Barbara Heck

RUCKLE BARBARA (Heck) b. Bastian Ruckle and Margaret Embury had a daughter named Barbara (Heck) born in 1734. She married in 1760 Paul Heck and together they had seven children. Four of them survived until adulthood.

A biography typically includes the person who played an active role in the organization of important events or who made distinctive statements or comments that were recorded. Barbara Heck did not leave no written or personal notes. The evidence of the date of her wedding was a secondary issue. There is no primary source that can be used to reconstruct Barbara Heck's motives or the actions she took during her lifetime. However, she is a hero in the early history of Methodism in North America. In this case, the job of the biographer is to explain and account for the story and describe if possible the real individual who is hidden in the myth.

A report by the Methodist historian Abel Stevens wrote in 1866. Barbara Heck's humble name is now indisputablely top of the list of all women who have been a major contributor to the ecclesiastical world throughout New World history. This is because of the rise of Methodism in and around the United States. To understand the importance of her name it is essential to examine the lengthy history of the movement that she is and will continue to be linked. Barbara Heck's participation with the early days of Methodism was an incredibly fortunate coincidence. Her popularity is due to the fact that a very popular organization or group will celebrate their roots in order to maintain ties to the past and remain rooted.