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Descendants of Samuel Rule
Generation
No. 1 1.
SAMUEL1
RULE
was born Abt. 1739 in Ireland, and died Abt. 1791 in Bourbon County, KY.
He married SARAH
ROBINSON
Abt. 1760 in Pennsylvania. She died
1804 in Bourbon County, KY. Notes for SAMUEL
RULE:
See http://www.shawhan.com/families/rules.rtf for detailed information about
Samuel Rule and descendents. Some
of the content of this site is copied below: Earl Colley relates an
oral tradition preserved by one line of descent of Samuel Rule that he was
"born on a sea voyage from Ireland to America." Found in the Pennsylvania
Archives under "Warranties of Land, County of Westmoreland 1773 to
1892" is a warrant for a survey dated 21 May 1785 for Samuel Rule. Located
at the Westmoreland County Map Office at Greensburg, Pennsylvania is a photocopy
of a plat of "Rules Choice", 201 3/4 acres, dated 16 Feb 1787 and
noted to be from page 327 of Rolls Patent Book 8. Also found in the Archives is
a deed, dated 21 Sep 1801, after Samuel's death, transferring 201 and 3/4 acres,
known as "Rules Choice" in South Huntington township from Thomas Rule
of Bourbon county, Kentucky to Daniel Mathies Jr, of Westmoreland county for a
consideration of 403 pounds, ten shillings. Series 3, Volume 22, page 416 of the
Pennsylvania Archives includes tax returns for Huntington township of
Westmoreland county for the year 1783 and Samuel Rule is listed with 225 acres,
three horses, three cattle, and seven sheep. Tax lists also exist for Samuel
Rule, in Huntington township in 1786. Notes for SARAH
ROBINSON:
Last name sometimes spelled as Robison. Will of Sarah Rule - Bourbon
County, KY Will Book B, page 242, 13 March 1804 In the name of God Amen: I
Sarah Rule of the County of Bourbon and State of Kentucky widow woman being in a
sick and low state of body but of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto
God for all his mercys, calling to mind the mortality of my body and knowing
that is appointed for all mankind once to die, do make and ordain this my last
that it is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul to
the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the Earth to
be buryed in a decent Christian burel at the discretion of my Executor, nothing
doubting but at the general resurrection shall receive the
same again by the mighty power of God, and as tuching of such earthly
Estate whereas has pleased God to bless me with in this life, I give devise and
dispose of the same in the following manner and form. First I order my funeral
charges and all my just debts to be paid, and I give and bequeath unto my son
Thomas Rule the house and plantation where he now lives, together with four
beds, and the furniture thereunto belonging, during his and his wifes lives and
after their death be Equly divided between his children, and further it is my
will and desire that he my said son Thomas Rule may sell of dispose of the same
as he may think proper or best for the use of himself children. I also give and
bequeth unto my said son Thomas Rule all my right and interest in the estate of
my son Andrew Rules estate (deceased) bouth real and parsonal to be disposed of
in the same manner and way as above, and one half of my crop of Flax now on
hand, and I give and bequeth unto my son John Rule the house and plantation
where he now lives, together with an the household furniture and stock of every
kind thereunto belonging during his and his wifes naterel lives, and after there
deth to be Equly decided between there children, and further it is my desire
that my said son John Rule may sell of dispose of the same in any way or manner
he may think propper or best for the use of himself of children and I give and
bequeth unto my Daughter Meary Rule the two beds and furniter thereunto
belonging known by the name of myne and hir beds, and hir riding ?? and one half
of my crop of Flax on hand together with ... spoon ... ?? ... of the stock
now in ... possession ?? was left hir by hir Father in his last will and
testament to be ... ?? . to hir by my Executor when she shall be of lawful ...
?? . - ., and I give and bequeth unto my Daughter ??ards and Sarah Rule one bed
and fumitures and all my wering apperl to be divided beween them as my Executor
may think proper, save my hat which I give to my son Thomas and the rest of my
Estate it is my will and desire that it be Equly divided among my six sons and
three Daughters; and I ?? make and ordain my son Thomas Rule to be the sole
Executor of thismy last will and Testament hereby revoking all . . ?? . .
heretofore made; In testimony hereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
13th day of March 1804. Sign sealed in presents of
us
her Sarah (X) Rule William Kennett
mark Jonathan Dazey Joseph Whorton
WNN Children of SAMUEL
RULE
and SARAH
ROBINSON
are:
i. THOMAS2
RULE,
b. October 16, 1761, Lancaster County, PA; d. 1846. Notes
for THOMAS
RULE: Birth
information obtained from Shaker records.
ii. JOHN
RULE,
b. 1764; d. 1814. 2.
iii. JAMES
RULE,
b. Abt. 1765, Lancaster County, PA; d. 1818, Bourbon County, KY.
iv. ANDREW
RULE,
b. Bef. 1770; d. August 1804. Notes for ANDREW
RULE: Andrew served in the Battle
of Lower Blue Licks in August 1782 and a Samuel Boone, of Clark county, appeared
in Clark county, Kentucky court 29 Sep 1832 to apply for a Revolutionary pension
and stated he and Andrew Rule volunteered as spies at Strode's Station in 1782.
Strode's Station was built in 1779 by Captain John Strode and was located two
and one-half miles from Winchester in Clark county, Kentucky at the junction of
Lexington road and Clintonville road and is noted in "Kentucky in
Retrospect: Noteworthy Personages & Events in Kentucky History
1792-1967" published by the Kentucky Historical Society. Strode's was a
palisaded fort whose homes circled the inner was and in 1926, excavations found
chimney rocks there covered by sod. A burial ground was unearthed in 1965 and
the remains interred in Winchester Cemetery.
v. SAMUEL
RULE,
b. 1774; d. Abt. 1825.
vi. MATTHEW
RULE,
b. Abt. 1776.
vii. WILLIAM
RULE,
b. Abt. 1778; d. 1843.
viii. SARAH
RULE,
b. 1782, Westmoreland County, PA; d. September 15, 1825, Morgan County, IN. Generation
No. 2 2.
JAMES2
RULE
(SAMUEL1)
was born Abt. 1765 in Lancaster County, PA, and died 1818 in Bourbon County, KY.
He married SUSANNAH SHELLARS
January 15, 1795 in Bourbon County, KY, daughter of WILLIAM
SHELLARS.
She was born 1771 in Bourbon County, KY, and died September 14, 1844 in
Bourbon County, KY. Notes for JAMES
RULE:
"Rule Families and Connections", 1988, by L. Earl Colley and Timothy
P. Hart says he served in the War of 1812 as a private.
Records show a James Rule in Captain Richard Matson's Company, Mounted
Infantry. Notes for SUSANNAH
SHELLARS:
Her last name may have been Shilters or Shiters. Children of JAMES
RULE
and SUSANNAH
SHELLARS
are:
i. WILLIAM
SHELLARS3
RULE,
b. November 3, 1797, Bourbon County, KY; d. December 23, 1879, Linkville, Platte
County, MO; m. (1) UNKNOWN ROBINSON;
m. (2) MARIAH
BATES,
April 24, 1824. Notes
for WILLIAM
SHELLARS
RULE:
Buried at Second Creek Cemetery, Platte County, MO (per Roger Collins Rule, rcrwin70@aol.com
3.
ii. JOHN
RULE,
b. Abt. 1803, Bourbon County, KY.
iii. ELIZABETH
RULE,
b. February 12, 1806, Bourbon County, KY; d. November 22, 1884, Bourbon County,
KY.
iv. JAMES
F. RULE,
b. October 3, 1807; d. May 13, 1854, Shelby County, Brandywine Twp., IN. Generation
No. 3 3.
JOHN3
RULE
(JAMES2,
SAMUEL1)
was born Abt. 1803 in Bourbon County, KY. He
married (1) MERINDA
RANKIN,
daughter of JOHN
RANKIN
and ELIZABETH
BECKETT.
She was born Abt. 1820 in Kentucky.
He married (2) UNKNOWN.
Notes for JOHN
RULE:
John may have had two earlier wives. Bourbon
County records show that a John Rule married Easter Campbell on February 21,
1828 and a Lucretia Lovelady on January 18, 1833 in Bourbon County, Kentucky. 1850 Census - Nicholas
County, KY (page 407) John
Rule, 47, KY, Butcher Marinda,
30, KY Sally,
14, KY John,
12, KY Kindrick,
8, female, KY Joseph,
6, KY Hughes,
3, KY Susan
E., 2, KY *James Sims also on page 407
(family of Tabitha) 1870 Census - Nicholas
County, KY (page 221) John
Rule, 67, KY Miranda
J., 50, KY Matthew,
20, KY Hettie
J., 18, KY Breckinridge,
16, KY Notes for UNKNOWN:
May have been Lucretia Lovelady, who married a John Rule on January 18, 1833. Children of JOHN
RULE
and MERINDA
RANKIN
are:
i. HUGHES
B.4
RULE,
b. Abt. 1847. 4.
ii. SUSAN
E. RULE,
b. Bet. 1847 - 1848, Kentucky.
iii. MATTHEW
HARRISON
RULE,
b. Abt. 1850. 5.
iv. HETTIE
RULE,
b. January 1852, Kentucky; d. Aft. 1900.
v. BRECKINRIDGE
RULE,
b. Abt. 1854. Children of JOHN
RULE
and UNKNOWN
are:
vi. SALLY4
RULE,
b. Abt. 1836.
vii. JOHN
RULE,
b. Abt. 1838.
viii. KENDRICK
RULE,
b. Abt. 1842.
ix. JOSEPH
RULE,
b. Abt. 1844. Generation
No. 4 4.
SUSAN
E.4
RULE
(JOHN3,
JAMES2,
SAMUEL1)
was born Bet. 1847 - 1848 in Kentucky. She
married JAMES W.
SIMS.
He was born Abt. 1842 in Kentucky. 1880 Census
- Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky Source:
FHL Film 1254436 National
Archives Film T9-0436 Page
392A Relation
Sex
Marr
Race Age
Birthplace Jas.
W. SIMS Self
M M
W 38
KY Occ:
Farmer Fa: KY
Mo: KY Elizabeth
SIMS Wife
F
M W
33
KY Occ:
Keeps House
Fa: KY Mo: KY Lulu
SIMS Dau
F S
W
12 KY
Fa: KY Mo: KY Ida
SIMS Dau
F S
W
11 KY
Fa: KY Mo: KY Marinda
RULE MotherL
F W
W
48 KY Occ:
At Home Fa:
KY Mo:
KY Children of SUSAN
RULE
and JAMES
SIMS
are:
i. LULU5
SIMS,
b. Abt. 1868.
ii. IDA
SIMS,
b. Abt. 1869. 5.
HETTIE4
RULE
(JOHN3,
JAMES2,
SAMUEL1)
was born January 1852 in Kentucky, and died Aft. 1900.
She married (1) JOHN
RANKIN,
son of JAMES
RANKIN
and TABITHA
SIMS.
He was born Bet. 1854 - 1856, and died Aft. 1870.
She married (2) JOHN
B. GRIMES
Abt. 1883. He was born March 1842
in Kentucky. Notes for HETTIE
RULE:
Hettie Rankin appears as a divorced servant at the Grimes Household in 1880. 1880 Census - Ruddles
Mills, Bourbon, Kentucky Source:
FHL Film 1254403 National
Archives Film T9-0403 Page
160B Relation
Sex
Marr
Race Age
Birthplace A.
GRIMES Self
F D
W
75 KY Occ:
Farmer Fa: VA
Mo: VA Jeptha
GRIMES Son
M S
W 42
KY Occ:
Laborer Fa: KY
Mo: KY Jno.
B. GRIMES
Son M
S
W 38
KY Occ:
Laborer Fa: KY
Mo: KY Al.
WALLS Other
M
S B
25
KY Occ:
Laborer Fa: KY
Mo: KY Hettie
RANKIN Other
F
D W
28
KY Occ:
Servant Fa: KY
Mo: KY John B. Grimes, wife Hettie
and children show up in the 1900 Madison County Census.
According to the record, they had been married 17 years.
Hettie gave birth to 16 children, but only four survived. Notes for JOHN
RANKIN:
I don't have proof that this was the father of Martha Lucy Rankin, but all the
evidence points that way. According to LDS, John F.
Rankin born in 1854. The 1870
census shows John F. at 14 years of age (therefore born 1856).
Tabitha Rankin was widowed by 1880 census - six year old Lucy living with
family. John and Hettie were
divorced sometime before 1880. According
to Aunt Lucille's genealogy notes, Hettie shot John because he cheated on her
(need to verify). It is possible
that John Rankin remarried, as suggested by the following 1880 census entry: 1880 Census Place:
Head Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky Source:
FHL Film 1254436 National
Archives Film T9-0436 Page
392A Relation
Sex
Marr
Race Age
Birthplace John
RANKIN Self
M M
W 24
KY Occ:
Farm Hand
Fa: KY Mo: KY Bertie
RANKIN Wife
F
M W
23
KY Occ:
Keeps House
Fa: KY Mo: KY Luella
RANKIN Dau
F S
W 3M
KY
Fa: KY Mo: KY Louisa
GREEN Other
F
S W
11
KY Occ:
Nurse Fa: KY
Mo: KY Child of HETTIE
RULE
and JOHN
RANKIN
is:
i. MARTHA
LUCY5
RANKIN,
b. February 17, 1871, Kentucky; d. November 5, 1914, Paris, KY; m. SHELTON
ROBERTS;
b. February 1869, Kentucky; d. March 12, 1915, Paris, KY. Notes for MARTHA
LUCY RANKIN:
1880 Census - Head
Quarters, Nicholas, Kentucky (family
listed as Ranklin in LDS) Source:
FHL Film 1254436 National
Archives Film T9-0436 Page
391C Relation
Sex Marr
Race Age
Birthplace Tobitha
RANKIN Self
F W
W 44
KY Occ:
Keeps House
Fa: VA Mo:
KY Horace
RANKIN Son
M S
W 12
KY
Fa: VA Mo:
KY Anna
RANKIN Dau
F S
W 10
KY
Fa: VA Mo:
KY Lucy
RANKIN Dau
F S
W 6
KY
Fa: VA Mo:
KY More About MARTHA
LUCY RANKIN:
Cause of Death: Septic Mitritis due to Uterine Hemorrhage Notes for SHELTON
ROBERTS:
Tombstone shows birth year of 1866, but all other records (death certificate,
census, etc.) show that he was born in 1869.
His mother's marriage to Willis Roberts didn't take place until December
1870. Was Willis his biological
father?. Children of HETTIE
RULE
and JOHN
GRIMES
are:
ii. NATTIE5
GRIMES,
b. May 1887. iii. ANNIE GRIMES, b. March 1889.
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