Ruth Mary Briscoe b. 9 Nov 1709 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States d. 1 Apr 1778 Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States

1709 - 1778 (68 years)

Name	Ruth Mary Briscoe
Born	9 Nov 1709	Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Gender	Female
Died	1 Apr 1778	Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States
Buried	Joseph Brewster Cemetery, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States
Person ID	I15482	Molloy-Remde Family Tree Aug 23
Last Modified	5 Jun 2022

Father	Samuel Briscoe, b. of Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Mother	Ruth Smith, b. of Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Family ID	F7135	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Joseph Brewster, Esquire, b. 9 Aug 1709, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States , d. 11 Jan 1760, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 50 years)

Married Apr 1734 , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States

Children

	1. Ruth Brewster, b. 1734, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States , d. , Orange, New York, United States
	2. Mary Brewster, b. 1735, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States , d. 1787 (Age 52 years)
	3. Lieutenant Joseph Brewster, b. 10 Feb 1735, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States , d. 17 Mar 1818, Setauket, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 83 years)
	4. Asnath Brewster, b. 1739, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States , d. 1761 (Age 22 years)
	5. Deborah Brewster, b. 30 Aug 1741, Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York, United States , d. 2 Jan 1832, Selden, Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 90 years)
	6. Sarah Brewster, b. 27 Sep 1746, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States , d. 4 Jan 1784, , Suffolk, New York, United States (Age 37 years)

Last Modified 7 Sep 2023

Family ID F5722 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Notes

surname also spelled Biscoe?

Died at age 69

Ruth Briscoe was the first and only child of Samuel Briscoe and Ruth Smith. Her mother apparently died from complications from childbirth.
Her father a few years later married Abigail Platt who helped in raising her and her half-siblings.

Inscription
In Memory of
Mrs Ruth wife of
Joseph Brewster
(Esq who de)part(ed)
thi(s Life) Apr
AD 1 7 7 8 :
in the 69th year
of her Age.