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James Rutherford 1600 – 1661 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: January 1600

Birth Location: Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Mar 1661

Death Location: St Regulus, Chapel Yard, St Andrews, Scotland

Father: William Rutherford

Mother: Margaret Gibson

Spouse(s): Jean McMath

Children(s): John RUTHERFORD, Marie Rutherford, JAMES Rutherford, Agnes Rutherford, Rev Rutherford, Capt. Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, John Rutherford, Robert Rutherford

James Rutherford was born in 1600 in Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of William O Rutherford and Margaret Jane Gibson. James Rutherford married Jean McMath, and had children including John RUTHERFORD, Marie Rutherford, JAMES GEORGE Rutherford, Agnes Rutherford, Rev John Rutherford, Capt. John Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, John Rutherford, Robert Rutherford. James Rutherford passed away in 1661 in St Regulus, Chapel Yard, St Andrews, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Rutherford was born in 1600 in Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of William O Rutherford and Margaret Jane Gibson.
  • James Rutherford married Jean McMath, and had children including John RUTHERFORD, Marie Rutherford, JAMES GEORGE Rutherford, Agnes Rutherford, Rev John Rutherford, Capt. John Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, John Rutherford, Robert Rutherford.
  • James Rutherford passed away in 1661 in St Regulus, Chapel Yard, St Andrews, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Rutherford
1570 – 1630
Birth Location: Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Margaret Gibson
1576 – 1640
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean McMath
1600 – 1675
Birth Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

John RUTHERFORD
1628 – 1710
Birth Location: Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Marie Rutherford
1631 –
Birth Location: Scotland
MR
JAMES Rutherford
1635 – 1660
Birth Location: Scotland
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Agnes Rutherford
1654 – 1694
Birth Location: Scotland
AR
Rev Rutherford
1656 – 1740
Birth Location: Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland
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Capt. Rutherford
1656 – 1740
Birth Location: Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland
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Samuel Rutherford
1670 – 1767
Birth Location: Scotland
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John Rutherford
1674 – 1781
Birth Location: Down, Down, Ireland
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Robert Rutherford
Birth Location: Scotland
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James Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
James Rutherford
1600 – 1661
Birth Place: Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
William O Rutherford
1570 – 1630
Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret (Jane) Gibson
1576 – 1640
Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Rutherford
1530 – 1590
Knowe, Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isobel Davidson
1540 –
Knowe, Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Joseph Ellis
1590 – 1610
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Nancy Netherton
1590 – 1610
Giggleswick, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John RUTHERFORD
1480 – 1567
ELIZABETH CAIRNCROSS
1482 –
Edmund Masterson
1555 – 1621
Joane Beching
1544 – 1598
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Masterson
1514 – 1553
Joane Bechyog
1518 – 1553
Edward Beching
1520 –

James Rutherford's Descendants

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James Rutherford (January 1600 – 20 Mar 1661) m. Jean McMath (1600 – 16 May 1675)
  1. 1. John RUTHERFORD (1628 – Apr 1710)
  2. 2. Marie Rutherford (1631 – )
  3. 3. JAMES (GEORGE) Rutherford (1635 – 1660)
  4. 4. Agnes Rutherford (1654 – 29 Jul 1694)
  5. 5. Rev (John) Rutherford (15 June 1656 – Feb 1740) m. Isabella Alleine (1658 – 1740)
    1. 1. Thomas Rutherford (1668 – 1758)
    2. 2. John Rutherford (1670 – )
    3. 3. Allen Rutherford (1674 – 1675)
    4. 4. Samuel Rutherford (1674 – 1675)
    5. 5. Elizabeth Rutherford (1678 – 15 Oct 1777)
    6. 6. Esther Rutherford (1680 – )
    7. 7. Katherine (Jane) Rutherford (Jan 1682 – 5 Oct 1738) m. John ((II) "Gunmaker") Walker (12 Apr 1684 – 17 Sep 1734)
      1. 1. George Walker (1701 – )
      2. 2. Catherine Walker (1703 – 1803)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Walker (Apr 1703 – 1787)
      4. 4. David Walker (1704 – 1740)
      5. 5. John Walker (Mar 1705 – 17 Nov 1778)
      6. 6. Thomas Walker (1709 – )
      7. 7. Martha Walker (1710 – 1757)
      8. 8. William Walker (1711 – 1711)
      9. 9. James Walker (17 Mar 1712 – )
      10. 10. Jane Walker (15 May 1712 – 7 Jan 1793) m. James (William Captain) Moore (May 1712 – 7 Jan 1791)
        1. 1. James Moore (22 Dec 1762 – 11 Feb 1849) m. Agnes Findley (1772 – 10 Mar 1849)
      11. 11. Samuel Walker (25 Dec 1714 – 1783)
      12. 12. Alexander Walker (19 May 1716 – 1784)
      13. 13. Margaret Walker (1717 – 3 Jun 1784)
      14. 14. Esther Walker (1720 – 1720)
      15. 15. Daniel Walker (2 Nov 1721 – )
      16. 16. Joseph Walker (15 Jul 1722 – 10 Jul 1806)
      17. 17. Mary Walker (May 1723 – 1789)
      18. 18. Catherine Walker (1742 – 1770)
    8. 8. James Rutherford (1684 – 26 Apr 1768)
  6. 6. Capt. (John) Rutherford (15 Jul 1656 – 1740)
  7. 7. Samuel Rutherford (1670 – Oct 1767)
  8. 8. John Rutherford (1674 – 9 Dec 1781)
  9. 9. Robert Rutherford

James Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1600
January 1600
Birth of James Rutherford in Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1661
20 Mar 1661
Age 61
Death of James Rutherford in St Regulus, Chapel Yard, St Andrews, Scotland
St Regulus, Chapel Yard, St Andrews, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: January 1600
    Event Place: Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1661
    Event Place: St Regulus, Chapel Yard, St Andrews, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
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