Patrick Rutherford

From The Rutherford Family in America (see Source) “13) Patrick Rutherford in Nesbit (pg.20 - 1969 edition) Patrick of Rutherford in Nesbit received sasine of Kelso Mill in 1500 and was the founder of the Rutherford family of Nesbit. James Rutherford Brown of Cheshire, England, a descendant of Patrick Rutherford, corresponded during 1907 with George Ernest Rutherford, No. 1852, of Truckee, California, concerning family history and lineage. Records indicate Patrick Rutherford was the ancestor of General Griffith Rutherford, No. 504, of North Carolina and Tennessee; Thomas Rutherford, No. 381, of Paxtang, Pennsylvania; and Robert Rutherford, No. 280, of Essex County, Virginia. (Robert Rutherford of Essex County, Virginia is our ancestor #18).”