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John Rutherford 1656–1740 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland

Death Date: Feb 1740

Death Location: Down, Seapatrick, Ballymoney, Donegal, Ireland

Father: Samwell Rutherfurde

Mother: Jeane MacKmath

Spouse(s): Katherine Alleine

Children(s): James (Jacobite), Katherine Rutherford, Thomas Lord, Allen Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, Elizabeth Rutherford

The story of John Rutherford began in 1656 in Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland. John Rutherford married Katherine Isabella Alleine, and had children including Allen Rutherford, Elizabeth Rutherford, James Rutherford Jacobite, Katherine Jane Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, Thomas Rutherford Lord. John Rutherford passed away in 1740 in Down, Seapatrick, Ballymoney, Donegal, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of John Rutherford began in 1656 in Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland.
  • John Rutherford married Katherine Isabella Alleine, and had children including Allen Rutherford, Elizabeth Rutherford, James Rutherford Jacobite, Katherine Jane Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, Thomas Rutherford Lord.
  • John Rutherford passed away in 1740 in Down, Seapatrick, Ballymoney, Donegal, Ireland.

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John Rutherford's Ancestors

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John Rutherford
1656–1740
Birth Place: Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland
Parents
Samwell James Rutherfurde
1600–1661
Nisbet, Crailing, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jeane (Rutherford) MacKmath
1615–1675
Crailihings, Nisbet, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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John Rutherford's Descendants

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John Rutherford (1656–Feb 1740) m. Katherine (Isabella) Alleine (1655–Feb 1740)
  1. 1. James (Rutherford) (Jacobite) 1672–1768 m. Margaret McMAHAN 1675–1768
    1. 1. Isabel Rutherford 1718–1781
    2. 2. Jane Rutherford 1701–1777
    3. 3. Elizabeth Rutherford 1701–1794
    4. 4. Thomas (Rutherford) I 1707–1777
    5. 5. Jane Rutherford 1700–1701
    6. 6. Elizabeth Rutherford 1718–1812
    7. 7. Charles Rutherford 1697–1774
    8. 8. Samuel Rutherford 1700–1794
    9. 9. Jean Rutherford 1698–1794
  2. 2. Katherine (Jane) Rutherford 1675–1738
  3. 3. Thomas (Rutherford) Lord 1668–1758 m. Susanna Riddell 1675–1696 m. Elizabeth Heron 1674–1755
    1. 1. Elizabeth Rutherford 1693–
    2. 2. Andrew Rutherford 1700–1798
    3. 3. Margaret Rutherford 1697–
    4. 4. James Rutherford 1705–1774
    5. 5. Sir (John Rutherford of Hunthill lord) Edgerston 1687–1765
    6. 6. John Rutherford 1734–1779
    7. 7. Thomas Rutherford 1706–1774
  4. 4. Allen Rutherford 1674–1751
  5. 5. Samuel Rutherford 1674–1675
  6. 6. Elizabeth Rutherford 1675–1777

John Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of John Rutherford in Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland
Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland
1740
Feb 1740
Age 84
Death of John Rutherford in Down, Seapatrick, Ballymoney, Donegal, Ireland
Down, Seapatrick, Ballymoney, Donegal, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Teviotdale, Roxburgshire, Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1740
    Event Place: Down, Seapatrick, Ballymoney, Donegal, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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