ࡱ> G 3bjbjَ -3]<&88888www&&&&&&&$')`&wswww&A$88;8A$A$A$w88&`lw&A$A$&&8$:Y2<&PRIVATE PRIVATE PENNSYLVANIA GENEALOGIES; SCOTCH-IRISH and GERMAN. BY WILLIAM HENRY EGLE, M. D., M. A. HARRISBURG LANE S. HART, PRINTER ?? FINDER. 1886. PRIVATE RUTHERFORD OF PAXTANG. [In the year 1689, several brothers, of the Scotch family of Rutherford, joined the army of William III. when he invaded Ireland--were present and fought at the battle of the Boyne. Two of them were company officers, and the third was a Presbyterian clergyman. They all remained on the island, one settling in the county Tyrone, another in the county Down, and the minister in the county Monaghan. Several of the sons of these men emigrated to America during the decade between 1720 and 1730; among them was Thomas Rutherford, the progenitor of the family in Paxtang. As an instance of how family likeness is preserved through ages, it may be here stated that the portrait of David Rutherford, grandfather of Sir Walter Scott, which hangs in the dining hall facing the Tweed at Abbottsford, would answer equally well as a portrait of the late Dr. Rutherford, of Harrisburg, although the Doctor's ancestor left Scotland two centuries ago. No likeness of Thomas Rutherford is in existence, and the only description of him is a traditionary one, which represents him as a darkhaired, well-built man, about five feet ten inches in height, full of energy and of such business habits as led to financial success. There is a spice of romance connected with his early manhood which may not be uninteresting to the reader. His attachment to Jean Mordah, whom he afterwards married, was reciprocated. The Mordahs were about to sail for America, and Thomas, fearing he might lose his Jean, proposed and was accepted, but poor Jean was scarcely sixteen and her parents said "no," and took her with them across the sea. On the cover of his memorandum book, preserved in the family, Thomas inscribed the legend, "Enquire for Dennygall." This was the location of the Mordahs in Pennsylvania, and, in the  PRIVATEfollowing year, 1729, he appeared in person at their door and claimed his Jean. Mr. Mordah, doubtless, still thought the pair too young, and, in order that more time might be gained, required his prospective son-in law to be the possessor of a certain sum of money, with which to begin the world, before he would entrust the young lady to his keeping. Thomas, like Jacob of old, was obliged to acquiesce, and took his departure for Philadelphia. When he returned, he was mounted on a good horse and had with him the documents which satisfied the old gentleman's requirements. They were married in 1730, and lived in Donegal until after the death of John Mordah, in 1744, when they removed to Derry, and, in 1755, to Paxtang, where they spent the remainder of their days. Their house, a two-story log, stood on the site of the present residence of Silas B. Rutherford, at Paxtang station, and was burned down in 1840. The old house standing directly opposite the station was built after Thomas Rutherford's death, about 1783, and the old stone house over the spring was, probably, built before Mr. Rutherford bought the property.] I. THOMAS RUTHERFORD,1 b. June 24, 1707, in parish Derry-lousan, county Tyrone, Ireland; d. April 18, 1777, in Paxtang; m., by Rev. James Anderson, September 7, 1730, JEAN MORDAH, daughter of John and Agnes Mordah, b. April 5, 1712, in the parish of Gorty-Lowery, county Tyrone, Ireland; d. August 10, 1789. They had issue, all born in Donegal, Lancaster county, Pa.:(*) PRIVATE(*)From the old memorandum book referred to, we have the following record, wonderfully complete and satisfactory of its kind: Thomas Rutherford, born the 24th day of June, A. D. 1707; and baptized by the Rev. John McClave, in the Parish of Derry-lousan, county Tyrone, living in Cookstown. Jean Mordah, my wife, born the 5th day of April, A. D. 1712; and baptized by the Rev. John McClave in Gorty-Lowry. Me and my wife was married the 7th day of September, A. D. 1730, by the Rev. James Anderson, in Donney Gall, America. Our eldest daughter, Agnes, the 9th day of July, 1731; and baptized by the Rev. James Anderson. Died when four years old. Our second daughter, Ellenor, was born the 16th day of January, 1733; and baptized by Rev. James Anderson.  PRIVATEi. Agnes, b. July 9, 1731; d. 1735. 2. ii. Eleanor, b. January 16, 1733; m., first, William Wilson; secondly, John Davison. 3. iii. Jean, b. June 22, 1734; m. Thomas Mayes. 4. iv. John, b. February 16, 1737; m. Margaret Parke. v. Thomas, b. August 14, 1738; d. 1739; buried in Donegal church-yard. vi. Agnes, b. September 14, 1740; m. William Gray. vii. Thomas, b. February 12, 1743; d. January 8, 1760; buried in Paxtang grave-yard. 5. viii. Mary, b. February 18, 1745; m. Andrew Mayes. ix. Elizabeth, (twin,) b. February 18, 1745; d. s. p. x. James, b. August 27, 1747; d. March 6, 1809; m. Margaret Brisban, b. 1753; d. March, 1825; they had no issue, and are both interred in Paxtang church burial-ground. 6. xi. Samuel, b. December 13, 1749; m. Susan Collier. 7. xii. Elizabeth, b. February 27, 1752; m., first, Patrick Gallaway; secondly, Patrick Harbison; thirdly, Thomas Archibald. II. ELEANOR RUTHERFORD,2 (Thomas,1) b. January 16, 1733, in Donegal, Lancaster county, Pa.; d. December, 1799, in Paxtang, and there buried; was twice married; m., first, WILLIAM WILSON, and had issue; she m., secondly, JOHN DAVISON, d. 1772. They had issue (surname Davison): i. Elizabeth, b. 1766. PRIVATEOur third daughter, Jean, was born the 22d day of June, A. D. 1734; baptized by the Rev. Mr. Anderson. Our son John was born the 16th day of February, A. D. 1737; baptized by Rev. Mr. Anderson. Our son Thomas was born the 14th day of August, 1738. Died when about one year old. Our fourth daughter, Agnes, was born the 14th day of September, 1740; baptized by the Rev. Mr. Richard Sankey. Our son Thomas was born the 12th day of February, 1743; baptized by the Rev. Samuel Black. Our two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, born the 18th day of February, 1745. Elizabeth died when about eight months old, baptized by Rev. Samuel Black. Our son James was born the 28th day of August, 1747; and baptized by the Rev. John Elder. Our son Samuel was born 13th day of December, 1749; and baptized by the Rev. Richard Sankey. Our daughter Elizabeth was born on the 27th of February, 1752; and baptized by the Rev. Richard Sankey.  PRIVATE PRIVATEii. Agnes, b. 1768; m. John Young, son of James Young, of Hanover, and removed to Susquehanna county, Pa. iii. Robert, b. 1772; d. about 1855, in Stone Valley; m. and had issue, John, who is still (1885) living; Powel, Eleanor, Jane, m. David Irwin, and removed to Illinois, and Isabella, unm. III. JEAN RUTHERFORD,2 (Thomas,1) b. June 22, 1734, in Donegal township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d. in South Carolina at an advanced age; m. THOMAS MAYES.(*) They had issue (surname Mayes): i. Jean. ii. John; d. in 1827. iii. Edward; was an elder in the Presbyterian church, living in 1833, in Union district, South Carolina. iv. Margaret; living in 1833, in Alabama. v. Elizabeth; m. William Davidson; removed to Illinois, and had issue (surname Davidson), John, Andrew, William, and three daughters. vi. Thomas. IV. Captain JOHN RUTHERFORD,2 (Thomas,1) b. February 16, 1737, in Donegal, Lancaster county, Pa. He accompanied his father to Paxtang in 1755. In the year 1760, in connection with the latter, he purchased the plantation, containing nearly four hundred acres, on which Rutherford station, on the P. & PRIVATE(*)Thomas Mayes was the eldest son of Thomas and Margaret Mayes, of Paxtang. Thomas senior died in August, 1764, and had issue: i. Thomas. ii. Margaret. iii. Rebeckah. iv. Andrew; d. June, 1754; m. Rebecca (???), and left James, Mary, Rachael, Rebecca, Margaret, and Susanna. v. James. vi. Mary. vii. Samuel. viii. Elizabeth. ix. Martha. x. Jean; m. (???) Hilton. xi. William. xii. John. xiii. Dorcas. xiv. Matthew.  PRIVATER. railroad, is now (1885) located. This property, although divided into three tracts, is still owned by his descendants; and his mansion house, built before the Revolution, is used as a dwelling by his great-grandchildren. When the troubles with England arose, which led to the struggle for independence, he was active in his opposition to British tyranny. He was a member and officer, throughout the war, of the "Liberty Association of Pennsylvania," and served as captain of a company in the campaigns of 1776 and 1777 in the Jerseys and in Eastern Pennsylvania. He afterwards commanded a detachment from several companies against the Indians. Throughout his life, we find Mr. Rutherford's name connected with many enterprises, both civil and ecclesiastical, which show him to have been a representative man and trusted citizen. He d. at his home in Paxtang, October 1, 1804. Captain Rutherford m., February 4, 1762, MARGARET PARKE, b. 1737; d. January 18, 1810. They had issue: i. Jane, b. August 26, 1763; d. February 28, 1807; m., June 29, 1780, Samuel Hutchinson; removed to Montour county, where they lived and died. ii. Martha, b. February 22, 1765; d. August 27, 1849; m. Captain James Collier; removed to Greenfield, Ohio, and there buried. iii. Thomas, b. November 28, 1767; d. October 15, 1793; buried at Paxtang. 8. iv. Samuel, b. July 16, 1769; m. Elizabeth Brisban, daughter of Capt. John Brisban. v. Mary, b. September 13, 1771; m. Robert Gray. 9. vi. John, b. January 15, 1774; m., first, Jean Meader; secondly, Priscilla (Espy) Barrett. 10. vii. William, b. August 4, 1776; m. Sarah Swan. V. MARY RUTHERFORD,2 (Thomas,1) b. February 18, 1745; m. ANDREW MAYES. They removed to South Carolina, and had issue (surname Mayes): i. John, b. April 30, 1768. ii. Jean, b. December 25, 1769. 11. iii. James, b. September 21, 1771; m. and had issue. 12. iv. Thomas, b. June 18, 1773; m. Nancy McCormick. v. Samuel, b. April 10, 1775.  PRIVATEvi. Elizabeth, b. January 22, 1777; m. (???) Davidson; emigrated to Decatur county, Ill., and d. there. They had ten children--seven daughters and three sons the latter, (surname Davidson,) John, Andrew and Baxter. Baxter Davidson remained on the old homestead in Decatur county. 13. vii. Andrew, b. February 8, 1780; m. and had issue. viii. Mary, b. March 5, 1782. ix. Robert, b. June 3, 1784. x. Susannah, b. October 9, 1787. xi. Eleanor, b. September 20, 1789. xii. Rutherford, b. May 31, 1792; removed to Georgia. VI. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD,2 (Thomas,1) b. December 13, 1749; d. May 2, 1785. He held a commission as second lieutenant in Captain Joseph Sherer's company; served in the Jerseys and the neighborhood of New York in 1776; was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island, and confined for a time in one of the celebrated prison-ships, to the great injury of his health. He m., March 14, 1776, SUSANNA COLLIER, b. September 17, 1750; d. May 8, 1813. They had issue: i. Jean, b. February 11, 1779; d. s. p. ii. Susannah, b. January 20, 1780; d. s. p. 14. iii. Thomas, b. September 27, 1782; m. Mary Shultz. iv. James, b. February 24, 1785; d. August 9, 1786. VII. ELIZABETH RUTHERFORD,2 (Thomas,1) b. February 27, 1752. She was thrice married; m., first, PATRICK GALLAWAY, who joined Captain Matthew Smith's company, of Paxtang, and was in the expedition to Quebec in 1775, but never returned. She m., secondly, PATRICK HARBISON, and removed with him to the home of the Mayes, in Spartansburg district, South Carolina. Mr. Harbison was, soon after, killed by the Tories, and Andrew Mayes removed with his family, together with Mrs. Harbison, to the settlement of the Mordahs, in Iredell county, North Carolina. Here Mrs. Harbison m. THOMAS ARCHIBALD. Some of the descendants of these families reside in the South and West, but we have no knowledge of their whereabouts. VIII. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD,3 (John,2 Thomas,1) b. July 16, 1769; d. November 26, 1833; m. ELIZABETH BRISBAN, b.  PRIVATEvi. Elizabeth, b. January 22, 1777; m. (???) Davidson; emigrated to Decatur county, Ill., and d. there. They had ten children--seven daughters and three sons the latter, (surname Davidson,) John, Andrew and Baxter. Baxter Davidson remained on the old homestead in Decatur county. 13. vii. Andrew, b. February 8, 1780; m. and had issue. viii. Mary, b. March 5, 1782. ix. Robert, b. June 3, 1784. x. Susannah, b. October 9, 1787. xi. Eleanor, b. September 20, 1789. xii. Rutherford, b. May 31, 1792; removed to Georgia. VI. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD,2 (Thomas,1) b. December 13, 1749; d. May 2, 1785. He held a commission as second lieutenant in Captain Joseph Sherer's company; served in the Jerseys and the neighborhood of New York in 1776; was taken prisoner at the battle of Long Island, and confined for a time in one of the celebrated prison-ships, to the great injury of his health. He m., March 14, 1776, SUSANNA COLLIER, b. September 17, 1750; d. May 8, 1813. They had issue: i. Jean, b. February 11, 1779; d. s. p. ii. Susannah, b. January 20, 1780; d. s. p. 14. iii. Thomas, b. September 27, 1782; m. Mary Shultz. iv. James, b. February 24, 1785; d. August 9, 1786. VII. ELIZABETH RUTHERFORD,2 (Thomas,1) b. February 27, 1752. She was thrice married; m., first, PATRICK GALLAWAY, who joined Captain Matthew Smith's company, of Paxtang, and was in the expedition to Quebec in 1775, but never returned. She m., secondly, PATRICK HARBISON, and removed with him to the home of the Mayes, in Spartansburg district, South Carolina. Mr. Harbison was, soon after, killed by the Tories, and Andrew Mayes removed with his family, together with Mrs. Harbison, to the settlement of the Mordahs, in Iredell county, North Carolina. Here Mrs. Harbison m. THOMAS ARCHIBALD. Some of the descendants of these families reside in the South and West, but we have no knowledge of their whereabouts. VIII. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD,3 (John,2 Thomas,1) b. July 16, 1769; d. November 26, 1833; m. ELIZABETH BRISBAN, b.  PRIVATESeptember 29, 1770; d. April 24, 1843; daughter of Captain John Brisban.(*) They had issue: i. Margaret-Parke, b. April 6, 1795; d. May 18, 1879; m. John R. Collier, of Ohio, and had issue. ii. Isabella-Simmons, b. August 18, 1797; d. March 10, 1852. iii. Jane-Hutchinson, b. September 13, 1799; d. August 18, 1851; buried in Stephenson county, Ill.; m. Robert Foster, and had issue. iv. Eliza, b. October 30, 1801; m. John P. Rutherford, and had issue. v. Martha-Brisban, b. January 16, 1804; d. October 12, 1884; buried at Springfield, Ohio; m. Hugh Wilson, and had issue. 15. vi. John-Brisban, b. November 28, 1805; m. Keziah Parke. vii. James, b. February 14, 1808; d. April 7, 1809. viii. Mary-Ann, b. June 14, 1810; d. December 14, 1884; m. Samuel S. Rutherford. PRIVATE(*) Captain John Brisban, a native of county Tyrone, Ireland; b. December 25, 1730. With an elder brother, he came to America at the outset of the French and Indian war. He was a soldier in that sanguinary struggle for French supremacy in America, and held a lieutenant's commission in the English army. He was a part of the time in Canada, and with General Wolfe on the celebrated Plains of Abraham. For his services he received a grant from George III. of two thousand acres of land in Virginia. He subsequently settled in Lancaster county. He early espoused the cause of the Colonies, and, receiving a commission as captain in the Second (Colonel St. Clair's) Pennsylvania battalion, January 5, 1776, raised a company mostly in the upper part of then Lancaster county, now Dauphin and Lebanon, which was in active service in Canada. At the close of that arduous campaign, he was transferred to the Third regiment of the Penn'a Line, resigning in July, 1777. He subsequently returned to the service, and at the close of the war, to his farm near "Bird-in-Hand," Lancaster county, when he was appointed collector of military fines. He was, however, too kind-hearted to oppress the delinquents, consequently, he became responsible to the government for the amount, which resulted in Captain Brisban becoming poor and penniless. All the papers pertaining to his military services were sent to Washington for the purpose of securing a pension, but, unfortunately, lost. Captain Brisban was married twice, and left issue by both. He died at the residence of his son-in-law, Samuel Rutherford, near Harrisburg, Pa., March 13, 1822, aged ninety-one years. He lies buried in Paxtang church grave-yard.  PRIVATEIX. JOHN RUTHERFORD,3 (John,2 Thomas,1) b. January 15, 1774, at Paxtang; d. May 1, 1832. He received a good education; was a surveyor, and for a time in the employ of the Presqu' Isle Land Company, and, in 1817, was member of the Legislature from Dauphin county. After the death of his uncle, James Rutherford, in 1809, he purchased the moiety of his grandfather's farm, which had fallen to James upon the death of Thomas, in 1777, and now (1885) owned by John A. Rutherford. There he spent the remainder of his life. He m., first JEAN MEADER, b. 1808; d. September, 1827. They had issue: i. Levi, b. 1825, in Paxtang; d. February 8, 1851, at Harrisburg, Pa. After the death of his father, in 1832, he was taken by his uncle, William Rutherford, in whose family he remained until he attained his majority. He received a liberal education, and read medicine under Dr. W. W. Rutherford, of Harrisburg, graduating at the University of Pennsylvania in March, 1849. He at once began the practice of medicine at New Cumberland, which promised bright, but, his health failing, he was compelled to relinquish the duties of his profession. He returned home, and undertook the superintendence of the farm, hoping thereby to restablish his health. This proved futile, for he gradually failed, and he d. at Harrisburg, on the 8th of February, 1851. Intelligent, amiable, and upright, Dr. Levi Rutherford's young life left a rose-tinted memory in many households. ii. Jackson-Gray, b. August 31, 1827; resides at Dry Run, Franklin county, Pa.; m. Sarah S. Rutherford,5 (Samuel,4 William,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. January 10, 1841, and had issue: 1. Jackson. 2. Elizabeth-Beulah. John Rutherford m., secondly, PRISCILLA [ESPY] BARRETT, b. August 25, 1791; d. August 23, 1873. They had issue: iii. William, b. February 24, 1830; resides at Cedarville, Stephenson county, Ill.; m. Mary Calvin Hutchinson, b. April 15, 1837; daughter of Thomas Hutchinson; and had issue: 1. Vernettie-Bell, b. April 9, 1862; m., September 17, 1885, A. Orville Clingman. 2. Alice-Priscilla.  PRIVATE3. John-Parke. 4. Thomas-Hutchinson. iv. Samuel, b. September 5, 1832. X. WILLIAM RUTHERFORD,3 (John,2 Thomas,1) b. August 4, 1776, in Paxtang; d. there, January 17, 1850. He received a fair education, and was brought up as a farmer. Born amid the thunders of the Revolution, he inherited the military spirit of his father, and became quite prominent as an officer, serving in all the grades from a lieutenant up to that of a commission of colonel, which office he declined. In 1816 he was elected a director of the poor, and served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1819 to 1821, and again from 1829 to 1831. He was one of the most influential men of his day in the county of Dauphin, and a representative man thereof. Col. Rutherford m., March 17, 1801, SARAH SWAN, daughter of William Swan, who died June 18, 1852, aged seventy-three years. They are both buried in old Paxtang Church grave-yard. They had issue: 16. i. John-Parke, b. February 14, 1802; m. Eliza Rutherford. ii. Martha, b. November 10, 1803; unm.; d. October 20, 1851. 17. iii. William-Wilson, b. November 23, 1805; m. Eleanor Crain. iv. Margaret, b. September 6, 1808; resides in Paxtang, honored and beloved by all who know her. 18. v. Samuel, b. October 8, 1810; m. Elizabeth Pawling. vi. Sarah, b. May 25, 1812; d. March 28, 1873; buried at Middletown; m. Daniel Kendig. 19. vii. Abner, b. March 31, 1814; m. Ann Espy. 20. viii. Hiram, b. December 27, 1815; m., first, Lucinda Bowman; secondly, Harriet Hutchinson. ix. Mary, b. June 4, 1817; d. April 14, 1818. x. Cyrus-Green, b. July 7, 1819; d. March 30, 1850; unm. XI. JAMES MAYES,3 (Mary,2 Thomas,1) b. September 21, 1771; removed to Coles county, Illinois, and accidentally killed, about 1830, by the falling of a tree. He m., and had issue (surname Mayes): i. George-W.; d. in 1858. ii. William-J.; d. in 1863, in the army. iii. Benjamin-F.; resides in Washington Territory. iv. Thomas-H.; resides in Kentucky.  PRIVATEv. Alexander. vi. Nancy-J.; d. vii. Eleanor. viii. Sarah-J. ix. Dorcas. XII. THOMAS MAYES,3 (Mary,2 Thomas,1) b. June 18, 1773; removed to Illinois and d. there, October 15, 1850; m. NANCY MCCORMICK, daughter of James McCormick and Mary Carson, of Hanover. They had issue (surname Mayes): i. Andrew, b. October 1, 1779; d. in 1859, in Wayne county, Illinois. ii. James, b. April 15, 1806; was killed at the battle of Shiloh. iii. Nancy, [twin,] b. April 15, 1806. iv. Jane, b. May 10, 1810; m. (???) Leach, and had a son, Rutherford. v. Elizabeth, [twin,] b. May 10, 1810. vi. Sarah, b. 1813. vii. Gillico, b. August 18, 1816; resides in Adams county, Illinois; was twice married; m., first, Jacob Veach, who d. July 13, 1851, and had issue (surname Veach): 1. John-F., b. October 4, 1839; served in the Civil war four years; resides in Barton county, Kansas. 2. Andrew-A., b. December 10, 1840; was killed at the battle of Shiloh. 3. Mary, b. January 17, 1844. 4. Ellen, b. March 13, 1847. 5. James-W., b. October 21, 1850. She m., secondly, November 6, 1856, Jacob Buffington, b. February 25, 1809, in Hardin county, Virginia. XIII. ANDREW MAYES,3 (Mary,2 Thomas,1) removed to Illinois, where he married and died, leaving issue (surname Mayes): i. Thomas-J.; in 1842, resided twenty-five miles south-west of Oakland, Illinois. ii. William-C. iii. James-C.; d. in 1864, from disease contracted in the war for the Union. iv. John-M. v. Nancy-Jane.  PRIVATEXIV. THOMAS RUTHERFORD,3 (Samuel,2 Thomas,1) b. September 27, 1782; d. August 4, 1805; m. MARY SHULTZ, b. March 5, 1786; d. April 1, 1839. They had issue: 21. i. Samuel-Shultz, b. December 17, 1803; m. Mary A. Rutherford. ii. Mary-Collier, b. February 8, 1805; d. August 13, 1872; unm.; buried at Paxtang. XV. JOHN BRISBAN RUTHERFORD,4 (Samuel,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. November 28, 1805, in Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa., on the farm where he now resides. Being the only surviving son, he succeeded to the farm property of his father upon his death, November 26, 1833, and made farming his main business through life. In early manhood, Mr. Rutherford was elected captain of the Dauphin cavalry, hence his military title. He has been active in politics, and was elected member of the Legislature on the Whig ticket in 1848, and relected in 1849. In 1857, he was elected to the State Senate for three years, on the Republican ticket. He has been treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society for a long time--elected in 1864 and relected annually ever since. Mr. Rutherford has been identified with the various offices in his township, and, in old Paxtang church, is a ruling elder. He m., March 19, 1833, KEZIAH PARKE, d. July 2, 1885; daughter of Col. James Parke, of Parkesburg, Chester county, Pa. They had issue: i. Samuel; d. in infancy. ii. Mary-Lucinda; m. James McClure; reside at Glen Moore, Chester county, Pa. iii. Eliza-Jane; m. Rev. Samuel Dickey, Oxford, Chester county, Pa., who d. January 14, 1884. iv. Adaline-Margaret; m. W. Franklin Rutherford. v. Samuel-Parke, b. September 18, 1841; resides at Gum Tree, Chester county, Pa.; m. Elizabeth R. Bunn, of Lancaster county, Pa., and had issue: 1. Frank-Parke. 2. John-Marshall. 3. John-Brisban. vi. John-Quincy-Adums, b. November 9, 1843; m. Margaret Brown Elder, (see Elder record,) and had issue:  PRIVATE1. Howard-Ainsworth. 2. Ralph-Brisban. 3. Nancy; d. s. p. 4. Eleanor-Virginia. 5. Isabella-Parke. 6. John-Quincy. 7. Margaret-Brown. 8. Matthew-Robinson. vii. Francis-Wilson, b. December 4, 1845; m. Eleanor Sherer Elder, (see Elder record.) and had issue: 1. Joshua-Elder. 2. Thomas-Mordah. 3. Norman-Parke. viii. Keziah-Virginia. ix. Marion-Gertrude; m. S. Ralston Dickey, of Oxford, Chester county, Pa. XVI. JOHN PARKE RUTHERFORD,4 (William,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. February 14, 1802, in Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa.; d. May 12, 1871. He was a farmer, and brought up in that pursuit. He held many places of public trust in his life; was superintendent of the Wiconisco canal as early as 1837, an auditor of the county, a jury commissioner, and was vicepresident and treasurer of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society. He was a strong anti-slavery advocate, as all his family were, and many a weary pilgrim, in the days of the fugitive slave act, sore of foot and heart, found in Capt. Rutherford hospitable assistance, material aid, and manly encouragement. He hated slavery because he considered it a moral sin and a political blight upon the free institutions of America. During the late Rebellion he served as quartermaster in the United States army, ranking fourth on the list. While stationed at Harper's Ferry he was captured in one of the raids on that stronghold, but released on parole. He was then ordered to Camp Douglas, and subsequently to Charleston, S. C. In the latter city, about the close of the war, he contracted a disease from the effects of which he never fully recovered. Capt. Rutherford, m. ELIZA RUTHERFORD, b. October 30, 1801; d. January 30, 1860; daughter of Samuel Rutherford. They had issue: i. Samuel-Silas-Brisban, b. April 28, 1825; m. Mary Caroline Walker, d. September 26, 1874; daughter of James Walker, and had issue:  PRIVATE1. James-Walker; m. Annie Gill. 2. John-Percy. 3. Bessie. 4. Ramsay. 5. Thomas-Walker. ii. William-Swan, b. August 19, 1827; m. Jane Eliza Rutherford,5 (Samuel,4 Thomas,3 Samuel,2 Thomas,1) b. August 29, 1840, and bad issue: 1. Mary-Brisban. 2. Allan. 3. Eliza-Edna. 4. William-Swan. 5. Edmund. 6. Margaretta. iii. John-Alexander, b. November 23, 1830; m. Lydia A. Galt, d. February 14, 1880; daughter of Alexander Galt, of Lancaster county, Pa., and had issue: 1. Alexander-Galt. 2. John-Parke. 3. Frances-Jane. 4. Andrew-Mitchell. 5. Eliza. 6. Lydia-Bertha. iv. Elizabeth-Martha. v. Sarah-Margaret; m. Rev. Job D. Randolph. vi. Mary-Jane; m. John Elder. vii. Eleanor-Gilchrist. XVII. WILLIAM WILSON RUTHERFORD,4 (William,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. November 23, 1805, in Paxtang, now Swatara township, Dauphin county, Penn'a; d. March 13, 1873, at Harrisburg, Penn'a. He commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Whiteside, of Harrisburg, then a prominent physician, in 1830, and after the removal of Dr. Whiteside continued under the instructions of Dr. Dean. He attended the lectures of Jefferson Medical College, 1830 to 1832, graduating from that institution on the 7th of March, the latter year. He located first at Mechanicsburg, where he remained nearly a year, when, entering into partnership with his preceptor, Dr. Dean, he removed to Harrisburg, where, for forty years, he practiced his profession, winning for himself an honorable name not only at home but abroad. Dr. Rutherford had what few physicians possessed,--a most perfect knowledge of diseases in general;  PRIVATEand it mattered little what the case, his diagnosis, when called in consultation, was final as it was accurate. An extensive practice of over forty years in every department of medicine and surgery gave him such a perfect knowledge of his profession that the loss of his advice and assistance in difficult cases was severely felt by his surviving brethren. For eight years prior to his death he had been the regularly-appointed surgeon to the Pennsylvania Railroad Company, although he served it some ten years previously when called upon. From the organization of the old Harrisburg Gas Company, he was one of its directors, and, at his death, president of the company. In numerous other enterprises he took an active part, and was always one of Harrisburg's public-spirited citizens. His life was an eventful one, and one fraught with many incidents of interest. In season and out of season, in life and in death, his good-natured face appeared upon the stage, gladly, even tearfully, welcome. Dr. Rutherford married ELEANOR CRAIN, daughter of Col Richard M. Crain, (see Crain record) who survives. They had issue: i. Dr. Alexander Dean; d. June 27, 1877; m. Annie E. Huntsberger; no issue. ii. Surah-Swan; d. February 10, 1865; m. W. Harvey Brown, captain U. S. A. iii. Elizabeth-Crain; m. John C. Kunkel, (see Kunkel record.) iv. Alice-Agnes; d. s. p. XVIII. SAMUEL RUTHERFORD,4 (William,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. October 8, 1810; d. March 26, 1872; buried at Paxtang. He m. ELIZABETH PAWLING, b. October 18, 1816; d. April 24, 1881. They had issue: i. Sarah-S.; m. Jackson Gray Rutherford. ii. John-Harding. iii. Mary-Martha; d. June 24, 1884; m. Samuel Beattie, of Shippensburg, Pa. iv. Margaret-Swan. v. Keziah-Ann; m. Jacob L. Walker, of Indianapolis, Indiana. vi. Horace-Greely; d. s. p. vii. Alice-Elizabeth; d. s. p. viii. Samuel-Wilson, b. December 26, 1857; m. Matilda Rhoads, daughter of Simeon Rhoads, of Hummelstown, Pa.  PRIVATEXIX. ABNER RUTHERFORD,4 (William,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. March 31, 1814, on the Rutherford homestead in Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa. He received the education afforded by the select schools of Paxtang Valley, and most of his life he has passed in farming. For several years has been president of the First National Bank of Hummelstown; been identified with other corporations, and active in various local enterprises of the day. In 1835 he was captain of the Tenth company, Ninety-eighth regiment Pennsylvania militia. For many years he has been one of the vice-presidents of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society, in the founding of which he took a prominent part. His energy and ability, combined with his business habits, have produced that success which generally follow. Mr. Rutherford married, February 28, 1839, ANN ESPY, youngest daughter of William Espy, of Swatara. They had issue: 22. i. William-Franklin-Rutherford, b. December 7, 1839; m. Adaline M. Rutherford. ii. John-Marshall; d. May 24, 1869; served as a soldier in the company raised at Oberlin college, Ohio, for the emergency of 1862, marching to Kentucky; in 1863 enlisted in the Nineteenth Pennsylvania cavalry, Col. Wynkoop, and was employed on detached service along the Baltimore and Ohio railroad and as commissary-sergeant of the regiment; mustered out with regiment. iii. Susanna-Espy; d. May 5, 1846. iv. Sarah-Ann; d. December 21, 1883; m. Dr. A. C. Renninger. v. Abner; d. January 10, 1855. vi. Alice-Agnes; d. August 26, 1850. vii. Susanna-Elizabeth. viii. Ada-Byron; m. Spencer F. Barber. XX. HIRAM RUTHERFORD,4 (William,3 John,2 Thomas,1) was the eighth member of his father's family, and was born at the old Rutherford homestead, in Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa., on the 27th of December, 1815. He was raised, as were all his brothers, to a thorough practical acquaintance with the labors of the farm, and received such education as the schools of Paxtang afforded. At the age of eighteen, he commenced the study of medicine with his brother, Dr. W. W.  PRIVATERutherford, of Harrisburg, and graduated from Jefferson Medical College, at Philadelphia, in the spring of 1838. With ten dollars in his pocket and a few drugs in his saddle-bags, he set out on horse-back to seek his fortune. He located at Millersburg, on the Susquehanna, at that time a village of five hundred inhabitants. After a sojourn of two and a half years, the Doctor concluded that the road to fortune did not lie, for him, in Lykens Valley, and, in the latter days of the year 1840, he again packed his saddle-bags, and, with three hundred dollars in his pocket, mounted his horse and set his face towards Illinois--the "E-le-noy" of the emigrants of those days--"the home of the wild deer, the gopher and the prairie-wolf." At the end of an eighteen days' journey, he halted at a little hamlet in Coles county, now the flourishing town of Oakland, where he has ever since resided. The practice of medicine in the Western States is, even now, very laborious, but when Dr. Rutherford began, it was much more so; the roads were mostly deer-paths, and the deep, sluggish streams flowed on to the sea unvexed by either bridges or ferries. His practice was large, extending over half a degree of latitude and longitude. But increasing years and failing strength warned him, at length, that it was time to retire from the active duties of a profession so exacting, and, for the last decade, he has devoted his time and energies principally to the management of his large agricultural interests. As a physician, a business man and a trusted citizen, his life has been a success. The people of his adopted county have shown their confidence in his integrity and business qualifications by repeatedly calling him to serve on the county board, (similar to that of county commissioner in Pennsylvania,) and to various other public trusts in the town and township of Oakland; likewise their appreciation of his intelligence by keeping him in the school board continuously since 1843. And, although he has almost filled out the measure of threescore years and ten, he is still marching in the front rank with the active men of Coles county. The Doctor has been twice married. He m., first, LUCINDA BOWMAN, of Millersburg, Pa., b. April 22, 1821; d. September 12, 1845. They had issue:  PRIVATEi. John, b. June 23, 1844; resides in Oakland, Coles county, Ill.; m. Kate (Nash) Ashmore, and had issue: 1. Eva. Dr. Rutherford m., secondly, HARRIET HUTCHINSON, of Springfield, Ill. They had issue: ii. Robert, b. April 6, 1849; resides in Newman, Douglas county, Illinois; m. Mary Fletcher Valodin, b. December 6, 1851, and had issue: 1. Bertha. 2. John-Marshall. 3. Harriet-Agnes. 4. Burt. 5. Ada; d. s. p. 6. Robert. iii. Cyrus, b. 1851; m., September 22, 1885, Mary McIntyre. iv. Thomas, b. January 16, 1853; reside at Newman, Douglas county, Ill.; m. Rose Zimmerman; and had issue: 1. Cyrus-Wilson. 2. Bessie. v. Abner; d. s. p. vi. Abner-Wilson; d. s. p. vii. Kate. viii. Wilson, ix. Anna-Espy. x. Martin-Luther. XXI. SAMUEL SHULTZ RUTHERFORD,4 (Thomas,3 Samuel,2 Thomas,1) b. December 17, 1803; d. January 23, 1872; m. MARY ANN RUTHERFORD,4 (Samuel,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. June 14, 1810; d. December 14, 1884. They had issue: i. Mary-Lucretia. ii. John-Edmund, b. December 17, 1838; m. Annie McPherson, b. December 19, 1844, in Frederick, Md.; d. April 3, 1882; and had issue: 1. Samuel-McPherson. 2. Robert-Mordah. 3. Nannie. 4. Mary-Agnes; d. s. p. iii. Jane-Eliza; m. William Swan Rutherford. iv. Samuel-Harvey, b. March 3, 1843; m. Fanny E. Scholl, of Frederick, Md.; d. December 14, 1884; and had issue: 1. Samuel-Scholl. 2. Helen; d. s. p.  PRIVATEv. Martha-Keziah. vi. James-Addison. vii. Margaret-Susanna. viii. William-Brisban; d. s. p. ix. Albert-Collier. XXII. WILLIAM FRANKLIN RUTHERFORD,5 (Abner,4 William,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. December 7, 1839; resides in Paxtang valley. Swatara township, Dauphin county, Pa.; m. ADALINE MARGARET RUTHERFORD,5 (John,4 Samuel,3 John,2 Thomas,1) b. March 22, 1839. They had issue: i. Anna-Espy. ii. Helen-Parke. iii. Richard. iv. Jane-Dickey. v. Adaline-Margaret. vi. Marshall. vii. Keziah-Parke. viii. Donald-Irving.    M S:;BCDIJQRS!!!!!!v#w#~#jUjUjUj(U *jTUjUH*jUjU5jUjU jU?   '4MNQrs~ $$-$$$ $$$$$$UkUyo89:EFGHI= !!t#u#v#W')^*,+-+.+J-//2333,567::::Y; >>>DDD-GuKKMMMYMPfS*TTTT!UUXYYZZZZH[[_bbbchiiiUlooo>>>>>DDDDDMM MMMTTTTTZZZZZbb"b#b$biiiiiooojUjUjHUjtUj Uj Uj UH*j$ U *jP Uj| U jUjU>>DDD-GuKKM$$/$$-$MMMYMPfS*TTTT!UUXYYZZZZH[[_bbbchi$$$-iiiUlooo*B*3!!!!!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! 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