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Descendants of Joseph Rutledge

Generation No. 1

1. JOSEPH¹ RUTLEDGE was born October 06, 1771, and died August 13, 1843 in Monroe County Miss. He married NANCY HARDING December 24, 1799 in Columbia County, Georgia, daughter of WILLIAM HARDING and MARTHA MALONE. She was born October 10, 1780 in Lunenburg Cty, Va, and died August 30, 1843 in Monroe County, Miss.

Notes for JOSEPH RUTLEDGE:
The first record of Joseph Rutledge is his marriage to Nancy Hardin December 24, 1799 in Columbia Cty, Georgia. A partial list of the 1805 Tax list James Luke living next to Edmondson & Rutledge in Columbia County, with the Water Course as Greenbriar. The 1806 tax list shows Joseph Rutledge paid $1.00 for slaves and $85.00 for land. It shows his adjoining Luke & Denson in Columbia County. The water way is listed as G. Brier.
He is then believed to have oved to Alabama in 1807. He bought land on Febuary 8, 1818 from Benjamin Murrell in Madison County, Alabama. Two years later in Limestone County, Alabama he deeded land to John Hardin. On January 2, 1821 in Limestone County, Alabama, Allison Hodges sold land to Joseph Rutledge.

The 1830 limestone County, Alabama census report shows Joseph Rutledge:
Males (5-10 yrs) 1 (10-15yrs) 2 (15-20yrs) 1 (20-30yr) 1 (50-60yr) 1
Females (15-20yr) 2 (20-30yr) 2 (40-50yr) 1

There is no 1820 censes report.

From minutes of the New Hope Baptist Chruch in Monroe County, Miss, June 1835, Joseph Rutledge, an ordained deacon and Nancy, his wife, were received by letter of transfer into the church on June 1835.
Joseph died August 13th, 1843 in Monroe County, Mississippi. According to Alfred's family Bible, Joseph was 71 years, 10 months, and 7 days old. The fifth son, Joseph, became admiinistrator of the estate. The appraisal of personal estate of Joseph Rutledge was filed January 2, 1844, with a total valur of $5295.29.

Children of JOSEPH RUTLEDGE and NANCY HARDING are:

2.	i.	MARTHA² RUTLEDGE, b. 1801.
3.	ii.	SARAH RUTLEDGE, b. 1803; d. August 27, 1863, Limestone Cty, Al.
4.	iii.	WILLIAM W. RUTLEDGE, b. September 10, 1805; d. January 25, 1842, Mississippi.
5.	iv.	ALFRED HENRY RUTLEDGE, b. February 02, 1807, Limestone Cty, Al; d. January 02, 1863, Battle of Stone River, Tennessee.
	v.	ANN SPENCER RUTLEDGE, b. 1810, Limestone Cty, Al; d. August 06, 1849, Ark; m. JAMES A HODGES; b. November 19, 1816, Alabama; d. July 24, 1898, Indian Territory, Oklahoma.
	vi.	NANCY RUTLEDGE, b. 1812, Limestone Cty, Al; m. WILLIAM RHODES.
6.	vii.	ROBERT A. RUTLEDGE, b. 1815, Limestone Cty, Al.
	viii.	JOSEPH RUTLEDGE, JR, b. 1820, Limestone Cty, Al; m. C. DONATHAN ELSENA.
7.	ix.	JAMES T. RUTLEDGE, b. 1818, Limestone Cty, Al.
	x.	ELIZABETH S. RUTLEDGE, b. 1821, Limestone Cty, Al; m. SAMUEL L. P. MILLS, August 27, 1844.

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