William
Rutherford
Born in Essex County, Virginia
Ancestors 
Brother of
Thomas Rutherford [half], Joseph Rutherford Jr, Sarah Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Catherine Rutherford, Larkin Rutherford, John Rutherford Jr. and Robert Rutherford
[spouse(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William Rutherford Jr., Archibald Rutherford, Julius Rutherford, Benjamin Rutherford, Joseph Rutherford, Randolph Rutherford Sr., Thomas Rutherford, Absalom Rutherford Sr., John Rutherford and Finney Rutherford
Died about
at about age 58
in Montgomery, Virginia, United States
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Biography
William Rutherford performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.
:b. ca. 1727, Essex County, Virginia, United States[1]
- Marriage: 8 Feb 1727, Essex County, Virginia, United States[2]
Sources
- ↑ Rutherford, William Kenneth. Genealogical History of the Rutherford Family, 2 volumes. Lexington, Missouri: Privately Printed, 1986. Previous editions created in 1969, & 1979; Vol. I: Page 156 Link to digitized copy of Volume 1 at FamilySearch.
- William Rutherford, Sr., b. about 1727, Essex County, Virginia. Children:
- William Rutherford, Jr., b. 10 June 1748; d. 1834
- Archibald Rutherford, b. 1754; d. 31 July 1838
- Julius Rutherford, b. 1756; d. 3 Aug 1831
- Randolph Rutherford, d. Jan 1841
- Benjamin Rutherford
- Joseph Rutherford
- Absalom Rutherford, b. 1763; d. 28 June 1841
- John Rutherford
- Thomas Rutherford
- Finney Rutherford, aged 83 in 1856
- William Rutherford entered 428 acres of land in Augusta County, Virginia, on both sides of Cripple Creek, 20 June 1753 (citing Kegley, F. B. (1938) Kegley's Virginia Frontier, Roanoke: The Stone Press, p. 127).
- William entered a tract containing 292 acres of land lying on both sides of River Creek of the Fluvanna River in Albemarle County, Virginia, 15 June 1773. A tract of 200 acres of land lying in the Washington District of Montgomery County, Virginia, was surveyed for William Rutherford, Sr., 14 September 1782. This tract of land on Mine Mill Creek was assigned to Julius Rutherford 5 July 1785 (citing Montgomery Co. Surveys Book 6, p. 436, Courthouse, Christiansburg, VA). The name of William Rutherford, Sr., appeared on the Virginia tax list for Wythe County as late as 1799.
- In a court held in Fincastle County, Virginia, 3 May 1774, William Rutherford, Thomas Mongomery, and Benjamin Logan served as members of a grand jury. William Rutherford was cited as a juryman numerous times in court records at Fort Chiswell, Virginia. He was administered the oath of allegiance in Montgomery COunty, Virginia, 3 May 1779. William Rutherford was appointed constable in Montgomery County, Virginia, 24 January 1786 and in Wythe County, Virginia, 26 May 1790 (citing Summers, Lewis Preston (1929). Annals of Southwest Virginia 1769-1800, pp. 623, 698, 742, 792, 809, 1357)
- William Rutherford Sr., and his brothers Benjamin, Joseph, and John, and their father John Rutherford, Sr., were listed as tithables in 1771 in Botetourt County, Virginia (citing The Virginia Genealogist, 1966, Vol. 10, p. 114). The tax lists of Montgomery County, Virginia, 1782 and 1787, and Wythe County, Virginia, 1793-1799, lists the names of William Rutherford, Sr., and his sons. The only additional Rutherfords on these tax lists were John Rutherford, Jr. (who would be a son of John Rutherford), in 1782 and Albert Rutherford, probably a grandson, in 1799. Julius Rutherford stated in a deposition 4 July 1818 that he was a brother of Archibald Rutherford of Kentucky. Mary, the widow of Absalom Rutherford, deposed 10 December 1852 that her husband was a brother of Julius Rutherford and Finney Rutherford deposed 19 August 1852 that he was a brother of Julius Rutherford
- William Rutherford, Sr., b. about 1727, Essex County, Virginia. Children:
- ↑ "Rutherford Family Tree." Digital images. Ancestry.com. (http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/4131774/person/-29534510) : accessed Apr 28, 2010)
- ↑ https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A098729
- ↑ RUTHERFORD, WILLIAM SR, Ancestor #: A098729, Service: VIRGINIA; Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE; Birth: C 1727, ESSEX CO VIRGINIA; Death: P 1786, MONTGOMERY CO-LIV VIRGINIA; Service Description: 1) RENDERED MATERIAL AID
- DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A098729
- William O. Rutherford's baptism is registered in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland on 7/31/1714.
- See also: https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/GHTL-FN6/william-overton-rutherford-1727-1801
Acknowledgments
- WikiTree profile Rutherford-330 created through the import of Greg's Pruned Tree.ged on Feb 7, 2012 by Donald Rutherford.
- James Starks created WikiTree profile William-249 through the import of Starks in Kentucky II.GED on Feb 8, 2013.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~1.56%
Anonymous Rutherford
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch hc9905095 [compare]
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~0.78%
Wanda (Haynes) Langdon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M838056 [compare], yourDNAportal WAN3508d8b4, Ancestry member WandaLLangdon
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #436860
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Living DNA
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~0.78%
Susan (Haynes) Holston :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member susanholston52
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~0.78%
B. Romine :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A725590 [compare], Ancestry member romine455603
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~0.78%
Linda (Sawyer) Smith :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch EV5911367 [compare], yourDNAportal LINb8924f2d, Ancestry member KindredKinTree
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~0.78%
Cathy (Cook) Sepko :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Lois (Chadwell) Cruz :
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Living DNA, GEDmatch Z901797 [compare]
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~0.78%
Susan Hautala :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #1000252
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~0.39%
Michael (Tilley) Crissman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A243383 [compare], Ancestry member crissman46
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~0.39%
Billie Adams :
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch RW606512C1 [compare]
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~0.39%
Koye Henderlight :
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~0.39%
Susan (Atwood) Scherrer :
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The above Deed and will apply to the William Rutherford from Goochland County. Both William Rutherfords served in the American Revolutionary War and both are Patriots in the DAR.