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Ruffner notes

The earliest Ruffener recorded in the USA was a Swiss mercenary Thomas Ruffener in 1710. Simon Ruffener was recorded in 1743 as arriving from aboard the Loyal Judith out of Rotterdam with a wife, 2 children and possibly a brother Peter.

It is likely that Lewis Ruffner descended from either Peter Ruffner of Virginia or Simon of Pennsylvania who also spent time in Virginia.

Variants of the Ruffner name include Ruffiner Rufener Ruffener and Zen Ruffiner most all from Swiss origins.

http://history.swissroots.org/genealogy.0.html?f=&p=Raron&rg=10&jreg=0&m=exact&do=&id=

Loosely translated the name is a place name meaning landslide- this is from a translation done at the NewBerry Library in Chicago. Although some link it to Rufinius for the red or to call rufen. see below

Ruffener gold Ruffiner gold Zen Ruffinen - > = germanisation high valaisanne of the Latin first name russet-red Rufinus. Dürret = Freibourgese germanisation of the patronym Durret Duret “small hard”. Geiser = chevrier. 100% 2. Rufer gold Rufener - > Which calls which shouts in German. Rüfenacht and Rufenacht come from a place known as Bernese and argovien being able to mean “night of the songs of birds” or “round of applause of the call”; a branch made stock in Normandy. (2.11.97)

More work needed

I significantly expanded this article in the last 2 days, but it really needs checking from someone in Kanawha county. I have tried to harmonize differences in various sources, so if the footnote appears inaccurate, such might be because another footnote nearby disagrees and seems more authoritative. In particular, the two Atkinson books differ in some important details, like his birth date and first year in the Virginia House of Delegates, in which case I selected Leonard's book as probably more accurate. Also, finding the date of his remarriage led to reattribution as to the mothers of his children. I realize much of the material about Kanawha saltmaking really should be in an article about his father, but my sandbox is already full with an article which also needs on-site checking.Jweaver28 (talk) 21:36, 13 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]