Clan Rutherfurd/Rutherford

Robert the Bruce to the Rutherfurds of Edgerston

1 - King Robert the Bruce, Earl of Carrick, Lord Brus, King of Scots
Born: 11 JUL 1274, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex
Died: 7 JUN 1329, Cardoss Castle, Firth of Clyde, Scotland
Wife: 1296 to Mar, Isobel of
Child 1: Bruce, Marjorie, Princess, b. CIR 1297

Please see: "The Royal Families of England Scotland and Wales - with pedigrees of Royal descents in illustration." by Sir Bernard Burke, Harrison

2 - Princess Marjorie Bruce
Born: CIR 1297
Died: 2 MAR 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Married 1315 to Stewart, Walter, High Steward of Scotland 6
Child 1: Stuart, Robert II of Scotland, King of Scotland, b. 2 MAR 1316

Please see: Peter Townend, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, One Hundred and Fifth Edition (London: Burke's Peerage Limited, MCMLXX (1970)), Kings of Scotland, pgs. lxx-lxxv.

3 - King Robert Stuart II of Scotland, King of Scotland
Born: 2 MAR 1316, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Died: 19 APR 1390, Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire
Wife: aft 2 MAY 1355 to Leslie, Euphemia of Ross, Countess of Moray
Child 13: Stuart, Elizabeth Catherine

Please see: Peter Townend, editor, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage, and Knightage, One Hundred and Fifth Edition (London: Burke's Peerage Limited, MCMLXX (1970)), Kings of Scotland, pgs. lxx-lxxv.

4 - Princess Elizabeth Catherine Stuart
Husband: 1380 to David Lindsay of Crawford, 1st Earl of Crawford
Child 6: Lindsay, Elizabeth

Please see: Lord Lindsay (25th earl of Crawford), Lives of the Lindsays (1849); A. Jervise, History and Traditions of the Land of the Lindsays (1882); G. E. Cokayne, Complete Peerage (1887-1898)

5 - Lady Elizabeth Lindsay
Father: David of Crawford Lindsay, 1st Earl of Crawford , b. ABT 1360
Mother: Princess Elizabeth Catherine Stuart
Husband: aft 20 DEC 1400 to Erskine, Robert, Lord Erskine
Sir Robert Erskine, 8th Laird of Erskine
Died 1453
Sir Robert Erskine married Elizabeth Lindsay - granddaughter of Robert II, King of Scotland. He served as High Chamberlain of Scotland, and had great influence on public affairs of his time.

Please see: Lord Lindsay (25th earl of Crawford), Lives of the Lindsays (1849); A. Jervise, History and Traditions of the Land of the Lindsays (1882); G. E. Cokayne, Complete Peerage (1887-1898), Beryl Platts (1998) Origins of the Lindsays. Publications of the Clan Lindsay Society. Vol VI, No. 22, Clan Lindsay Society, Edinburgh, 48pp.

6 - Thomas Erskine, 2nd lord Erskine 7th lord of Garioch, 14th earl of Mar
Born: Circa 1400
Died: 1493
Married: Lady Janet Douglas of Morton
Children:
I - Alexander Erskine, 3rd lord Erskine, 8th lord of Garioch, 15th earl of Mar, d. 1509
II - Margaret Erskine

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – page 22

Please see: "The Royal Descents of 500 Immigrants" Gary Boyd Roberts, 1993

7 - Lord James Rutherfurd II
Married: Lady Margaret Erskine
James Rutherford II, whose mother was a daughter of John Lauder, succeeded his father before July 15, 1455 with whom he is found in deeds between 1437 and 1447.

Sir Alexander Home married Marion Lauder daughter of John Lauder, granddaughter of Sir Robert de Lauder. Along with her sisters; Mariota, Beatrice and Christian each of the 4 [and their husbands] received 1/4th of the Crailing, Hownam and Swinside estates. On December 11, 1436 Lord James Rutherford and Lord Alexander Home held sasine at Linlinthgow. Swinside remained a Rutherford holding because Lord James Rutherford married Christian Lauder.

Please see: "Historical Manuscripts Commission", 12th report, App VII, 78-79, 109, 120-121

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – page 18-26 – multiple primary source citations

8 - Lord Thomas Rutherfurd of Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Lord Thomas was the 3rd son and eventual heir of James Rutherfurd lived abt 1460 - 1517. He was "on the horn" for killing Patrick Hepburn 5/13/1501. [1508?] For distinguished services at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1485, King James IV of Scotland made Patrick Hepburn, Lord Hales, the Earl of Bothwell and was at that time described as the rightful male heir to the estate of James Rutherford. He lost his inherited lands at "of Over" and "Nisbet" to Walter Ker of Cessford as punishment. At this time his connection to the house of Erskine is also stated. He served as bailie for Sir Patrick Home of Polwarth after 9/16/1503.

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 27-30– multiple primary source citations

9 - Robert Rutherfurd of Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1490 - died before 10/1544
He defended Edgerston from Walter Ker of Cessford and was declared outlaw. During his life the ancestral village of Rutherford was spoiled by Henry VIII in 7/1544 and destroyed 9/6/1544 - the rest of the village was burnt, razed and cast down between 9/9 and 9/13/1544.

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 31-32– multiple primary source citations

10 - Richard Rutherfurd of Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland

1520 – 1600 headed the Edgerston family for half a century succeeded by October 29, 1544 when as 'lord of Ruy'furd' he subscribed a bond to Henry VIII. In the company with seven kinsmen 'Rechart Rutherfurd of Edzerston' signed with his own hand a bond of manrent to Archibald Earl of Angus on Christmas Day 1574. According to a MS history in the Edgerston muniments he married 'Bitty' (Elizabeth) sister of John Rutherford II 'the Cock' of Hunthill.

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 32-35– multiple primary source citations

11 - Thomas Rutherford of Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1550 - 1615 "The Black Laird" - the victor at Reidswire
Married Jean Elliot

During the Battle of the Reidswire at Carterfell in July of 1575 a force led by Thomas Rutherford "The Black Laird of Edgerston" was able to defeat the English force and capture several of it's officers. Among them were Sir John Forster. Sir John was made prisoner and taken with several others to the Scottish Regent, the Earl of Morton, at Dalkeith, where he was kept for a few days to cool off, then sent back home.

"The Rutherfords with great renown, Convoyed the town o' Jedburgh out."
....Sir Walter Scott - from an old ballad "The Raid o' the Reidswire"

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 35-36– multiple primary source citations

12 - Robert Rutherfurd of Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1590 – 1659

Robert Rutherfurd was served heir to his brother at Jedburgh Tolbooth September 5, 1615 (sasine July 17, 1616); witnesses were Nicol and Robert, called his uncles, Thomas of Tofts and Gilbert in Edgerston, with the chiefs of Hunthill, Hundalee and Fairnington and three more kinsmen - John portioner of Nether Ancrum, Adam of Littleheuch bailie of Jedburgh, and William once Provost.

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 36-37– multiple primary source citations

13 - Lord John Rutherford of Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1622 - 11/1686 [other sources cite 1681]
Married Barbara Abernethy died 1697

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 37-41– multiple primary source citations
Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 1 – page 3 - #1

14 - Lord Thomas Rutherfurd of Wells and Edgerston
1650 - 1720
Married: Susanna Riddell 2/15/1680-1
Married: Catherine Nisbet

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 41-42– multiple primary source citations

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 1 – page 5 - #6

15 - Sir John Rutherfurd - Lord Edgerston
Baptised 2nd January 1687 and died 9th January 1764
Knighted in 1706 and married in 1710
Wife: Elizabeth Cairncross d/o Wm. Cairncross of Langlee

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 42-44– multiple primary source citations

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 1 – page 7 - #21

16 - John Rutherfurd (1712-1758), M.P., younger of Edgerston
Sir John's eldest surviving son, predeceased him.
Born April 12, 1712 - died at the battle of Fort Ticonderoga
He represented Selkirkshire 1730 and Roxburghshire (Teviotdale) 1734-41 in Parliament.

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages 45-46– multiple primary source citations

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 1 – page 9 - #38

17 - John Rutherfurd of Edgerston (1748-1834), M.P.
Born at New York, succeeded his grandfather Sir John Rutherfurd in 1764 when 16.
Died without heirs

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – pages45-46– multiple primary source citations

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 1 – page 17 - #61

18 - Jane [Jean] Rutherfurd, sister of John Rutherfurd of Edgerston and heiress of Edgerston mentioned in her father's wills 1753 and 1758
Died: June 1820
Married Edin. March 31,1771 William Oliver of Dinlabyre in Liddesdale (1738-1830) Sheriff of Selkirk and later Roxburgh, son of William Oliver and Violet Douglas of Cavers

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – page 46

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 2 – page 802 - #64

19 - William Oliver-Rutherfurd (1781-1879), D.L.
Eldest son of Jane and William Oliver
Born at Weens March 15, 1781
Educated at Eton and Edinburgh University
Succeeded to Dinlabyre.
Married Agnes Chatto Aug. 21, 1804
He inherited Edgerston from his uncle John Rutherfurd in 1834 he added Rutherfurd to his paternal surname.

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – page 46

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 2 – page 803 - #6593

20 - William Alexander Oliver-Rutherfurd (1818-1888)
Born at Knowsouth June 30, 1818
Succeeded to Edgerston 1879
Died Nov. 3, 1888

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – page 47

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 2 – page 804 - #6607

21 - Malcolm Brakspear Oliver-Rutherfurd
Born: Edgerston April 8, 1875
Died: April 18, 1913 in Converse County Wyoming
Married: April 29. 1897 Anne Amelia Dickson at Douglas, Wyoming
Died Aug. 28, 1952 Hood River, Oregon

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – page 47– multiple primary source citations

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 2 – page 805 - #6617

22 - Arthur William Rutherfurd
Born: March 26th, 1906 Douglas, Converse County Wyoming
Died: Feb. 20th, 1984 San Bernardino, CA
Married: Lillian Marie

Please see: "The Rutherfords in Britain: a history and guide" Kenneth Rutherford Davis, 1987 – page 47

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 2 – page 806 - #6631

23 - Edward Charles Rutherfurd

Please see: WKR 1986 – volume 2 – page 807 - #6635