 Elizabeth Carter "Betsey" DAWSON, daughter of Martin M. Sr DAWSON and Elizabeth CARTER. PRIVACY FILTERMarried to:  Ruben Ellsom RUCKERBorn 1772 at VA, died Aug 18, at Amherst Co, VA , 1st marriage to: Elizabeth Carter "Betsey" DAWSON, 2nd marriage to: Nancy HUBBARD Burial: 1844 Presbyterian Cemetery, Lynchburg, VA Event: Deed 1821 Event: Deed 1818 Event: Deed 1840 Occupation: 1822 inspector of tobacco at Blackwater Warehouse Occupation: 1826 inspector of tobacco at the Spring Warehouse Occupation: 1841 inspector of tobacco at Martin's warehouse Census: 1810 Amherst Co, VA Census: 1820 Campbell Co, VA Census: 1830 Campbell Co, VA Census: 1840 Lynchburg, Campbell Co, VA _____________________________________________________________________ Sold 16 acres of land for $400 to Edmund Wood, land on North-east side of South Fork of Falling River, DB 11p509, Aug 25, 1818, Campbell county. Deeded to Ambrose Rosser 50 acres for $1, land on South Fork of Falling River, Campbell Co, VA, Jan 20, 1821. Appointed 2nd inspector of tobacco at Blackwater Warehouse. Security John Rosser, Thomas Dixon and John Cardwell, Campbell Co, VA, Oct 18, 1822. Appointed inspector of tobacco at the Spring Warehouse, March 13, 1826, commission dated Sept 28, 1825. Names signed to bond were Reuben Rucker, Thomas Dixon, Joshua Rucker and John Rosser, DB15p279) Campbell Co, VA. Reuben Rucker and wife, Nancy, of Campbell, sold 80 acres of land to William H. Plunkett, assignee of John Hubbard, Jr, James A. Farmer, Jesse and Mariah Hubbard, of Pittsylvania Co., Va. Deeded 268 acres of land to Isaac Martin Rucker of Campbell, for love and affection, land on Naked Creek adjoining Wm. Torrence Reece, Evans and Johathan Martin, etc. May 10, 1840 DB23p215, Campbell. Appointed inspector of tobacco at Martin's warehouse in Lynchburg, March 9, 1841. source: Stevens-Turel Family Tree August 2006 http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=stanjoy&id=I0356 Child: 1. Isaac Martin RUCKERBorn May 25, at Campbell Co, VA, died Dec 29, 1889 at Campbell Co., VA Burial: 1889 New Concord Presbyterian Cemetery, New Chapel Rd, Concord, VA _______________________________________________________________________ Gave to the Literary fund 2 acres of land for the district school, December 23, 1841, BD24,p92), Campbell County. Isaac Martin Rucker died Dec 29, 1889 per obituary and Registry of Deaths, Campbell County, James River District, line 115-7. He died in Campbell County, of old age, at 83 according to the death registry. This is not possible according to my records. His parents are listed incorrectly, as Jno. and M. Rucker. M. M. Rucker is the informant, and consort is A. V. Rucker. His occupation was farming. There are no wills on file for Isaac Martin Rucker or his wife Virginia Adeline Tweedy Rucker. Obituary of Captain Isaac Martin Rucker: Captain Isaac Martin Rucker, a widely known and respected resident of Campbell county, died at his home, about five miles from Concord on Sunday last, Captain Rucker was an industrious and intelligent agriculturalist and was greatly beloved by his neighbors for his many amiable qualities. He was about seventy six years of age, and died, perhaps without leaving an enemy behind him. He is survived by his estimable wife and several grown children. - Lynchburg News Dec 31, 1889 "The home farm was very close to Sherwill at MC N 37 17 20.89 W 78 58 22.11, and he was elected Captain of Artillery Feb 9, 1839." This according to Dr. Joe Evans. According to the Sudie Rucker Wood genealogy, Issac Martin Rucker was an accomplished musician, playing violin, clarinet, and flute, also having a cultured baritone voice. He gave to the president and their successors of the itinerary fund 2 acres of land for the district school 23 Dec 1841 (DB 24 p. 92) Campbell Co., VA. The Old Concord Presbyterian Church where he and many other Ruckers are buried, is located in Campbell County Virginia at Latitude 371640N Longitude 0785820W . 1860 Census of Eastern Division of Campbell Co., Virginia, P.O. Spring Mills, Page 98/286 line 37 to 40 continued on page 89 lines 1 to 3, House Number 660 Family Number 670 Isaac M. Rucker 60 M Farmer born in Virginia, Virginia 23 F Wife born in Virginia, Isaac 04 M born in Virginia, Virginia 01 F born in Virginia, Dabney Tweedy 18 M a homemaker born in Virginia, Francis 10 M born in Virginia, James Wilkinson 3/12 M born in Virginia 1870 Census of Eastern Division of Campbell Co., Virginia, Post Office: Lynchburg, Dwelling House 603 family number 647, shown line 8 to 14. Rucker, Isaac M. 62 M W Farmer born in Virginia, Adaline V. 35 F W Keeping House born in Virginia, John I. 14 M W Laborer born in Virginia, Virginia A. 12 F W at Home born in Virginia, Milton M. 08 M W at Home born in Virginia, Mary E. 06 F W at Home born in Virginia, Allen D. 01 M W at Home born in Virginia 1880 Census of Virginia, Campbell County, Rustburg District, Pg 132, house and family 174 lines 10 through 21 (All people listed here report being born in Virginia, and parents of all are born in Virginia) Rucker, Isaac M. M 63 Farmer Rucker, Virginia A. F 44 Keeping House Rucker, John I. M 23 teaching? Rucker, Lelia V. F 20 At home Rucker, Jennie F 21 At school Rucker, Lucy D. F 18 At school Rucker, Milton M. M 15 At school Rucker, Mary E. F 12 At school Rucker, Allen T. M 09 Rucker, Laura J. F 06 (two black servants are listed here also) | |||