Margaret Tinsley

Not the same as Margaret Beverly Rutherford

http://www.vawterfamily.org/Georgine/Bartholomew%201-99.pdf

The first known public record of Bartholomew is with the Rutherford family. His relationship has never been established. Margaret (b. ca 1644) and Robert Rutherford (b. ca 1631) and dau. Margaret, birth date unknown.

Wills of Rappahannock Co., VA 1656-1692, pub. 1947, p. 39 Will of Thomas R. Page dated 10 Mar 1676 Proved 3 May 1676. Witness: Wm. Fogge/Hogge and Robert R. Ruderford. Signed Thomas R. Page. (Note: see full will in papers of William Hodgson)

In this will the Hodgson children (Winifred and John) were given land of their deceased father William Hodgson. Robert Rutherford would have been about 35 years old at the time of the will. Valentine Allen, Cornelius Noel, Richard West, and William Browne are related by marriage to Thomas R. Page and the Rutherfords and Hawkins were involved in this same land and are likely related.

dditional information concerning other people possibly named Vawter who came to VA and on the Rutherfords, whose connection is yet to be determined, are included here for further study. Several different spellings and variations are found in very early records, there is no proof that any of these people are related to one another or related to Bartholomew.

Notes

From The Rutherford Family in America: Generation 18 --2. [#18]

Robert Rutherford Sr. b. ca. 1634 Jedburgh, Scotland christened: 6 May 1640 Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland d. after 21 Aug 1728 probably in Essex Co., VA. wife: Maragaret The Margaret who married Robert Rutherford Sr. is not Margaret Vawter daughter of Bartholomew as is often cited. Margaret Vawter dau. of Bartho. married Thomas S. Tinsley III. The Margaret who m. Robert Rutherford, Sr. was b. ca 1644 according to a deposition in court listing her age. Bartholomew Vawter gave a gift of a cow calfe to this Margaret so her connection to him is yet unknown. It could be a sister or is old enough to be his mother who may have married for a second time. This is the common mistaken citation: "Robert Rutherford of Essex County, Virginia, was born in Jedburgh, Scotland, and married Margaret Vawter."(Brooks and Kindred Families, 1950. p. 295-296) Louise A. Keynton, Dallas, Texas, searched Essex County, Virginia records and also confirmed this statement. He was probably one and the same as the Robert Rutherford who was baptized May 6,1640, a son of Adam Rutherford of Hall and Janet Rutherford of Roxburgh County, Scotland. His father- in-law, Bartholomew Vawter was married to Winifred Hodgenand, had (8) children by her, one of them was Margaret Vawter born 1647 and died about 1735 in Esse x Co. VA. She was married to Robert Rutherford Sr.. Bartholomew Vawter had another unknown wife who produced another daughter named Margaret. She was born in 1672 probably in England and died in 1687 probably Essex, Va. She was married to Robert Rutherford Jr. These two Margaret Vawters were half sisters and were married to father and son, Robert Rutherford Sr and Jr." The name Robert Rutherford was recorded as early as 3/

22. Thomas S TINSLEY III (Thomas TINSLEY , Elizabeth RANDOLPH , John , William ) was born about 1685 in Essex County, Virginia. He died in Jul 1764 in Essex County, Virginia. Thomas was employed as will prob 16Jul1764.

1741,20Nov-poll-Essex Co

Family

http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~eastozarka/genealogy/randolph/rang05...

Thomas married Margaret VAWTER. Margaret was born about 1697 in Virginia. She died after 1741.

They had the following children:

• + 67 M i Isaac TINSLEY was born about 1700 and died in Jan 1803.
• + 68 F ii Elizabeth TINSLEY was born about 1720/1729 and died on Jul 2 1799.
• + 69 M iii John TINSLEY was born about 1720/1729 and died in Mar 1798.
• + 70 M iv Joshua TINSLEY was born about 1730 and died in Jun 1815.
• + 71 M v William TINSLEY was born about 1735 and died in Mar 1799.