James Enos Rutledge (1768 - 1848)

Born 29 Jan 1768 in New Hope, Augusta, Virginia

Ancestors

Husband of Eleanor Ellen (Ralston) Rutledge — married 14 Jul 1788 in Augusta, Virginia

Descendants

Died 1848 at about age 79 in Fulton, Illinois

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Biography

James was born in 1768. He was the son of Edward Rutledge and Sarah Armstrong. ^[1] James was mentioned on a memorial in Barker-Miner Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois, United States with a death date of 1848.^{[2] [3]}

August 17, 1784 Edward and Sarah Rutledge deeded to their son, James Rutledge, a tract of land known as Black Oak Spring. (See Research notes.)

James married Elenor Ralston on 14 Jul 1788.^[4] James was in a marriage record.^[5]

Name James Rutledge

Date 14 Jul 1788

Spouse Name Elenor Ralston

Notes: This marriage record was originally published in "Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish Settlement in Virginia, 1745-1800. Extracted from the Original Court Records of Augusta County" by Lyman Chalkley.

Remarks: Bride is the daughter of William Ralston, who consents.

Description: Spouse

Bond date 7 Jul 1788 ^[6]

James was in a legal record for public land purchase on 11 Feb 1818.^[7]

James's estate was in the probate process in 1787-1804.^[8]

Research

On May 23, 1763, George III of England issued a grant of land, consistingof 26 acres to one William Kerr. It was known as "Black Oak Springs," owing to the cluster of Oaks growing about the place. It is located in the gently rolling terrain of Augusta County about one mile west of New Hope. Kerr sold a sizable amount of acreage to Edward Rutledge, who had emigrated from northern Ireland where he had been born about 1725. It was thought he came to America between 1735-1740. Married to Sarah Armstrong, he had fathered six children. In 1784, James's father gave him 143 acres, "To his eldest son James". This land, on Middle River included the Black Oak Springs property. Reference Twenty-fifth of a series titled Old Homes of Augusta County by Gladys B. Clem. Article features a series of photos of the house both inside and outside. Pages 74 through 80. Key I & II: J. Kerr grant 1749, Flag Spring III: E. Rutledge, Grant 1763 II & III Gift, E. Rutledge to James Rutledge, 1784, Black Oak Spring I-I Gift to George Rutledge, 1786, Flagg Springs James had 7 children, only 4 have been identified. There exists a possibility that Ann Rutledge, Abe Lincoln's boyhood sweetheart could be a member of this family but no tie has been found. The children of James would be of the same approximate age as Lincoln, and could be linked through another of this generation who may have moved to the area with James and Eleanor.

Sources

1. ↑ Entered by Nancy Brown, Feb 16, 2012
2. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave", database
   Find A Grave: Memorial #69033855 (accessed 27 February 2024)
   Memorial page for James Enos Rutledge (29 Jan 1768-1848), citing Barker-Miner Cemetery, Fulton County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Melvin White (contributor 46976027).
3. ↑ Burial: "Find A Grave Index", database
   citing Find a Grave
   FamilySearch Record: QV26-6MXV (accessed 27 February 2024)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #69033855
   James Enos Rutledge burial (died in 1848) in 1848 in , Fulton, Illinois, United States of America. Born on 29 Jan 1768.
4. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1660-1800", database
   Original data: Dodd, Jordan, comp.. Virginia Marriages to 1800. Electronic transcription of marriage records held by the individual counties in Virginia
   Ancestry Record 3002 #103953 (accessed 27 February 2024)
   James Rutlidge marriage to Elenor Ralston on 14 Jul 1788.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Land, Marriage, and Probate Records, 1639-1850", database
   Ancestry Record 7832 #104070 (accessed 27 February 2024)
   James Rutledge marriage.
6. ↑ CHRONICLES OF THE SCOTCH-IRISH SETTLEMENT OF VIRGINIA Vol 2, pp 300-309 and Vol 2, pp 350 - 359 pg 306 1788--July 7, James Rutledge and Matthew Ralston, surety. James Rutledge and Elenor Ralston, daughter of Wm, Ralston (consent). Teste: George Rutledge, James Ralston. pg 350 July 14th, James Rutledge and Elenor Ralston
7. ↑ Public Land Purchase: "Illinois, U.S., Public Land Purchase Records, 1813-1909", database
   Volume: 087; Page: 305
   Ancestry Record 3780 #154116 (accessed 27 February 2024)
   Name: James Rutledge; Section: SW; Price per Acre: 2.00; Total Price: 320.00; Date: 11 Feb 1818; Type: FD; Sect: 22; Township: 05S; Range: 08E; Meridian: 3; Acres: 160.00; Corr-Tag: 0; ID: 158350; Reside: 097.
8. ↑ Probate: "Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1652-1900", database with images
   Will Books, 1745-1871; Index to Wills, 1745-1903; Author: Virginia. County Court (Augusta County)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62347 #2159690 (accessed 27 February 2024)
   James Rutledge probate in 1787-1804.

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