Barbara Heck

RUCKLE BARBARA (Heck) b. Bastian Ruckle (Sebastian) as well Margaret Embury, daughter of Bastian Ruckle (Republic of Ireland) married Paul Heck (1760 in Ireland). They had seven kids, and four lived to adulthood.

The person who is the subject of the biography usually a person who has played significant roles in a number of events that have had lasting effects on society or has made innovative ideas or proposals that are recorded in a certain manner. Barbara Heck however left no documents or correspondence, so any evidence of such in relation to when she got married is merely secondary. For the vast majority of her adult life, there are no evidence from the primary sources which can be used to determine the motives or actions of her. Despite this, she became a legendary figure during the early days of Methodism. The biographer's task is to define and justify the myth and, if it is possible, to identify the real person enshrined in it.

Abel Stevens, Methodist historian of 1866. Barbara Heck has taken the top spot in the New World's ecclesiastical list because of the growth of Methodism. Her accomplishments are based more on the importance of the cause that she is associated with than her personal life. Barbara Heck had a fortuitous role in the establishment of Methodism in Methodism in the United States of America and Canada. Her reputation stems from the fundamental characteristic that any successful organization or group must emphasize the cause of its movements in order to strengthen the sense of tradition.