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Thomas Rutherford Laird 1550–1615 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1550

Birth Location: Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 15 Sep 1615

Death Location: Scotland

Father: Robert Rutherford

Mother: Elizabeth Rutherford

Spouse(s): Jean Eliot

Children(s): Margaret Rutherford

Thomas Rutherford Laird was born in 1550 in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Rutherford And Elizabeth Betty Or Bitty Rutherford. Thomas Rutherford Laird married Jean Scott Eliot, and had children including Margaret Jane Rutherford. Thomas Rutherford Laird passed away in 1615 in Scotland.

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Biography

  • Thomas Rutherford Laird was born in 1550 in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland, the child of Robert Rutherford And Elizabeth Betty Or Bitty Rutherford.
  • Thomas Rutherford Laird married Jean Scott Eliot, and had children including Margaret Jane Rutherford.
  • Thomas Rutherford Laird passed away in 1615 in Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Rutherford
1490–
Birth Location: –
RR
Elizabeth Rutherford
1524–1609
Birth Location: Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
ER

Spouses(s)

Jean Eliot
1554–1605
Birth Location: Elliot of Stobs, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
JE

Children(s)

Margaret Rutherford
1580–1614
Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
MR

Thomas Laird's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Laird
1550–1615
Birth Place: Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Rutherford
1490–
Elizabeth ("Betty" or "Bitty") Rutherford
1524–1609
Roxborough, Roxburghshire, Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Laird's Descendants

1.
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Thomas (Rutherford) Laird (Abt. 1550–15 Sep 1615) m. Jean (Scott) Eliot (1554–1605)
  1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Rutherford 1580–1614 m. William Rutherford 1564–1630
    1. 1. Samuel (Rutherford Rev. "Saint of the Covenant") (Whitney) 1600–1661 m. Jeane Macmath 1615–1675
      1. 1. John (Rutherford) Rev. 1653–1740 m. Isabella Allein 1655–1740
        1. 1. Katherine (Jane) Rutherford 1682–1738 m. John (Walker) Sr 1684–1734
    2. 2. Agnes Rutherford 1600–1660 m. John McMATH 1599–1659
      1. 1. Jeane Macmath 1615–1675 m. Samuel (Rutherford Rev. "Saint of the Covenant") (Whitney) 1600–1661
    3. 3. Rev. (Samuel Rutherford,) MA 1600–1661

Thomas Laird's Timeline

2 Records

1550
Abt. 1550
Birth of Thomas Rutherford Laird in Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1615
15 Sep 1615
Age 65
Death of Thomas Rutherford Laird in Scotland
Scotland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Sep 1615
    Event Place: Scotland
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