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From: Cindy Owens <>
Subject: Re: Sackett/Ruggles
Date: Thu, 05 Jun 1997 13:58:57 -0400


That IS interesting. I'm going to forward the note to my brother, his wife
is the Ruggles descendant. Maybe he knows the story behind the town.
thanks of the info, it will make an interesting note. Cindy

At 12:47 PM 6/5/97 -0400, wrote:
>Cindy, I came across the following information. It doesn't contain any
>people by the name Ruggles, but I find it most interesting that there is a
>area named Ruggles that Sacketts went to. Is this coincidence??? Ruggles
>Township is in Ashland Co northwest of Ashland, OH
>
>"Harold M. Potter, Sr. was a native of Ruggles, OH, second son of Robert and
>Julia (Sackett) Potter. The Sackett family first came to America in 1631
>when the ship Lyons carried Simon and Abigail Sackett to Nantasket Roads in
>Boston Town, arriving Feb. 5, 1631. Simon remained in Mass. and was founder
>of the Mass, Long Island and NY branches of the family, which eventually
>spread to Connecticut, then the Western Reserve of Ohio in Tallmadge and
>Ruggles.
>
>Justice Sackett, Mary's distant grandfather, was commissioned captain of the
>Second Train Band of the town of Kent, CT and participated in several short
>campaigns during the Revolutionary War. "
>
>History of Ashtabula Co, OH 1985 p. 436 (article on Mary (Potter) Nye)
>
>
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