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Capt John Peter Rucker 1680–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 January 1680

Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 28 January 1742

Death Location: Rixeyville, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Johann Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Fielding

Spouse(s): Susannah Phillips

Children(s): Lt Rucker, Fannie Rucker-Lee, Capt Rucker, Col.Anthony Rucker, Ensign Rucker, Isaac Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Mildred Rucker, Peter Rucker, Phoebe Rucker, Reuben Rucker, Sarah Rucker

The story of Capt John Peter Rucker began in 1680 in Gloucestershire, England. Capt John Peter Rucker married Susannah Phillips, and had children including Capt Benjamin Rucker, Col Anthony Rucker, Ensign John Peter Rucker, Fannie Winifred Rucker Lee, Isaac Rucker, Lt Col Ambrose Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Mildred Rucker, Peter Rucker, Phoebe Rucker, Reuben Rucker, Sarah Rucker. Capt John Peter Rucker passed away in 1742 in Rixeyville, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt John Peter Rucker began in 1680 in Gloucestershire, England.
  • Capt John Peter Rucker married Susannah Phillips, and had children including Capt Benjamin Rucker, Col Anthony Rucker, Ensign John Peter Rucker, Fannie Winifred Rucker Lee, Isaac Rucker, Lt Col Ambrose Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Mildred Rucker, Peter Rucker, Phoebe Rucker, Reuben Rucker, Sarah Rucker.
  • Capt John Peter Rucker passed away in 1742 in Rixeyville, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Capt Rucker's Ancestors

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Capt Rucker
1680–1742
Birth Place: Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Johann "John" Peter Rucker "The Immigrant" Sr
1661–1743
Bavaria, Traunstein, Bayern, Germany
Elizabeth (Ann) Fielding
1660–1743
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Capt Rucker's Descendants

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Capt (John Peter) Rucker (3 January 1680–28 January 1742) m. Susannah Phillips (1684–28 August 1742)
  1. 1. Lt (Col Ambrose) Rucker 1724–1807
    1. 1. Reuben Rucker 1755–1781 m. Margaret ("Peggy") McDaniel 1757–1798
      1. 1. Ambrose Rucker 1777–1838 m. Elizabeth Parks 1776–1854
        1. 1. Clinton (Hedley) Rucker 1807– m. Mary (Jane Starke) Staples 1807–1838
    2. 2. Isaac Rucker 1770–1838 m. Mary Higginbotham 1771–1794
      1. 1. Ambrose Rucker 1799–1880
      2. 2. Benjamin (Jennings) Rucker 1809–1889
      3. 3. Henry (Patterson) Rucker 1797–
      4. 4. Isaac Rucker 1801–
      5. 5. Jonathan (Patterson) Rucker 1808–1872
      6. 6. Martha (Susan) Rucker 1805–1847
      7. 7. Mary (Ann) Rucker 1815–1889
      8. 8. Nathaniel (Wingfield) Rucker 1814–1862
      9. 9. Samuel (Christian) Rucker 1811–1812
      10. 10. Thomas (Hollowell) Rucker 1817–
      11. 11. William (Brown Christian) Rucker 1803–
  2. 2. Fannie (Winifred) Rucker-Lee 1720–1742
  3. 3. Capt (Benjamin) Rucker 1731–1810
  4. 4. Col.Anthony Rucker 1740–1821
  5. 5. Ensign (John Peter) Rucker 1727–1780
  6. 6. Isaac Rucker 1737–1798
  7. 7. Margaret Rucker 1720–1801
  8. 8. Mildred Rucker 1739–1823
  9. 9. Peter Rucker 1722–1794
  10. 10. Phoebe Rucker 1742–1800
  11. 11. Reuben Rucker 1723–1785
  12. 12. Sarah Rucker 1731–1834

Capt Rucker's Timeline

2 Records

1680
3 January 1680
Birth of Capt John Peter Rucker in Gloucestershire, England
Gloucestershire, England
1742
28 January 1742
Age 62
Death of Capt John Peter Rucker in Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
Orange County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 January 1680
    Event Place: Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1742
    Event Place: Orange County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rixeyville, Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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