John Rutherford who, along with his brother David Rutherford, migrated from North Carolina to Indiana before the War of 1812 in the Quaker Migration. John Rutherford was a Quaker and his brother David was Presbyterian. These men were the progenitors of the "Old Rutherfords"; one living on the eastside of Salem, IN [John Rutherford] and the other on the westside [David Rutherford] of Salem, Indiana.

John Rutherford lived to the east of Salem, Indiana in an area which is still called Rutherford Hollow, traditional family burials at Mount Hebron Cemetery. David Rutherford lived to the west of Salem, Indiana near Posey and Livonia, IN on the county line with Orange County, IN, traditional family burials at Posey Cemetery.
John Rutherford - b. 16 Oct 1776 - d. 9 Jun 1850 Washington Co., IN

John Rutherford married: Sarah Sloan 9/17/1804 Wayne Co., KY - b. abt 1785 in PA - d/o Reverend William Sloan, Sr. and Matilda Burnett 

1800 John and William Rutherford in Burke County, North Carolina. 763

1810 Census living Craig Twp, Switzerland County, Indiana age between 26-45.
Males 4 under 10; 2 between 10-15; X 16-26; 1 between 26 -44.
Females X under 10; 2 between 10-15; 1 between 16-26. Total children 8.759
Elijah would have been 5 yr old.; William 3 yr old.

1810 John and his brother David
Rutherford migrated to Washington County Indiana circa 1810 in the Great Quaker Migration from North Carolina.

1820 Census living Craig Twp, Switzerland County, Indiana age between 26-45.
Males 4 under 10; 2 between 10-16; 1 between 26 -45.
Females 2 between 10-16; 1 between 16-26. Total children 8.759
Elijah would have been 15 yr old.; William 13 yr old.

1830 Census indicates age between 50 and 60 and living in Washington County, Ind.
Males listed 2 between 10-15; 1 between 15-20 & 1 between 50-60
females 1 under five; 1 between 5-10; 1 between 40-50. Total children 5.
Living next door to William Rutherford, and only a couple of farms away from Elijah Rutherford. 764

1840 Census, page 7, indicates he is between 60 & 70 and living in Washington County, Gibson Township, Ind. two males, one between 10 - 15 the other between 15 - 20; two females one between 10 - 15 the other between 50 - 60. Total childdren 4.765
Living next to William Rutherford

1850 Census indicates he was age 76 and living in Washington County, Gibson Township, Ind. 761

William Sloan provided surety for September 17, 1804 marriage of Sarah Sloan and John Rutherford in Wayne Co. Kentucky. I'm going to assume Sarah is William’s daughter.
Karin says:"They were found on the 1820 Census of Switzerland Co., IN, then 1830, 40, and 50 in Washington Co., IN On the 1850 census, John Rutherford is 77, M, Farmer,VA, she is 65, keeping house, born PA, their son James (one of 10) is still residing there with his future wife (Margaret Green) This researcher has a death date for John Rutherford as 1830, but I am sure this is wrong because I've seen the record myself (1850 census) and am pretty doggone sure they are alive in 1850! They are buried in the Mt. Hebron Cemetery in Washington Co., IN (near Salem), perhaps someone miss read his tombstone inscription."

Sources:
1. Bork ??? {surety info]
2. LDS Family Search Website: International Genealogical Index #1, Batch 7321506, Sheet 57, [dpom, spouse]
3. Family Research of Karin Sloan Reichart, (110 Claremont Ave, Anderson, IN 46011: 1997-2000), subref:
a. Census 1850: Washington Co. IN. [Sarah Rutherford, age 65, PA.]

* Name: John Rutherford
* Sex: M
* Birth: 17 OCT 1776 in VA. 1
* Death: AFT. 1850 in WASHINGTON Co. IN.
* Note:

Source:
1. Family Research of Karin Sloan Reichart, (110 Claremont Ave, Anderson, IN 46011: 1997-2000), [dpob] subref:
a. Census 1850: Washington Co. IN. [John Rutherford, age 77, VA. farmer] 761

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Hi Ken!

Your web page at http://www.kenbower.com/wc02/wc02_202.htm has John
Rutherford listed without a known father. John and his brother David
Rutherford migrated to Washington County Indiana circa 1810 in the
Great Quaker Migration from North Carolina.

Generation 14 - 4th Generation in America

--------------14. William Rutherford Jr.
b. 1749 Cub Creek, VA
d. aft. 3/18/1809 Lincolnton, Lincoln Co., NC
m. [1] Elizabeth

March 3, 1785 - Promissory note from Ben Ballew to David Nelson
Witness: William Rutherford
Burke County, NC Land Records, 1779-1790, page 120

1786 - William Rutherford Jr. was a petitioner for tax relief in the
Three Creeks area of Burke County, NC

1793 - William Rutherford mentioned in his last will in Court Jan 1793
he entered 143 acres on Paddy's Creek 1778, his land joined Isaac
Ferrell on Paddy's Creek

1793 - William Rutherford was a petitioner for tax relief in Three
Creeks area Burke NC 1786. Listed only on 1790 Burke census with 2
males over 16, 2 females and 5 slaves.

Last Will and Testament of William Rutherford
3/18/1809 Lincoln Co. , North Carolina
wife - Elizabeth
eldest son - James Rutherford
second son - John Rutherford
youngest son - Isaac L. Rutherford
son - David P. Rutherford
daughter - Anny Rutherford
executor - John McCaver and James McCaver.
witnesses - James McCaver, James McCaver Jr., John McCaver

Generation 15 - 5th Generation in America


---------------15. John Rutherford
b. Burke Co., NC
d. 6/1850 Washington Co., IN
John Rutherford's large extended family lived side by side with the
descendants of his brother David Rutherford's descendants in the Salem,
Indiana area of Washington County. John lived to the east of Salem in
an area which is still called Rutherford Hollow and David lived to the
west of town near Posey and Livonia, IN.

m. [1] Sarah Sloan 9/17/1804 Wayne Co., KY
b. abt 1785 in PA
d/o Reverend William Sloan, Sr.
b. between 1758 - 1773 in VA
and Matilda Burnett
b. 1785 in VA

"Rutherford, John and Sarah Sloan Surety, William Sloan. Married 17
September 1804 by Nicholas Loyd JP." - "Wayne County Kentucky Marriages
and Vital Records 1801-1860, Volume 2. Marriages K-Z" June Baldwin Bork
1972 Page: 109

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please be in touch - I have a great deal of information on this
Rutherford line.

til later ..... Gary Rutherford Harding - Seattle, WA
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