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Subject: Re: [LDR] RUARK of Maryland, Early Generations
Date: Sun, 03 Oct 1999 09:56:18 -0400

Hi Gene,

Don't think I can help you about your specifics on Ruarks, because it is not
a collateral surname to my Warrington and Elzey family lines. However, I do
have a few Ruark notes from my years of research which may be of some help.
They follow: Chuck

Somerset County, Md. Tax lists.
Bryan Ruark 1730-1731
Edward 1738-1739
James 1734-1740
John 1731-1740
William 1730-1731

Somerset County Tax List 1723
John Ruark - 6 in household

Thomas Ruark s/o Henry & Rosanna Ruark 11 June 1799
Hicks Ruark, Comfort Ruark Sept. 26, 1798
Horatio Ruark m. Elizabeth Mace Jan. 30, 1791
James Ruark m. Patty Traverse 10 Nov. 1791
John Ruark in Somerset Co. Militia under Capt. Joshua Sturgis (Box 1 Folder
21 - Colonial Wars

Mary driskill b. 7 Aug. 1723, d/o Moses Driskill 1689-1735 & Katherine
Elgate, married John Ruark.

Moses Driskill s/o Dennis and Hannah Driskill.

Siblings of Mary Driskill
Rachel Feb. 20, 1718
William Nov. 26, 1719
Ann Feb. 28, 1720
Comfort 5 Nov. 1726
Moses 26 Nov. 1729
Elgate 10 Dec. 1736

Sources:
_A Somerset Sampler_ Pauline Manning Batchelder
_ Tax Lists of Somerset Co. Md. 1730-1740_ J. Elliott Russo
_Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records_ F. Edward Wright.



At 09:41 AM 10/02/1999 -0400, you wrote:
>Hi, I've just made the breakthrough of a crucial connection on my husband's
>ROOKS line, which turns out to originate with the RUARK family of Worcester
>Co., Maryland. I'll give a thumbnail below from the latest going back, and
>would appreciate any dates, primary sources, or corrections to what I am
>gathering here.
>In Georgia: Dennis ROOKS/RUARK, born 1779 in Maryland, in Warren Co. GA
>by 1804 when he married Eley STANFORD. Known children Joel, John? Wm.
>Jack, Green Berry, Epsey, Amanda, Mary Ann, Elizabeth, Nellie?, and several
>others, at least three more sons. I have info to share here.
>In Maryland: Dennis is son of John RUARK and ?, in 1800 Maryland Worcester
>Co. Census under John's household. Siblings are Isaac, John, Johnson,
>Seth, and Priscilla. Who is John's wife, dates, etc.?
>
>John is son of Ezekiel RUARK b. 1737 and I believe Rachel ESHAM, daughter
>of Solomon. Can anyone confirm this? Ezekiel's family consisted of
>Daniel, William, JOHN, Elget, Ezekiel, Jr., Joseph, Jordan, Severon,
>Belitha, and Elijah. At least eight of them are still in the 1800 Maryland
>Worcester Co., census. I have the census breakdown for them.
>
>Ezekiel is said to be a son of John and Mary DRISKELL RUARK, Mary dtr. of
>Moses. need dates and confirmation. Others in family are James, Levin,
>John, Sarah, Sophie?, Shadrack?
>
>Here it gets fuzzy. I've seen both a James RUARK as the emigrant, married
>to Elizabeth LONGO, and also a James married to an Elizabeth DAVIS. There
>may be a generation slip here, and I don't have dates or primary sources to
>pin things down. Can anyone help me here? Where can I find documentation
>on these earlier generations leading up to Ezekiel? Thank you for
>helping.
>Gene Rooks in Gotha
>Always seeking ROOKS & BALLENTINE
>
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