A System of Heraldry - Clan Strachan Society

OF THE SUB-ORDINARIES. 177
In the year 1499, May 5, Richard is served heir to his grandfather ; James but
he dying \vithout issue, hus uncle Thomas is served heir to him. Richard's sistea,
Helen Rutherford, with her husband, John Forman of Devon, nephew to Andrew
Fonnan, Bishop of Murray, afterwards of St Andrews, reduced Thomas's service
to his nephew Richard Helen died ; without issue, having had several husbands.
Her sister Katharine was married to James Stewart of Traquair, son to the
Earl of Buchan, ancestor to the Earl of Traquair; upon which account the family
has been in use to marshal the arms of Rutherford with their own. Katharine's
grandson, Sir William Stewart of Traquair, caused serve himself heir to his
grandmother's sister Helen, and got the lands of Rutherford and Well, but the
barony of Edgtrston went to the heirs-male, the son of the above Thomas ; from
whom was lineally descended John Rutherford of Edgerston, who caused his arms,
as the principal bearing of the name of Rutherford, to be recorded in the Lyon
Register 1668, viz. argent, an orle gules, and in chief, three martlets sable ; crest,
a martlet sable ; with the motto, Nee sorte nee fato. He left behind him two sons,
Andrew Rutherford of Edgerston, who died without lawful issue, April 1718, and
Thomas Ruth^ilord of Well, who succeeded his brother, and is now designed
Rutherford of that Ilk. He married Susanna, daughter and heiress of Waiter Riddel
Nisbet of Dirleton.
of Minto, and his spouse Katharine Nisbet, sister to Sir John
RUTHEKFOK.D of Huntliill and Chatto, a younger son of Rutherford of that Ilk,
as early as the reign of King I. James got the lands of Chatto from the Earl of
Douglas in the year 1424; and carried for arms, as in the Lyon Register, or, three
passion-nails, within an orle gules, and in chief, three martlets sable , till the family
was advanced to the dignity of a lord, by the title of Lord RUTHERFORD ; the
foundation of which honour was laid by a younger son of a cadet of this family,
Lieutenant-General Andrew Rutherford.
He was the son of WILLIAM RUTHERFORD of Quarryhole, by Isabel his wife,
daughter of James Stewart of Traquair. He entered young into a military employment
in the French service, and, for his valour and conduct, having passed
through many degrees of military honour, came at last to that of a Lieutenant-
General in France : He came over to England with a singular reputation, upon
the restoration of King Charles II. who honoured him with the title of Lord RU-
THERFORD, by letters patent of the date the ipth of January 1661; which honours
were to descend, not only to the heirs of his body, but even to whomsoever he
should be pleased to name. His majesty made him Governor of Dunkirk, and,
after the sale of that important place, he was dignified with the title of Earl of
TEVIOT, and the heirs of his body, the second of February 1662 ; and shortly
thereafter got the command of Tangier, where his Lordship died the 3d of May
1664. He carried for arms, fig. 8. argent, an orle gules, and in chief three martlets
sable, all within a bordure azure, charged with thistles, roses, flower-de-luces,
and harps, alternately or ; and for crest, a mermaid holding a mirror in her right
hand, and a comb in her left, all proper ; with the motto, Per mare, per terras ;
and, in place of it, sometimes the word pi -ovide ; supporters, two horses, proper.
The Lord RUTHERFORD having no issue, by his own destination the honour fell
to Sir Thomas Rutherford of Hunthill. He, dying without issue 1668, was succeeded
in that title of honour by his brother Archibald Lord Rutherford ; who
likewise dying without issue 1685, the peerage and arms fell to his younger bro-
ther Robert, now Lord Rutherford, who has made over his estate, title and arms,
by disposition, with a procuratory of resignation, in favours of Thomas Rutherford
of that Ilk, chief of the name ; and he claims, in right thereof, and in that of
his lady beforementioned, to carry, quarterly, first and fourth argent, a cheveron
ingrailed gules, betwixt three ears of rye slipped and bladed vert ; for Riddel of
Minto, second and third argent, on a cheveron gules, betwixt three boars' heads
erased sable, as many cinquefoils of the field, and in the middle chief point, a
thistle, proper, for Nisbet of Dirleton ; and over all, by way of surtout, the prin-,
cipal coat of Rutherford ; and, to have them adorned with the exterior ornaments
crest, motto, and supporters of the Lord Rutherford. Which not being approven
as yet by authority, I have only caused engrave the arms of his father in the Plate
of Achievements, as they stand matriculated in the Lyon Register,
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