I'm finally getting back to looking at lines with which I may have DNA matches to (I say "may" because it all depends on whether the trees are correct).
I have two lists of children for "John" Rutledge" - One b. 1711 d. 1774, son of John Rutledge and Margaret Dalton. This John's children supposedly Reason, John III, Mary, Hannah, James, Thomas. They are identified as "Camden"/Hanging Rock. This John's wife is listed as Jane Caldwell.
Then there is "John Rutledge" d. 1774 Rowan Co whose WILL lists his wife, Elenor, and children William, Susanna, Joseph, John, Isaac, Margret, Susannah, Ann, Able and Prudence.
Given the difference in children's names - is it possible these are two different John Rutledge's? In addition, the witness on John Rutledge's Will in Rowan Co was Nancy Cowan. There was a Nancy Rutledge b. 1754 Augusta Co d. 1840 Sullivan Co., TN married to Robert Cowan. She appears to be the daughter of William Rutledge b. 1728 in Co Tyrone who married an Elinor Caldwell in 1751 in Augusta Co., VA. Nancy was the sister of Robert Rutledge (married to Catherine Crockett) and General George Rutledge (married to Annis Armstrong). These Rutledges fought with John Sevier at King's Mtn during the Revolution.
Thought is that William was the eldest son of George Rutledge and Mary Nellie Gamble of Co. Tyrone.
I have supposed matches to the line of John/Margaret - Bewcastle to PA to SC.
And to the Tyrone to Augusta VA to Sullivan Co TN group.
And also to a group from Prince George Co., VA to NC/TN (William Rutledge 1732-1786 married to Mary Creson). I'm trying to see if this group connected to any of the others!
The one group I haven't established a likely connection to is the Charleston SC one. Although from the history of Sullivan Co, TN there is an implied connection to this group with the family of General George Rutledge and Robert Rutledge.
If anyone has done further research that might sort these groups, or show how they may be connected, would love to hear!
My biggest question is who, of these groups, went to and stayed in Co Tyrone - my family was there until the mid 1800s and then to Canada.:)
Thanks!