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Rutherford Family History
Rutherford Genealogy & Family TreeRutherford is a Scottish name from Roxburghshire, Scotland. It comes from the Old English roots hryder ("cattle") and ford ("shallow river"). The earliest known ancestor--Sir William de Rotherford--was recorded in 1200. The family motto is Nec sorte, nec fato which means "Neither by chance nor destiny."
Other spellings include "Rutterford," "Rudderford," and "Rudford." Notable people with the surname include American actress Kelly Rutherford (Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, Scream 3), American baseball player Johnny Rutherford (Brooklyn Dodgers), and English physicist Sir Ernest Rutherford (a.k.a. the father of nuclear physics). The first Rutherford to come to America was Richard Rutherford in Virginia in 1636.
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Rutherford Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- John Rutherford -- --, 1803 December 0, 1870 North Carolina
- Robert Rutherford -- --, 1763 March 16, 1851
- William Rutherford -- --, 1789 May 0, 1860 Virginia
- Elliott Rutherford -- --, 1802 November 28, 1854 Virginia
- John Rutherford -- --, 1606 December 0, 1648
Rutherford Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas Rutherford -- --, 1675 December 0, 1758
- Sarah Sally Rutherford -- --, 1801 December 0, 1844 Kentucky
- Frank George Rutherford -- --, 1886 December 0, 1968 Minnesota
- William Rutherford -- --, 1570 February 0, 1630
- Frances S. Rutherford -- --, 1862 January 28, 1933 Virginia
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