Betty how did you find out that your Ann Rutherford was baptised in 1791 in Birdhope Craig, Northumberland? Does her death certificate have a birthplace or age on it? She married John Turnbull in 1818 in Falstones, and if she was born in 1791 she would have been 27 years old, not unreasonable but most women back then married much earlier....just a query.
I will give you my reasons for having James Rutherford and Helen (Nelly) Elliot as the parents for my brood of Rutherford's, so you can see my reasoning.
Written family information from Bronwyn's great great aunt, gave us the 12 names and some biographical information about them. In the notes it mentions that most of the family went to America and this started us looking.
Two baptisms show parents as James Rutherford and Nellie Elliot in Jedburgh. One of these is George Rutherford (baptised 1799) his death certificate confirms that his parents were James Rutherford and Helen Elliot. The other Jedburgh baptism is Andrew Hugan Rutherford in 1801, the witness at the baptism is John Rutherford, gardener, Monteviot, Roxburgh.
Andrew Hugan Rutherford can be found in the US census in 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 as a farmer in Gouverneur, St Lawrence county, New York State. He is buried in the Riverside Cemetery Gouverneur, along with several of his brothers and his father James Rutherford.
James Rutherford's headstone in the Gouverneur Cemetery gives birth and death dates of 1768-1846 (I can send you a photograph of the headstone if you would like). This differs with your data giving James' birth much earlier. I have not as yet found a marriage for James Rutherford and Helen (Nellie) Elliot but think it would be about 1790 in Northumberland as James would have been about 22 then. I have found a baptism for James in 1768 though.
It shows James Rutherford being baptised in Crailing, Roxburgh on 25th April 1768. His parents are shown as John Rutherford of Mount Tiviot and Mary Clerk. I believe this to be the same John Rutherford of Monteviot (gardener) who witnessed Andrew Hugan Rutherford's baptism in 1801. This would be Andrew Hugan Rutherford's grandfather. I have a marriage for John Rutherford and Mary Clark on 11th February 1759 in Crailing, Roxburgh which fits nicely with James' baptism in 1768.
As I have mentioned before Thomas Rutherford's death certificate gives his parents as James Rutherford and Helen Elliot also. In all his census returns he is born abt 1798 and shows as being born in England, sometimes it states Northumberlandshire. The only matching baptism is the one mentioned in Birhope Craig, Northumberland to James and Nelly.
The other children to this couple in Birdhope Craig (with the exception of Ann) all show up in St Lawrence County, New York State.
Mary Rutherford married Thomas Patton in 1818 in St Boswells, Roxburgh and they had 6 children in St Boswells before leaving for America where they had at least 2 more in NY. Mary died in 1877 in New York State.
John Rutherford married Janet (Jeanette) and had at least two children in NY state. He was a farmer and died in 1880 and is buried in Gouverneur, NY State.
To tie Thomas even further to this NY family his son Thomas Rutherford (b 1834) died in battle in 1865 in the American Civil War, I feel that he went to America to his aunts and uncles. George also ties to the American Rutherford's by his son James being born in New York State in 1825. This James also married into the Elliot clan, his wife Isabella Elliot was born in Jedburgh to Thomas Elliot of Nesbit, Roxburgh. Nesbit is very close to Monteviot and Jedburgh, I have visited all three places when I was in Scotland.
I have not been able to go back from Helen (Nelly) Elliot as yet, though I would think she would be born abt 1768-1772. I am also thinking that she came from Roxburghshire, but have nothing concrete, that is just a hunch
Let me know what you think?
Jenny
P.S. Enjoy Scotland, I lived there for 2 years and I miss it terribly!!
