Edward Rutledge (1749 - 1800)
Governor
Edward
Rutledge
Born in Charleston, South Carolina
Ancestors 
Son of John Rutledge
and Sarah Boone (Hext) Rutledge
Brother of
John James Rutledge, Farirraba (Rutledge) Stephens, Thomas Rutledge, Sarah Rutledge, Andrew Rutledge, Martha Rutledge and Hugh Rutledge
Husband of
Henrietta (Middleton) Rutledge
— married
[location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Henry Middleton Rutledge,
Jackson Middleton Rutledge and
Sarah Henrietta (Rutledge) Pinckney
Died in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
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Categories: Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina | US Southern Colonist | American Founding Fathers | South Carolina Governors | Signers of the Continental Association | Signers of the United States Declaration of Independence | South Carolina Notables.
| Edward Rutledge settled in the Southern Colonies in North America prior to incorporation into the USA. Join: US Southern Colonies Project Discuss: southern_colonies |
Governor Edward Rutledge was a Founding Father in the American Revolution
| Preceded by 37th Governor Charles Pinckney |
Edward Rutledge 39th Governor of South Carolina  |
Succeeded by 40th Governor John Drayton |
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Biography
Edward Rutledge is Notable.
- Edward Rutledge (November 23, 1749 – January 23, 1800) was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.
In 1778 Rutledge accepted a seat in the State legislature and the next year won reelection to Congress, though military duties prevented his attendance. As a militia captain, in February 1779 he took part in Gen. William Moultrie's defeat of the British at Port Royal Island, S.C. But in May, 1780, during the siege of Charleston, the redcoats captured Rutledge, as well as Heyward and Middleton, and imprisoned them at St. Augustine, Fla., until July 1781. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/declaration/bio43.htm
Burial
- Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
- Find A Grave Memorial# 920
Sources
- Source: S-147902324 Repository: #R-794339648 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=84608249&pid=338
- Repository: R-794339648 Ancestry.com
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward 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 DNA with Edward:
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edward 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 DNA with Edward:
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- Vivian (Wells) Dames :
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- Don Wells :
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- F Warren :
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On 24 Jan 2017 at 10:26 GMT Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen wrote:
Rutledge-1572 and Rutledge-675 appear to represent the same person because: Same data
Refer to the biography of https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Rutledge-512 for more details on the family
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