John Rutledge Sr.
(1713–1750)
BIRTH
1713
PLACE
Ireland
DEATH
December 25, 1750
PLACE
Province of South Carolina, British America
FAMILY
WIFE
Sarah Hext
(1724-1792)
CHILDREN
John Rutledge
(1739-1800)
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RELIGION NOT DOCUMENTED
DENOMINATION NOT DOCUMENTED
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AWARDS
John Rutledge Sr., an Irish-born physician in colonial South Carolina, was father of U.S. statesman and jurist John Rutledge. He married Sarah Hext, who was about fifteen when their son John was born.
EARLY LIFE
CAREER
DEATH
Irish-born physician John Rutledge immigrated to South Carolina in 1735 and married Sarah Hext in 1738. He practiced medicine in Charleston and managed plantation property acquired through the marriage, using enslaved labor. A parish register records his death on Christmas Day 1750 and burial in Charleston two days later.
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