COCKBURN-HOOD
Here are the standard materials from Cockburn-Hood
on the Rutherford line which were absorbed into the William and Anna Rutherford
books, "Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family". There are many
things lacking in this pedigree, I only use it as a starting point. There is
much better genealogy following the Edgerston line.
The Rutherford Family in Scotland
Generation 1
1) Robertus Dominus [Lord Robert] de Rodyrforde
born before 1140 in Roxburgh, Scotland
children:
i. Gregory de Rothirforde
born in Roxburgh, Scotland
ii. Nichol de Rodyrforde
Robertus dominus de Rodyrforde was a witness to a royal charter in 1140 granted
by King David I of Scotland to Gervasius de Rydel in 1140, an act which
indicated an established position at that time. He was among the first of
the Rutherford family, a house of no small antiquity in the south of Scotland,
to appear in the official court records. His title included the Latin word
dominus, which indicated he was the lord of a manor, and the French preposition
de, meaning of, which was used in conjunction with proper names. It is
interesting to note, the third syllable was spelled “ford” with the French
ending of “e.”
Generation 2
2) Gregory de Rothirforde
born in Roxburgh, Scotland
children:
i. Baron Hugo de Rodirforde,
born abt 1180 - 1190
ii. Richard Rothirforde
Gregory de Rothirforde witnessed two charters of Roger Burnard to thirteen acres
of the lands of Fairnington to the monastery of Melrose, during the reign of
King William the Lion. Other charters were witnessed by him in the reign of King
Alexander II.
[The Scots Peerage, vol. 7, 1910, page 364]
Generation 3
3) Baron Hugo de Rodirforde
born abt 1180 - 1190 in Roxburgh, Scotland
children:
Sir Nichol I de Rothirforde
born in Roxburgh, Scotland
Hugo de Rodirforde, a Scottish baron, witnessed a grant of Philip de Valoniis of
the lands of Terpenhow in Northumberland to Robert de Stutteville in 1215 during
the first year of the reign of King Alexander II. Hugo de Rodirforde and Richard
de Rodirforde witnessed a charter of Richard Burnard of Fairnington to the abbey
and convent of Melrose in 1252, during the reign of King Alexander III. Neighbor
Roger Burnard was established in the lands of Fairnington in the 13th century
and made two grants to the monks of Melrose in his lifetime. Patrick Burnard
also held lands near Gordon in Berwickshire about 1250. Down to the middle of
the 14th century the family owned Fairnington in the county of Roxburgh and
continued to figure prominently among the benefactors of Melrose Abbey and in
1296 William de Fairnington of Roxburgh paid homage to Edward I.
[The Annals of a Border Club, 1903, page 383]
[The Rutherfurds of that ilk and their Cadets, 1884, [T], page 5]
Generation 4
4) Sir Nichol de Rothirforde I
born in Roxburgh, Scotland
children:
i. Sir Nichol de Rothirforde II
born abt 1226 at the Ilk, Roxburgh, Scotland
married: abt 1259 Roxburgh, Scotland
wife: Marjorie de Lamington
ii. Margarette de Rothirforde
iii. Aymer de Rothirforde
Sir Nichol de Rothirforde I was granted a charter of the lands of Capehope in
1261 when Alexander III was King. He also was a witness to several donations to
the church of St. Mary of Melrose Abbey and to the monastery of Kelso.
In 1270 and 1272 he was designated as “Nicholaus de Rutherfoord, miles".
This title indicated the family had attained an influential position in Roxburgh
County, Scotland. Without a doubt, Sir Nichol was one of the gallant company at
Jedburgh in 1283 when the marriage of King Alexander was solemnized.
Sir Nichol Rothirforde’s daughter, Margarette de Rothirforde del Counte de
Berwyk, was a personage of such consequence that she was also compelled to sign
the Deed of Submission, popularly known as the “Ragman Roll”, swearing
fealty to Edward I of England at Berwick on Tweed on August 28th, 1296.
Generation 5
5) Sir Nichol de Rothirforde II
born in Roxburgh, Scotland
wife: Marjorie de Lamington
married after 1274 Roxburgh, Scotland
Marjorie de Lamington was of the house of Lamington which was connected by
marriage to Sir William Wallace. Legend has it that the wife of Sir William
Baliol was the illlegitimate daughter of Sir William Wallace and Marion
Braidfute of Lamington. Marion Braidfute was the 18 year old heiress of Hugh
Braidfute of Lamington. They were never married. Marion was murdered shortly
after the birth of their daughter. The son of Sir William Baliol was said to be
Sir William Baillie of Hoprig who, according to many historians, was the first
Baillie whose name appears in known records. He was knighted in 1357 and
received a royal charter to the Barony of Lamington.
Sir Nichol de Rothirforde II was a friend of Sir William Wallace, and married a
near relative of Marion Braidfute, Wallace’s wife.
After Edward I had over-run Scotland, Sir Nichol and his brother Aymer de
Rothirforde del Counte de Robesburg, signed the “Ragman Roll,” swearing
fealty to the King of England at Berwick on Tweed on August 28th, 1296. A
promise thus extorted by force was not considered binding and Sir Nichol was one
of the first Scottish barons who joined Sir William Wallace in fighting for the
independence of Scotland.
It is believed that Sir Nichol was also connected with Wallace through the
Hallidays. Thomas Halliday was a nephew of Wallace, and a friend of Rothirforde.
Previous to the Battle of Biggar, as narrated by Harry the Minstrel, Halliday
brought his uncle a welcome contingent of three hundred "wee armed
warriors" from Annandale, led by “twa gud sonnis, Wallas and Rudyrfurd.”
Among the chiefs who remained faithful to Wallace was "gud Rudyrfurd,
chyftaynlik” with a lordly air, who with sixty followers held his ground
against the English in Ettrick Forest.
Sir Nichol de Rothirforde held considerable land located in several different
counties. His land of Doddington Mill in Northumberland were seized by the
English King in 1296 as Sir Nichol was declared a rebel.
children:
i. Sir Robert de Ruthirfurde II
wife: Joan De [Heton] Heaton
born Chillingham, Northumberland
[dates are problematic - perhaps a missing generation]
daughter of Sir Henry de Heaton and Isabel de Monboucher
married Chillingham, Northumberland
[Peerage of Scotland, 1764, page 597]
Generation 6
6) Sir Robert de Ruthirfurde
born Chillingham, Northumberland, England
wife: Joan de [Heton] Heaton
born Chillingham, Northumberland, England
daughter of Sir Henry de Heaton
parents Henry De [Heton] Heaton and Isabel de Monboucher
married Chillingham, Northumberland, England
children:
i. Sir Richard de Rutherfurde
born in Roxburgh, Scotland
ii. Malcolm Ruthirfurde
Sir Malcolm was given the keepership of Edgerston during the reign of David II
for his good service and that of his father. He, along with the Douglases at
Hermitage and other pele castles along the Middle March, formed Scotland's first
line of defense against an English invasion.
Sir Robert de Ruthirfurde, patriot and friend of Robert Bruce, fought valiantly
against the English for the independence of Scotland.
Generation 7
7) Sir Richard de Ruthirfurde
born in Roxburgh, Scotland
children:
i. William de Ruthirfurde
born abt 1300 in Scotland
Sir Richard de Ruthirfurde, designed Ricardus dominus de Rutherfoord witnessed a
charter to the abbacy of Coupar in 1328, and a donation of William de Felton to
the monastery of Dryburgh in 1338.
[Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol 2, 1813, page 461]
Generation 8
8) William de Ruthirfurde
born in Roxburgh, Scotland
William de Ruthirfurde was designed “Willielmus de Rutherfoord dominus ejufd”
in his donation to the monastery of Kelso in 1354. William forfeited part of his
lands as appears from a charter of King David II granting to John de Allintum
all the lands which belonged to Sir Richard de Ruthirfurde in the barony of
Craufurd Lyndesay, April 12, 1357.
children:
i. Sir Richard de Rutherfurde
born abt 1345
died after abt 1424/25
wife: Jean Douglas
Generation 9
9) Sir Richard de Rutherfurde
born abt 1345
died abt 1424/25
father: William de Rutherfurde
wife: Jean Douglas
born abt 1344
died 1400
father: Archibald Douglas 3rd Earl of Douglas
mother: Joanna Murray of Bothwell
Sir Alexander Home married Marion Lauder daughter of John Lauder, granddaughter
of Sir Robert de Lauder. Along with her sisters; Mariota, Beatrice and Christian
each of the 4 [and their husbands] received 1/4th of the Crailing, Hownam and
Swinside estates. On December 11, 1436 Lord James Rutherford and Lord Alexander
Home held sasine at Linlinthgow. Swinside remained a Rutherford holding because
Lord James Rutherford married one of the other Lauder sisters; Christian.
["Historical Manuscripts Commission", 12th report, App VII, 78-79,
109, 120-121]
Sir Richard Rutherfurd of that Ilk and his wife Jean Douglas had a son, James
Rutherfurd of that ilk, who died in battle before 15th July 1455. He married
Christian Lauder daughter of John Lauder of the Bass family and Katherine
Landells of Swynset [Swinsyde]. They had a son, James Rutherfurd II of that ilk
and of Edgerston, born about 1424 and died in 1498. He married Lady Margaret
Erskine.
children:
i. Robert Rutherford of Chatto
born at Chatto
ii. Nichol Rutherford
born Roxburgh, Scotland
died Roxburgh, Scotland
iii. James Rutherford I
died in battle before 15th July 1455 in Roxburgh, Scotland
wife: Christian Lauder
children:
a. James Rutherfurd II of that Ilk, and of Edgerston
born abt 1424 died in 1498
marriedLady Margaret Erskine
children:
a i. Thomas Rutherfurd of Edgerston
a ii. Christian Rutherfurd
married Sir Robert Ker of Caverton, d. by 6 Nov 1500,
m. 1484 (contract)
1st husband: Sir Andrew Ker
2nd husband: George Ker of Fawdonside, d. by 1553/4
a iii. Janet Rutherfurd of Edgerston
married George Rutherford of Chatto [see generation #11]
note: this is the line of Janet Rutherfurd of Castlewood [descendent of the
Edgerston Rutherfurds] and Adam Rutherford of Hall [descendent of George
Rutherford of Chatto]
b. Alan Rutherford
iv. William Rutherford
died abt. 1436 Roxburgh, Scotland
Sir Richard de Ruthirfurde of that ilk, in possession of all the estates and
dignities of the family, was a person of great interest and activity on the
Borders around 1390, and was a mighty favorite of King Robert III of Scotland.
He was appointed one of the ambassadors extraordinary to the Court of England in
1398, and managed negotiations with dexterity and prudence.
[A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and
Ireland, Vol. 2, 1882, P. 1694 ]
Sir Richard, as one of the principal persons on the Borders, was bound as Warden
of the Marches, and with his five sons performed signal service for Scotland in
repelling the insurrections on the Borders through 1400. He and his sons were
eventually taken prisoners, along with Sir John Turnbull, called “out with the
sword,” and were deemed men of such mark that Henry IV, King of England,
issued an order October 30, 1400 to the Earl of Northumberland to keep in safe
custody Richard de Ruthirfurde, knight, and his five sons, lately taken in war.
They were not to be ransomed or set free under pain of highest forfeiture.
[Douglas’s Peerage of Scotland, Vol.. 2, 1813, p. 461]
Sir Richard de Ruthirfurde was the progenitor or direct ancestor of the
Rutherfurds of Chatto, Edgerston, Hunthill, Hundalee, Fairnington and Fairnilee.
["Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family" by William and Anna
Rutherford - 1969 edition]
Generation 10
10) Robert Ruthirfurde of Chatto
born abt 1380 at Chatto
died 1428
father: Sir Richard de Ruthirfurde
mother: Jean Douglas de Ruthirfurde
Chatto was given to Sir Robert Ruthirfurde of Chatto by his near kin, Sir
Archibald Douglas. According to the Peerage of Scotland Sir Robert's father was
the son of Sir Richard Rutherford and Jean Douglas, daughter of Sir Archibald.
Sir Robert Ruthirfurde of Chatto, is a colorful part of the lore of the Scottish
Borders. Border raids were of common occurrence and one of the most memorable
was at Lammas in 1388, which ended in the Battle of Otterburn. James, Earl of
Douglas [Jean Douglas de Rutherfurde's grandfather], had collected four or five
thousand men in Jed Forest not far from Edgerston, and had entered England by
the pass at the east end of the Carter, the place which the “fortlet” at
Edgerston had been erected to guard. After a successful raid which extended
beyond Newcastle, the Scottish invaders were returning carelessly homeward when
they were overtaken by the English at Otterburn and Douglas according to
Douglas’s Peerage of Scotland was killed. Robert Ruthirfurde of Chatto
contributed to the victory gained by his countrymen, and bore afterwards the
designation of “Robin with the Tod’s Tail,” a sobriquet honorably gained
by him on the memorable morning, August 5, 1388. In the early dawn, he led a
band of trusty followers round back of a hill with, for want of a better
standard, the tail of a fox fixed on the end of his lance. Falling upon the
flank of the English, he aided materially in gaining the victory at Otterburn.
[Douglas's Peerage of Scotland, Vol 2, 1813, page 461]
[The Rutherfurds of that ilk and their Cadets, 1884, [T], page 26]
Edgerston is an estate with a quoad sacra parish church in the detached part of
the parish of Jedburgh, 7 1/2 miles south-south-east of the town of Jedburgh,
Roxburghshire. Here also, in old times, was a Border castle."
[Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, edited by John Marius Wilson, 1868]
children:
i. John Rutherford
born abt. 1352
died 1423
ii. Nichol Rutherford
born abt 1354
died 1433
iii. George Rutherford of Chatto I
died 6 Feb 1428/29
wife Janet Rutherfurd of Edgerston [see above]
Generation 11
11) George Rutherfurd of Chatto
born abt 1390 in Scotland
died before 2/6/1429-30
wife: Janet [Jonet] Rutherfurd
born abt.1417 at Colylaw and Bournhouse, East Lothian, Scotland
George Rutherfurd was a witness to a charter by Archibald, fourth Earl of
Douglas, to David Hume of the lands of Wedderburn in 1413. He received the lands
of Nether Chatto, South Scharplaw, Eddyllcluch and Hangandschaw in 1424 from the
Earl of Douglas, the lands having been forfeited by Thomas Chatto.
children:
i. George (of Langnewton) Rutherford
born abt 1420
died: February 16, 1498-1499
wife: Catherine Lyle
born: 1440
died abt 1498
ii. Robert Rutherford
born abt 1414-1440 at Chatto
wife: Margaret Glendonwyn
married in Roxburgh, Scotland
daughter of Sir Simon Glendonwyn of that ilk
born abt 1424
iii. Walter Rutherford
iv. Adam Rutherford
born abt 1441 at Chatto
Master or prior of fraternity of Anchorities in Over Ancrum.
v. Catherine Rutherford
born abt 1437/1442 at Chatto
husband: William Cockburn
married abt 1458 at Chatto
vi. Helen Rutherford
husband: Thomas de Borthwick
married abt 1460/62 at Chatto
or at: Colylaw and Bournhouse, East Lothian, Scotland
son of: William de Borthwick
born abt 1407 at Borthwick Castle, Midlothian, Scot
died: abt 1483
grandfather William de Borthwick
The Borthwick name is of territorial Celtic origin and is held by a prominent
Border family, it seemslikely to have been assumed from lands on Borthwick Water
in Roxburghshire. The family is one of the most ancient in Scotland and some
recent research suggests that they may have come to Britain with Caesar's
legions. It is traditionally asserted that the progenitor of this noble house
was Andreas, who accompanied the Saxon Edgar the Aetheling and his sister,
Margaret, later queen and saint, to Scotland in 1067, another rescued his
Scottish host from the Saracens and recaptured the heart of Robert the Bruce.
Borthwick Water lies between Selkirk and Roxburgh, and between 1357 and 1367
Thomas de Borthwick received a grant of lands near Lauder in Berwickshire. In
1420 Sir William Borthwick was Captain of Edinburgh Castle. His son William was
made Lord Borthwick in about 1450. William, 4th Lord Borthwick, was killed in
the Battle of Flodden in 1513, after which his son, William (d.1543), took
responsibility of the young King James V in Stirling Castle. After the death of
John (d.1675), 10th Lord Borthwick the title passed through numerous branches of
the family, being officially confirmed by the Lyon Court in 1986 on John Henry
Stuart Borthwick (b.1905) as 23rd Lord Borthwick.
Generation 12
12) George Rutherfurd of Langnewton
born abt 1420
d. before 2/16/1499
wife: Catherine Lyle
daughter of Lord Robert Lyle and Lady Margaret Gray
born: 1440
died abt 1498
children:
i. Patrick Rutherford
born: 1490 in Scotland
died: about 1565
wife: Elizabeth de Halswicle
died abt 1565
ii. Margaret Rutherford
iii. Thomas Rutherford
iv. Katherine Rutherford
husband: John Grymslaw
v. Helen Rutherford
husband: Andrew Kerr
vi. Christian Rutherford
b. b. abt 1474 Langnewton, Roxburgh, Scotland
vii. Adam Rutherford
born abt 1448/1468 Nisbet Roxburgh Scotland
or Langnewton Roxburgh Scotland
George Rutherfurd of Langnewton was forfeited of his lands of Sandystanys given
to Patrick, Lord Bothwell, February 16, 1499. His wife, Catherine Lyle, had
life-rent of a portion of the lands by deed under the King's signet November 8,
1498.
The earliest dates in the Fairnington charters appear to relate to the history
of Langnewton, not to Fairnington. They show that in 1497 George Rutherfurd, who
held Langnewton and other lands of Robert Douglas of Lochleven by charters of
September 20, 1497, granted the same to his nephew Walter Rutherford all to be
holden blench of the said Lochleven. In 1544 William Rutherford, heir and
successor of Walter Rutherfurd, founded on these charters to show that his
ancestor was infeft in Langnewton in 1497. The district of Langnewton is
presently annexed to the parish of Ancrum.
The barony of Fairnington was possessed by a family named Burnard in the twelfth
century. In 1200 the monks of Melrose obtained from Richard Burnard thirteen
acres and a rood of his lands of Fairnington. Fairnington remained in the name
of Rutherford for more than four centuries with the exception of a few months.
This was a long descent in one name, considering the vicissitudes so frequent in
the history of Border houses.
["Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family" by William and Anna
Rutherford - 1969 edition]
"The ancient parish of Roxburgh was more extensive than the modern parish;
and it took its name from an ancient burgh, now called Old Roxburgh, in
connection with which was an ancient famous castle; but the parts of the ancient
parish on which the burgh and the castle stood, are now united to Kelso. A
chapel, subordinate to the mother church of Old Roxburgh, anciently stood on the
manor of Fairnington."
[The Imperial Gazetteer of Scotland, edited by John Marius Wilson and published
in 1868. This reference was found in volume II, p.677]
Generation 13
13) Patrick Rutherford in Nisbet
born: 1490 in Scotland
died: about 1565
wife: Elizabeth de Halswicle
married abt 1539 Roxburgh, Scotland
born abt 1490
died abt 1565
Elizabeth de Halswicle was the granddaughter of Gavin de Halswicle
children:
i. John of the Knowe Rutherford I
born abt 1480 at Knowe, Nisbet, Scotland
ii. Archibald Rutherford
iii. Quintin Rutherford
born abt 1489 at Knowe, Nisbet, Scotland
Patrick of Rutherford in Nisbet received sasine of Kelso Mill in 1500 and was
the founder of the Rutherford family of Nisbet. James Rutherford Brown of
Cheshire, England, a descendant of Patrick Rutherford, corresponded during 1907
with George Ernest Rutherford of Truckee, California, concerning family history
and lineage. Records indicate Patrick Rutherford was the ancestor of General
Griffith Rutherford of North Carolina and Tennessee; Thomas Rutherford of
Paxtang, Pennsylvania; and Robert Rutherford of Essex County, Virginia. Robert
Rutherford of Essex County, Virginia is our ancestor, #18.
["Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family" by William and Anna
Rutherford - 1969 edition]
Generation 14
14) John Rutherford of the Knowe I
born abt 1480 at Knowe, Nisbet, Scotland
children:
i. John (of the Knowe) Rutherford II
born abt 1530 at Knowe, Nisbet, Scotland
died aft 1590
John Rutherford of the Knowe in Nisbet was proclaimed a rebel with his brother
Archibald Rutherford February 26,1506.
Generation 15
15) John Rutherford of the Knowe II
born abt 1530 at Knowe, Nisbet, Scotland
died aft 1590
wife: Isobel Davidson
b. abt 1540 Scotland
children:
i. William Rutherford
born: 1574 at Nether Nisbet, Scotland
[Samuel Rutherford's line - father/founder of the Presbyterian Church]
ii. Andrew Rutherford of Hall
b. abt 1566/77 Nether Nisbet, Scotland
iii. Thomas Rutherford
b abt 1568 Scotland
iv. George (of the Knowe) Rutherford
b. abt 1564 Scotland
John Rutherford of the Knowe in Nisbet was among those who declared, August
18,1573, that Sir Thomas Kerr of Ferniehirst and his followers menaced the
overthrow and destruction of Jedburgh. John Rutherford of the Walls in Nisbet
also signed the complaint.
John Rutherford of the Knowe went through the formality of pledging assurance
January 22, 1553 that John Rutherford of Hunthill would keep the “gude reule”
in both Scotland and England. In 1569 he again pledged the loyalty of John
Rutherford of Hunthill, but shortly thereafter the latter broke the bond and was
thereby ordered into “ward” along with Nicholas Rutherford of Hundalee and
Richard Rutherfurd of Edgerston.
The list of ‘landit men” of the kingdom, compiled in 1590, included John
Rutherford of the Knowe in Nisbet in Roxburgh County.
Generation 16
----------------16. William Rutherford
born: 1574 at Nether Nesbit, Scotland
Kenneth Rutherford Davis in his book "The Rutherfords in Britain" says
that William or his brother Andrew was Samuel Rutherford's father. I've recorded
Samuel here as William's son.
William's children:
-----------------17. Rev. Samuel Rutherford - father of the Presbyterian Church
born: 1600 in Scotland
died: 29 Mar 1661 in Scotland
1st wife: Euphemia Hamilton - 3 children
2nd wife: Jane McMath - 6 children
-----------------17. George Rutherford
died: 1678 at Barbados, West Indies
minister of Tongland and Balnacross, Kirkcudsbright, Scotland
M.A. Edinburgh University in 1622 - schoolmaster in Kirkcudsbright in 1629
"In 1626 George Rutherford, brother of the great Samuel, then at Anwoth,
(Covenanter & Martyr), was appointed schoolmaster and reader. He too was a
great non-conformist and his "heresies" led to his being summoned
before the high commissioners and commanded to resign."
wife: Marion Gordon
children:
------------------18. David Rutherford
------------------18. Samuel Rutherford
------------------18. Barbara Rutherford
------------------18. Jean Rutherford
------------------18. Marion Rutherford
------------------18. Martha Rutherford
------------------18. John Rutherford - immigrated to NY in May 1774 ** [may be
the son of Samuel or David]
-----------------17. Captain James Rutherford
born abt 1625
married: circa 1648
wife: Margaret Gladstaines/Gladstone
Capt. James Rutherford was a Scot who served in the Netherlands, a resident of
Utricht. The Dutch have records showing a Jheemes Rutherford marrying Maragreta
Gledstein. After searching for years for a Dutch family named Gledstein, finally
among the Borders people of Scotland there was found proof that Rutherfords
intermarried very frenquently with the Gledstaines (Gladstones). The Gladstones
are another Borders family of Scotland.
children:
------------------18. Samuel Rutherford - a Presbyterian minister banished to
Monaghan County, Ireland in 1689
childern:
-------------------19. Samuel settled at Trenton New Jersey after serving in the
15th Regt. of Foot in America - wife: Mary - son: Samuel
-------------------19. Robert Rutherford served in the Ligonier's Troop of
Calvary - settled also in Trenton, NJ
-------------------19. John Rutherford
born bef 1697 Scotland
died: 1721 at sea
Elizabeth Griffith Rutherford
born: abt 1697 Wales
died: at 1721 at sea
married while in excile in Ireland a Elizabeth Griffith of Wales - a political
exile - both died at sea coming to America
--------------------20. General Griffith Rutherford
born: 1721 Ireland
died: 10 Aug 1805, Sumner, TN
buried: Shiloh Presbyter
Griffith's children:
---------------------21. John b. March 13, 1774 D. Sept. 8, 1835 Dyer Co. TN
---------------------21. Griffith Weakly b. about 1775 d Nov. 10,1846 Wilson Co.
TN.
---------------------21. Jane b. 1756 d. About 1844 Maury TN
---------------------21. James b. about 1758 d. Sep. 8, 1781, Eutaw Spring, SC
---------------------21. Blanch bo about 1760 d. abt 1844
---------------------21. Henry b. About Aug. 17, 1782 d. May 20, 1847 Key
Corner, Dyer TN
---------------------21. Margaret b. about 1765 d. about June 1827 Dyer, TN
---------------------21. Alfred bo about 1767 d. about 1844
---------------------21. Newton b. about 1770 d. about 1814 Cocke, TN
---------------------21. Elizabeth b. about 1772 d. about 1844
-------------------19. James Rutherford
immigrated to America by 1751 and lived in Trenton, NJ
------------------18. Rev. John Rutherford
married Isabella Alleine and they had at least 8 children
John Rutherford 1650-1734
Isabella Alleine
daughter of: Joseph Alleine of Wilton, Somerset
son of Joseph Alleine 1633
married: circa 1652
wife: Theodoshia Alleine
daughter of Richard Alleine
descendant of Alan Lord of Buckenhall
1630-1669
John Rutherford fought at the battle of Boyne and settled in County Down,
Ireland. He lived to the age of 84 lived to the age of 82. John Rutherford was a
Presbyterian minister. He married Isabella Alleine and his brothers were
captains in the Army of William III and were given lands in Ireland. They were
in the Battle of Boyne which gave the Protestants control of Northern Ireland.
children:
-------------------19. Thomas Rutherford
-------------------19. John Rutherford
remained in Ireland and had 4 children - one son went to America
-------------------19. James Rutherford
married his cousin Margaret McMahon and emigrated to America in in 1738 -
settled in Augusta County, VA
-------------------19. Samuel Rutherford
-------------------19. Allen Rutherford
-------------------19. Elizabeth Rutherford
born 1715 at Wigtown, Scotland
married Hugh Hudson - they emigrated to America
she died in 1738
-------------------19. Esther Rutherford
-------------------19. Katharine Rutherford
1685-1738
m: John Walker
Katherine married John Walker in 1702 in Scotland. They moved to Ireland in 1704
and emigrated to Chester County, PA by 1730. They are both buried in the
Nottingham Meeting House burial ground in Chester Co. PA. The cemetery is in
Maryland, due to a land dispute between William Penn and Lord Baltimore. They
had at least 11 children. (4) Their son Alexander married Jane Hammer or Hummer
in 1747. Had at least 11 children. (5) Their son David married Jane Holmes in
1790. Had at least 10 children. (6) Their daughter Katherine married Ambrose
Stone in 1830.
------------------18. ................a son from County Tyrone, Ireland
son:
-------------------19. Thomas Rutherford
b. 24 June 1707 Derrylouran, County Tyrone, N. Ireland
d. 18 Apr 1777 nr Paxtang
bur. Paxton Presbyterian ch. cem. Dauphin Co. PA
mar. Jean MORDAH, dau. of John Mordah and Agnes-----.
b. 5 April 1712, Gorty-Lowery Parish, County Tyrone, N. Ire. and John &
Agnes bur. Paxton cem. Jean d. 10 Aug 1789 Paxtang, PA..buried Paxton cem.
Jean and Tommy March were married in 7 Sep 1730 near Donegal, Lancaster Co., PA.
by Rev. James Anderson. Thomas Rutherford disembarked on Dock Street,
Philadelphia, PA about 1729, with one noggin, one horn spoon, one English
shilling, and a few articles of wearing apparel as his wordly possessions. He
went immediately to Donegal, Pennsylvania, to ask for the hand of Jean Mordah in
marriage. Upon the advice of his future father-in-law, Thomas worked for one
year in Philadelphia and acquired a horse with bridle and saddle. With a warrant
for 150 acres of land in his hand he went to Donegal the second time and claimed
his bride. The story is that when still in Ireland, Cookstown - Tommy asked for
hand of Jean, her parents said, "No, she is only 16 years old. She's too
young." They may have been planning to leave Ireland already, in any case,
they DID leave and Tommy followed as soon as he got passage. He landed in
Philadelphia and was careful to ask for 'Donegal' rather than her family name.
He didn't want her father to know that he was here. He proceded to her home
area, hid in the woods near a spring and when she came for water he whistled .
She recognized "their song" and met him later. He went to her father,
who told him that he must prove that he could support her. Then he went to
Philadelphia.
Thomas carried with him from Ireland a Memorandum Book in which he inscribed
"Look for Donnygall", which was the home of Jean Mordah in PA.
Subsequently within its pages He recorded the date and location of his birth,
the date and location of his wife's birth, their date and place of marriage, and
the names and dates of the birth of his children. The memorandum book is in the
possession of a descendant and a pamphlet, 'RUTHERFORDS OF PAXTANG', includes a
number of his descendants.
children of Tommy and Jean Mordah Rutherford:
-------------------20. Agnes Rutherford #1 b. 9 Jul 1731 d. 1735
-------------------20. Eleanor Rutherford b. 16 Dan 1733 d. Dec 1799
-------------------20. Jane Rutherford b.22 Jun 1734 [Jane, Jannet, Janet and
Jean]
-------------------20. Capt. John Rutherford b.16 Jan 1737 d.1 Oct 1804
married Margaret Parke (Grace's line)
-------------------20. Thomas Rutherford b. 14 Aug 1738 d. 1739
-------------------20. Agnes Rutherford #2 b. 16 Sep 1740 d. 1813
-------------------20. Thomas Rutherford b. 12 Feb 1743 d. 8 Jan 1760
-------------------20. Elizabeth Rutherford b. 18 Feb 1745 d. Oct 1745
-------------------20. Mary Rutherford b. 18 Feb 1745
-------------------20. James Rutherford b. 17 Aug 1747 d. 6 Mar 1809
-------------------20. Samuel Rutherford b.13 Dec 1749 d. 2 May 1785
-------------------20. Elizabeth Rutherford b. 7 Feb 1742
By
Gary Rutherford Harding
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