Hi, A great-aunt Elizabeth SIBERT/SEIBERT 1789-1832 m. 19 Oct 1805 Washington Co., Md., Edmund RUTTER Jr. 1775-1862. I also have this note in my files that may offer some clues: There is land [‘#17, 3-07-1738, L-38, 100, Rutter's Delight, John Rutter’] patented to one John Rutter in Washington Co., Md., 3-7-1738. Unknown if any kin to Edmund Rutter, Jr. -- See midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/plats/table-1.html Also: ‘#40, 3-07-1739, L-38, 100, Rutter's Delight, John Rutter’ See midatlantic.rootsweb.com/MD/washington/plats/table-2.html Best wishes, Chanda Seibert Blitch On Sep 19, 2004, at 6:00 PM, MDWASHIN-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > From: Lauren Brantner <lrbrant@concentric.net> > Date: September 19, 2004 12:10:22 AM EDT > To: MDWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [MDWASHIN] Ritter-Rutter > > > In the estate distributions is: > RITTER, Jacob. Adm. Christian Lantz, no date [in 1806-1816 time > frame]; Ann Smith, Jacob Harter (of his late wife Elizabeth), John, > Philip Willson's heirs, Rebecca Ribble, Henry Clapper, Elias, each > [there were several distributions with no dates]. > In 1786 Tobias RITTER was an heir to Jacob YAKLY. > RUTTER, Edmund. Adm. Charles McKown. 3/2/1781; widow (distribution); > balance to heir Alexander. > BOND, George. Adm. Edmund RUTTER, John, Walter - 2/11/83. (I double > checked dates - this is what it says.) > There are two RITTER grooms and five RUTTER grooms including Edmund > Jr. who married Elizabeth Sibert10/19/1805. > There are no RETTER entries in marriage records or estate > distributions. > Lauren Brantner. > Chocybrown@aol.com wrote: > >> I am looking for early evidence of the RITTER/RUTTER/RETTER family in >> Washington County, Maryland in the mid to late 1700's or early >> 1800's. Any help would be greatly appreciated. >>