Hij is getrouwd met Ann Owen.
Zij zijn getrouwd in het jaar 1765 te Virginia, hij was toen 20 jaar oud.
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Last Will and Testament of James Rutledge, Sr. of Wilkes County, Georgia
State of Georgia In the Name of God
Oglethorpe County Amen
I James Rutledge, Sr. of the county and state aforesaid being in a low state of health but of sound mind and memory and perceiving it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my Last Will and Testament in manner and form following: viz
Item 1st: I wish all my just debts in the first place to be discharged as speedily as possible but of such property as my executors may think.
Item 2nd. I lend to my beloved wife Ann Rutledge during her natural life the whole of my estate both real and personal and after her death to be divided among my several children in the following manner: viz
Item 3rd. It is my will that my son Joseph Rutledge should have two hundred dollars out of my estate extra of an equal dividend.
Item 4th: I give to my daughter Nancy Echols a negro girl by the name of Maria to be valued to her at cash price and if she should be worth more than one ninth part of my estate (exclusive of what is willed above) she shall pay back to the said estate to make her part equal in the rest of the legatees and if the said negro should be valued to less than one ninth part as above stated the estate shall make up the deficiencies to the said Nancy Echols or her heirs, viz, the heirs of her own body.
Item 5. It is my will that the balance of my estate shall be equally divided between seven of my children: viz Thomas Rutledge, Dudley Rutledge, Sally Echols, Jane Glass, James Rutledge, Jr., Joseph Rutledge, and William Rutledge, also my grandchildren the heirs of my eldest son John Rutledge.
Item 6th: It is my will that the property that falls to my several daughters as named above shall belong to them and the Natural heirs of their body forever.
Item 7th: And lastly, it is my will and desire that my three youngest sons, ie, James Rutledge, Joseph Rutledge and William Rutledge be and they are hereby nominated and appo...
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