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Elizabeth Wood McCracken 1716–1770 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1716

Birth Location: Fredrick, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Aft. 1770

Death Location: Fredrick, Virginia, USA

Father: James McCracken

Mother: Elizabeth Penland

Spouse(s): Benjamin Rutherford

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

Elizabeth Wood McCracken was born in 1716 in Fredrick, Virginia, USA, the child of James Mccracken And Elizabeth Penland. Elizabeth Wood McCracken married Benjamin Rutherford, 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. Elizabeth Wood McCracken passed away in 1770 in Fredrick, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Wood McCracken was born in 1716 in Fredrick, Virginia, USA, the child of James Mccracken And Elizabeth Penland.
  • Elizabeth Wood McCracken married Benjamin Rutherford, 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.
  • Elizabeth Wood McCracken passed away in 1770 in Fredrick, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James McCracken
1690–1755
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, or Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Penland
1690–1742
Birth Location: Cecil, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Rutherford
1718–1803
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Thomas Rutherford
1766–1850
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Rutherford\Glass
1750–1822
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Rutherford
1747–1860
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Robert Rutherford
1752–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Hannah Rutherford
1754–1822
Birth Location: Winchester, Frederick, West Virginia, USA
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James Rutherford
1756–1838
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Benjamin Rutherford
1759–1813
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Ann Rutherford
1761–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
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John Rutherford
1764–1789
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Susanna Rutherford
1768–1794
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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William Rutherford
1771–
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
WR

Elizabeth McCracken's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth McCracken
1716–1770
Birth Place: Fredrick, Virginia, USA
Parents
James McCracken
1690–1755
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, or Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Penland
1690–1742
Cecil, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Enos (Edward) McCracken
1660–
Northern Ireland
Margaret Hutchinson
1660–1697
Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Nathaniel (William) Penland
1671–1741
Old Scotts, Monmouth Co East Jersey, NJ
Jonet Lyllie
1663–1713
Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Hutchison
1635–
Agnes Elder
1632–
John Penland
1641–1719
Jean Cathey
1641–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Patrick Elder
1597–
Margaret Finlaysone
–1683
William Pentland
1623–1695
Janet Shiels
1624–1719
James Cathey
1605–
Ann Cates
1610–

Elizabeth McCracken's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Wood) McCracken (1716–Aft. 1770) m. Benjamin Rutherford (1718–4 Feb 1803)
  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–

Elizabeth McCracken's Timeline

3 Records

1716
1716
Birth of Elizabeth Wood McCracken in Fredrick, Virginia, USA
Fredrick, Virginia, USA
1770
Aft. 1770
Age 54
Death of Elizabeth Wood McCracken in Fredrick, Virginia, USA
Fredrick, Virginia, USA
1853
8 Aug 1853
Age 137
Elizabeth Wood McCracken was baptized in Coal Valley, Illinois, USA
Coal Valley, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Fredrick, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Coal Valley, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.s., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Accession Number: 03 0425r 53b 4

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aft. 1770
    Event Place: Fredrick, Virginia, USA
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