Gooding, Ruth

1769 - 1859  (90 years)

• Name	Gooding, Ruth
  Birth	20 Feb 1769	Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Land	26 Jan 1838	Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA   [4, 5]
  	A complex transaction in which Jonathan and Ruth sold parts of lots 23 and 26 in Westfield for $1500 to their son Erastus. Erastus then returned the land to his parents with the promise to take care of them in their old age. If he kept his promise, he could use the land, but if he failed to keep his promise he would lose the land.
  Residence	1850	Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA
  	In 1850 Ruth was 82 years old and living with her sons Isaiah and Erastus.
  Death	20 Mar 1859	Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio   [2]
  	Melvin Jones incorrectly gave her death location as Dighton, Mass in Jones-Hathaway-Richards-Gooding.
  Burial	Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA
  	Row 13.
  Person ID	I147	Martin-Bloom
  Last Modified	20 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	Gooding, William,   b. 23 Aug 1736, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 2 Nov 1778 (Age 42 years)
  Mother	Walker, Bathsheba,   b. 29 Oct 1743   d. 22 Oct 1822 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	11 Sep 1760
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Simmons, Jonathan Sr.,   b. 31 Jan 1768, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 19 May 1845, Leroy, Medina, Ohio (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	5 Nov 1790	Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts   [3, 6, 7]
  	Type: Intention
  Children	1. Simmons, Ruth,   b. 24 Mar 1792, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 12 Apr 1875, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA (Age 83 years)   2. Simmons, Lucy,   b. 24 Jan 1794, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 7 May 1858, Goodings Grove, Will, Illinois (Age 64 years) + 3. Simmons, Jonathan Jr.,   b. 3 Mar 1796, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts d. 23 Apr 1863, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, USA (Age 67 years)   4. Simmons, Isaiah,   b. 23 Oct 1799, New York d. 23 May 1867 (Age 67 years)   5. Simmons, Simpson,   b. 24 Mar 1802   d. 10 Sep 1803 (Age 1 year)   6. Simmons, Sally,   b. 20 Aug 1803   d. 20 Feb 1887 (Age 83 years)   7. Simmons, Simpson,   b. 10 Oct 1805, Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA d. 25 Apr 1881 (Age 75 years) + 8. Simmons, Harriet,   b. 20 Dec 1807   d. 1 Nov 1877 (Age 69 years) + 9. Simmons, Elmina,   b. 16 Oct 1810   d. 13 Sep 1873 (Age 62 years) + 10. Simmons, Erastus,   b. 16 Sep 1814, Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA d. 12 Feb 1892, Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA (Age 77 years)
  Documents		Simmons Family Bible Transcription by Ruth Simmons Stebbins. The Bible was purchased by Jonathan Simmons Sr. and repaired by Eliza Daniels Simmons, wife of Erastus. It was published in 1829 and probably purchased after 1832, when Jonathan Sr. moved to Ohio. Thus, at least some of the records were not made contemporaneously with the events. The oldest persons recorded, Constant and Silence Simmons, lived in Bristol, New York at the same time as their grandchildren.
  Histories		The Simmons Family of Westfield Township, Medina Co.,Ohio by Ruth Simmons Stebbins Part 1 outlines the relocation of several Simmons family members to Ohio and their lives there. It also includes some information on the founding of the Ohio Farmers Insurance Co., in which members of the Simmons family played roles. Part 2 was originally a separate document, but it is appended here because it provides more information on the extended Simmons family in addition to details on Erastus Simmons descendants and family life. Ruth Stebbins sent part 1 to her cousin, Lottie Tanner Martin and Patricia Vanhoose donated part 2 to the Medina County Public Library. Download a PDF (50 KB) of this history. ______________________________
  Family ID	F55	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2019

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 20 Feb 1769 - Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Marriage - Type: Intention - 5 Nov 1790 - Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Land - A complex transaction in which Jonathan and Ruth sold parts of lots 23 and 26 in Westfield for $1500 to their son Erastus. Erastus then returned the land to his parents with the promise to take care of them in their old age. If he kept his promise, he could use the land, but if he failed to keep his promise he would lose the land. - 26 Jan 1838 - Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Residence - In 1850 Ruth was 82 years old and living with her sons Isaiah and Erastus. - 1850 - Westfield, Medina, Ohio, USA Death - 20 Mar 1859 - Friendsville, Westfield Twp, Medina, Ohio Burial - - Friendsville Cemetery, Westfield Center, Medina, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Simmons' Tin Trunk This is the tin trunk described by Ruth Simmons Stebbins (see the Simmons Family of Westfield, Medina County, Ohio under histories). Originally the property of Jonathan Simmons Sr., it is now in the possession of descendants of Jonathan's son Erastus. It contains many documents including Jonathan Simmons' appointment as Captain in the New York State Militia in 1804, and deeds to land in Bristol, Ontario, New York and in Medina County, Ohio.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Deed -- from Jonathan and Ruth Simmons to Erastus Simmons. Jonathan and Ruth sold parts of lots 23 and 26 to Erastus Simmons for $1500. In the next document Erastus deeded the land back to Jonathan and Ruth along with the promise to care for them for the rest of their lives. If he kept his promise the land was his to use, but if he failed to keep his promise he would forfeit the land. Signed 26 Jan 1838 and recorded by Medina County 26 Jun 1839 in Book Q pp 88 - 89. (Document from the Simmons' tin trunk.)
  		Deed (p. 1) -- from Erastus Simmons to Jonathan and Ruth Simmons The second step of the arrangement in which Erastus agreed to care for his parents for the rest of their lives. This page is the transfer of land from Erastus to Jonathan and Ruth at no cost. Signed 26 Jan 1838 and recorded Medina County 27 Jun 1839 in Book Q pp. 89 - 90. (Document from the Simmons' tin trunk.)
  		Deed (p. 2) -- from Erastus Simmons to Jonathan and Ruth Simmons On this page Erastus agreed to care for his parents for the rest of their lives. Signed 26 Jan 1838 and recorded Medina County 27 Jun 1839 in Book Q pp. 89 - 90. (Document from the Simmons' tin trunk.)
  		Simmons, Ruth Gooding 1850 US Census Westfield, Medina, Ohio In dwelling 509 were: Isaiah Simmons, 51 (on prev census page); Erastus Simmons, 37; Eliza [Daniels] Simmons, 22; Ruth Simmons, 82; John Murphy, 19; Phebe Smith, 35. In dwelling 511 were: Simpson Simmons, 43; Sally Simmons, 39; Lucretia Simmons, 17; Lydia Simmons, 13; Adoline Simmons, 8; and Joseph Horn, 23.
  		Simmons, Isaiah, 1850 US Census Westfield, Medina, Ohio The household was listed on two pages. Isaiah Simmons, 51, is at the bottom of this page. On the next page are Erastus Simmons, 37; Eliza Simmons, 22; Ruth Simmons, 82; John Murphy, 19; Phebe Smith, 35.

  
  

  Headstones

  Simmons, Ruth Gooding Gravestone Plot: Row 13

  
  

• Notes

  She was a descendant of Thomas Rogers of the Mayflower.

  
  

• Sources

  [S315] Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Dighton Births, Vol. 2A, p. 44 https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/14014/44/253549657. Ruth Gooding daughter of William Goodings and Bethshaba his wife was born February ye 20th 1769 [S9] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Mayflower ancestors of the Simmons, (unpublished, 1958). [S14] by Melvin E. Jones, Jones Hathaway Richards Gooding, (self published, 1934), p. 221. [S164] Deed, Recorded Medina County, Ohio 26 Jun 1839, Book Q, pp 88 - 89. [S164] Deed, Recorded Medina County, Ohio 27 Jun 1839, Book Q, pp 89 - 90. [S315] Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Dighton Marriage Intentions, Vol. 2A, p. 1a https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/14014/1a/253548029. November ye 5 1790 Jonathan Simmons & Ruth Gooding both of Dighton Entreed their Intention of Marriage [S24] Ruth Simmons Stebbins, Stebbins Papers, SimmonsHandwrittenNotes.pdf.