Allan Rutherford (1755–1817) of Leitrim

Ref. L17 — Generations of L1 Allan Rutherford.

Name and Vital Dates

Name: Allan Rutherford (loc. desc: of Leitrim).
Lineage: L4 Allan,² L1 Allan,¹ RX209 Unk,⁶ RX152 Unk,⁵ RX119 Unk,⁴ RX95 Progenitor,³ RX70 William,² RX52 John.¹
Lifespan: (1755–1817) Born in Killasnet, Manorhamilton, Leitrim, Ireland about 1755: Birth date from wife Mary's inferred birth date. Birth place could also be Sligo. Resident at Cornastauk (Barry Bradfield); died in Killina, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland on 18 Feb 1817 at the age of 62: No record in Cloonclare Church register (Death prior to first ledger record of 26 March 1817); buried in Old Protestant Church Graveyard, Manorhamilton, Leitrim, Ireland in Feb 1817: Presumably also of Black Rock.

Marriage (1780): Married Mary Rutherford about 1780 in Manorhamilton, Leitrim, Ireland.
Property (25 Apr 1783): He leased property in Rathmoney, Sligo, Ireland on 25 Apr 1783: Rathmoney townland, aquired by Allen Rutherford of Killina from John Dodd of Ballyshannon, Donegal on 5 May 1881, recorded in a memorial 235991 sworn and signed at Sligo on 4 April 1783 with brother Adam Rutherford, Gent of Dublin as witness, for land.
Occupation (1796): He lived in Drumlease, Manorhamilton, Leitrim, Ireland in 1796: Gentleman farmer; Irish Flax Growers 1796; People planting one acre of flax received four spinning wheels, and those who planted five acres received a loom.
Probate (1835): He had his estate probated in 1835: Will: 5 Oct 1807; Probate of the will of.

Demise: Died in Killina, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland on 18 Feb 1817 at the age of 62: No record in Cloonclare Church register (Death prior to first ledger record of 26 March 1817).
Burial: Buried in Old Protestant Church Graveyard, Manorhamilton, Leitrim, Ireland in Feb 1817: Presumably also of Black Rock.

Allen Rutherford of Sligo: L17 Allan Rutherford with 2 recorded children, represents a documented generation of the L1 Allan Rutherford branch, and the Rutherford family of County Sligo, recorded in Generations of Allen Rutherford of Sligo. See also the County Sligo descendant tree and the Pedigree chart.

[1] Ancestry.com, Ireland, Valuation Records, 1824-1856 (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2021), Microfilm of original records at the National Archives; Dublin, Ireland; Valuation Office Records.