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John Rutherford 1689–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 NOV 1689

Birth Location: St. Anne's Parish, Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1789

Death Location: Logantown, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

Father: Robert Jr

Mother: Margaret Vawter

Spouse(s): Violetta Reynolds, Sarah Nesbit

Children(s): William Rutherford, Mary Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Margaret Rutherford, John Rutherford, Larkin Rutherford, Martha Rutherford

John Rutherford was born in 1689 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Robert Rutherford Jr And Margaret Vawter. John Rutherford married Sarah Nesbit, Violetta Reynolds, and had children including Benjamin Rutherford, John Rutherford, Larkin Rutherford, Margaret Rutherford, Martha Elizabeth Rutherford, Mary Rutherford, William Overton Rutherford. John Rutherford passed away in 1789 in Logantown, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • John Rutherford was born in 1689 in St. Anne's Parish, Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America, the child of Robert Rutherford Jr And Margaret Vawter.
  • John Rutherford married Sarah Nesbit, Violetta Reynolds, and had children including Benjamin Rutherford, John Rutherford, Larkin Rutherford, Margaret Rutherford, Martha Elizabeth Rutherford, Mary Rutherford, William Overton Rutherford.
  • John Rutherford passed away in 1789 in Logantown, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
John Rutherford
1689–1789
Birth Place: St. Anne's Parish, Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
Parents
Robert Rutherford Jr
1663–1724
Rappahannock County Virginia, USA
Margaret Vawter
1672–1743
England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Rutherford
1634–1728
Jedburgh Parish, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Margaret (B.) Smithe
1644–1735
Essex, Virginia, United States
Winifred Hodgson
1640–1735
Plymouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Adam Rutherford
1610–1648
Janet Thornton
1614–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Castlewood
1595–1659
Marion Riddell
1598–

John Rutherford's Descendants

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John Rutherford (15 NOV 1689–1789) m. Violetta Reynolds (1700–13 FEB 1787) m. Sarah Nesbit (ABT 1700–ABT 1764)
  1. 1. William (Overton) Rutherford 1727–1801 m. Ursula Parrish 1732–1801
    1. 1. Elizabeth Rutherford 1751–1801 m. Thomas (Bailey) Eads 1750–1821 m. Abraham (Eads) Sr –1811
      1. 1. Joseph (A.) Eades 1780–1853 m. Julia ("Judah") Doss 1784–1835
        1. 1. Judith Eades 1806–
        2. 2. William Eades 1818–
        3. 3. Elizabeth (Betsy) Eads 1803–1861 m. Thomas Doss 1801–1881
        4. 4. Mary (Ann) Edds 1803–
        5. 5. James Eads 1804–1840 m. Nancy "Jane" 1807–
        6. 6. Juda (Virginia) Edds 1806–1884 m. David (M.) Wallace 1800–1878
        7. 7. Sarah Edds 1809–
        8. 8. Thomas Edds 1809– m. Jane Wallen 1830–
        9. 9. John Eades 1812– m. Nancy 1816–
        10. 10. Susanna Eads 1816–1870 m. John Michie 1798–1880
        11. 11. Sarah (Sally Catherine) Eads 1817–1880
        12. 12. Eads 1815–
        13. 13. William (Anderson) Eads 1818–1905 m. Elizabeth (Jane) Mayes 1829– m. Mary (J.) Roach 1819–1869 m. Sarah Howell 1853–1909
        14. 14. William Eades 1819–1887 m. Mary Walker 1823–1891 m. Mary 1824– m. Mary 1831–
        15. 15. Jane Edds 1820–
        16. 16. John Eads 1822–1850
        17. 17. Mary Eads 1814–1874 m. Richard Bush 1814–1874
        18. 18. Thomas Eades 1809– m. Jane Wallace 1809–1891
      2. 2. Ursula Eads 1775–
      3. 3. Jane Eads 1777–
      4. 4. George (Nelson) Eads 1778–1870 m. Martha (L.) Sharp 1846–1907 m. Jane 1795–
      5. 5. Charles Eads 1778–
      6. 6. William Eads 1782– m. Nancy Mann 1782–1823
      7. 7. Mary (Polly) Eads 1783–1870 m. William Murrell 1771– m. William (Forest) Murrell 1778– m. James (William) Murrell 1812–
      8. 8. Sarah (( Edds)) Eads 1783– m. Micajah Frazier 1779–
      9. 9. Isham Edds 1795–1865 m. Elizabeth (" Betsy" Jane) Sowders 1795–1856
    2. 2. William Rutherford 1748–
    3. 3. Susannah Rutherford 1750–1839 m. Matthew (W) Lacy 1748–1823
    4. 4. Mary Rutherford 1750– m. James Davenport 1742–1833
    5. 5. Archibald Rutherford 1754–1838
    6. 6. Julius Rutherford 1756–1831 m. Rhoda Rutherford 1780–
    7. 7. Lossane Rutherford 1756–
    8. 8. Randolph Rutherford 1758–1841 m. Mary Kerr 1760–1808
    9. 9. John Rutherford 1760–1839 m. Nancy Johnson 1760–
    10. 10. Thomas Rutherford 1760–1845 m. Elizabeth Pultz 1765– m. Mary (Elizabeth Happy) Rosenberry 1772–1829
    11. 11. William Rutherford 1763–1813
    12. 12. Absalom Rutherford 1763–1841 m. Rutherford 1767– m. Mary (Ann) McBride 1765– m. Nancy (Mc) Bride 1777– m. Rutherford 1767–
    13. 13. Archelaus Rutherford 1765–
    14. 14. Archibald (Hamilton) Rutherford 1768–1825 m. Elizabeth Akers 1756–1847 m. Margaret ("Peggie") PARRISH 1774–1854
    15. 15. Samuel (R) Rutherford 1768–1839 m. Ann PARRISH 1769–1845
    16. 16. Ursula Rutherford 1770–1828 m. John Richards 1754–1843
    17. 17. Benjamin Rutherford 1770–1860 m. Mary Rutherford 1768–1855
    18. 18. Finney (Phineas) Rutherford 1773–1861 m. Ann 1770– m. Dorcas 1810–
  2. 2. Mary Rutherford 1715–1798
  3. 3. Benjamin Rutherford 1718–1805
  4. 4. Margaret Rutherford 1725–
  5. 5. John Rutherford 1730–1799 m. Mary Merryman 1735–1791
  6. 6. Larkin Rutherford 1733–1836
  7. 7. Martha (Elizabeth) Rutherford 1737–1789 m. Thomas Eades 1732–1765

John Rutherford's Timeline

2 Records

1689
15 NOV 1689
Birth of John Rutherford in St. Anne's Parish, Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
St. Anne's Parish, Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
1789
1789
Age 100
Death of John Rutherford in Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1689
    Event Place: St. Anne's Parish, Essex, Virginia, British Colonial America
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for John Rutherford, person ID LY6X-K67.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Stanford, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for John Rutherford, person ID LY6X-K67.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Logantown, Lincoln, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Familysearch.org, accessed 10 Feb 2018), entry for John Rutherford, person ID LY6X-K67.

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