS baptism: October 5, 1935 LDS endowment: October 11, 1935 Links Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Eggleston Lydia Wetmore 1753–1772 Birth: May 9, 1753 — Middletown, Hartford, Connecticut, United States Death: before 1772 — Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Marriage	Marriage: June 12, 1770 — Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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Note	BIRTH: She was 75 when she died in 1829. PROOF of PARENTS Ruth and her husband James Eggleston signed a deposition for the Revolutionary War application of John Porter, then of Reading, Steuben, New York. He enlisted in Bethlehem, Ct. before 1779. In 1779 he and his wife and one child moved to Watertown in a home owned by Ruth and James Eggleston of Bethlehem where he enlisted again and was gone at least 10 months, according to their letter. He was known as John Jr. in the letter, almost certainly her brother. Ruth and James were living in Watertown at that time and no doubt assisted John's wife and child while he was gone. In John Porter's probate packet there is also a letter from Benjamin Porter of Genesee County, New York. (Revolutionary War Pension Application of John Porter, Family History Library film 971,954, #R8344, pp. 208-234.) BETHLEHEM: After the death of their father John and his second wife Rebecca, Ruth and her husband James Eggleston and Robert with his wife returned to Bethlehem where they lived until their deaths. Their children continued to live there for generations. Several of the children of their grandfather Nathaniel Porter also returned to Bethlehem. James and Joanna Frisbie, Jacob and Ruth Frisbie, Thomas and Beulah Porter had all moved away and returned. The Egglestons lived near their Frisbie cousins at the time of the 1790 census. DEATH: "Ruth wife of James Eggleston died of old age, age 75, Sept. 10, 1829." Bethlehem Congregational Church Records, Vol. 2, p. 30, Family History Library film 3803, item 2. NOTE: There is no primary evidence Ruth's maiden surname is Porter. It was never written in Bethlehem or Watertown records, and there is no primary record of the marriage. A dearth of vital records at that time makes it highly unikely we will ever be able to prove the connection. However, evidence seems to point her to the Bethlehem John Porter family. Proof of her parents Ruth is the daughter of John and Deborah Porter There are no vital records for this family, but through a study of land and probate records, we are quite certain she was the daughter of John and Deborah Porter. Because she died at age 75, September 10, 1829, we can estimate her birth at 1754, two years before her younger sister Elizabeth was born. Ruth and her husband James Eggleston signed a deposition for the Revolutionary War application of John Porter, then of Reading, Steuben, New York. He enlisted in Bethlehem, Ct. before 1779. In 1779 he and his wife and one child moved to Watertown in a home owned by Ruth and James Eggleston where he enlisted again and was gone at least 10 months, according to their letter. He was known as John Jr. in the letter,almost certainly her brother. Ruth and James were living in Watertown at that time and no doubt assisted John's wife and child while he was gone. In John Porter's probate packet there is also a letter from Benjamin Porter of Genesee County, New York, another brother. (Revolutionary War Pension Application of John Porter, Family History Library film 971,954, #R8344, pp. 208-234.) Bethlehem, Connecticut was her place of birth. After the death of their father John and his second wife Rebecca, Ruth and Robert returned to Bethlehem where they lived until their deaths. Their children continued to live there for generations. Several of the children of their grandfather Nathaniel Porter also returned to Bethlehem. James and Joanna Frisbie, Jacob and Ruth Frisbie, Thomas and Beulah Porter had all moved away and returned. The Egglestons lived near their Frisbie cousins at the time of the 1790 census.
Note	Family records show James Eggleston married Lydia Wetmore 12 June 1770 at Middletown. The first child of James and Ruth is Lydia, perhaps in memory of his first wife. Nevertheless, I am not certain this isn't another James Eggleston and the first James and his wife Lydia are somewhere else. I assume I am right because this James Eggleston is clearly from Waterbury and Bethlehem, and there is only one man of that name in those towns. However, because his wife was not named on birth records, these could be the children of Lydia. I only know for certain James and Ruth were married in 1779 because they made deposition for John Porter's Revolutionary War application that he had lived in their house in Waterbury that year.