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Joseph Roper Rutledge 1749–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1749

Birth Location: Rowan County, North Carolina

Death Date: 1833

Death Location: Burkesville, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA

Father: John Rutledge

Mother: Jane Caldwell

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Speer

Children(s):

The story of Joseph Roper Rutledge began in 1749 in Rowan County, North Carolina. Joseph Roper Rutledge married Elizabeth Jane Speer. Joseph Roper Rutledge passed away in 1833 in Burkesville, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Roper Rutledge began in 1749 in Rowan County, North Carolina.
  • Joseph Roper Rutledge married Elizabeth Jane Speer.
  • Joseph Roper Rutledge passed away in 1833 in Burkesville, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA.

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Joseph Rutledge's Ancestors

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Joseph Rutledge
1749–1833
Birth Place: Rowan County, North Carolina
Parents
John Rutledge
1711–1774
Middletown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Caldwell
1713–1775
Transylvania County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John Routledge
1676–1725
Bewcastle, Cumberland County, England
Margaret Dalton
1681–1735
, Bucks Co. Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Routledge
1650–1707
Isabell Nixon
1641–1701
*James Dalton
1649–1721
Joyce Vaughan
1653–1731
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Routledge
1634–1725
Ann Millner
1634–1726
John Nixon
1621–1670
Isabell Marr
1620–1710
Rolland II
1625–1657
Frances Mansell
1610–1657

Joseph Rutledge's Timeline

2 Records

1749
1749
Birth of Joseph Roper Rutledge in Rowan County, North Carolina
Rowan County, North Carolina
1833
1833
Age 84
Death of Joseph Roper Rutledge in Burkesville, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA
Burkesville, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1749
    Event Place: Rowan County, North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1833
    Event Place: Burkesville, Cumberland, Kentucky, USA

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