[3] Ruther was rewarded with a grant of land and was thereafter named after the "ford" which had brought him good fortune.

[3] The other tradition states that an English army foolishly abandoned a strong position on the heights above the River Tweed, attacking a Scottish force on the opposite side.

[3] The English, attempting to force a crossing, were soundly defeated, and the Scots named the place Rue the Ford in commemoration.

[3] Whether this story was true or not, the English certainly came to rue the Rutherfords, who were fierce in their defence of their lands and eager to plunder the rich pickings of the Northumbrians.

[3] In 1390 Sir Richard Rutherford witnessed a charter in favour of William, steward of Minto, Scottish Borders.

[3] The battle came about when both the English and Scottish wardens of the Marches agreed to meet to hear their mutual grievances and to give redress for complaints.

[3] Ernest Rutherford discovered the alpha particle and also developed the nuclear theory of atomic structure.

A notable event was of a son and daughter from the opposing families falling in love and marrying, a Romeo and Juliet situation, but without the bloodshed.

Present day, the Stuyvesant mansion has been burned and is largely cleared, with its grounds encompassed in the western side Allamuchy State Park.

The Rutherford house has been transformed into part of Mountain Villa School, located at 1686 CR-517, Allamuchy, New Jersey.