George Rutherfurd (1380–1428), Sir, of Chatto, Roxburghshire

Ref. RX12 — Generations of RX1 Aymer Rutherfurd.

Name and Vital Dates

Name: George Rutherfurd (epithet desc: Chatto; loc. desc: of Roxburghshire).
Lineage: RX7 Robert,⁴ RX5 Richard,³ RX2 Richard,² RX1 Aymer.¹
Lifespan: (1380–1428) Born in Chatto, Roxburghshire, Scotland about 1380: The progenitor of the Hunthill cadet was Sir George Rutherford of Chatto; died in Chatto, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1428 at the age of 48.

Record: He was the eldest son of Robert Sir.
Record: George was married to Janet Rutherfurd of Edgerston.
Property: George leased property in Nether Chatto, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1424: he received a charter from the Earl of Douglas of the lands of Nether Chatto, South Scharplaw, Eddyllcluch, and Hangandschaw, which had been forfeited by Thomas Chatto in 1424.
Military service: He served in the military in Battle of Verneuil, Normandy, France on 17 Aug 1424: One of the most violent and bloody encounters of the Hundred Years' War Dubbed by historians as a "second Agincourt," it marked both a tragic peak for Scottish military involvement in France and a defining moment of survival for Sir.
Residence: He lived in Chatto, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1413: he is noticed, in 1413, as holding the lands of Wedderburn to David of Hume, the Earl being Archibald Douglas, 4th Earl of Douglas He lived in Chatto, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1413: recorded as Witness; older than 24.
Residence: Associated with Chatto, and with Chatto from birth, through death before 6 February1429.

Military service: He served in the military in Battle of Verneuil, Normandy, France on 17 Aug 1424: One of the most violent and bloody encounters of the Hundred Years' War Dubbed by historians as a "second Agincourt," it marked both a tragic peak for Scottish military involvement in France and a defining moment of survival for Sir.

Demise: Died in Chatto, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1428 at the age of 48: It would appear that he died before 6 February 1429-30 (modern era 1430), on which date there is an indenture between Patrick Lorraine,.

Chatto: RX12 George Rutherfurd Sir of Chatto with 6 recorded children, 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.