Barbara Heck

BARBARA RUCKLE (Heck). Bastian Ruckle, son of Margaret Embury and Bastian Ruckle was born in Ballingrane in 1734. She married Paul Heck 1760 in Ireland. The couple had seven children who survived to the age of 4.

The subject of the investigation has either been an important part of a major incident or presented a distinctive proposition or statement that has been documented. Barbara Heck however left no documents or correspondence, so any evidence of such as the date of her marriage is merely secondary. There is no primary source that could be used to trace Barbara Heck's motives, or her actions during most of her time. Yet, she's considered a hero by the story of Methodism. The biographer must define the myth, explain the meaning and then describe the person who is enshrined within.

Abel Stevens a Methodist Historian wrote about this event in 1866. Barbara Heck has taken the top spot in the New World's ecclesiastical lists in the wake of Methodism. Her record is based more on the weight of the cause she was connected to than the personal lives. Barbara Heck's involvement with the early days of Methodism was a synchronicity that happened to be a lucky one. Her popularity is due to her involvement in a successful organization or movement will celebrate their roots in order to keep ties to the past and be rooted to it.