Brief Life History of John
When John Ruffin Jr. was born about 1767, in North Carolina, United States, his father, John W. Ruffin, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth S, was 31.
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
North Carolina is the 12th state.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Name Meaning
English and French: from the Old French personal name Ruffin, from Latin Rufinus, a diminutive of Rufus ‘red’, borne by several early Christian saints, including a 3rd-century martyr of Soissons and a 4th-century Church Father. Compare Ruffo .
English: nickname from Middle English ruffine (Old French rufin) ‘reddish’, for someone with red hair or a ruddy complexion.
English: possibly also a nickname from Middle English ruffin ‘fiend, devil’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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