James Rucker 
James was born in Essex, England. James' father was John. His paternal grandparents were Johann Georg Rucker and Isabella. He had four brothers and a sister, named Peter, Johann, Thomas, Ambrose Levi and Elizabeth Isabella. He died in Greenbrier County, VA, USA.General Notes
He sold all his land in Culpepper County before 1770. In 1782 he appears
on George Pooges' list of "Heads of Families of Bath County". James
Rucker Sr., James Rucker, Jr. and Wyatt Rucker were living in Green brier
River Section. James Rucker, Sr. patented and bought land in Augusta and
Bath (later Greenbrier) on the Middle Fork of the Greenbrier River, some
of which he deeded to his sons. To the east of the river near the SW
corner of Bath County is a pass called "Rucker Pass" through the
Alleghany Mountains into Greenbrier County. James Rucker, Sr. deeded land
to his sons James Jr. and Berryman.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.1517 in Austria
- b.1549 in Holland
- b.1520 in Germany
- b.1577 in Rothenberg, Bavaria, Germany
- b.1551 in Austria
- b.1607 in Rothenberg, Bavaria, Germany d.1661 in Germany
- b.1579 in Germany
- b.1640 in Bavaria, Germany, d.1681 in England
- b.1610 in Germany d.1666 in Germany
- b. in Essex, England d. in Greenbrier County, VA, USA
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Source/Citation
Wiliam C. Ford, MD Research
Wiliam C. Ford, MD Research
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