Richard Rutherfurd, II (1345–1425), Sir, of that Ilk, Rutherfurd, Roxburghshire

Ref. RX5 — Generations of RX1 Aymer Rutherfurd.

Name and Vital Dates

Name: Richard Rutherfurd, II (epithet desc: that Ilk; loc. desc: of Rutherfurd, Roxburghshire).
Lineage: RX2 Richard,² RX1 Aymer.¹
Lifespan: (1345–1425) Born in Rutherfurd, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland before 1345. In 1398; died in Rutherfurd, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland before 16 Nov 1425 at the age of 80.

Issue (Children):
- +RX7 Robert Rutherfurd (abt 1362–1425)
- +RX8 Alan Rutherfurd (abt 1368–1425)
- +RX9 William Gilbert Rutherfurd
- +RX10 John Rutherfurd
- +RX11 Nicholas "Nichol" Rutherfurd (1374–1457)

Record (1882): He was appointed one of the ambassadors extraordinary to the Court of England in 1398, and managed negotiations with dexterity and prudence (A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol 2, 1882, P 1694) Before 29 Oct 1400 he was Warden of the Marches Sir.
Record: Richard de Ruthirfurde, as one of the principal persons on the Borders, was bound as Warden of the Marches, and with his five sons performed signal service for Scotland in repelling the insurrections on the Borders through 1400 in Scottish Borders, Scotland.
Military service: Richard served in the military in Northumberland, England after 30 Oct 1400: Henry IV, King of England, issued an order October 30, 1400 to the Earl of Northumberland to keep in safe custody.
Record: Richard de Ruthirfurde, knight, and his five sons, lately taken in war They were not to be ransomed or set free under pain of highest forfeit.
Military service: He served in the military on 2 Dec 1400: A Westminster writ of Dec 2, 1400 summoned John Mosdale, sergeant at arms, to receive from the sheriff of Northumberland Sir.
Residence (9 Nov 1402): He lived in Tower of London, Westminster, London, England on 9 Nov 1402: A writ was addressed to the Constable of the Tower 'to deliver to Henry Percy “Hotspur” Earl of Northumberland Sir.
Residence: Associated with that Ilk, and with Rutherfurd from birth, through death before 16 Nov1425.

Military service: Richard served in the military in Northumberland, England after 30 Oct 1400: Henry IV, King of England, issued an order October 30, 1400 to the Earl of Northumberland to keep in safe custody.
Military service: He served in the military on 2 Dec 1400: A Westminster writ of Dec 2, 1400 summoned John Mosdale, sergeant at arms, to receive from the sheriff of Northumberland Sir.

Demise: Died in Rutherfurd, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland before 16 Nov 1425 at the age of 80.

that Ilk: RX5 Richard Rutherfurd II Sir of that Ilk with 5 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.