When Ruth Sheffield was born about 1734, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Ichabod Sheffield III, was 23 and her mother, Sheffield, was 23. She married Ben Greenman Sr. on 23 January 1755, in South Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons.
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English: habitational name principally from Sheffield (Yorkshire), but perhaps also from Sheffield Bottom in Burghfield (Berkshire), or Sheffield Park in Fletching (Sussex). The Yorkshire place takes its name from the river Sheaf, itself from Old English scēath ‘boundary’, + Old English feld ‘open country’, while the Berkshire placename derives from Old English scēo ‘shelter’ + feld. The Sussex placename comes from Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + feld.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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