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Benjamin Rutherford 1718–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1718

Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Feb 1803

Death Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Father: Robert (Jr.)

Mother: Margaret Vawter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McCracken

Children(s): Thomas Rutherford, Elizabeth Rutherford\Glass, Mary Rutherford, Robert Rutherford, Hannah Rutherford, James Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Ann Rutherford, John Rutherford, Susanna Rutherford, William Rutherford

The story of Benjamin Rutherford began in 1718 in Essex County, Virginia, USA. In 1743, Benjamin Rutherford resided in Frederick, Virginia, USA. Benjamin Rutherford married Elizabeth Wood Mccracken, and had children including Ann Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Elizabeth B Rutherford Glass, Hannah B Rutherford, James Wood Rutherford, John C Wood Rutherford, Mary B Rutherford, Robert Rutherford, Susanna Rutherford, Thomas Hugh Rutherford, William Rutherford. Benjamin Rutherford passed away in 1803 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Rutherford began in 1718 in Essex County, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1743, Benjamin Rutherford resided in Frederick, Virginia, USA.
  • Benjamin Rutherford married Elizabeth Wood Mccracken, and had children including Ann Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Elizabeth B Rutherford Glass, Hannah B Rutherford, James Wood Rutherford, John C Wood Rutherford, Mary B Rutherford, Robert Rutherford, Susanna Rutherford, Thomas Hugh Rutherford, William Rutherford.
  • Benjamin Rutherford passed away in 1803 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA.

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Benjamin Rutherford's Ancestors

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Benjamin Rutherford
1718–1803
Birth Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Rutherford (Jr.)
1663–1725
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Beverly) Vawter
1672–1743
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Robert (Rutherford) Sr
1634–1728
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret Smithe
1644–1735
Va
Bartholomew (John) Vawter
1625–1717
Plymouth, Devon, , England
Winifred Hodgson
1640–1735
Plymouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Adam Hall
1600–1684
Janet Castlewood
1614–1637
William Smithe
1613–1705
Mary Cooke
–1715
John Vawlter
1599–1650
Margaret Noel
1599–1644
John Hodgson
1600–1670
Onah Page
1590–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Rutherford
1560–1658
Rosanna Cox
1572–1669
Robert Bridgett
1595–1659
Margaret Riddell
1580–1659
William Smith
1590–1645
Anne Bassett
1595–1645
Robert Cooke
1598–1643
John Valletort\vawter
1574–1599
Elizabeth Bevens
1575–1599
Edward Ridington
1582–1643
Lady Campden
1586–1680
Col. Page
1605–1676
Elizabeth Allen
1607–1666

Benjamin Rutherford's Descendants

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Benjamin Rutherford (1718–4 Feb 1803) m. Elizabeth (Wood) McCracken (1716–Aft. 1770)
  1. 1. Thomas (Hugh) Rutherford 1766–1850 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Rutherford 1770–1829
    1. 1. Joseph (William) Rutherford 1801–1839 m. Lucinda (Madeline Jane) Inks 1804–1869
      1. 1. Josiah (Elias) Rutherford 1825–1901 m. Elvina (B.) Miller 1828–1909
        1. 1. George (Washington) Rutherford 1865–1918 m. Elvira (Lucretia) Ray 1868–1947
        2. 2. Bathsheba (Drusilla) Rutherford 1852–1937 m. David (Letz) Lair 1827–1914
        3. 3. Josiah (Theodore) Rutherford 1867–1949 m. Sophia (Ann) Hall 1875–1955
        4. 4. William (W.) Rutherford 1859–1883 m. Susannah (J) Vandeman 1861–1939
        5. 5. Joseph (Daniel) Rutherford 1855–1908 m. Dulcena (Frances) Johnson 1847–1919 m. H (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Johnson 1855–
        6. 6. Mary (E) Rutherford 1851–1932
        7. 7. Nancy (A) Rutherford 1857– m. George (Thomas) Drennan 1856–1905
        8. 8. Alexander (W) Rutherford 1862–
        9. 9. Sarah (A) Rutherford 1851–1932
        10. 10. John (F.) Rutherford 1866–1940 m. Arminta Walker 1875–1948 m. Artimesa Gregory 1865–1898
        11. 11. John (T) Rutherford 1865–1932
      2. 2. Mary (Ann) Rutherford 1823–1893
      3. 3. Joseph (William) Rutherford 1827–1871
      4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Rutherford 1834–1889
    2. 2. Samuel Rutherford 1809–1853
    3. 3. William Rutherford 1797–1870
    4. 4. Elizabeth (Polly) Rutherford 1807–1869
    5. 5. John Rutherford 1803–1877
    6. 6. Benjamin Rutherford 1800–
    7. 7. Andrew Rutherford 1788–1879
    8. 8. James (Thomas) Rutherford 1790–1878
    9. 9. Fields Rutherford 1802–1882
    10. 10. Thos (Rutherford) Jr 1818–
    11. 11. Nellie Rutherford 1793–
  2. 2. Elizabeth (B) Rutherford\Glass 1750–1822
  3. 3. Mary (B) Rutherford 1747–1860
  4. 4. Robert Rutherford 1752–
  5. 5. Hannah (B) Rutherford 1754–1822
  6. 6. James (Wood) Rutherford 1756–1838
  7. 7. Benjamin Rutherford 1759–1813
  8. 8. Ann Rutherford 1761–
  9. 9. John (C 'Wood') Rutherford 1764–1789
  10. 10. Susanna Rutherford 1768–1794
  11. 11. William Rutherford 1771–

Benjamin Rutherford's Timeline

4 Records

1718
1718
Birth of Benjamin Rutherford in Essex County, Virginia, USA
Essex County, Virginia, USA
1743
1743-1814
Age 25
Benjamin Rutherford resided here in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Virginia, USA
1803
4 Feb 1803
Age 85
Death of Benjamin Rutherford in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1805
6 May 1805
Age 87
Benjamin Rutherford - Probate in Frederick, Virginia, USA
Frederick, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Essex County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1743-1814
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Winchester, Virginia, and its beginnings, 1743-1814

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Feb 1803
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 May 1805
    Event Place: Frederick, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Executors Bonds, V. 8, 1850-1865; Author: Virginia. County Court (Frederick County); Probate Place: Frederick, Virginia

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