Ruth WARNER

Female - Aft 1732


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  • Name Ruth WARNER  [2
    • Ruth Warner, daughter of Andrew Warner, was probably one of the younger children and born in this country. The only definite information we have of her is in a Hadley court record of 1677 that well illustrates the times and puritanical conditions under which the family lived. An ordinance had been passed forbidding women to wear silk, unless their fathers or husbands were worth a certain stated amount, endeavoring to prevent by law what is best left to those most deeply interest. Ruth Warner defied this old blue law and openly appeared in public appareled in silk. She and two others, who had likewise offended, were, as expressed in the court record, "presented at court." They were charged with "wearing silk contrary to law,", and two of them for "wearing it in a flaunting manner to the offense of sober people." Ruth was admonished by the court and her father was ordered to pay the clerk's fees and witnesses. Andrew Warner was worth L356, a large amount for this period, and one cannot but admire the spirit of Ruth Warner who thus asserted her inherent and inalienable right to adorn herself in such manner as she saw fit.
      The name of her husband has been variously reported as John or Daniel Pratt, ?Caley, or ?Kellogg. The Pratt is doubtless an error for her sister Hannah's marriage. The name of Caley does not appear among the early colonists. Of the early Kelloggs but one is recorded as having a wife Ruth. John Kellogg, son of Lieutenant Joseph Kellogg, bapt. in Farmington, Conn, Dec. 29, 1656, m. (1) in Hadley, Dec. 23, 1680, Sarah Moody, b. 1660, d. 1689, m. (2) Mary ?, who died after 1732. He died between 1723 and 1728. By this second marriage he had six children, born between 1693 and 1701, Ruth, Joanna, Esther, Abigail, John and James. [1]
    Gender Female 
    Death Aft 1732  [1
    Person ID I59278  Main Tree
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2018 

    Father Andrew WARNER,   b. Abt 1595, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1684, Hadley, Hampshire Co., Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
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    Mother Mary ?,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Marriage 05 Oct 1624  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F13308  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John KELLOGG,   c. 29 Dec 1656, Farmington, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1723 and 1728 (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1689 
    Children 
     1. Abigail KELLOGG,   b. 20 Sep 1697, Hadley, Hampshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1774 (Age 76 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F13375  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2018 

  • Sources 
    1. [S10016] Lucien C. Warner, The Descendants of Andrew Warner.

    2. [S02364] Lucius M. Boltwood, Genealogies of Hadley Families.