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James Rutherford 1700–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Co, Down, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 26 Apr 1768

Death Location: Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Father: Rev. Rutherford

Mother: Isabel Alleine

Spouse(s): Margaret McMahon

Children(s): Isabel Rutherford

The story of James Rutherford began in 1700 in Co, Down, Northern Ireland. James Rutherford married Margaret Mcmahon, and had children including Isabel Rutherford. James Rutherford passed away in 1768 in Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Rutherford began in 1700 in Co, Down, Northern Ireland.
  • James Rutherford married Margaret Mcmahon, and had children including Isabel Rutherford.
  • James Rutherford passed away in 1768 in Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Rutherford
1645–1740
Birth Location: Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland, or Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Isabel Alleine
1656–1738
Birth Location: Taunton, Somerset, England
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Spouses(s)

Margaret McMahon
1702–1774
Birth Location: Ulster, Northern Ireland
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Children(s)

Isabel Rutherford
1718–1750
Birth Location: ? Co. Down, Ulster, Ireland
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James Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
James Rutherford
1700–1768
Birth Place: Co, Down, Northern Ireland
Parents
Rev. John Rutherford
1645–1740
Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland, or Utrecht, The Netherlands
Isabel Alleine
1656–1738
Taunton, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Capt. (James) Rutherford
1605–1668
Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Rev. (Joseph) Alleine
1633–1668
Great-Grandparents
William Rutherford
1574–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Littleheuch
1545–1620

James Rutherford's Descendants

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James Rutherford (1700–26 Apr 1768) m. Margaret McMahon (Abt. 1702–Bef. 18 May 1774)
  1. 1. Isabel Rutherford 1718–1750 m. John Wallace 1716–1782
    1. 1. Robert ("Robin") Wallace 1750–1828 m. Sarah Ralston 1750–1798
      1. 1. Sarah ("Sally") Wallace 1775–1853 m. Joseph Ralston 1767–1846
        1. 1. William (Wallace) Ralston 1809–1891 m. Margaret (Courtenay) Walker 1818–1869
        2. 2. Sarah Ralston 1806–1852 m. Joseph Renfro 1801–1853
        3. 3. Robert (W. Ralston) Sr 1797–1879
        4. 4. Hardin (Davis) Ralston 1818–1898
        5. 5. John Ralston 1799–1854
        6. 6. Thomas Ralston 1814–1897
        7. 7. Tabitha Ralston 1801–1882 m. Thomas Barbour 1801–1836
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Phoebe) Ralston 1796–1829
        9. 9. Lucinda Ralston 1805–1864 m. William (Hardin) Barbour 1803–1845
        10. 10. July (Ann) Ralston 1812–1838
        11. 11. Joseph Ralston 1820–1887 m. Elizabeth (A) Elgin 1833–1881
    2. 2. Jane Wallace 1740–1798
    3. 3. James Wallace 1746–1813
    4. 4. Rebecca Wallace 1748–1781
    5. 5. John Wallace 1755–1800

James Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1700
1700
Birth of James Rutherford in Co, Down, Northern Ireland
Co, Down, Northern Ireland
1768
26 Apr 1768
Age 68
Death of James Rutherford in Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Co, Down, Northern Ireland
    Record Source: Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, with records of a few allied families, Chapter II

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Apr 1768
    Event Place: Walker's Creek, Rockbridge County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Genealogy of the descendants of John Walker of Wigton, Scotland, with records of a few allied families, Chapter II
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