Robert Rutherford (1688–1756), Rev., Minister of Aughmacart

Ref. DO8 — Generations of DO1 John Rutherford, Rev., Capt..

Name and Vital Dates

Name: Robert Rutherford Rev. (occ. desc: Minister; loc. desc: of Aughmacart).
Lineage: DO1 John,¹ RX123 James,¹³ RX96 William,¹² RX70 William,¹¹ RX52 John,¹⁰ RX44 George,⁹ RX38 William,⁸ RX30 George,⁷ RX20 Robert,⁶ RX12 George,⁵ RX7 Robert,⁴ RX5 Richard,³ RX2 Richard,² RX1 Aymer.¹
Lifespan: (1688–1756) Born in County Down, Ireland about 1688; died in Warren, Knox, Maine, USA on 18 Oct 1756 at the age of 68; buried in Fort Saint George Cemetery Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, USA in 1756: Fort Saint George Cemetery Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, USA.

DO∅Elizabeth Little Sutcliffe had the following children: 27 i Lettice Rutherford was born in Aughmacart, Laios, Ireland before 1716.
Issue (Children):
- +DO27 Lettice Rutherford
- +DO28 Mary Jane Rutherford
- +DO29 John Rutherford
- +DO30 Stephen Rutherford
- +DO31 Susannah Rutherford (abt 1722–1771)
- +DO32 Ann Maria "Anna" Rutherford (1724–1807)
- +DO33 Jane Rutherford
- +DO34 William Rutherford
- +DO35 Richard Rutherford
- +DO36 Andrew Rutherford
- +DO37 Robert Rutherford
- +DO38 Elizabeth Rutherford
- +DO39 Hepzebeth "Hepsibah" Rutherford (1738–1819)
- +DO40 Elizabeth Rutherford (abt 1739–1809)
- +DO41 Hannah Rutherford
- +DO42 Mary Jane Rutherford, II

Record (1714): He was ordained at Aughmacart, Laios, Ireland on 23 Mar 1714: A Presbyterian congregation existed here during most of the 18th century The first minister seems to have been Mr.
Record (1714): Robert Rutherford (lic Monaghan) who was ordained by the Presbytery of Monaghan on 23 Mar 1714.
Residence (1714): He lived in County Monaghan, Ireland before 23 Mar 1714: Presbyterian Licence.
Marriage (1716): Married Elizabeth Little Sutcliffe before 1716 in Ireland.
Residence (1720): Robert lived in Aughmacart, Laios, Ireland in 1720: In 1720 the congregation was moved from the General Synod of Ulster to the Munster Synod, and in 1728 Mr Rutherford resigned.
Arrival (1729): Robert arrived in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA about May 1729: immigrated with Colonel Dunbar.
Residence (1729): He lived in Knox, Maine, USA in 1729: recorded in the Annals of the town of Warren 1650-1876.
Residence (1729): He lived in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA in 1729: "First Presbyterian Preacher settled in Maine" He went to America in 1729, was installed at Brunswick circa 1735.
Residence: Associated with Aughmacart, and with County Down from birth, through death on 18 Oct1756.

Immigration (1729): Robert arrived in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA about May 1729.

Record (1714): He was ordained at Aughmacart, Laios, Ireland on 23 Mar 1714: A Presbyterian congregation existed here during most of the 18th century The first minister seems to have been Mr.
Record (1714): Robert Rutherford (lic Monaghan) who was ordained by the Presbytery of Monaghan on 23 Mar 1714.

Demise: Died in Warren, Knox, Maine, USA on 18 Oct 1756 at the age of 68.
Burial: Buried in Fort Saint George Cemetery Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, USA in 1756: Fort Saint George Cemetery Thomaston, Knox County, Maine, USA.

Aughmacart: DO8 Robert Rutherford Rev of Aughmacart with 16 recorded children, represents a documented generation of the DO1 John Rutherford, Rev., Capt. branch, and the Rutherford family of County Down, recorded in Generations of John Rutherford Rev Capt of Newry. See also the County Down descendant tree and the Pedigree chart.

[1] Ancestry.com, Maine, a history (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005).