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Katherine Ruthven 1632 – 1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1632

Birth Location: Scotland

Death Date: 1687

Death Location: Isle, Virginia, United States

Father: Sir (Ruffin)

Mother: Dorothea Stewart

Spouse(s): Arthur WHITEHEAD, Edward Thornton, John Bathe

Children(s): Edmund Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Michael Whitehead, Daughter Whitehead, Arthur WHITEHEAD, Lazarus Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Edward Whitehead

The story of Katherine Ruthven began in 1632 in Scotland. Katherine Ruthven married Arthur WHITEHEAD, Edward Thornton, John Bathe, and had children including Edmund Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Michael Whitehead, Daughter Whitehead, Arthur WHITEHEAD, Lazarus Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Edward Whitehead. Katherine Ruthven passed away in 1687 in Isle, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Katherine Ruthven began in 1632 in Scotland.
  • Katherine Ruthven married Arthur WHITEHEAD, Edward Thornton, John Bathe, and had children including Edmund Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Michael Whitehead, Daughter Whitehead, Arthur WHITEHEAD, Lazarus Whitehead, Stephen Whitehead, Rebecca Whitehead, Edward Whitehead.
  • Katherine Ruthven passed away in 1687 in Isle, Virginia, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Katherine Ruthven's Ancestors

Self
Katherine Ruthven
1632 – 1687
Birth Place: Scotland
Parents
Sir William Earl of Gowrie Lord Ruthven (Ruffin)
1594 – 1670
Kent, England
Dorothea Stewart
1596 – 1673
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Sir (William) Ruthven
1569 – 1634
Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Esther Ruthven
Jean (Arnot -) Stewart
1575 – 1623
Atholl, Perth and Kinross, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Gowrie
1566 – 1584
Lady Gowrie
1544 – 1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Perth
1520 – 1566
Lady "Ruthven"
1505 – 1555
Henry Methven
1500 – 1551

Katherine Ruthven's Descendants

1.
KR
Katherine Ruthven (1632 – 1687) m. Arthur WHITEHEAD (1625 – 1655) m. Edward Thornton (1632 – 1676) m. John Bathe (1631 – 1687)
  1. 1. Edmund Whitehead (4 Aug 1644 – abt 1655)
  2. 2. Rebecca Whitehead (1645 – 1687)
  3. 3. Michael Whitehead (1650 – Jan 11, 1710)
  4. 4. Daughter Whitehead (1650? – 1710/11)
  5. 5. Arthur WHITEHEAD (Abt 1654 – Jan 11, 1710) m. Barbary George (1652 – 21 November 1710) m. Mary Godwin (1652 – Nov 21, 1710) m. Isabella Purcell (1670 – 12 March 1744)
    1. 1. Martha Whitehead (1671 – 1760)
    2. 2. William (West) Whitehead (1672/75 – Aug 1750) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (1685 – 1734)
      1. 1. William Whitehead (Abt 1710 – 1765)
      2. 2. Abraham Whitehead (1712 – 28 May 1766)
      3. 3. Joseph Whitehead (Abt 1712 – Abt 1781)
      4. 4. Tobias WHITEHEAD (1718 – Abt 1773) m. Susannah Edmunds (1725 – 1822)
      5. 5. Robert Whitehead (1720 – 1755) m. Elizabeth Whitehead (1702 – )
        1. 1. Thomas (Whitted, Sr.) [Esq] (Abt. 1740 – 05 Aug 1820) m. Mary Waters (1752 – 1805)
        2. 2. Matthew Whitehead ( – 1765)
      6. 6. Josiah (S) Whitehead (Abt 1720 – Abt 1809)
      7. 7. Lazarus Whitehead (1728 – Nov 1794)
      8. 8. Benjamin Whitehead (Abt. 1743 – Dec 06, 1794) m. Ursula (Mary) Arrington (1736 – Nov 1806) m. Francis
        1. 1. Isabella Whitehead (1766 – 1810)
        2. 2. Jonathan Whitehead (1766 – 1810)
        3. 3. Charles Whitehead (1768 – 1806)
        4. 4. James Whitehead (1770 – 1850)
        5. 5. William Whitehead (1774 – 1821)
        6. 6. Martha Whitehead (1780 – 1810)
        7. 7. Milbrey Whitehead (1780 – 1820)
        8. 8. Joseph Whitehead (abt 1785 – )
        9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead
        10. 10. Mary Hunter (1886 – 01 Jul 1930)
      9. 9. Jacob Whitehead (02 Nov 1779 – 11 Aug 1865) m. Elizabeth Rigden m. Sarah Hester (1770 – Feb 1850)
        1. 1. Jacob Whitehead (abt 1815 – 1852-1855) m. Zilpha Holland (1813 – 22 Jun 1870)
    3. 3. Arthur WHITEHEAD (1648 – 1731) m. Isabella (Purcell) (Pearsell) (1690 – Mar 12, 1744) m. Anne Cooke (1690 – 19 Nov 1750) m. Mary (Polly) Godwin (1673 – 1713)
      1. 1. Nathan Whitehead (1694 – Mar 1776)
      2. 2. Thomas Whitehead (1714 – 1768) m. Eliz'Th Smith
        1. 1. Amos Whitehead
      3. 3. Patience Whitehead (1715 – 1798) m. Jacob Vick (1715 – 11 September 1789) m. Joseph Newsom
      4. 4. Robert Whitehead (1715 – 1731)
      5. 5. Lewis Whitehead (1701 – 19 Jun 1759) m. Mary (Watkins) Poore (1725 – 10 Sep 1795) m. Elizabeth Britt (1717 – )
        1. 1. John Whitehead (Abt. 1735 – 1787) m. Sarah Burcher (1739 – 1792)
        2. 2. Isabel Whitehead (1747 – 1793)
        3. 3. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Whitehead (1750 – Nov 1816) m. William Page (1743 – )
        4. 4. Patty Whitehead (1750 – )
        5. 5. Mary (Ann) Whitehead (1752 – 10 Mar 1839) m. Nicholas Nail (1754 – 18 April 1813)
      6. 6. Nathan WHITEHEAD (1719 – Mar 20, 1778) m. Mary (Ann) Davis (Apr 30, 1718 – 21 Aug 1760)
        1. 1. Louvella Whitehead (1735 – Bef. 1774)
        2. 2. Phereby Whitehead (1748 – Dead) m. James Odum
        3. 3. Rhoda Whitehead (1750 – 1823) m. David Nicholson (1738 – 1806)
        4. 4. Isabell Whitehead (1748 – Dead)
        5. 5. Benjamin (William) Whitehead (16 Jan 1740 – 6 Dec 1794) m. Ursula (Mary) Arrington (1731 – November 1806)
        6. 6. Thomas Whitehead (1744 – May 21, 1798) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Upham (1744 – 1832)
        7. 7. Chloe Whitehead (1748 – 1817) m. Erasmus Culpepper (1740 – Abt 1785)
        8. 8. Nathan Whitehead (1748 – 1812) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Upham (1744 – 1832)
        9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead (1750 – 15 Oct 1835) m. Sarah Walker
        10. 10. Mary (E) Whitehead (1752 – August 1783)
        11. 11. Henry Whitehead (Abt. 1754 – BEF. 1819) m. Drucilla Bledsoe
        12. 12. Matthew Whitehead (Dec 1774 – 1847)
        13. 13. Matthew Whitehead (Dec 1774 – 1847) m. Margaret Knight m. "MARY" (SUSAN) HOLLAND (1800 – )
      7. 7. Sarah Whitehead (1719 – 20 Dec 1762)
      8. 8. Lazarus Whitehead (1722 – Nov 1784)
      9. 9. Ann Whitehead (1730 – 1773) m. Jesse Williams (13 January 1753 – Dec 21, 1833)
    4. 4. girl Whitehead (1674 – 1744)
    5. 5. Robert Whitehead (1674 – 1731)
    6. 6. Thomas Whitehead (1676 – 1711) m. Rachel (Lewis) McKinney (1685 – 1734) m. Elizabeth Culpepper
    7. 7. Selah Whitehead (1715 – 1743)
    8. 8. Nathan Whitehead (1694 – March 1776)
    9. 9. Benjamin Whitehead (1701 – Aug 1750)
    10. 10. Sarah Whitehead (1701 – Jun 1764)
    11. 11. Mary Whitehead (1710 – Oct 1781) m. Benjamin Denson (1720 – 1781) m. Weston Pope (1708 – Bef. 03 Sep 1784)
      1. 1. Joseph Denson (1750 – 1838)
      2. 2. Francis Pope (1742 – Jul 19, 1796) m. William Whitehead (1701 – Jun 06, 1750) m. William Whitehead (1730 – 3 October 1805)
        1. 1. William (George) Whitehead (1780 – 1825)
        2. 2. Jane (Williamson) Whitehead (Abt. 1771 – )
  6. 6. Lazarus Whitehead (Abt 1655 – )
  7. 7. Stephen Whitehead
  8. 8. Rebecca Whitehead (1645 – 1687) m. Stephen Horsefield (1651 – )
  9. 9. Edward Whitehead ( – abt 1732)

Katherine Ruthven's Timeline

37 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Perth Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
Perth Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
1571
28 Feb 1571
Katherine Ruthven was baptized in Perth, Perth, Scotland
Perth, Perth, Scotland
1571
28 Feb 1571
Katherine Ruthven was baptized in Perth,Perth,Scotland
Perth,Perth,Scotland
1580
Sep 1580
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Glenurchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
Glenurchy, Argyllshire, Scotland
1600
1600
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Scotland
Scotland
1620
1620
Birth of Katherine Ruthven
None
1622
1622
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1625
1625
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in England/Scotland
England/Scotland
1625
1625
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in England/Scotland
England/Scotland
1625
Abt. 1625
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in England
England
1625
1625
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1632
1632
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1632
1632
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1632
1632
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1632
1632
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Gravesend, Kent, England
Gravesend, Kent, England
1632
1632
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Scotland
Scotland
1632
1632
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Scotland
Scotland
1634
1634
Age 2
Birth of Katherine Ruthven in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1654
1654
Age 22
Katherine Ruthven was married in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1654
Abt. 1654
Age 22
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Virginia
Virginia
1655
1655
Age 23
Katherine Ruthven was married
None
1670
1670
Age 38
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1670
1670
Age 38
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, United States
1687
Aug 24, 1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1687
24 Aug 1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, (Wp)
Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, (Wp)
1687
1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, (Wp)
Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, (Wp)
1687
1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1687
24 Aug 1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1687
1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1687
Aug 24, 1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
1687
Aug 24, 1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
1687
Aug 24, 1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia
1687
1687
Age 55
Death of Katherine Ruthven in Isle, Virginia, United States
Isle, Virginia, United States
1687
04 Jul 1687
Age 55
Burial of Katherine Ruthven in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1687
4 Jul 1687
Age 55
Burial of Katherine Ruthven in Wiltshire, England
Wiltshire, England
1712
abt 1712
Age 80
Death of Katherine Ruthven
None
1712
12 Jan 1712
Age 80
Burial of Katherine Ruthven in Rochdale, Lancashire, England
Rochdale, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: England/Scotland
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: England/Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1625
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Perth Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1622
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1634
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1600
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1620
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1625
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1632
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1571
    Event Place: Perth, Perth, Scotland
    Record Source: Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1571
    Event Place: Perth,Perth,Scotland
    Record Source:
    [1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [2] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
    [3] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1654
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1655

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1643
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Unadilla, Otsego
    Record Source: American Revolutionary War Rejected Pensions

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 24, 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, (Wp)
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1184/2

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, (Wp)

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: abt 1712
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1654
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 1580
    Event Place: Glenurchy, Argyllshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [3] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1184/2

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, VA, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 24, 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 24, 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 24, 1687
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1687
    Event Place: Isle, Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 04 Jul 1687
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Reference Number: 1184/2

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 4 Jul 1687
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
    [2] Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre; Chippenham, Wiltshire, England; Wiltshire Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: 1184/2

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 12 Jan 1712
    Event Place: Rochdale, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Lancashire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

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