Rutherford Genealogy

Thomas Rutherfoord (1766-1852) emigrated in 1784 from Scotland to Richmond, Virginia, as representative for the mercantile firm of Hawksley and Rutherfoord of Dublin, Ireland. Thomas sold the goods he brought, returned to Ireland to settle accounts and become a partner, and then returned to Richmond in 1789. In 1790 he married Sarah Winston. Descendants (chiefly spelling the surname Rutherford) and relatives lived in Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Tennessee, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, California, Washington and elsewhere. Includes much ancestry and relatives in Scotland, and some in Ireland, England, India and elsewhere in the British empire.

Show off your last name and family heritage with this Rutherford coat of arms and family crest shield notebook journal. Great birthday, diary, or family reunion gift for people who love ancestry, genealogy, and family trees.

The story of the grandparents and parents of Ernest Rutherford, the New Zealander who became one of the world's leading scientists. Their background in England, their emigration to New Zealand, and their lives in rural Nelson are described, and illustrated with black and white historical photographs, maps, and family trees.

The bibliographic holdings of family histories at the Library of Congress. Entries are arranged alphabetically of the works of those involved in Genealogy and also items available through the Library of Congress.

By: James E. & Vivian Wooley, Pub. 1984, Reprinted 2015, 184 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-413-1. This book containing Books A-E includes not only the wills of Rutherford County, but also powers of attorney, apprenticeships, some estate settlements and some bills of sale, etc. Rutherford was formed in 1779 from Tryon County. It is surrounded by Polk, McDowell, Buncombe, and Lincoln counties and South Carolina state line.

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.