According to the History of Washington County, Pennsylvania pg 86:

Baltas Ruple was a Pennsylvanian by birth, born on his father's farm in Rising Sun, a tract now included within the limits of the city of Philadelphia. During the period of the Revolution he served the Patriot army in the commisary department. He died in 1795, a year after moving to Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The family connection going back is Phillips<Monks<Allison<Acheson<Ruple

Jesse Goodrich was born 28 Oct 1759 in Windsor, Hartford Connecticut and married Dinah Bishop 16 Jan 1782 in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts.

According to volume 6 page 591 of Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols.

Goodrich, Jesse. Private, Capt. William Douglas's co., Col. Benjamin Simons's detachment of Berkshire Co. militia; enlisted Dec 16, 1776; service to March 22, 1777, 96 days; detachment marched to Ticonderoca; also, same co. and detachment; muster roll dated Ticonderoga, Feb. 23, 1777; enlistment to expire March 15, 1777.

He later moved to Washington County, Pennsylvania and died in Knox County, Ohio.

The family connection going back is Phillips<Monks<Allison<Acheson<Ruple<Goodrich

From the Phillips line is the immigrant John Christopher Shockey born with the name of Johann Christoffel Schacke. He left Germany about 1737 and went to Amsterdam, Holland where he boarded the ship SNOW MOLLY and sailed for the United States and landed in Philadelphia Pennsylvania on 10 Sept 1737. He lived in Milford Township, PA from 1738 until 1753, Mannheim Township, PA 1754-1762, Cumberland Co. PA 1763-1765, Frederick Co. MD 1766-1774 and Mt. Pleasant, Westmoreland Co. PA 1775-1796 where he died.

William Munks, (1762-1841), enlisted 1777 under Capt. James Poe to assist in building Billing's Fort; was at the battle of Brandywine. He assisted in building Potter's Fort to protect the frontier and remained there one year. In 1781 he enlisted in the Northumberland County Rangers under Capt. Thomas Robinson and erected a fort at Bosley's Mill to prevent the Indians coming down the north branch of the Sus- quehanna. He was born in Dublin, Ireland; settled in Philadelphia 1773, then moved1 to Northumberland County. In 1832 he was granted a pension for six months actual service as private Pennsylvania troops.

Lineage book
By Daughters of the American Revolution
Published 1912
Item notes: v. 35