| ![Show Contents]() Rutlege History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Scotland Ireland Early Origins of the Rutlege familyThe surname Rutlege was first found in Cumberland, at Routledge where three eminent historians claimed the place at one time existed. 1 2 3 "Lower, Bardsley, and Harrison say this name is from Routledge in Cumberland, but I cannot find the place. It is not in Sedgefield's Place-names of Cumberland and Westmorland. The surname is more English than Scottish, though several of the name are early found north of the Border. " 4 Early History of the Rutlege familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rutlege research. Another 220 words (16 lines of text) covering the years 1200, 1483, 1494, 1528, 1537, 1628, 1643, 1713, 1715, 1739, 1743, 1750, 1762, 1772, 1779, 1782, 1794, 1795, 1800, 1812, 1827, 1833, 1836, 1837, 1841, 1843, 1888 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Rutlege History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rutlege Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rutledge, Routlege, Routlidge, Routledge, Rutlidge and many more. Early Notables of the Rutlege familyNotable amongst the family at this time was John Rutledge (1739- 1800), an American Founding Father, politician, and jurist, 2nd Chief Justice of the United States (1795), 31st Governor of South Carolina (1779-1782), son of Irish immigrant John Rutledge Sr. (1713-1750), a physician.James or John James Rutledge (1743-1794), Scottish publicist, was the grandson of an Irish Jacobite who settled in France, and was son of Walter Rutledge (d. 1779), a banker and shipowner at Dunkirk, who assisted the Pretender in his expedition of 1715, and was consequently created a Baronet by him. James accordingly styled himself 'chevalier' or 'baronet.' Born, probably...
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Some of the Rutlege family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 84 words (6 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Rutlege Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Thomas Rutlege, who settled in New England in 1773
Rutlege Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Patrick Rutlege, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1861
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
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Rutlege migration to the United States 
