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An American Family History

Jemima Stanhope Rutter
 
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists."
― Franklin D. Roosevelt
  
 

Various spellings of Stanhope
Stanape, Stanup, Standhope, Stanhop, Stanop, and Stannup

  
Europeans who made the voyage to America faced a difficult journey of several months.
Early European settlers in the American colonies were mostly farmers and craftsmen. They had to work hard to provide daily neccesities for themselves.

Jemima Stanhope Rutter was born on June 24, 1665 in Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Her parents were Ensign Jonathan Stanhope, Sr. and Susannah Ayres.

She married Thomas Rutter on October 15, 1689. Thomas was born on April 5, 1650 in Sudbury. He was the son of John Rutter and Elizabeth Plympton.

Jemima and Thomas' children included:
Joseph Rutter (1690, died young)
Elizabeth Rutter (1690, died young),
Mary Rutter (1693),
Jemima Rutter (695, died young),
Anna Rutter (1698, died young),
Sarah Rutter (1701) and
Joseph Rutter ( 1703).

Thomas died after 1703. Jemima died on September 28, 1748.
MaryRolandson
Mary White Rowlandson,Talcot
was captured by Native Americans
during King Philip's War (1675-1676).
Children of
Ensign Jonathan Stanhope
and Susannah Ayer
  • Hannah Stanhope Jennings
  • Jonathan Stanhope, Jr.
  • Sarah Stanhope
  • Joseph Stanhope
  • Jemima Stanhope Rutter
  • Mary Stanhope
  • Rebecca Stanhope Hemenway
    • Old Style Calendar
    Before 1752 the year began on Lady Day, March 25th,. Dates between January 1st and March 24th were at the end of the year. Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) are used to indicate whether the year has been adjusted. Often both dates are used.

    Middlesex County, Massachusetts was created on May 10, 1643. The county originally included Charlestown, Cambridge, Watertown, Sudbury, Concord, Woburn, Medford, Wayland, and Reading.
    It was common for bequests to include wearing apparel.
     

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