James Ruffin was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and was a trustee for the Pamunkey Indians. He served as a Captain of Cavalry in Major Thomas Nelson's Virginia Light Dragoons during the Revolutionary War. Following his father's death in 1777, he inherited the family lands and home at Sweet Hall, which had grown in size to several thousand acres. He married Mary "Molly" Roane, daughter of John and Susannah Jones Roane, on March 16, 1782. They became parents to seven children, three of whom ended up "moving west" to Tennessee and Mississippi following their parents' deaths: James, Lucy, and William Ruffin.
The exact location of James and Molly Roane Ruffin's graves are unknown, but it is believed by most researchers that they are located somewhere in the vicinity of Sweet Hall in King William County, Virginia.
James Ruffin was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses and was a trustee for the Pamunkey Indians. He served as a Captain of Cavalry in Major Thomas Nelson's Virginia Light Dragoons during the Revolutionary War. Following his father's death in 1777, he inherited the family lands and home at Sweet Hall, which had grown in size to several thousand acres. He married Mary "Molly" Roane, daughter of John and Susannah Jones Roane, on March 16, 1782. They became parents to seven children, three of whom ended up "moving west" to Tennessee and Mississippi following their parents' deaths: James, Lucy, and William Ruffin.
The exact location of James and Molly Roane Ruffin's graves are unknown, but it is believed by most researchers that they are located somewhere in the vicinity of Sweet Hall in King William County, Virginia.
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