(1784–1868), who did not marry and served as the executor of her Rutherfurd's estate. Robert Walter Rutherfurd (1788–1852), a member of the New Jersey State Legislature, who married Sabina Elliott Morris (1789–1857), his first cousin. Helena Rutherfurd (1790–1873), who married Peter Gerard Stuyvesant (1778–1847), the 2x-great grandson of Peter Stuyvesant and one of the wealthiest New Yorkers in his lifetime. Louisa Morris Rutherfurd (1792–1857), who died unmarried. Anna Rutherfurd (1794–1852), who married Dr. John Watts (1786–1834), a son of Robert Watts (son of John Watts) and Mary (née Alexander) Watts (daughter of William Alexander, Lord Stirling). In 1808, Rutherfurd moved with his family to a farm on the banks of the Passaic River near what is now Rutherford, New Jersey. He lived at this place for the rest of his life, naming it "Edgerston", and died there. Descendants Rutherfurd's grandson through his son Robert, was Lewis Morris Rutherfurd (1816–1892), a pioneering astrophotographer who took the first telescopic photographs of the moon and sun, as well as many stars and planets. Legacy The borough of Rutherford, New Jersey was named at least in part after John Rutherfurd, who had owned much of the land during his life. However, the spelling was changed due to the fame of President Rutherford B. Hayes who was President of the United States during the 1870s when the town was created. References External links Guide to the John Rutherfurd Papers, 1726-1835 1760 births 1840 deaths Politicians from New York City People of the Province of New York Rutherfurd family Morris family (Morrisania and New Jersey) Pro-Administration Party United States senators from New Jersey Federalist Party United States senators from New Jersey New Jersey Federalists Members of the New Jersey General Assembly People from Rutherford, New Jersey Politicians from Sussex County, New Jersey American surveyors Princeton University alumni