Mitchell and White Genealogy

Ephraim Rucker¹

M, #2561, b. abt 1725

Parents

Father: Peter Rucker (d. abt Feb 1743/44)
Mother: Elizabeth (d. abt 1752)

Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Birth	Abt 1725	Ephraim Rucker was born abt 1725 in Essex County, Virginia.^2,3

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Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	Ephraim Rucker was named as executor in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with James Rucker.^4,1
Probate	23 Feb 1743/44	He was the executor of Peter Rucker's estate on 23 Feb 1743/44 in Orange County, Virginia.^4,1

Other Information

Relationships: 7th great-granduncle of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Rucker family lived in Essex County, VA until about 1734 when son John purchased land for them in Spotsylvania County which became part of Orange County in 1748.
[S1389] Robinson, Jean B., "Peter Rucker, Immigrant," The Rucker Society Newsletter vol. 6, no. 2 (Jun 1995): 18; online archive, The Rucker Family Society Homepage (http://www.theruckerfamilysociety.org/V6_N2.pdf : accessed 2015).
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

Thomas Rucker¹

M, #2562, b. abt 1705

Parents

Father: Peter Rucker (d. abt Feb 1743/44)
Mother: Elizabeth (d. abt 1752)

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Birth	Abt 1705	Thomas Rucker was born abt 1705 in Essex County, Virginia.^2,3

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	Thomas Rucker was named as a beneficiary in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Elizabeth, William Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Ann Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, Mary Rucker, Isack Tinsley, and Shem Cook.^4,1

Other Information

Relationships: 7th great-granduncle of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Rucker family lived in Essex County, VA until about 1734 when son John purchased land for them in Spotsylvania County which became part of Orange County in 1748.
[S1389] Robinson, Jean B., "Peter Rucker, Immigrant," The Rucker Society Newsletter vol. 6, no. 2 (Jun 1995): 18; online archive, The Rucker Family Society Homepage (http://www.theruckerfamilysociety.org/V6_N2.pdf : accessed 2015).
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

William Rucker¹

M, #2563, b. abt 1715

Parents

Father: Peter Rucker (d. abt Feb 1743/44)
Mother: Elizabeth (d. abt 1752)

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Birth	Abt 1715	William Rucker was born abt 1715 in Essex County, Virginia.^2,3

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	William Rucker was named as a beneficiary in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Elizabeth, Thomas Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Ann Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, Mary Rucker, Isack Tinsley, and Shem Cook.^4,1

Other Information

Relationships: 7th great-granduncle of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Rucker family lived in Essex County, VA until about 1734 when son John purchased land for them in Spotsylvania County which became part of Orange County in 1748.
[S1389] Robinson, Jean B., "Peter Rucker, Immigrant," The Rucker Society Newsletter vol. 6, no. 2 (Jun 1995): 18; online archive, The Rucker Family Society Homepage (http://www.theruckerfamilysociety.org/V6_N2.pdf : accessed 2015).
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

James Rucker¹

M, #2564, b. abt 1723

Parents

Father: Peter Rucker (d. abt Feb 1743/44)
Mother: Elizabeth (d. abt 1752)

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Birth	Abt 1723	James Rucker was born abt 1723 in Essex County, Virginia.^2,3

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	James Rucker was named as executor in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Ephraim Rucker.^4,1
Probate	23 Feb 1743/44	He was the executor of Peter Rucker's estate on 23 Feb 1743/44 in Orange County, Virginia.^4,1

Other Information

Relationships: 7th great-granduncle of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Rucker family lived in Essex County, VA until about 1734 when son John purchased land for them in Spotsylvania County which became part of Orange County in 1748.
[S1389] Robinson, Jean B., "Peter Rucker, Immigrant," The Rucker Society Newsletter vol. 6, no. 2 (Jun 1995): 18; online archive, The Rucker Family Society Homepage (http://www.theruckerfamilysociety.org/V6_N2.pdf : accessed 2015).
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

Margaret Rucker¹

F, #2565, b. abt 1710

Parents

Father: Peter Rucker (d. abt Feb 1743/44)
Mother: Elizabeth (d. abt 1752)

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Name		Margaret Rucker was also known as Margaret Tinsley.¹
Marriage		Isack Tinsley and she married.¹
Birth	Abt 1710	She was born abt 1710 in Essex County, Virginia.^2,3

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	Margaret Rucker was named as a beneficiary in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Elizabeth, Thomas Rucker, William Rucker, Ann Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, Mary Rucker, Isack Tinsley, and Shem Cook.^4,1

Other Information

Relationships: 7th great-grandaunt of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Rucker family lived in Essex County, VA until about 1734 when son John purchased land for them in Spotsylvania County which became part of Orange County in 1748.
[S1389] Robinson, Jean B., "Peter Rucker, Immigrant," The Rucker Society Newsletter vol. 6, no. 2 (Jun 1995): 18; online archive, The Rucker Family Society Homepage (http://www.theruckerfamilysociety.org/V6_N2.pdf : accessed 2015).
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

Ann Rucker¹

F, #2566, b. abt 1727

Parents

Father: Peter Rucker (d. abt Feb 1743/44)
Mother: Elizabeth (d. abt 1752)

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Name		Ann Rucker was also known as Ann Cook.¹
Marriage		Shem Cook and she married.¹
Birth	Abt 1727	She was born abt 1727 in Essex County, Virginia.^2,3

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	Ann Rucker was named as a beneficiary in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Elizabeth, Thomas Rucker, William Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, Mary Rucker, Isack Tinsley, and Shem Cook.^4,1

Other Information

Relationships: 7th great-grandaunt of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Rucker family lived in Essex County, VA until about 1734 when son John purchased land for them in Spotsylvania County which became part of Orange County in 1748.
[S1389] Robinson, Jean B., "Peter Rucker, Immigrant," The Rucker Society Newsletter vol. 6, no. 2 (Jun 1995): 18; online archive, The Rucker Family Society Homepage (http://www.theruckerfamilysociety.org/V6_N2.pdf : accessed 2015).
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

Elizabeth Rucker¹

F, #2567, b. abt 1708

Parents

Father: Peter Rucker (d. abt Feb 1743/44)
Mother: Elizabeth (d. abt 1752)

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Name		Elizabeth Rucker was also known as Elizabeth Pearce.¹
Marriage		Pearce and she married.¹
Birth	Abt 1708	She was born abt 1708 in Essex County, Virginia.^2,3

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	Elizabeth Rucker was named as a beneficiary in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Elizabeth, Thomas Rucker, William Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Ann Rucker, Mary Rucker, Isack Tinsley, and Shem Cook.^4,1

Other Information

Relationships: 7th great-grandaunt of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Rucker family lived in Essex County, VA until about 1734 when son John purchased land for them in Spotsylvania County which became part of Orange County in 1748.
[S1389] Robinson, Jean B., "Peter Rucker, Immigrant," The Rucker Society Newsletter vol. 6, no. 2 (Jun 1995): 18; online archive, The Rucker Family Society Homepage (http://www.theruckerfamilysociety.org/V6_N2.pdf : accessed 2015).
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

Mary Rucker¹

F, #2568, b. abt 1720

Parents

Father: Peter Rucker (d. abt Feb 1743/44)
Mother: Elizabeth (d. abt 1752)

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Name		Mary Rucker was also known as Mary Offell.¹
Marriage		Offell and she married.¹
Birth	Abt 1720	She was born abt 1720 in Essex County, Virginia.^2,3

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	Mary Rucker was named as a beneficiary in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Elizabeth, Thomas Rucker, William Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Ann Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, Isack Tinsley, and Shem Cook.^4,1

Other Information

Relationships: 7th great-grandaunt of William Keith Dishman
Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S33] Assumption of this researcher:Rucker family lived in Essex County, VA until about 1734 when son John purchased land for them in Spotsylvania County which became part of Orange County in 1748.
[S1389] Robinson, Jean B., "Peter Rucker, Immigrant," The Rucker Society Newsletter vol. 6, no. 2 (Jun 1995): 18; online archive, The Rucker Family Society Homepage (http://www.theruckerfamilysociety.org/V6_N2.pdf : accessed 2015).
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

Isack Tinsley¹

M, #2569, d. aft Jan 1742/43

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Marriage		Isack Tinsley and Margaret Rucker married.¹
Death	Aft Jan 1742/43	He died aft Jan 1742/43.¹

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	Isack Tinsley was named as a beneficiary in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Elizabeth, Thomas Rucker, William Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Ann Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, Mary Rucker, and Shem Cook.^2,1

Other Information

Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

Shem Cook¹

M, #2570, d. aft Jan 1742/43

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Marriage		Shem Cook and Ann Rucker married.¹
Death	Aft Jan 1742/43	He died aft Jan 1742/43.¹

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Life Events

Event	Date	Description
Will	18 Jan 1742/43	Shem Cook was named as a beneficiary in the will of Peter Rucker on 18 Jan 1742/43 in Orange County, Virginia, together with Elizabeth, Thomas Rucker, William Rucker, Margaret Rucker, Ann Rucker, Elizabeth Rucker, Mary Rucker, and Isack Tinsley.^2,1

Other Information

Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.
[S501] Wood, Sudie Rucker, compiler, The Rucker Family Genealogy, with their Ancestors, Descendants and Connections, (Richmond, Virginia: Old Dominion Press, 1932); pp. 1-3, Peter Rucker entry, cites Will of Peter Rucker dated 18 Jan 1742/43, probated 23 Feb 1743/44 (Orange County, Virginia, Will Book 1, p. 299), names wife Elizabeth and children Margaret Tinsley, Ephraim, Ann Cook, Thomas, Elizabeth Pierce, William, Mary Offell, James.

Pearce¹

M, #2571

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Marriage		Pearce and Elizabeth Rucker married.¹

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Information

Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.

Offell¹

M, #2572

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Key Events

Event	Date	Description
Marriage		Offell and Mary Rucker married.¹

Note - Details of living persons are excluded from this website so not all marriages or children may be displayed.

Other Information

Last Edited: 31 Jan 2026 16:57:01

Citations

[S2034] , Orange County, Virginia, Wills, Book 1, 1735-1743: pp. 299-302, Peter Rucker will, 18 Jan 1742/43; imaged, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9PX-X4LR): accessed 31 Jan 2026), image group number 7645702, images 169-171 of 474. Proved 23 Feb 1743/44.