Jonathan Farnsworth/Ruth Shattuck - Groton, MA + her line from nobles

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 SHATTUCK, RUTH
The following information is from the Farnsworth Memor-
ial:
p. 4l7	Descendants of Jonathan Farnsworth through his
        wife, Ruth Shattuck may claim descent from
        British Royalty as follows:
	l. Edmund, Prince of England, m. Isabel, 
           Princess of Castile.
	2. Constance, Countess of GLOUCESTER, b. ca.
           l374 and had child by Edmund de Holand.
 	3. Eleanor de Holand b. ca. l405 m. James
	   Touchet.
	4. Constance Touchet b. ca. l443 m. Sir 
           Robert Whitney.
	5. James Whitney b. ca l465 m. Blanche Mil-
	   bourne.
	6. Robert Whitney b. ca l49l m. Margaret
           Wye.
        7. Sir Robert Whitney b. ca l5l7 m. Sybil
           Baskerville.
        8. Robert Whitney b. ca l543 m. Elizabeth
           Guillims.
        9. Thomas Whitney b. l563 m. Mary Bray
       l0. John Whitney b. l589 m. (1) Elinor
       ll. John Whitney b. l620 m. Ruth Reynolds
       l2. Ruth Whitney b.l645 m. John Shattuck
       l3. Ruth Shattuck b. l668 m. Jonathan Farnsworth.
p.4l5	Jonathan Farnsworth 6th son, l0th child of
        Matthias Farnsworth and Mary (Farr) Farnsworth
        of Groton, MA - Jonathan Farnsworth was b.
        June l, l675 m. l698 Ruth Shattuck b. June 24,
        l668.  He died l748.  They lived at Harvard,MA
        Their children:
	l. Ruth Farnsworth b. l699
        2. Jonathan Farnsworth Jr. b. l70l m. (l) l725
           Mary Burt, the mother of all his children.
           She d. l765 ae. 64  He m. (2) l767 Hannah
           Farwell.  He lived at Harvard MA d. l775.
	3. Ephraim Farnsworth b. l703 m. Deborah Beau-
           man.  They lived at Harvard MA. He d. l737
           He with brother Reuben in Capt. Lovell's
           famous expidition thru New Hampshire and 
           Maine against the Indians and in battle  
           with Indians Feb. 20, l724. Full account
           of which see N.E.H. & G. Reg., Vol 1, p.
           6l-70.
      	4. Reuben Farnsworth b. l705 m. l730 Mary
           Holden b. l706 Watertown, MA daug of Sam-
           uel Holden and wife, Susanna Holden.  He
           d. abt l755. His widow Mary m. (2) Thomas
           Barney.
	5. Phineas Farnsworth b. l707 m. Azubah Burt
           They lived at Harvard later set off as
           Shirley, MA  He d. l752 His wife, Azubah
           d. l8l2 ae l00 yrs  She m. (2) Matthias
           Farnsworth (see Matthias Farnsworth p.43
           b. l709 son of Ebenezer Farnsworth and
           his wife, Elizabeth WHITNEY of Groton MA
           His 1st wife was Abigail Shedd.
	6. Priscilla b. l709 m. l73l Samuel Randall
           of Stow, MA.
	7. Nathaniel Farnsworth b. l7ll m. Eunice
           Sawtell b. l720 daug of Ephraim Sawtell
           and Abigail Farnsworth Sawtell. (see John
           Farnsworth) Nathaniel d. l784  She d. l799
        8. John Farnsworth b. l7l4 d. l7l5
        9. Hannah Farnsworth b. l7l6 m. l737 Josiah
           Butterfield, son of Joseph Butterfield of
           Chelmsford, MA.  At Westford, MA, they had:
           l. Josiah Butterfield b. l738 soldier l758
              in Capt Lawrence's company of Nichol's
              Regiment.
           2. Simeon Butterfield. b. l740.
      l0.  Simeon Farnsworth b. l7l8 m. l744 Martha Hall
           She d. l754 ae. 34  He m. (2) Lucy Atherton
           She d. l823 ae 88 yrs.  He d. l805 at Wash-
           ington N.H. 
      ll.  Susanna Farnsworth b. l720 m. l752 Ebenezer
           Houghton.
      l2.  Elias Farnsworth b. l723.
      l3.  John Farnsworth b. l725 m. l746 Sarah Davis.
           b. l723, daug. of Ebenezer Davis.  He d. l756
      l4.  Silas Farnsworth b. l727 at Groton MA m. l754
           at Billerica MA Elizabeth (Shedd) Bowers.
           b. l726 at Billerica. d. l758 at Harvard MA
           daug of John Shedd and Elizabeth (Farley)
           She was the widow of Jerethmeel Bowers. He
           m. (2) l760 Lydia Potts.  They moved to NH   
           prob. at Swanzey or Gilsum.