Hi Carruthers researchers,
I'd love to hear folks' reaction to the following.
This information comes from a Carruthers researcher, Paul Daugherty, via
Bill Allen <allen(a)nconnect.net>. It has no citations and should be
considered unproven/undocumented until we are able to track down the
source material.
1. John Carruthers of Howmains, Scotland, m. Blanche Murray, d/o Sir
John Murray. In 1523 he held a lease of land at Little Dalton,
Annandale, Scotland, on the Annan River near Solway Firth, Dumfrieshire,
17 miles south of Dumfries.
2. John Carruthers Jr. of Howmains.
3. John Carruthers III, m. 1575 Susannah Wydderspoon, d/o Alexander
Wydderspoon of Rammarscates, Scotland.
4. Joannis Carruthers, m. Elizabeth Henderson, d/o John Henderson of
Bamdrum, Scotland.
5. Robert Carruthers m. 1694 in Scotland to Sarah Holliday. Four
children:
a) John Carruthers emigrated to PA and thence to VA where he lived in
1771. (Note: if this is correct, he can't be John of Craven Co., who
died in 1752.)
b) William emigrated to VA, m. Margaret McCroskey. I've often wondered
if this might be my Wm. m. (1) Isabelle Bickam, (2) Margaret Mc_Carthy_,
who went to Louisiana.
c) Hugh m. Sarah ______; emigrated to Lancaster PA, thence to Augusta
Co., VA, thence to Orange Co., NC.
d) Robert (b. ca. 1668) m. (1) 6/11/1689 in Paisley, Scotland to Sarah
Sproul (children: Robert and John); and (2) Elizabeth Farquhar, d/o Rev.
John Farquhar of Strabane, Co. Londonderry, Northern Ireland (children:
William b. 1714; James).
What do you all think of this? I suspect that it has errors, but I'd
love to find out what they are, and (perhaps) try to tie together some
of the disparate Carruthers lines if possible.
Cheers,
Gordon Bonnet
<bonnet(a)fltg.net>