There was some interest in the Rucker family. So I will cull some more information from the book or notes of Ben H. Coke entitled " The Underwood Family from Madison County, Virginia ", which appears to have been published in 1986. I have no idea how valid this information is, so, with that warning, here is a synopsis of Ben H. Coke's comments. He refers to another book " The Rucker Family " by Sudie Rucker Wood and Edythe Whitley.
Peter Rucker d1734 was naturalized in Virginia in 1704. This Peter had several children:
The above Mary, with William Offill (Offield, Aufil, etc.), had several children which include:
This last daughter, Mary, had children who seemed to have followed the TN, KY, IN path. Anyone studying the Rucker family will want to consult " The Vawter Family of America ", by Bicknell, which has a short biography of Jesse Vawter, Mary's son.
Ephraim Rucker had two known children:
John Rucker d1742 shows that he was a constable in Spotsylvania Co., from 1730 to 1738. He petitioned for Ruckers Road in today's Madison Co., which was established with Peter Rucker as overseer. John Rucker, on his own behalf, and several others petitioned for a division of Spotsylvania Co., which was accepted with the formation of Orange Co. In 1740 John Rucker was made a captain in Orange Co. (of the militia?), hence this John is sometimes referred to as Capt. John. John d1742 had children including:
[This last family has been reported in these notes].
Thomas Rucker had at least the children:
James Rucker (m. Margaret _____ ) had several children and three that are known are:
Perhaps I can revisit the Ruckers later. From what I have read, this is not the normal English family. It is very doubtful that they were even English.
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