John
Rutherfurd
Born in Morrisania, Bronx County, New York
Ancestors 
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Helena Magdalena (Morris) Rutherfurd
— married
30 Oct 1782 in Princeton, Middlesex, NJ
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Walter (Rutherford) Rutherfurd, Helena (Rutherfurd) Stuyvesant and Anna (Rutherfurd) Watts
Died
at age 79
in Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Profile last modified
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| Preceded by Jonathan Elmer |
John Rutherfurd US Senator (Class 1) from New Jersey  |
Succeeded by Franklin Davenport |
Biography
John Rutherfurd is a member of Clan Rutherford.
John Rutherfurd is Notable.
John Rutherfurd of Edgerston, New Jersey The first borough to be incorporated in Bergen County, in 1881, Rutherford took its name, using a variant spelling, from that of John Rutherfurd, a one-time state legislator and United States senator whose family owned much of the land in the area, according to Rod Leith, the borough’s historian.
Sources
- Find A Grave Memorial# 6405217
- John Rutherfurd on Wikipedia
- Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Americans of Royal Descent by Charles Henry Browning p:301 [1]
- Family Records and Events: Compiled Principally from the Original Manuscripts in the Rutherfurd Collection - by Livingston Rutherfurd - printed 1894 - page 200
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last name at birth requires some accommodation, both versions are used in Scotland; it's a worry !!