Barbara Heck

BARBARA HICK (Baby) RUCKLE was born in 1734, Ballingrane. She is the daughter of Margaret Embury and Bastian Ruckle. Bastian Ruckle (Sebastian), and Margaret Embury, daughter of Bastian Ruckle (Republic of Ireland) and married Paul Heck (1760) in Ireland. The couple had seven children, of which four were born.

In normal circumstances, the individual who is being profiled may have been a major part of a major moment or had a special statement or proposal that was recorded. Barbara Heck left neither letters or statements. In reality, the primary evidence that we have regarding issues like the date of Barbara Heck's wedding comes from second-hand sources. There are no surviving primary sources from which one can reconstruct her motives and her actions over the span of her time. It is believed that she was a hero throughout the history of Methodism. The biographer has to define the myth, define it and also describe the person that is portrayed in the story.

The Methodist historian Abel Stevens wrote in 1866. The development of Methodism within the United States has now indisputably placed the humble name of Barbara Heck first on the list of women who have been included in the history of the church in the New World. The importance of her story is primarily due to the creation of her gorgeous name from the historical background of the great cause with whom her name is associated more so than from the events of her personal life. Barbara Heck was involved fortuitously in the inception of Methodism in The United States and Canada and her fame stems from the inherent tendency of an extremely popular movement or institution to praise the beginnings of its existence to strengthen its sense of heritage and be a part of its past.