Thomas Rutherfoord (1766–1852) of Glasgow, Dublin and Virginia

Ref. DU26 — Generations of DU1 William Rutherfoord of Knowhead.

Name and Vital Dates

Name: Thomas Rutherfoord (loc. desc: of Glasgow, Dublin and Virginia).
Lineage: DU18 Thomas,⁴ DU6 John,³ DU2 John,² DU1 William.¹
Lifespan: (1766–1852) Born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 9 Jan 1766: This line of Rutherford's is from the Earl of Teviot.1; buried in Richmond, City of Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.

Issue (Children):
- +DU39 John Rutherfoord
- +DU40 Jane Rutherfoord Meade
- +DU41 Sarah Rutherford Randolph
- +DU42 Mary Rutherfoord Hardaway
- +DU43 William Rutherfoord
- +DU44 Thomas Meldrum Rutherfoord Jr
- +DU45 Alexander Hawksley Rutherfoord
- +DU47 Augustus Smith Rutherfoord

Record (1766): He was baptised in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland on 13 Jan 1766.
Occupation (1780): He was an Entered the employ of Hawksley and Rutherfoord, a mercantile firm of which his elder brother John, was a junior partner They were exporters as well as importers and conducted a large trade with the ports of Europe and America in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland in Jul 1780.
Residence (29 Jul 1781): Thomas lived in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland on 29 Jul 1781: Thomas Rutherford recorded as witness in prenuptial agreement of brother John Rutherford.
Residence (24 Jun 1808): Thomas lived in Richmond, Virginia, USA on 24 Jun 1808.
Residence (1850): He lived in Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia, USA in 1850: Occupation: None.2
Probate (1852): He had his estate probated on 12 Apr 1852 in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Residence: Associated with Glasgow, Dublin and Virginia, and with Glasgow from birth, through death on 31 Jan1852.

Demise: Death date unconfirmed in the generations record.
Burial: Buried in Richmond, City of Richmond, Virginia, United States of America.

Glasgow, Dublin and Virginia: DU26 Thomas Rutherfoord of Glasgow, Dublin and Virginia with 8 recorded children, represents a documented generation of the DU1 William Rutherfoord of Knowhead branch, and the Rutherfoord family of County Dublin and Ireland, recorded in Generations of William Rutherfoord of Knowhead. See also the County Dublin descendant tree and the Pedigree chart.

[1] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012). Ancestry.com, Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4010811. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 951; Page: 303a.
[2] , 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Richmond, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 951; Page: 303a.
[3] , U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current. , Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 4010811.