John ‘of that Ilk’ of Edgerston

Burkes has https://archive.org/details/genealogicalhera02byuburk/page/1392/mod... p 1391 -2

RUTHERFURD OF FAIRNINGTON… lineage…
Among the earliest of the names of Rutherford are to be found Robertus, Dominus de Rutherford, witness to a charter granted by David I. to Gervasus Ridal 1140, and a Rutherford or Rordesforde in the charter of William the Lion 1165. During the period from 1105 to 1249 occur the names of Gregory and Nicholas Rutherford. Sir Robert Rutherford, the friend of Robert Bruce, is mentioned in Barbour's History of that Prince.
In 1398, Sir Richard Rutherford, of that ilk, was Ambassador to the Court of England, and in 1400 was one of the Wardens of the Marches. By his wife Jane Douglas, he had three sons;

• James, who .s. him, had a charter of the lands of Lethbertshiels and others;
• John, ancestor of Rutheford of Hunt hill, who eventually enjoyed the honours and titles of Lord Rutherford and Earl of Teviot; and
• Nichol, who obtained charters of the lands of Mackerston and others, and was ancestor of the Rutherfords of Hundalee. James and Nichol were appointed guarantees of a treaty with the English 1449.

James Rutherford, son of the last-mentioned James, obtained, 1457, a charter of lands to him and his spouse, Margaret Erskine, dau. of Lord Erskine. He had a grant from James IV. of the lands of Edgerston in 1492, and shortly after of the lands of Eutherford and Wells. By his said wife he had two sons, Philip and Thomas. The elder son,

PHILIP RUTHERFORD, m. Elizabeth, dau. of Walter Ker, of Cessford, ancestor of the Dukes of Roxburghe, and had (with a son,

Richard, who d. s. p.) two daus., the elder,
Helen, m. twice, and d. s. p. ; the younger.
Christian, m. James Stuart, ancestor to the Earls of Traquair, and through her the estates of Rutherford and Wells passed to the family of Stuart; and the Earls of Traquair, in right of this marriage, quartered the arms of Rutherford with their own. On the death of the above Richard without issue, the lands and barony of Edgerston reverted to his uncle,

THOMAS RUTHERFORD, heir male of the family: and his son,

Robert, obtained a confirmation of the same under the Great Seal 1559. This Robert was s. by his son,

THOMAS RUTHERFORD, commonly called the black Laird of Eutherford, renowned for the exploits of himself and his nine sons on the borders. His son,

Richard Rutherford, of that ilk, m. the granddau. of the Laird of Buccleuch, and had a son,

ROBERT RUTHERFORD, who m. Margaret Riddell, dau. of the Laird of that ilk, and had a son,

JOHN RUTHERFORD, of that ilk. who acted a gallant and distinguished part in the Civil War, and was instrumental in restoring Charles II. He m. Barbara Abernethy, dau. of the Bishop of Caithness (by a dau. of Murray, of Philiphaugh), and had issue surviving sons,

ANDREW, s. to the estates in 1686, and d. s. p. 1713.
THOMAS RUTHERFORD, of that ilk, of Edgerston and Wells, successor to his brother, acquired the lands of Bonjedward and Mounthooly, together with the lands of Hunthill and Scraisburgh, from Robert, Lord Rutherford, who likewise assigned to Thomas (with the estate) the title of Lord Rutherford, in like manner as it had been assigned to his brothers and to him by the Earl of Teviot, by virtue of the patent, which was the only right they had. But Thomas contented himself with assigning it in like manner to his son and successor, who likewise declined claiming it.
Robert, became Rutherford of Bowland, and was ancestor (through the female line) of Sir Walter Scott, Bart, of Abbotsford.

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It was, however, assumed by Capt. John Rutherford, collateral heir male, descended from Richard Rutherford of Littlehaugh, and since by others. He m. Susanna, dau. and heiress of Riddell, of Minto, and had issue (with five daus.) one son.

SIR JOHN RUTHERFORD, of that ilk, s. his father 1720. He m. 1st, 1710, Elizabeth Cairncross, heiress of the ancient and honourable family of Colmslie, and had nineteen children, of whom the eldest son,

John, was ancestor (in the female line of William Oliver-Rutherford, Esq. of Edgerton ; the 2nd son was
THOMAS, of whose line we treat [below]; another son,
Robert, a baron of the Russian Empire, purchased back, 1779, the old family property of Fairnington ; and another son
Walter, m. Mary, dau. of Gen. Alexander. Of the daus.,
Susanna, m. Alexander Pringle, of Whytbank;
Mary, m Sir Alexander Nisbet, of Dean;
Elizabeth, m John Horsburgh. of that ilk; and
Jean m. Charles Inglis, of Manorhead.

Sir John m. 2ndly, 1741, Sarah, sister of Sir Alexander Nisbet, Bart., by whom he had also a son and a dau.,

Henry, of Hunthill, m. Agnes Lauder, and had issue.
Christian, m. Dr. Davidson, of Hatton and Muirhouse.

The 2nd son [see above],

Thomas RUTHERFORD, Esq. m 1745, Martha, dau. of Alder- man Town, of York, and dying 1749, left a son,

John RUTHERFORD, Capt. 42nd regt., and Major Dumfries Militia, m. 1st, 1769, Eleanor, dau. of Thomas Chalke, Esq. of Artane and Grange, co. Dublin (by Anne Gordon his wife), and by her (who d. 1795) had issue,

John, b. 1777; d. unm. I15I2.
Charles, b. 1780; d. unm. 1846. Thomas, of Fairnington.
Martha, m. Charles Robson, Esq.
Eleanor, m. William Elliott, Esq. of Harwood.
He m 2ndly, Agnes, dau. of J. Chatto, Esq. of Mainhouse, and by her (who d. 1850) had a son, Walter, m. Mary, dau. of Capt. Knight, R.N., and d. 1856, leaving issue two sons and two daus. He d 1830, and was s. by his son,

Thomas RUTHERFORD, Esq. of Fairnington, J. P., b. 1784; m. Caroline Sanderson, dau. of William Ball, Esq. of London <by Lydia Wyvil his wife), and had issue,

Henry, now of Fairnington.
Thomas Walter, b. 4 Sept. 1832, H.M. Indian Staff Corps.
Charles Ferdinand, b. 24 Jan. 1834; 1,1. 1 Oct. 18.i9, Harriet Guilliam, dau. of Rev. George S. Parsons, Government Chaplain, and lncumbent of St. Mary'.s, Castletown, Isle of Man.
John, b 20 Feb. 1835, in H.M. Indian Navy.
William, 6. 26 April, 1836. Richard Capel, b. 2 April, 1837.
Edward, b. 7 Feb. 1839; d. 14 Nov. 1870.
James, b. 9 Jan. 1842, H.M. Indian army.
George, b. 6 Sept. 1845; d 2 Jan. 1851.
Caroline, m. 1863, Lieut. -Col. Raynsford, of the E.I.C.S.
Ellen.
Eliza Lydia.
Agnes Matilda,
He d. 27 March, 1863.

Notes

Lord John Rutherford of Edgerston, Roxburghshire, Scotland 1622 - 11/1686 [other sources say 1681?] married Barbara Abernethy died 1697 Lord John succeeded to the Lordship of Edgerston in his father's lifetime in 1639 under the aggreement that he would maintain his full brothers and sister.

Cockburn-Hood shows that there were 4 brothers and 12 sisters, however, only four baptisms appear in the Jedburgh register.

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References

• Burke, Bernard, Sir. A genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry of Great Britain & Ireland 6th ed. London : Harrison 1879. Vol II. page 1392
• https://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info/genealogy/TNGWebsite/getpe...