George Rutherfoord (1602–1665), Rev., Minister, Roxburgshire

Ref. RX122 — Generations of RX1 Aymer Rutherfurd.

Name and Vital Dates

Name: George Rutherfoord (occ. desc: Minister; loc. desc: of Roxburgshire).
Lineage: RX96 William,¹² RX70 William,¹¹ RX52 John,¹⁰ RX44 George,⁹ RX38 William,⁸ RX30 George,⁷ RX20 Robert,⁶ RX12 George,⁵ RX7 Robert,⁴ RX5 Richard,³ RX2 Richard,² RX1 Aymer.¹
Lifespan: (1602–1665) Born in Nisbet, Jedburgh, Roxburgshire, Scotland about 1602.; died in Kirkudbrightshire, Scotland in 1665 at the age of 63.

RX96William Rutherford (1576–1638) of Nether Nisbet
RX∅Margaret Jane Gibson, born Jan 1576 and died Feb 1660 Nisbet, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Record (1622): He was educated at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland in 1622: M.A Edinburgh University in 1622.
Record (1629): In 1629 he was Schoolmaster in Kirkcudsbright in 1629, "In 1626 George Rutherford, brother of the great Samuel, then at Anwoth, [Covenanter and Martyr] was appointed schoolmaster and reader.
Record (1636): He was summoned before the Court of High Commission for nonconformity 1636 and resigned in 1636 in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Record (1640): In 1640 he was He retired to Ayrshire and c.1640 was minister of Tongland and Balnacross, Kirkcudshire (Fas II), becoming a member of the Commission of Assembly 1647. in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.
Property (1654): He leased property in 1654: George Rutherford, the schoolmaster, had sons David and Samuel and four daughters who were named in sasines in 1654. (RO 21).
Occupation: He too was a great non-conformist and his "heresies" led to his being summoned." in Kirkcudbright, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

Record (1622): He was educated at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland in 1622: M.A Edinburgh University in 1622.
Record (1640): In 1640 he was He retired to Ayrshire and c.1640 was minister of Tongland and Balnacross, Kirkcudshire (Fas II), becoming a member of the Commission of Assembly 1647. in Tongland, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland.

Demise: Died in Kirkudbrightshire, Scotland in 1665 at the age of 63: Some have him dying in Barbados but KRD says there is no proof of that:.

Roxburghshire: RX122 George Rutherfoord, Rev., represents a documented generation of the RX1 Aymer Rutherfurd branch, and the Rutherford family of Roxburghshire, recorded in Generations of Aymer Rutherfurd of Roxburghshire. See also the Roxburghshire descendant tree and the Pedigree chart.