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Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird 1550–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,

Death Date: 1615

Death Location: Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,

Father: Richard Rutherfurd

Mother: Elizabeth Bitty

Spouse(s): Lady Elliot, Maydeline Dryden

Children(s): Lord Rutherfurd, Margaret Rutherfurd, Jean Rutherfurd, William Rutherford, Richard Rutherfurd, Andrew Rutherfurd

In 1550, Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird entered the world in Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,, born to Richard Rutherfurd And Elizabeth Bitty. Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird married Lady Jean Elliot, Maydeline Dryden, and had children including Andrew Rutherfurd, Jean Rutherfurd, Lord Robert Rutherfurd, Margaret Rutherfurd, Richard Rutherfurd, William Nether Nisbit Rutherford. Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird passed away in 1615 in Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,.

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Biography

  • In 1550, Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird entered the world in Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,, born to Richard Rutherfurd And Elizabeth Bitty.
  • Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird married Lady Jean Elliot, Maydeline Dryden, and had children including Andrew Rutherfurd, Jean Rutherfurd, Lord Robert Rutherfurd, Margaret Rutherfurd, Richard Rutherfurd, William Nether Nisbit Rutherford.
  • Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird passed away in 1615 in Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Laird's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Laird
1550–1615
Birth Place: Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,
Parents
Richard Rutherfurd
1520–1600
Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Bitty
1524–1565
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert Rutherfurd
1490–1544
Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Rutherford
1460–1517
Lady Larriston
1465–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord II
1424–1498
Margaret Erskine
1442–1482
William Elliot
1450–1465

Thomas Laird's Descendants

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Thomas (Rutherfurd The Black) Laird (1550–1615) m. Lady (Jean) Elliot (1560–1607) m. Maydeline Dryden (1555–1591)
  1. 1. Lord (Robert) Rutherfurd 1590–1659 m. Marion (Margaret Douglas) Riddell 1592–1647 m. Elizabeth Turnbull 1606–
    1. 1. John Rutherfurd 1585–1645 m. Marion Riddell 1629–1697 m. Marion Riddell 1592–1659
      1. 1. Barbara Rutherfurd 1672–1705 m. Archibald Bennet 1666–1712
        1. 1. Anne Bennet 1694–1737 m. John (Unthank) Murray🧩⚠️ 1695–1728
        2. 2. Andrew Bennet 1696–1758
        3. 3. Isaac Bennet 1687–
        4. 4. Jean (Bennett of) Chesters 1693–1775
        5. 5. Robert (Bennett of) Chesters 1683–
        6. 6. Barbara (Bennett of) Chesters 1690–1758
      2. 2. Elizabeth Rutherford 1650–1747
      3. 3. Janet (Bridgett) Rutherford 1650–1637
      4. 4. Robert Rutherfurd 1660–1728
      5. 5. Lord (John) Rutherfurd 1622–1682
      6. 6. Janet Rutherford 1615–1635
    2. 2. Janet (Rutherfurd of) Castlewood 1576–1640
    3. 3. George Rutherford 1615–1635
    4. 4. Thomas Rutherford –1666
    5. 5. Elizabeth Rutherfurd 1634–1680
  2. 2. Margaret Rutherfurd 1578–1640
  3. 3. Jean Rutherfurd 1594–
  4. 4. William (Nether Nisbit) Rutherford 1592–
  5. 5. Richard Rutherfurd 1590–1603
  6. 6. Andrew Rutherfurd –1610

Thomas Laird's Timeline

4 Records

1550
1550
Birth of Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1550
1550
Birth of Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird in Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,
Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,
1615
15 September 1615
Age 65
Death of Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird in Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1615
1615
Age 65
Death of Thomas Rutherfurd The Black Laird in Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,
Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 September 1615
    Event Place: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1615
    Event Place: Edgerston,,Roxburghshire,,SCOTLAND,

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