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From: Carol or Donavon Rutledge <>
Subject: [RUTLEDGE-L] Prince Edward Co VA
Date: Tue, 09 Nov 1999 14:09:19 -0600


Notes from visit to Hampden-Sydney College VA 9-28-99

John Luster Brinkley. On This Hill : A narrative History of Hampden-Sydney
College 1774-1994. pub. H/S 1994. (Ref. LD2102 .H62 B74 1994)

P. 39. Under him (Drury Lacy) the fund-raising strategy of appealing to the
general assembly for escheats was tried again (1794), only this time after a
little more homework. A committee of the board scoured the records of
Prince Edward and neighboring counties looking for as yet unassigned
escheatables of Loyalists; of such it found none, but they did discover that
on the Appomattox River, a few miles west of the place that would become
(1798) Farmville, there was a tract of land of almost 1300 acres escheatable
since 1766- thirty two years before - because its last owner, a Mr.
Routledge, had left no heirs when he was killed during an arugment over
Britain's imperial policy.

Herbert Clqrence Bradshaw, History of Prince Edward County Virginia" from
its earliest settlments through its establishment in 1754 to its
bicentennial year. The Dietz Press Inc., Richmond, VA 1955.

p. 4-5 While the Prince Edward area was a part of Amelia, a network of raods
was cleared from north to south and from east to west. The names of the
surveyors, who directed the clearning and upkeep of the roads, and of those
assigned to help them provide a partial list of the earliest settlers in
Prince Edward: George Walker, road to be cleared from the mouth of Bush
River below the mouth of Sandy River into Walkers road by Rutledge and
Walker's and Nash's hands, 1740. (Amelia Order Book 1:132) continued:

p. 5 John Nash, road from Bush River bridge across Sailors creek into
Walkers road, with his male tithables and those of James Rutledge, Richard
Rutledge, John Mullins, Edmund Groat (gross?), Charles Cothril, Douglas
Puckett, Mrs. Cobb, and Edward Haskins, 1743 (Amelia Order Book 1:248)

p. 64 Judith Rutledge succeeded her husband as sexton at Sandy River in
1757. (Vestry book:5)
The parish levy for 1758 includes an item allowing her twelve shillings
sixpence for washing and keeping the surplice; the same allowance was made
to Elizabeth Rice for the same servcie (Vestry Book:7)

p.63-64 When St. Patricks Parish was created, there were two churches in its
territory, Sandy River and Buffalo. At the vestry meeting which called
Garden as minister, Richard Rutledge was elected Sexton at Sandy River and
Frances Rice at Buffalo... (vestry book:2)

p. 7 Benjamin Woodson, road from the fork to Rutledge's Fork, above the
mouth of Bush River, 1751 (Amelia Order Book 2:352)

P. 17 (Charles Anderson had license for an ordinary in 1749 at intersection
of an
important east-west road and an important north-south road. E/W by Sandy
River Church past Anderson's and through Buffaloe Settlement to the west.
N/S linked Rutledge' Ford on the Appomatox (the presnet Farmville) with a
road through Lunnenburg....) (Virginia Gazette, NOv. 7, 1754)

p. 22 (Similar reference to Rutledges Ford & Lunenburg.

p. 37-38 1761 Petition for a bridge over the Appomattox - Rutledge's Ford.
Court appoints Abner Nash, John Morton, & Richard MOrton to view a site and
report to court. Approve July. Built Feb 9, 1762. 7 years later another
bridge at Rutledges by Peter LeGrand. (Order Book 4:184,240)

p. 135 Bridge rebuilt 1779 by Peter Legrand & William Bibb

p. 111 (Act of 1775 convention established a military. Feb 19, 1776.
Commissioned Second Company of the 4th Regiment. John Morton captain.
Privates indcluded Dudley Rutledge (V.M.H.B 17:305-7. Payroll of Capt John
MOrton's company of regulars, 4th VA, 1776 (original in U.S. Pension OFfice))

p. 673 Voters in 1840 Presidential Election included:
James S. Allen Democrat
Sims Allen Democrat
Samuel Walker Whig
Samuel Allen, Whig
NO RUTLEDGES

Prince Edward County Officers

Deputy Attorney General George Walker Jr. (1776-1787)
Sheriff Charles Allen (1796-1797)
Archer Allen (1810-1811)
Commissioner of Revenue Charles Allen ( -1792)

p. 133 John Fontaine appointed appraiser with/Allens 1788
p. 138 Venable and Fontaine contract to repair the courthouse
p. 140 John Fontaine is magistrate in 1787
p. 208 Fontaine dead by 1795 (court had to appoint a new appraiser)
p. 393 Pvt. Fontaine is a chaplain in the Confederate Army in 1864
p. 136 (division into districts for welfare) "District 3 was the
north side of the road from Buffalo bridge by Fountain's (Fontaine's)
via the fulling mill.....
ATTENTION CAROLE: Here is a clue perhaps. The Fontaines lived near the
Rutledges and Walkers in the vicinity of the Appomatox.

Prince Edward Co Clerks Office
Prince Edward Co Marriage Bonds 1754-1850
(pages un numbered. Name by alpha (male)

August 29, 1793 Rutledge, Joseph and Ann Atwood. Sur. William Collins.
Parent: James Atwood deceased.
Feb. 10, 1841 Rutledge, Littleberry and Lucinda (crossed out) Sarah Flowers.
Sur. David Flowers Parent: Lucinda Flowers
July 13, 1805 Rutledge, Peter and Elizabeth Bean. Sur. John Boyne
Widow of William Bean
August 21, 1845 Rutledge Robert and Lucy Fore. Sur. William Rutledge
Parent: Matthew J. Fore; with his consent
August 18, 1794 Rutledge, William and Martha Chumbley. Sur. William
Singleton Parent: John Chumbley, deceased
November 20, 1826 Walker, Aries & Mary Matthews. Sur. William Matthews
Parent: Phil Matthews: with his consent
January 29, 1772 Aller, Archer and Elizabeth Allen, dau of Jas Allen
Sur. James Allen
December 11, 1804 Allen, Samuel Jr. and Mary W. Walker. Married Dec. 13,
1804. Sur. William T. Walker Parent William T. Walker.

Births 1853-1896
Rutledge
unnamed Father Alex Mother "E" Jan 1867 Book 87 white male
unnamed Father James Mother Julia October 1870 Book 87 White male
Charles G. (?) Father Richard Mother Mary Feb 1873 Book 115 Colored male
Madalene Father "W.C." Mother Eliza J. August 1873 book 115 white female.

Marriages 1754-1850
Rutledge
1831 Edith and William Flowers
1797 Elizabeth and John Burton (Brides parent: Thomas Rutledge)
1808 Judith and Joshua Hudson (Thos Rutledge, deceased)
1801 Prudence and John Hudson (Thos Rutledge)
1821 Prudence and Chumley, John
"c" 1840 Susan and Moss, James

Walker
1800 Betsey W. & Samuel Fitch (Wm Walker dec'd)
1798 Frances W & Alex Legrand ( " " )
1803 Judith W. and Charles Fitch ( " ")
1804 Mary W. W. and Samuel Allen Jr. (Wm. T. Walker)
1805 Patsey W. and Robert Self (Wm. Walker dec'd)
1842 Sarah W & Joseph Dupuy (Mary WAlker)

Wills Prince Edward Co
Book 1, page 197 Robert Atkins gives to his daughter Mary Rutledge
(described as sister of his son Joseph), Daughter: Elizabeth Brown;
Daughter Sarah. Grand daughter Frances Davison, granddaughter Ann
Rutledge 7 March 1777.

Book 1 page 88 Inventeory of the estate of Robert Routledge.
"Ja Pleasant" (adm?) witness David Murray, Marvie Stone(?)
Obediah Wright 15 December 1766

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