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Joseph Roper Rutledge 1749–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1832

Death Location: Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Sr.

Mother: Eleanor Caldwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Speer

Children(s): Joseph Rutledge, Jacob Rutledge, William Rutledge, Elizabeth Rutledge, Margaret Rutledge, John Rutledge, Henry Rutledge

The story of Joseph Roper Rutledge began in 1749 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA. Joseph Roper Rutledge married Elizabeth Speer, and had children including Elizabeth Rutledge, Henry Hank Rutledge, Jacob Rutledge, John Rutledge, Joseph Rutledge, Margaret Rutledge, William Rutledge. Joseph Roper Rutledge passed away in 1832 in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Roper Rutledge began in 1749 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Roper Rutledge married Elizabeth Speer, and had children including Elizabeth Rutledge, Henry Hank Rutledge, Jacob Rutledge, John Rutledge, Joseph Rutledge, Margaret Rutledge, William Rutledge.
  • Joseph Roper Rutledge passed away in 1832 in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Rutledge's Ancestors

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Joseph Rutledge
1749–1832
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John Russell Rutledge Sr.
1711–1774
Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Eleanor (Jane) Caldwell
1713–1775
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Nixon Rutledge) Rev
1676–1725
Bewcastle Parish, Cumberland County, England
Margaret (Elizabeth) Dalton
1681–1735
Pembrey, Carmarthenshire, Wales
William Caldwell
1662–1725
Ballycogan, Donegal, Ulster, Ireland
Elizabeth Porter
1664–1724
Ballycoogan, Derry Parish, Donegal, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Dalton
1649–1721
Joyce Vaughn
1653–1731
John Caldwell
1630–1692
Mary Holmes
1632–1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir (11thgg)
1600–1635
Margaret Jennings
1611–1638

Joseph Rutledge's Descendants

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Joseph (Roper) Rutledge (1749–1832) m. Elizabeth Speer (1750–1830)
  1. 1. Joseph Rutledge 1778–1859 m. winaford joslin 1783–1845
    1. 1. John (M.) Rutledge 1800–1887 m. Mary (Ann) Speer 1809–1875
      1. 1. julia (ann) rutledge 1837–1939 m. James (Madison "Matt" "JM") Odle 1831–1887
        1. 1. John (Milton "Milt") Odle 1857–1939 m. Helen (Boyd) Barnes 1858–1948
        2. 2. William (Yancy "WM") Odle 1861–1945 m. Julia (Ann) Miller 1862–1939
        3. 3. James Odle 1878–1888
      2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Rutledge 1843–
      3. 3. Betsy Rutledge 1822–
      4. 4. Catherine Rutledge 1834–1930 m. Charles (Sandy) Odle 1832–1881
        1. 1. Dock (Ellison) O'Dell 1871–1961
        2. 2. Leo (Hayden) O'Dell 1874–1955
      5. 5. Hamilton (C) Rutledge 1848–1934
      6. 6. James (K Polk) Rutledge 1838–1905
      7. 7. John (Newton) Rutledge 1838–
      8. 8. Milton Rutledge 1832–1910
      9. 9. William Rutledge 1826–1910
  2. 2. Jacob Rutledge 1776–1860
  3. 3. William Rutledge 1793–1860
  4. 4. Elizabeth Rutledge 1792–1868
  5. 5. Margaret Rutledge 1775–
  6. 6. John Rutledge 1777–1848
  7. 7. Henry ("Hank") Rutledge 1780–1877

Joseph Rutledge's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Joseph Roper Rutledge in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
1832
1832
Age 83
Death of Joseph Roper Rutledge in Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 654.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MAT
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1832
    Event Place: Burkesville, Cumberland County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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