The Rutherford Family from Scotland to North America
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The Rutherford Family From Scotland to North America Descendants of Walter Rutherford 1760~2006 Table of Contents Pedigree Chart for John Nichol Rutherford 1 Descendants of Walter Rutherford 3 First Generation 3 Second Generation 4 Third Generation 14 Fourth Generation 23 Fifth Generation 39 Sixth Generation 66 Seventh Generation 109 Eighth Generation 139 Ninth Generation 150 Name Index 151 Produced by Legacy on 11 Mar 2006 Pedigree Chart for John Nichol Rutherford 1 No. 1 on this chart is the same as no. 1 on chart no. 1 Chart no. 1 16 8 Walter Rutherford b. b. Abt 1761 d. p. Scotland m. p. 17 4 Richard Rutherford d. b. b. 1792 p. d. p. Northumberland, England m. 26 Apr 1828 p. Falstone, Northumberland County, England 18 d. 1852 9 ? b. p. South Monaghan, Northumberland County,~ b. d. p. d. 19 James A. Rutherford p. 2 b. b. Jun 1842 d. p. South Monaghan, Northumberland County, Ontario, ~ m. 24 Mar 1864 20 p. Peterborough, Ontario, Canada William Nichol d. 19 Apr 1913 10 b. p. Spokane, WA b. d. p. Falstone (Feirne Know), England m. p. 21 5 Jane Nichol d. 1834 b. b. 1802 p. South Monaghan, Northumberland County,~ d. p. Scotland d. 9 Oct 1856 p. South Monaghan, Northumberland County,~ 22 Robson 11 Agnes Robson b. b. Abt 1773 d. p. England ? d. 23 1 John Nichol Rutherford p. South Monaghan, Northumberland County,~ b. b. 31 Jan 1875 d. p. South Monaghan, Northumberland County, Ontario, ~ m. 21 Jun 1904 24 Joseph Perrin p. Grafton Township, Walsh County, ND 12 John Perrin b. Abt 1750 d. 21 Jun 1960 d. p. Grafton Township, Walsh County, ND b. 12 May 1777 sp. Johanna Antonette Dahl p. Over Peover, Cheshire, England m. 1 Jan 1881 p. Stockport, Cheshire, England 25 6 Josiah Perrin d. 23 Oct 1857 b. b. 5 Mar 1809 p. Port Hope, Ontario, Canada d. p. Ireland (while family vacationed) m. 6 Mar 1834 p. Rectory Of Rev. J.T. Cavan 26 d. 5 Apr 1899 13 Bethsheba (House Of Stafford) b. p. South Monaghan, Northumberland County,~ b. 17 Nov 1781 d. p. Lancashire, England d. 17 May 1858 27 Letitia Coretta Perrin p. Port Hope, Ontario, Canada 3 b. b. 26 Feb 1847 d. p. England d. 28 Dec 1927 28 p. Hoople, ND 14 b. b. d. p. m. p. 29 7 Ann Mason d. b. b. 3 Dec 1816 p. d. p. Stoke-On-Kent, England d. 31 Jul 1895 p. South Monaghan, Northumberland County,~ 30 15 b. b. d. p. d. p. 31 b. d. Produced by Legacy on 11 Mar 2006 2 Produced by Legacy on 11 Mar 2006 Descendants of Walter Rutherford 3 First Generation 1. Walter Rutherford, son of Unknown and Unknown, was born about 1761 in Scotland. Research Notes: Name: Walter Rutherford Year: 1819 Age: 60 Place: Ontario Source Publication Code: 9045.5 Primary Immigrant: Rutherford, Walter Annotation: Date and port of arrival or date and place of first mention of residence in the New World. Extracted from minutes and reports of the Newcastle District Land Board located at the Archives of Ontario as RG1, C-I-3, Vols. 139- 140. Lot description, lot number, concession number, township, number of acres, country of birth, and other genealogical information are also provided. Source Bibliography: STRATFORD- DEVAI, FAWNE, and BRUCE S. ELLIOTT. "Alphabetical List of Locations by the Land Board, Newcastle District, 1819-1825." In Families (Ontario Genealogical Society, Toronto), Part I, vol. 34:3 (August 1995), pp. 138-147 (A-C); Part II, vol. 34:4 (November 1995), pp. 208-221 (C-J); Part III, vol. 35:1 (February 1996), pp. 26-39 (K-P); Part IV, vol. 35:2 (August 1996), pp. 88-99 (P-Y). Page: 90 (Note by psw: the original land board record is dated 1821, and says they'd been in Canada for two years since 1819. Walter Sr.'s age was written as 60 in 1821.) Walter married ?. Children from this marriage were: May of Settlements in North America 2 M i. Richard Rutherford was born in 1792 in Northumberland County, England and (1802) died in 1852 in South Monaghan, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada at age 60. Richard married Jane Nichol (b. 1802, d. 9 Oct 1856) on 26 Apr 1828 in Falstone, Northumberland County, England. 3 M ii. James Rutherford was born about 1793 and died on 10 Oct 1846 in South Monaghan, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada about age 53. James married Rachel White (b. Abt 1807, d. 6 Mar 1872) in Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada. 4 M iii. Walter Rutherford was born about 1799 in Scotland and died before 1837 in Ontario, Canada. Produced by Legacy on 11 Mar 2006 Descendants of Walter Rutherford 4 Second Generation (Children) 2. Richard Rutherford (Walter 1) was born in 1792 in Northumberland County, England and died in 1852 in South Monaghan, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada at age 60. ------------------------- might be some connection between the grants of land the Rutherfords received, and military service for England. Is there an easy way to know whether or not these Rutherfords were given land because of participating in, for example, the War of 1812 or an earlier war in England or America? -------------------------------------- Brothers Richard and James were probably younger sons of Walter . Primogeniture prevailing, the oldest son would have inherited the land in Scotland. Unemployment prevailed after the Wellington campaigns in Great Britian. ----------- Richard appears to have been born ca. 1792 per the 1842 Census. Margaret Davidson says it may have been 1793 or even 1791. "the summary on the sense I saw indicated that the census Falstone Presbyterian Church taking extended over a period of more than a year, in one case. Also neighbors sometimes Richard Rutherford and Jane Nicol were married in this church in 1828. It is located supplied information, if the householder was not around." She also says, "the Rutherfords were in Falstone, England near the Scottish one of the "riding families" of the Border. "Rutherford the Reiver" is a poem telling of this folk border. hero of the area. The reivers were the sheep thieves (fairly honorable occupation apparently) nearly all Border people, at least 15th 16th century were involved in it. --------------------------- Marriage certificate: Richard Rutherford, Bachelor, Gowinburn, of this Parish, upwards twenty one years of age and Jane Nichol, spinster, Fernyknow, of this parish upward of the age of twenty one years were married in this Church by License with consent of _____________ this Twenty sixth Day of April in the Year One thousand eight hundred and twenty eight, by me Aim Kennesy, Curate. This Marriage solemnized between us. Richard Rutherford, Jane Nichol now Rutherford in the presence of William Nichol, William Robson, Alexr. Rutherford. ---------------------------------- 9 Rutherford, John, (1840-1922 ), Rutherford history, John Rutherford, "In Memory of Richard Rutherford" , a brief history of the Rutherford family in Canada. : IN MEMORY OF RICHARD RUTHERFORD written by John Rutherford,(1840- 1922), son of Richard Rutherford Born in Northumberland, England near the border of Scotland. His occupation was a shepherd, herding his sheep on the Hills of Cheviot in Scotland. He emigrated to Canada in the year (1817?) by sailing vessel on the ocean six weeks. Landed at Quebec- sailed up St. Lawrence River into Lake Ontario, Landed at a Port called Coburg, on Lake Ontario, from there he traveled West into the County of Northumberland and Durham (to) Town of South Monaghan where he located 100 acres as a homestead. Built him a log house- cleared several acres. For ten years he worked on his land clearing off- then returned to England for a Partner in Life. ( see Richard Rutherford for full details of text) In this time two of his brothers, James and Walter, had joined him from England. Walter met with an accident which proved fatal and was buried on the homestead- there being no Public Place within miles. James, his other brother, some years after was interred there with several other relations. My Father, who passed away in the year 1852 and Mother in (?) 1856- Both Laid away on the Old Homestead. It makes the Old Home sacred to Memory when we look back and think of the Joys and Sorrows that was spent on the Old homestead Scottish ancestry ------------------- I think the Joseph Rutherford in Cavan, Lot 11, Conc. 10, might be connected to the family for these reasons: - The proximity to South Monaghan - Joseph is listed on this index as having come from Scotland. Produced by Legacy on 11 Mar 2006 Descendants of Walter Rutherford 5 - The date of 1818 on the index indicates Joseph came to Ontario close to the time Richard, James, and Walter arrived. - Richard is listed as having his residence in Cavan in 1823 (on the Land Record Index) -------------------------------- They took in the daughter of Isabella D. Kinghorn (widow of John Kinghorn), stepdaughter to Alexander Anderson.. She was Margaret Kinghorn. Margaret cared for Mary Rutherford who was Richard's daughter. Mary Rutherford was Rebecca Emberson's mother. According to Margaret Emberson's written history, Richard and Jane Rutherford were devout Presbyterians who walked to church in Centreville from their home on the farm. This would have been in the 1830's because they attended there when Mary, their daughter was a baby. James and Rebecca Emberson later lived on the farm. (From history written by Margaret Emberson) 1842 Canadian Census, South Monaghan Township, Northumberland, Ontario 3 natives of England 2 natives of Scotland 8 natives of Canada of British origin 23 years in Province 1 male 5 and under 1 female 5 and under 2 males ages 6-13 4 females ages 6-13 2 males, single, ages 18-20 2 males, married, ages 30-59 1 male, single, 60 or over 1 female married, 14-44 2 female, single, 14-44 1 female, married, 45 or over 1 female, single, 45 or over 13 in Church of England (?) 1 male farm servant employed in family 700 acres of land occupied 130 acres of land improved 200 acres of wheat Research Notes: IN MEMORY OF RICHARD RUTHERFORD written by John Rutherford,(1840- 1922), son of Richard Rutherford Born in Northumberland, England near the border of Scotland.