John Rutledge Brigadier General / Sarah Motte Smith

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Family Sheet

HUSBAND
         Name: John Rutledge Brigadier GeneralMale Note
         Born: 17661766-1-1 at Charleston, South CarolinaCharleston, South Carolina
      Married: 26 Dec 17911791-12-26
         Died: 1 Sep 18191819-9-1 at Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
       Father: John Rutledge Governor
       Mother: Elizabeth Grimke

WIFE
         Name: Sarah Motte Smith
         Born: 1777
         Died: 1852
       Father: Robert Smith Bishop
       Mother: Sarah Shubrick





CHILDREN
         Name: John Rutledge
         Born: 14 Oct 1792 at Charleston, South Carolina
         Died: 24 Aug 1864 at Burke County, Georgia
         Wife: Maria Rose


         Name: Robert Smith Rutledge
         Born: 1793
         Died: 


         Name: Elizabeth Rutledge
         Born: 1796
         Died: 


         Name: Sarah Rutledge
         Born: 1797
         Died: 


         Name: Emily Smith Rutledge
         Born: 2 Jun 1797
         Died: 10 Oct 1827
      Husband: John Parker


         Name: Julia Rutledge
         Born: Abt 1800
         Died: 
      Husband: James Rose





NOTES

1). RUTLEDGE, John, Jr. son of the preceding , a Representati ve from South Carolina born in Charleston, S.C., in 1766 received private instruction and also attended school i n Charleston and Philadelphia studied law with his father was admitted to the bar about 1787 and practiced in Charl eston, S.C. also engaged as a planter member of the Stat e house of representatives 1788 1794 and in 1811 unsuccess ful candidate for election in 1794 to the Fourth Congress elected as a Federalist to the Fifth, Sixth, and Sevent h Congresses March 4, 1797 March 3, 1803 unsuccessful ca ndidate for election to the Thirteenth Congress commande d a company of the Twenty eighth Regiment, South Carolina M ilitia, in 1799 promoted to major and in 1804 succeeded t o the command of the regiment and served as its commander i n the War of 1812 commanded the Seventh Brigade from 181 6 until his death died in Philadelphia, Pa., September 1 , 1819.

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