Isaac Rutledge and ? | William Rutledge and Chloe Johnson | James Rutledge Sr. & Frances Skaggs | George Rutledge and Rose Boyer | James Bernard Rutledge and Nancy Estes | James William Rutledge and Rubina Wright | Wilson Alvin, Sr. and Jessie Mae Wright (Wilson's WWII page)
Daughters of the Revolutionary War lineage:
Nancy Estes's parents (John D. Estes and Catherine Jane Kirkpatrick) (John's parents unknown)
Catherine Kirkpatrick's parents (Joseph Marion Kirkpatrick and Martha Patsy Ross)
Martha Patsy Ross's parents William Ross and Eliza Jane Allen | William Hugh Ross, Jr. and Mary Griffin
Other Ancestors:
Frances Skaggs parents: James Skaggs and Frances Beeler |
Joseph Kirkpatrick's parents (David Sevier Kirkpatrick and Catherine White) | John Hugh Kirkpatrick and Margaret "Jane" Wilkins (possible Revoluntary War; there are 2 John Hugh Kirkpatricks)
Catherine White's parents (Joseph White and Janet Mebane)
Colonial Rutledges:
Rutledges in 1790 Census | John James Rutledge and Jane Anne Stewart | Edward Thomas Rutledge and Elizabeth Graem (Son Andrew/Sarah Boone) | (Dr.) John Rutledge and Sarah Hext |
Y-DNA paths - Sons of John Rutledge and Sarah Hext: (Constitution|Atty) John Rutledge and Elizabeth Grimké | (Declaration) Edward Rutledge and Henrietta Middleton | Hugh Rutledge and Mary Golightly Huger
Y-DNA paths - Sons of (Constitution|Atty) John Rutledge and Elizabeth Grimke: John Rutledge, Jr. and Sarah Motte Smith | Frederick Rutledge and Harriott Pinckney Horry |
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Rutledge DNA Connection: Edward Gent Rutledge | James Enos Rutledge | William Richard Rutledge | Richard William Rutledge | Harry Milton Rutledge | Edgar Rutledge Taylor | (This line is connected by DNA, but we have not yet put together the puzzle pieces)
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John Rutledge, Jr. and Sarah Motte Smith
John Rutledge Jr. was born October 31, 1766, in Charleston, South Carolina to (Constitution|Atty) John Rutledge and Elizabeth Grimké. He died September 1, 1819, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Like his father and uncles, he was a lawyer and politician, serving in the U.S. House of Representatives. However, his personal life was marked by a high-profile scandal involving a series of letters and a duel, which impacted his later career.
John Rutledge Jr. spent much of his later life in Philadelphia and traveling for his health, which is why he passed away there rather than in Charleston. His sons maintained very close ties to the Pinckney and Motte families, often reusing those names as middle or first names in subsequent generations.
Married: Sarah Motte Smith (1770–1852) on December 26, 1791. She was the daughter of the wealthy merchant and politician Benjamin Smith and Sarah Motte.
Children:
John Rutledge III (1792-1822) Married Maria Rose. Died at age 30. Though he died young, he had a son.
- John Rutledge IV Born November 1, 1814, Charleston South Carolina. Died August 3, 1882, in Richmond, Virginia (buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston)
- John Rutledge IV served in the U.S. Navy (entering as a midshipman in 1835) and later served as a Commander in the Confederate States Navy during the Civil War.
- Married: Florence Julia Middleton (1824–1892) in 1845. She was the daughter of the Honorable Henry Middleton of Middleton Place.
- Children: John Rutledge V (April 30, 1848 - April 25, 1888) Born in Charleston; died in Florida. Married Susan Ravenel. They had a son, John Rutledge VI (1871–1935); Also, Henry Middleton Rutledge (1851 - 1853 in childhood); Edward Rutledge (1853-1854 in infancy); Hugh Rose Rutledge (1855-1856 in infancy); Mary Middleton Rutledge (1857-1935) Married Dr. Pinckney Alston; Arthur Middleton Rutledge (1859-1862 in childhood); Alice Izard Rutledge (1861-1939) Never married; Florence Rutledge (1864-1941) never married.
Sarah Motte Rutledge (1793-1863) Married Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (son of Thomas Pinckney).
Emily Rutledge (1795-1813) Unmarried; died young.
Benjamin Smith Rutledge (September 10, 1798-April 26, 1832). Born and died in Charleston, South Carolina.
- Married Alice Ann Weston on February 25, 1824.
- Children: Elizabeth Catherine Rutledge (1825-1910) Known as "Lizzie"; died unmarried; and Benjamin Huger Rutledge (General) (September 4, 1828-January 11, 1893), Confederate Brigadier General and Lawyer; and Alice Weston Rutledge (1830-1874) Never married.
- Grandchildren: General Benjamin Huger Rutledge married Eleanor Maria Middleton (1831–1905) in 1858. There children were Benjamin Huger Rutledge Jr. (1861–1925); Lawyer. Married Emma Craig Blake; and Oliver Middleton Rutledge (1863–1930); moved to North Carolina; married Helen Blake; and Edward Rutledge (1870–1938); Doctor in Charleston; married Eliza Huger Wells.
Thomas Pinckney Rutledge (1800-1838); Married Frances Maria Blake. His life ended tragically when the steamship Pulaski exploded off the coast of North Carolina. He and his wife both died, but they had a son, John Blake Rutledge (January 22, 1836-April 24, 1862). When he was only two years old in 1838, the steamship Pulaski exploded off the coast of North Carolina. Both of his parents perished in the wreck. John Blake Rutledge was saved by his nurse and a passenger who held him above the water on a piece of wreckage. As the sole survivor of his immediate family, he inherited a significant portion of the Blake and Rutledge estates and was raised by his maternal relatives (the Blakes). He never married and had no children.
Elizabeth Rutledge (1801-1828); Unmarried.
Charles Rutledge (1803-1817); Died in childhood.
Frederick Rutledge (March 1, 1805-July 7, 1884); Born in Charleston South Carolina, Died in Asheville, North Carolina. Frederick moved the family focus toward Western North Carolina (Asheville area).
- Married: Henrietta Guy (1811–1892) on April 30, 1829. She was the daughter of William Guy.
- Children:
- John Rutledge (March 1830-June 21, 1864); Captain in the 25th NC Infantry; Killed in action at Petersburg, VA. Though he died in the war, some pension records suggest he may have had young children before his death,
- William Guy Rutledge (1832-1904); Married Sarah "Sallie" Johnston. He remained in North Carolina and had several sons, including Frederick Rutledge (born c. 1871) and William Guy Rutledge Jr. (born c. 1875).
- Sarah Motte Rutledge (1834-1905); Married Rev. John G. Drayton (of Magnolia Gardens).
- Frederick Rutledge, Jr. (1838-1862); Died during the Civil War; records suggest he was unmarried.
- Edward Rutledge (1842-1912); Married Elizabeth "Lizzie" H. This line also stayed in the Carolinas. Records show he had at least one son, Frederick Rutledge, and several daughters
- Thomas Pinckney Rutledge (1845-1880); Lived in Buncombe County
- Elizabeth Rutledge (1848-1926); Married James McConnell
- Alice Rutledge (1851-1884); Never married
Edward Augustus Rutledge (1808-1811) Died in infancy.