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Joseph Rutherford 1700–1787 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1700

Birth Location: Essex, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1787

Death Location: Virginia, USA

Father: Robert Rutherford

Mother: Margaret Vawter

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Elliott

Children(s): Reuben Rutherford, Thomas Rutherford

The story of Joseph Rutherford began in 1700 in Essex, Virginia, USA. In 1787, Joseph Rutherford resided in Rockingham, Colony, Virginia. Joseph Rutherford married Elizabeth Elliott, Mary, and had children including Elliot Rutharford, Joseph Rutherford, Reuben Rutherford, Robert Ruther Archabald Rutherford, Thomas Rutherford. Joseph Rutherford passed away in 1787 in Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Rutherford began in 1700 in Essex, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1787, Joseph Rutherford resided in Rockingham, Colony, Virginia.
  • Joseph Rutherford married Elizabeth Elliott, Mary, and had children including Elliot Rutharford, Joseph Rutherford, Reuben Rutherford, Robert Ruther Archabald Rutherford, Thomas Rutherford.
  • Joseph Rutherford passed away in 1787 in Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Rutherford
1663–1725
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Vawter
1672–1743
Birth Location: Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Elliott
1720–1788
Birth Location: Jamaica, Jamaïque
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Children(s)

Reuben Rutherford
–1823
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Rutherford
1730–1770
Birth Location: Rockingham, Virginia, USA
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Joseph Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Rutherford
1700–1787
Birth Place: Essex, Virginia, USA
Parents
Robert Rutherford
1663–1725
Rappahannock, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Beverly) Vawter
1672–1743
Rappahannock, Essex, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Margaret (B) Smithe
1644–1735
Essex County, Colony of Virginia
Winifred Hodgson
1640–1735
Plymouth, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
Mary Cooke
–1715
William Smithe
1613–1705
John Hodgson
1600–1670
Hannah Page
1590–1690
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Rutherford's Descendants

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Joseph Rutherford (1700–1787) m. Elizabeth Elliott (1720–1788)
  1. 1. Reuben Rutherford –1823 m. Priscilla Corburn 1765–1849
    1. 1. Robert Rutherford 1634–1728 m. Margaret (Brown Elder) Rutherford 1644–1735
      1. 1. Adam Rutherford 1680–1761 m. Margaret Rutherford 1698–1788
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Susanna) Rutherford 1712–1801
        2. 2. Susanna Rutherford 1712–1801 m. Abraham (Harsten) Eades 1708–1824
    2. 2. Joseph Rutherford 1785–1860 m. Permillia (Oma) Keesee 1810–1892
      1. 1. Linda (Judith) Rutherford 1839–1920
    3. 3. Reuben (Rutherford) Jr 1798–1876 m. Mary (Polly) Keesee 1803–1865
      1. 1. Lucy Farley 1839–1906
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Ann) McCoy 1826–1915
      3. 3. John (Anderson) Rutherford 1836–1926
      4. 4. Emmaline Scott 1836–1933
      5. 5. Bathsheba Adkins 1833–1904
      6. 6. Matilda May 1838–1924
      7. 7. Judith Rutherford 1824–1912 m. Andrew Murphy 1823–1862
        1. 1. Amanda Murphy 1854– m. Jack Christian 1853– m. Robt Shortridge 1849–
        2. 2. Mary (A) Murphy 1844–1920 m. Albert Allen 1851–1926
        3. 3. Vicia Murphy 1845–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Murphy 1849– m. Ulysses Hatfield 1851–1924
        5. 5. Joseph Murphy 1855–
        6. 6. William (J) Murphy 1857–
        7. 7. Adrian Murphy 1860–
        8. 8. Nancy Murphy 1862–
        9. 9. John Murphy 1846–1929
        10. 10. Andrew (W Murphy) Jr 1858–
        11. 11. Levicy Murphy 1845–
        12. 12. U Murphey 1861–
        13. 13. Juda Murphy 1822–
      8. 8. Lydia Rutherford 1844–
      9. 9. Reuben Rutherford 1846–
      10. 10. Andrew Rutherford 1848–
      11. 11. Nancy Rutherford 1822–1900
    4. 4. Elizabeth Rutherford 1801–1852 m. Preston Fields 1795–1860
      1. 1. Robert (Thomas) Fields 1817–1856
      2. 2. Elijah (E) Fields 1842–1896 m. Louise Fields 1847–1920 m. Nancy Fields 1846–
        1. 1. Mary (Jane) Wells 1868–1907
        2. 2. Amy Fields 1867–
        3. 3. Isaac (P.) Fields 1871–
        4. 4. Henry (J.) Fields 1873–
        5. 5. Elizabeth Fields 1876–
        6. 6. Robert Fields 1883–
        7. 7. Tinney Fields 1879–
      3. 3. Elisha (Cummings) Fields 1841–
      4. 4. Harrison Fields 1840–
      5. 5. Hiram Fields 1832–1863
      6. 6. Jason Fields 1825–1880
      7. 7. John Fields 1834–1864
      8. 8. Joseph Fields 1829–
      9. 9. Judah Fields 1829–
      10. 10. Lucinda (Jane) Fields 1848–
      11. 11. Lucretia Fields 1830–1857
      12. 12. Preston (Jr) Fields 1820–
      13. 13. Richard Fields 1824–
      14. 14. Robert Fields 1823–1895
      15. 15. Rueben (P) Fields 1835–1900
      16. 16. William Fields 1822–1856
  2. 2. Thomas Rutherford 1730–1770

Joseph Rutherford's Timeline

4 Records

1700
1700
Birth of Joseph Rutherford in Essex, Virginia, USA
Essex, Virginia, USA
1787
Abt 1787
Age 87
Joseph Rutherford resided here in Rockingham, Colony, Virginia
Rockingham, Colony, Virginia
1787
1787
Age 87
Death of Joseph Rutherford in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1787
7 Jun 1787
Age 87
Joseph Rutherford - Probate in Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
Prince Edward, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1700
    Event Place: Essex, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1787
    Event Place: Rockingham, Colony, Virginia
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia Militia in the Revolutionary War

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1787
    Event Place: Prince Edward, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records
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