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 John RIPLEY, son of William RIPLEY and N.N..Born 1 Jan 1621/22, died 3 Feb 1684/85 Hingham, Plymouth, MA, approximately 63 years From Ancestry.com World Tree - The Ripley / Russell Family : Containing Mayflower, New England Colonial, New Netherlands, Rev. War & Early Upstate NY Ancestors - Updated: Feb 22, 2002 - Contact: Mary Lou Ripley-Petzoldt According to Savage he was a freeman 1656. Only children named in his will are his sons John, Joshua, Jermiah, Josiah, Peter and Hezekiah Married 3 Feb 1653/54 Hingham, Plymouth, MA (approximately 39 years married) to:  Elizabeth HOBART, daughter of Peter HOBART and Rebecca IBROOK.Born 1633 Hingham, Norfolk, England, died 26 Mar 1692 Hingham, Plymouth, MA, 58 or 59 years Child: 1. Joshua RIPLEYBorn 9 Nov 1658 Hingham, Plymouth, MA, died 18 May 1739 Windham, Windham, CT, 80 years From Ancestry.com World Tree - The Ripley / Russell Family : Containing Mayflower, New England Colonial, New Netherlands, Rev. War & Early Upstate NY Ancestors - Updated: Feb 22, 2002 - Contact: Mary Lou Ripley-Petzoldt Joshua and Hannah lived about six years at Hingham, MA, where their first children were born, 1683-1688. Then they removed about 1689 to Norwich, CT, where their fifth child was born in 1690. They finally settled at Windham, CT, where they had sev en more children. The first town meeting of Windham was held June11, 1692, when Joshua Ripley was appointed town clerk. He was also town Treasurer. "He was a man widely known and respected, as of sterling sense and judgment; he was one of the firs t representatives sent by Windham to the General Assembly, appearing there May, 1699." He was also one of the seven pillars or counselors, and justice of the quorum in 1726. His wife was "a noble and useful woman, remarkable not only for intellige nce and accomplishments, but for her skill in the art of healing. she was the first, and for a long time, the only physician in the settlement, and it is said that the first male physician, Dr. Richard Huntington, received much of his medical know ledge from her." (From Genealogies of Mayflower Families, 1500's-1800's). Tombstone readings: Here lies peacefully interred ye body of Joshua Ripley Esq one of His Majesty's Justice for the County of Windham Husband of Mrs Hannah Ripley Departeed This Life May the 18 1739 in ye 81 Year of his age. Here lies interred the body of That Worthy Vertuos and Most Ingenious Gentlewoman Mrs. Hanna Ripley the Well Beloveed Consort of Joshua Ripley Esq Who After She Had Lieved A Holy and Frieutful Life Fell Aslee in Jesus May ye 82: 173 8 in ye 76 Yr of her age. (Spelling is as it was reported.) | |||
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