GUTHRIE: Records of the Guthrie family of Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Virginai with ancestry of those who have intermarried with the family.By Harriet A. & Eveline Guthrie Dunn This publication on the Guthrie family shows their ancient history in Scotland, and because of the religious persecution under which the family suffered, the emigration of brothers James, John and Robert Guthrie to America, where they first settled in Boston. The family in Edinburgh, Scotland were of the best middle class and interested in the manufacture of iron. In Connecticut John engaged in the iron business,