John Rutherford, I (1509–1577), the Cock of Hunthill

Ref. RX52 — Generations of RX1 Aymer Rutherfurd.

Name and Vital Dates

Name: John Rutherford, I (epithet desc: the Cock; loc. desc: of Hunthill).
Lineage: 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: (1509–1577) Born in Hunthill, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland about 1509: He succeeded in 1529 and was then a minor, as the Treasurer's accounts for 1530 mention a composition for his relief and marriage; died in Hunthill, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in Dec 1577 at the age of 68.

RX∅Isabel Ker, daughter of Walter Ker and Spouse Ker, was born in Scotland about 1512.
Issue (Children):
- +RX63 Mary Rutherfurd (1531–1583)
- +RX64 John Rutherfurd, II (1532–1590)
- +RX65 Thomas Rutherford
- +RX66 Elizabeth "Betty" Rutherfurd (1534–1565)
- +RX67 Mariota Rutherford (abt 1535–)
- +RX69 Richard Rutherfurd
- +RX70 William Rutherford (1545–1620)

Property (12 Mar 1529): He leased property in Nether Chatto, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland on 12 Mar 1529: On March 12, 1529/30 he was seised of Nether Chatto and other lands and four marklands of Scraisburgh that were in the king's hands since Martinmas He leased property in Scraisburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in 1559: In 1558 John Rutherford I granted the lands of Scraisburgh (occupied by Thomas Rutherford and others) to his son and heir.

Demise: Died in Hunthill, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland in Dec 1577 at the age of 68.

Hunthill: RX52 John Rutherford I the Cock of Hunthill with 7 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.