Person:Benjamin Rucker (1)

Watchers
Capt. Benjamin Rucker
m. 1702
  1. Margaret Rucker1710 - Bef 1801
  2. Capt. Benjamin RuckerAbt 1728 - 1810
  3. Anthony RuckerAbt 1728 - 1821
  4. Col. Ambrose Rucker1734 - 1807
m. 1756
  1. Pvt. James Rucker1758 - 1819
  2. Thomas Rucker1760 - 1848
  3. Lucy Rucker1763 - Abt 1831
  4. Gideon Rucker1777 - 1842
Facts and Events
Name Capt. Benjamin Rucker
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1728 Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Alt Birth[2] 1730 Orange County, Virginia
Marriage 1756 Culpeper County, Virginiato Elizabeth "Betty" Bennett
Alt Death[2] 25 Jun 1808 Amherst County, Virginia
Death[1] 25 Jun 1810 Amherst County, Virginia
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Geni.com: (not a reliable primary source).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Find A Grave.

    Capt Benjamin Rucker
    BIRTH 1730
    Orange County, Virginia, USA
    DEATH 25 Jun 1808 (aged 77–78)
    Amherst County, Virginia, USA

    Capt. Rucker was an attorney at law, sheriff of Amherst County Virginia, justice of the peace and a solder in the Revolutionary War. He married Elizabeth Bennett in 1756 at Culpepper,Virginia. Benjamin and his brother Anthony were inventors of the James River Bateau a boat designed to transport tobacco down river.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93788595/benjamin-rucker