Person:Absolom Rutherford (1)

Watchers
Absolom Rutherford
d.28 Jun 1841
m. Abt 1747
  1. William Rutherford1748 - 1833
  2. Archibald RutherfordAbt 1755 - 1838
  3. Julius Rutherford1756 - 1831
  4. Randolph Rutherford1758 -
  5. Thomas Rutherford1760 - 1845
  6. Absolom Rutherford1763 - 1841
  7. John Rutherford1765 -
  8. Finney Rutherford1773 -
  • HAbsolom Rutherford1763 - 1841
  • WMary UnknownAbt 1770 - Aft 1843
m. Feb 1790
  1. Ann Rutherford1791 -
  2. Delila Rutherford1793 -
  3. Mary 'Polly' Rutherford1795 -
  4. James RutherfordEst 1798 -
  5. Absolom RutherfordEst 1802 -
Facts and Events
Name Absolom Rutherford
Gender Male
Birth? 1763 Albemarle County, Virginia
Marriage Feb 1790 to Mary Unknown
Death? 28 Jun 1841

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 4, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :

Rutherford, Absolom - born 1763 in Albemarle County, Virginia; moved to Wythe County, Virginia, where entered service in Virginia Regiment; moved abt. 1799 to Knox County, Tennessee; received Pension there in 1832; died there 6/28/1841; married 2/1790 Mary, who received Pension 1843 in Knox County, Tennessee at age 73 when Absalom Rutherford (no kinship given) made addidavit there; widow granted Bounty Land Warrant #3539 there in 1855, application for bounty land witness Pleasant C. & James F. Rutherford (both no kinship given); children's births: Ann 12/7/1791, Deliah 4/21/1793, Polly 1/23/1795, & (name illegible) 1797; query letter in file says soldier also had son Absalom Jr. & son James. F-W59, R-2105.