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James Rutherford 1684–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1684

Birth Location: Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 26 Apr 1768

Death Location: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Father: Rev Rutherford

Mother: Katherine Allaine

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1684, James Rutherford entered the world in Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to Rev John Rutherford And Katherine Isabella Allaine. James Rutherford passed away in 1768 in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1684, James Rutherford entered the world in Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland, born to Rev John Rutherford And Katherine Isabella Allaine.
  • James Rutherford passed away in 1768 in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Rutherford
1645–1740
Birth Location: River Trend, Scottland
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Katherine Allaine
1678–1740
Birth Location: scotland
KA

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
James Rutherford
1684–1768
Birth Place: Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Rev John Rutherford
1645–1740
River Trend, Scottland
Katherine (Isabella) Allaine
1678–1740
scotland
Grandparents
Rev. (Samuel) Rutherford
1604–1661
Aasbury, Roxburgl, Scottland
Jeane Mackmath
1622–1675
, , , Scotland
Rev (Joseph) Allein
1633–1668
Devizes, Suffolk, England according to Scottish Covenanter
Theodoshia Alleine
1630–1668
Ditcheat, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
William Rutherford
1570–1630
Margaret Gibson
1576–1640
JOHN McMath
1599–1659
Agnes Rutherford
1600–1660
Tobias Buckenhall
1597–1667
Elizabeth Northie
1590–1650
Rev Alleine*
1585–1645
Joane Webbe
1589–1645
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Rutherford
1530–1590
Isobel Davidson
1540–1570
James McMath
1575–1599
Margaret Douglas
1578–1638
William Rutherford
1575–
Alan Buckenhall
1570–1600
Lady Alleine
1574–1619
Edward Northie
1570–1647
Isabell Grayer
1570–1636
Sir Buckenhall
1570–1618
Richard Webbe
1550–
Mrs. Webbe
1569–

James Rutherford's Timeline

6 Records

1676
1676
Birth of James Rutherford in Wigtown, Scotland
Wigtown, Scotland
1684
1684
Birth of James Rutherford in Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1700
1700
Age 16
Birth of James Rutherford in Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1768
26 Apr 1768
Age 84
Death of James Rutherford in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
1768
26 Apr 1768
Age 84
Death of James Rutherford in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA
1768
26 Apr 1768
Age 84
Death of James Rutherford in Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1676
    Event Place: Wigtown, Scotland
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Births

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Nesbit, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1716
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Virginia; Year: 1716; Page Number: 136

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Augusta Co., VA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records
    [2] Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records
    [3] Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records
    [4] Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records
    [5] Virginia Land, Marriage, and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The captives of Abb's Valley : a legend of frontier life

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1768
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1768
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1768
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Rockbridge, Virginia, United States
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