Ruth Royce Lathrop was born 7 December 1645 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut to Robert Royce (1605-1676) and Mary Sims (1609-1697) and died 1732 Connecticut of unspecified causes. She married John Lathrop (1645-1688) 15 December 1669 in New London , New London County , Connecticut .
Biography Shortly after their marriage they relocated to Wallingford, CT where John Lathrop was contracted to build and operate a mill in exchange for some land.
Marriage & Family He "married Dec. 15, 1669, Ruth Royce, daughter of Robert. He and his sister Elizabeth were married at the same time by Commissioner Daniel Wetherell, and the record appears among the other records of the Commissioner's Court." John's sister, Elizabeth Lathrop (1648-1690) , married Ruth's brother, Isaac Royce.
Ruth would marry later to Joseph Thompson of Wallingford.
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Offspring of John Lathrop (1645-1688) and Ruth Royce Lathrop
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Ruth Lathrop (c1671-1750) 1671 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States 10 August 1750 Norwich , New London County , Connecticut , United States Samuel Post (1668-1735)
Mary Lathrop (c1674-1754) 1674 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States 14 March 1754 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States William Tyler (1665-1749)
Samuel Lathrop (c1676-1743) 1676 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States 26 February 1743 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States Ruth Peck (1679-1738) Lydia Elcock (1700-)
Elizabeth Lathrop (1678-) 15 April 1678 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States Bowley Arnold (1680-c1774)
John Lathrop (1680-1753) 19 May 1680 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States 4 August 1753 Abiah Saunders (1680-1753) Lydia Palmeter (1686-1743)
Bethia Lathrop (1682-1716) 27 December 1682 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States 8 December 1716 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States
Barnabas Lathrop (1685-1710) 14 June 1685 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States 27 May 1710 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut , United States Abigail Abell (1689-1736)
Hannah Lathrop (1687-1753) 31 January 1687 Wallingford , New Haven County , Connecticut 2 August 1753 South Coventry , Tolland County , Connecticut Samuel Thompson (1676-1739) Samuel Parker (1682-1775)
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