Mary RUCK^{[1, 2, 3]}

1727 -

• Name	Mary RUCK
  Christened	17 May 1727	Westwell, Kent, England   [4]
  Gender	Female
  _UID	A84C1BA095D8D811B6EAA99745C652347618
  Person ID	I6611	YoungFamily
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	John RUCK,   c. 10 Dec 1685, Elham, Kent, England ,   bur. 17 May 1768, Elham, Kent, England  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth BEANE,   c. 29 Mar 1687, Elham, Kent, England ,   bur. 16 Oct 1763, Westwell, Kent, England  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Married	29 Oct 1705	Elham, Kent, England   [5, 6]
  _UID	4A35282DE51FD711B6E88DF0A897C535146E
  Family ID	F2037	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edward RIGDEN,   c. 1726, Ashford, Kent, England
  _UID	AD4C1BA095D8D811B6EAA99745C652347B68
  Children	1. Thomas RUCK,   b. Jul 1747, Westwell, Kent, England ,   bur. 31 May 1812, Ospringe, Kent, England  (Age ~ 64 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F2270	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Robert POPE,   bur. 10 Apr 1771, Westwell, Kent, England
  Married	23 Apr 1749	Westwell, Kent, England
  _UID	B24C1BA095D8D811B6EAA99745C6523480B8
  Children	1. Robert POPE,   c. 10 Dec 1749, Westwell, Kent, England   2. Mary POPE,   c. 10 Dec 1749, Westwell, Kent, England   3. Richard POPE,   c. 5 May 1751, Westwell, Kent, England   4. John POPE,   c. 10 Jun 1753, Westwell, Kent, England   5. James POPE,   c. 10 Jun 1753, Westwell, Kent, England   6. George ^ POPE,   b. 28 May 1756, Charing, Kent, England ,   bur. 12 Aug 1764, Westwell, Kent, England  (Age ~ 8 years)   7. Peter POPE,   b. 1 Mar 1763, Charing, Kent, England   8. George POPE,   c. 22 Apr 1766, Westwell, Kent, England   9. Stephen POPE,   c. 29 Apr 1770, Westwell, Kent, England
  Last Modified	15 May 2022
  Family ID	F2271	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents		Bastardy Examination of Mary Ruck, 1747 The examination of Mary Ruck of Westwell on 5 Sept 1747 regarding the father of her male child.
  		Bond of Edward Rigden Financial Bond of Edward Rigden signed 18 July 1749 regarding the male child of Mary nee Ruck born in Westwell during 1747.

  
  

• Notes

  First name(s) William Last name Rigden Gender Male Birth year - Birth place - Baptism year 1666 Baptism date 03 Apr 1666 Residence Kent, England Place Lyminge County Kent Country England Father's first name(s) Thomas Father's last name Rigden Mother's first name(s) Mary Mother's last name - Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Parish Baptisms Collections from England, Great Britain

  
  

• Sources

  [S102] Bastardy Examinations, Guardians of the Poor, England, (Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah), Westwell, Kent, England, Miscellaneous documents, 1709-1953 , LDS #1835622, 1747. Bond by Richard Ruck of Leeds, carpenter, for a child of Mary Ruck of Westwell, child not yet born. [S102] Bastardy Examinations, Guardians of the Poor, England, (Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah), Westwell, Kent, England, LDS microfilm #1835622, 5 Sep 1747. Examination of Mary Ruck, 5 Sept 1747 Be it Remembred [sic] the day and [year] above written that MARY RUCK of Westwell in [the] said County, Singlewoman came before us and [beginning line of script badly damaged] [...she was] about two months since [closing line of script badly damaged] [de-]livered of a male bastard child in the par[ish] of Westwell in the said County which is likely [closing line of script badly damaged] [to] become chargeable to the said parish and begotten on her Body by EDWARD RIGDEN of Leeds in the said County, Carpenter, who is an [may or may not be a word damaged or may simply be an end of line flourish] Apprentice to RICHARD RUCK of Leeds aforesaid, Carpenter, and further saith not. Sworne before us the day and year abovewritten Mary X Ruck etc. her mark witnessed by E. Dering and Tho: Knight [S102] Bastardy Examinations, Guardians of the Poor, England, (Salt Lake City, U.S.A.: Genealogical Society of Utah), Westwell, Kent, England, LDS microfilm #1835622, 18 Jul 1749. Know all Men by these presents that we EDWARD RIGDEN of Leeds in the County of Kent, Carpenter, John Rigden of Tunford [?] without [illegible] and MARGARET RIGDEN of Hinxhill, in the said County, spinster, are held and firmly bounden to WILLIAM SHARPE and JOHN BACK, Churchwarden and Overseer of the parish Church and poor of the parish Church of Westwell in the said County in forty pounds of good and lawfull money of Great Britain to be paid to the said WILLIAM SHARPE and JOHN BACK or their certain Attorney, successors or assigns to which payment well and truly to be made we bind ourselves, both of us, for the whole and in gross our and either of our heirs, Executors and Administrators firmly by these presents sealed with our seals dated the eighteenth day of July in the twenty-third year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord King George the Second over Great Britain and so forth and in the year of our Lord one Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty Nine. The Condition of this Obligation is such that whereas MARY, the wife of ROBERT POPE in the parish of Westwell aforesaid, late MARY RUCK of Ashford, in the County abovewritten then a single woman was delivered of a male bastard child within the said parish of Westwell of which child the abovebounden EDWARD RIGDEN stands charged according to law to be the reputed father if therefore the said EDWARD RIGDEN, his Heirs, Executors, Administrators or Assigns or any of them do and shall from time to time and all at times hereafter fully and clearly acquit, discharge and save harmless as well the abovenamed WILLIAM SHARPE and JOHN BACK, Churchwarden and Overseer of the parish of Westwell aforesaid and their Successors for the time being and every of them as also the Inhabitants and parishioners of the said parish which now or hereafter shall be (for the time being) and every of them of and from all Costs, Charges, troubles and Incumbrances whatsoever for or by reason of the Maintenance, nourishing and bringing up the said Child from the Day of the Date hereof and of and from all other Suits, charges, troubles and demands whatsoever touching or concerning the same then this Obligation to be void otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Sealed and Delivered by the above bounden, Edward Rigden [seal] EDWARD RIGDEN and JOHN RIGDEN (being first duly stamp) in the presence of John Rigden [seal] Francis Whitfeld and William Weller Sealed and Delivered by the above bounden Margaret Rigden [seal] MARGARET RIGDEN in the presence of Martha Whitfild and Francis Whitfeld [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Westwell, Kent, England, 17 Sep 1727. SURNAME GIVEN NAME EVT DATE YEAR PARENTS/SPOUSE PLACE SOURCE RUCK Mary C 17 Sep 1727 John/Elizabeth Westwell BT It may be that this child was baptised at a later age if the parents had been unable to pay the levy for the baptism. The baptismal entry is silent as to age of the child but clearly states parents as John and Elizabeth Ruck. [S98] Marriage Licences, Archdeaconry of Canterbury, Joseph Meadows Cowper and Arthur J. Willis, (England, Canterbury: Cross and Jackman, 1892-1898, c1967-1971), 20 Oct 1705. SURNAME GIVEN NAME BRIDESUR BRIDE GIV EVT DATE YEAR PARENTS/SPOUSE PLACE SOURCE RUCK John BEANE Elizabeth ML 20 Oct 1705 she spinster, he bachelor, yeoman both of Elham, at Elham Canterbury ML COWPER, J.M. [S34] Parish Register, England, Kent: Church of England, Canterbury Cathedral Archives, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Elham, Kent, England, 29 Oct 1705. SURNAME GIVEN NAME BRIDESUR BRIDE GIV EVT DATE YEAR PARENTS/SPOUSE PLACE SOURCE RUCK John BEAN Elizabeth M 29 Oct 1705 Elham AD, BOYDS II