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Thomas Hugh Rutherford 1766–1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Jul 1766

Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: Feb 1850

Death Location: Davidson, Tennessee

Father: Benjamin Rutherford

Mother: Elizabeth McCracken

Spouse(s): Mary Rutherford

Children(s): Joseph Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, William Rutherford, Elizabeth Rutherford, John Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Andrew Rutherford, James Rutherford, Fields Rutherford, Thos Jr, Nellie Rutherford

Thomas Hugh Rutherford was born in 1766 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Rutherford And Elizabeth Wood Mccracken. In 1818, Thomas Hugh Rutherford resided in Tennessee, USA. In 1820, Thomas Hugh Rutherford resided in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States. Thomas Hugh Rutherford married Mary Elizabeth Rutherford, and had children including Andrew Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Elizabeth Polly Rutherford, Fields Rutherford, James Thomas Rutherford, John Rutherford, Joseph William Rutherford, Nellie Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, Thos Rutherford Jr, William Rutherford. Thomas Hugh Rutherford passed away in 1850 in Davidson, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • Thomas Hugh Rutherford was born in 1766 in Frederick County, Virginia, USA, the child of Benjamin Rutherford And Elizabeth Wood Mccracken.
  • In 1818, Thomas Hugh Rutherford resided in Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1820, Thomas Hugh Rutherford resided in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States.
  • Thomas Hugh Rutherford married Mary Elizabeth Rutherford, and had children including Andrew Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Elizabeth Polly Rutherford, Fields Rutherford, James Thomas Rutherford, John Rutherford, Joseph William Rutherford, Nellie Rutherford, Samuel Rutherford, Thos Rutherford Jr, William Rutherford.
  • Thomas Hugh Rutherford passed away in 1850 in Davidson, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Rutherford
1718–1803
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth McCracken
1716–1770
Birth Location: Fredrick, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Rutherford
1770–1829
Birth Location: Essex County, Virginia, USA
MR

Children(s)

Joseph Rutherford
1801–1839
Birth Location: Morgan, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
JR
Samuel Rutherford
1809–1853
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
SR
William Rutherford
1797–1870
Birth Location: Grayson Co. Virginia
WR
Elizabeth Rutherford
1807–1869
Birth Location: Grayson, Virginia, United States
ER
John Rutherford
1803–1877
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
JR
Benjamin Rutherford
1800–
Birth Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
BR
Andrew Rutherford
1788–1879
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
AR
James Rutherford
1790–1878
Birth Location: Montgomery, Virginia, United States
JR
Fields Rutherford
1802–1882
Birth Location: , Ashe, North Carolina, USA
FR
Thos Jr
1818–
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
TJ
Nellie Rutherford
1793–
Birth Location: Virginia, United States
NR

Thomas Rutherford's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Rutherford
1766–1850
Birth Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Benjamin Rutherford
1718–1803
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Wood) McCracken
1716–1770
Fredrick, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Robert (Rutherford) (Jr.)
1663–1725
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Beverly) Vawter
1672–1743
Old, Rappahannock, Virginia, United States
James McCracken
1690–1755
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, or Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Penland
1690–1742
Cecil, Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Sr
1634–1728
Margaret Smithe
1644–1735
Bartholomew Vawter
1625–1717
Winifred Hodgson
1640–1735
Enos McCracken
1660–
Margaret Hutchinson
1660–1697
Nathaniel Penland
1671–1741
Jonet Lyllie
1663–1713
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Adam Hall
1600–1684
Janet Castlewood
1614–1637
William Smithe
1613–1705
Mary Cooke
–1715
John Vawlter
1599–1650
Margaret Noel
1599–1644
John Hodgson
1600–1670
Onah Page
1590–1691
John Hutchison
1635–
Agnes Elder
1632–
John Penland
1641–1719
Jean Cathey
1641–1678

Thomas Rutherford's Descendants

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Thomas (Hugh) Rutherford (12 Jul 1766–Feb 1850) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Rutherford (1770–14 Oct 1829)
  1. 1. Joseph (William) Rutherford 1801–1839 m. Lucinda (Madeline Jane) Inks 1804–1869
    1. 1. Josiah (Elias) Rutherford 1825–1901 m. Elvina (B.) Miller 1828–1909
      1. 1. George (Washington) Rutherford 1865–1918 m. Elvira (Lucretia) Ray 1868–1947
        1. 1. Ruby (Elvina) Rutherford 1895–1978 m. Jeffrey (Aterberry) Dobbs 1889–1969 m. Oscar (L) Yarborough 1891–1923
        2. 2. Leroy Rutherford 1887–1912
        3. 3. Claude (Robert) Rutherford 1890–1947 m. Effie (Olive) Cole 1892–1959
        4. 4. Ellis (Burnic) Rutherford 1892–1946 m. Helen (Gould Tyner Cordell Rutherford) Jones 1909–1989
        5. 5. Pearl Rutherford 1893–
        6. 6. Iva Rutherford 1897– m. Earl (Austin) Dean 1883–
        7. 7. Guy (Daniel) Rutherford 1899–1964 m. Olive (Odessa "Ollie") Potter 1904–2000
        8. 8. Jewell (Ann) Rutherford 1905–1986 m. William (Leroy "Roy") Williams 1903–1989
        9. 9. Dewey (H) Rutherford 1909–1989 m. Lena (E) Bush 1908–1991
        10. 10. Alva (Pleasant) Rutherford 1904–1979 m. Cassie (Marie) Taylor 1908–
      2. 2. Bathsheba (Drusilla) Rutherford 1852–1937 m. David (Letz) Lair 1827–1914
        1. 1. Harrison (Tolbert ( Tip )) Lair 1873–
        2. 2. Harry Lair 1872–1949 m. Nellie (Jane) Lair 1886–1967
        3. 3. Della Lair 1870–1925 m. Charles (F) Fellers 1862–1940
        4. 4. Sarah (E) Lair 1875–
        5. 5. Lillie (A.) Lair 1879–
      3. 3. Josiah (Theodore) Rutherford 1867–1949 m. Sophia (Ann) Hall 1875–1955
        1. 1. Alva (J) Rutherford 1908–
        2. 2. Gracie Rutherford 1894–1970 m. Charles (Guy) Root 1888–1966
      4. 4. William (W.) Rutherford 1859–1883 m. Susannah (J) Vandeman 1861–1939
        1. 1. Rosa (Lily) Rutherford 1879–1954 m. Francis ("Frank") Cochran 1873–1960
      5. 5. Joseph (Daniel) Rutherford 1855–1908 m. Dulcena (Frances) Johnson 1847–1919 m. H (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Johnson 1855–
        1. 1. Hattie (Rebecca) Rutherford 1880–1969
        2. 2. Ruth (Dulcenia) Rutherford 1890–
        3. 3. Neff Rutherford 1876–
        4. 4. Maude (L) Rutherford 1887–1962 m. Asa Damron 1880–1924
        5. 5. Altha (Mattie "Allie") Rutherford 1881–1965 m. Edward (C) Cedarholm 1876–1965 m. Sumner (C) Donaldson 1873– m. Harvey (Young) Black 1875–1951
        6. 6. Leonard (Ernest) Rutherford 1883–1922
        7. 7. Lilly (Bell) Rutherford 1879–1879
      6. 6. Mary (E) Rutherford 1851–1932
      7. 7. Nancy (A) Rutherford 1857– m. George (Thomas) Drennan 1856–1905
        1. 1. Missouri (B) Drennan 1878–
        2. 2. Mary (L) Drennan 1879–1952
      8. 8. Alexander (W) Rutherford 1862–
      9. 9. Sarah (A) Rutherford 1851–1932
      10. 10. John (F.) Rutherford 1866–1940 m. Arminta Walker 1875–1948 m. Artimesa Gregory 1865–1898
        1. 1. Gussie (M) Rutherford 1894–1983 m. Homer Lea 1891–1984
      11. 11. John (T) Rutherford 1865–1932
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Rutherford 1823–1893
    3. 3. Joseph (William) Rutherford 1827–1871
    4. 4. Nancy (Jane) Rutherford 1834–1889
  2. 2. Samuel Rutherford 1809–1853
  3. 3. William Rutherford 1797–1870
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Polly) Rutherford 1807–1869
  5. 5. John Rutherford 1803–1877
  6. 6. Benjamin Rutherford 1800–
  7. 7. Andrew Rutherford 1788–1879
  8. 8. James (Thomas) Rutherford 1790–1878
  9. 9. Fields Rutherford 1802–1882
  10. 10. Thos (Rutherford) Jr 1818–
  11. 11. Nellie Rutherford 1793–

Thomas Rutherford's Timeline

4 Records

1766
12 Jul 1766
Birth of Thomas Hugh Rutherford in Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
1818
1818-1832
Age 52
Thomas Hugh Rutherford resided here in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1820
1820
Age 54
Thomas Hugh Rutherford resided here in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
1850
Feb 1850
Age 84
Death of Thomas Hugh Rutherford in Davidson, Tennessee
Davidson, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Jul 1766
    Event Place: Frederick County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1818-1832
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee; Page: 90; NARA Roll: M33_122; Image: 104

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1850
    Event Place: Davidson, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Tennessee, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Wills and Index, 1803-1917; Author: Tennessee County Court (Wilson County); Probate Place: Wilson, Tennessee
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