James Rutherfurd, I (1395–1455), Lord of that Ilk and Edgerston, Roxburghshire

Ref. RX14 — Generations of RX1 Aymer Rutherfurd.

Name and Vital Dates

• Name: James Rutherfurd, I (epithet desc: that Ilk and Edgerston; occ. desc: Lord; loc. desc: of Roxburghshire).
• Lineage: RX8 Alan,⁴ RX5 Richard,³ RX2 Richard,² RX1 Aymer.¹
• Lifespan: (1395–1455) Born in Rutherfurd, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland about 1395.; died in Roxburghshire, Scotland before 15 Jul 1455 at the age of 60.

Parents

• RX8Alan Rutherfurd (1368–1425) of Roxburghshire
• RX∅Spouse Rutherfurd

Siblings

No recorded siblings

Spouse and Family

• Issue (Children):
  • +RX25 James Rutherfurd, II (1420–1498)
  • +RX26 Archibald Rutherfurd
  • +RX27 Alan Rutherfurd

Timeline

• Property: He leased property in Edgerston, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1448: The Exchequer Rolls (ER IX, 660) reveal that James had sasine in 1448 of Edgerston which remained with his descendants until the twentieth century GRH.
• Residence: Associated with that Ilk and Edgerston, and with Rutherfurd from birth, through death before 15 Jul1455.

Death and Burial

• Demise: Died in Roxburghshire, Scotland before 15 Jul 1455 at the age of 60: In battle: "occasione necis patris sui in defensione regni" (ER VI, 97; Possibly Arkinholm in 1454 (Langholm) or some obscure fight with the English (MS 14, App Ill, 3).

Historical Legacy and Impact

• that Ilk and Edgerston: RX14 James Rutherfurd I Lord of that Ilk and Edgerston with 3 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.

• Gender: Male.
• Ref# RX14

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