LAFEVER- In 1715 Hendrick Verwey of Freehold, sold land to Mindart Lafaver of New York. The same year Mindart Lafever, of Middletown, sold land to Daniel Polhemus of Flatbnsh, L.I. In 1725 William Brewer sold land he had bought of Mindart Lafever to William Leeds.

LAFETRA- Edmund Lafetra, first named in Monmouth, had warrant for land 1675. The name Lafetra indicates French, and probably Huguenot origin.

LAING- William Laing was collector of Freehold township 1695. He was from Scotland and his will is dated 1709. Among wills filed but not recorded at Trenton, is one of John Lang of Middlesex, dated 1697. He was the one probably who came over in 1685 from Craigsforth, Aberdeen, Scotland, whose descendants settled near Plainfield, N.J., and were members of the Rahway and Plainfield Quaker meeting. Much of the genealogy of the Laing family has been collected by O.B. Leonard, Esq., of Plainfield, New Jersey.

LAIRD- The tradition handed down on this family states that three brothers, Alexander, William and Robert Laird, emigrated from Scotland to East Jersey previous to 1700. Robert Laird, a descendant of one of these brothers, was b. April 7, 1758, and d. June 3, 1811. His w. Elizabeth was b. May 12, 1754, and d. April 13, 1833. Their home was at Englishtown. They had four sons and two daughters. Samuel, third son of Robert, was b. Feb. 1, 1787; in 1817 he became proprietor of the hotel at Colt's Neck, which he kept for 42 yrs., and d. there July 5, 1859. His wife was Eleanor Tilton, who was born May 16, 1795. and died June 1, 1848. They had eleven children; one, his son Joseph, when a boy, rode the famous race horse "Fashion" in 1842, in her race with "Boston," making the fastest time that ever had been made this side of the Atlantic. "Fashion" was owned by his father. Dr. Robert Laird was State Senator 1855-6-7.

LAMSON- LAMBSON- The earliest mention of this family is at Penn's Neck, Salem county. Thomas Lambson and w. Ann, came to America and settled at Penn's Neck about 1690. They were of the Baptist faith. They had nine children. A descendant, named Matthias Lampson, owned in present century the brick mansion near Salem Creek, built by an ancestor about 1730.

LANE- Gilbert Lane of New Utrecht, L.I., bought land May 31, 1699, of Tobias Hanson. Adrian Lane of New Utrecht, L.I., bought land in Middletown, June 21, 1701, of Peter Tilton. Jas. Lane of Freehold, bought land 1705 of Robert Burnett. In 1709 Gisbert Lane of New Utrecht, L.I., bought land of Daniel Applegate and others of Alexander Innes, clerk. In 1711 Gisbert Lane of Middletown, deeded land to his son Cornelius, Shrewsbury. Cornelius was grand juror 1715. The will of Gilbert Lane was dated Nov. 7, 1720, and named w., Jane, son Adrian, dau. Catharine DeHart, Mary Van Sicklen, Jane Lane and grandchild of deceased dau., Williamse Hendrickson, formerly w. of Wm. Hendrickson. The will was proved 1727. The Lanes of Old Monmouth were from Holland and mainly descend from Gysbert and Jacob Thysz Van Pelt Lanen, and are of the same stock as the Van Pelts, using Lane, Laen or Laan as a surname instead of Van Pelt. In 1764 Cornelius Lane was a taxpayer in Old Shrewsbury township. In the latter part of the last century Jacob Lane settled at Goodluck.

LAWRENCE- William Lawrence was among the original purchasers of the land in Monmouth, 1667. William Lawrence, first of the name, became a large land owner and during his life deeded tracts to his children. The will of William Lawrence 1st, was dated at Middletown, Dec. 3d, 1701, and proved May 22, 1704, and is quite a lengthy instrument. Among other items he bequeaths to his loving w. Elizabeth during her natural life, forty acres of land with the dwelling house, barn, orchard, &c, thereon; also to said wife all household goods and furniture that he had with her when he married her; also two cows. To my son Joseph I give the use of my negro boy "Shallo" for the term of thirteen years, when said negro boy is to be free. To three grandsons he gave each a horse. To one granddaughter ten shillings and to his granddaughters Mary, Hannah, Elizabeth, Susannah and Rebecca Grover, each one a two year old heifer. All the remainder of his estate, real and personal, he gives to his sons Elisha and Joseph and makes William and Elisha his executors. It is dated Dec. 3d, 1701. James S. Lawrence, grandson of James Lawrence, was born at the homestead, Cream Ridge, and he was for many years a judge, also member of the Legislature, president of Freehold Banking Co., &c. He d. Feb. 26, 1860, in his sixty-third year. He married, first, Mary S., dau. of Hendrick Conover, and second, Phebe Ann, dau. of Nathaniel S. Rue, Sr. Elisha Lawrence, sheriff of Monmouth, at the breaking out of the Revolution, was born in 1740. He raised a corps of five hundred men which he commanded in the Royalists Brigade. In 1777, he was taken prisoner by General Sullivan on Staten Island. After peace he left with the British army with his rank of Colonel and half pay. Thomas Lawrence of New Jersey joined the Royalists and was a Major in the British service. In the Revolutionary war, in the Continental army, Benjamin Lawrence was a lieutenant, 1776-80, and Daniel, John, Nathaniel and Thomas, privates. In the State Militia, Elisha Lawrence was a colonel and also quartermaster; Elisha, Jr., major and lieutenant-colonel, 1775-7; Abram, Daniel, George, Isaac, Israel, John, Thomas and William were privates. Robert Lawrence died in Upper Freehold, Oct. 31, 1881, in his 90th year; he was a lawyer and had been a member of the Assembly for upwards of twenty years and also speaker.

LAWRIE, LAURIE- Thomas Lawrie, brother of Deputy-Governor Gawen Lawrie, came to this country in 1683, with two children, James and Anne. His will was dated March 6th, 1712, and proved August 12th, 1714. He appointed son James his executor. In the will of James Redford, 1726, he speaks of his son-in-law James Lawrie. In 1705, James Laurie bought 187 acres near Allentown upon which he built a cabin and remained the remainder of his lite. In 1727 the son James purchased of Anthony Woodward 132 acres, situated on Crosswicks Creek, and in 1731, was taxed for 318 acres of land. This James had two sons, Thomas and William. In 1758, William was taxed in Upper Freehold for 490 acres of land and Thomas for 300 acres. William was a prominent Quaker and Thomas was a store keeper in Allentown.

LAYTON, LAWTON- William Layton was a "townshipper" among original settlers of Monmouth, 1667. He had town lot number fourteen in Middletown. In 1677, he received a warrant for 218 acres of land from Proprietors. Among tax payers in Middletown township, 1761, were Andrew, John, William and Anthony Layton. In Shrewsbury, 1764, were Andrew, William, Lemuel, Obadiah, Safety, John and Samuel and son. This family may descend from Thomas Layton who was among original settlers of Portsmouth, Rhode Island, 1638.

LeCOCK, LACOCK- Robert LeCock, Shrewsbury, had returned from proprietors 179 acres in 1679. The same year he had also a warrant for 160 acres. In 1687 his place is named in will of John Chambers, and his name given as Lacock.

LeCONTE- Peter LeConte of Staten Island, bought land at Woodbridge, N.J., in 1696. In the will of Elias Mestayer, 1731, is mentioned the name of Peter Lee Conte, physician, of Shrewsbury. Sept. 5, 1734, Robt. Stout of Shrewsbury, conveyed to Peter LeConte, physician and surgeon of the town of Freehold, 500 acres near Barnegat. He m. Valeria, dau. of John Eaton of Eatontown, who d. 1788 in her 72d year, and was buried at Orange, N.J. Their dau. Margaretta m. Rev. Jedediah Chapman of the Presbyterian church, Orange. Their first child, named Peter LeConte Chapman, upon reaching maturity, adopted its grandfather's name (Peter LeConte) in consideration of the settlement upon him of his grandfather's large estate. He studied law and settled in Western New York. John I. LeConte, b. in Shrewsbury 1784, was a noted Naturalist. In the Presbyterian graveyard near Matawan, is a tombstone to the memory of Dr. Peter LeConte, who d. Jan. 29, 1768, in the 66th year of his age.

LEEDS- Warrants for lands were issued by East Jersey proprietors in 1676 as follows: Thomas Leeds, Sr. and w. 240 acres: William Leeds and w. Dorothea 120 acres; Daniel Leeds and w. (Anna?) 120 acres, Thomas Leeds, Jr., and w. Ann 120 acres. In Burlington county, the name Daniel Leeds occurs 1677. Daniel Leeds, of Burlington, was first Surveyor-General of West Jersey; his books are in the office at Burlington and date from 1681 to 1710.

LEFFERTS, LEFFERTSON- Ouka Leffers named in court proceedings 1710 was the Ouke Lefferson who with w., Catrina Vonk, joined the Marlborough Brick Church 1709. He was b. April 4, 1678, and was son of Lefferts Pieterse, who came from Haughwort or Hauwert in North Holland about 1660. Anke Janse Van Nuyse settled at Flatbush, L.I. Lefferts Pieterse had a number of children who are named in Bergen's Kings County settlers. His son who came to Monmouth was named Auke, but was generally called Ouka.

LeMAISTRE, MASTERS- Among names of original purchasers of land in Monmouth 1667, was Francis Masters, as the name is recorded in Freehold records. He is named at same time as a "townshipper." His name subsequently appears in proceedings of court and in proprietors' records, Perth Amboy, as LeMaistre. Their names indicate that both were of Huguenot origin. The name LeMaistre was soon corrupted to Masters. In 1675 Francis LeMaistre or Master, was granted 240 acres in Shrewsbury by proprietors. The same year Clement Masters and Paulin Masters were granted 120 acres in Shrewsbury.

LEONARD- James Leonard of Taunton, Mass., was one of the original purchasers of land in Monmouth 1667-70. He did not settle here but sold his share to Sarah Reape, December, 1764, and in the deed is called "ironmonger." Henry Leonard, brother of James, from whom most of the ancient Monmouth Leonards descend, had w. Mary, and came to New Jersey, it is supposed, about 1674 or 5 and engaged in the iron business with Col. Lewis Morris at Tinton Falls. Henry Leonard had warrants for land in 1676 for 450 acres and then for 300 acres. The Leonard bros. early had a sawmill, named in 1687-92 and other times. The Leonard family descend from Thomas Leonard of England, who was a son of Henry Leonard, b. in the latter part of reign of Queen Mary, or early part of reign of Queen Elizabeth. In the northern part of New Jersey was another branch of the Leonard family, descending from the James of Taunton, first named in Monmouth as a purchaser, but not settler. He had several children. In the Revolutionary war some members of the Leonard family friendly to the Church of England, joined the Loyalists, among whom were John, John Jr., Joseph, Thomas and Samuel Leonard, whose property was advertised to be confiscated. At sale, March 27, 1779, John Schenck bought property of Thomas Leonard. The latter was a merchant of Freehold. He became a major in the Royalist service and was taken prisoner by the Americans in 1777 and confined at Easton, Pa. At the close of the war he went to St. John, New Brunswick.

LETTS- Francis Letts was taxed in old Shrewsbury 1764. In 1792 Francis Letts took up land south side Cedar Creek, and in 1801 John Letts took up land just above house of Francis Letts. At Manahawken, Thomas Letts sold land to Samuel Brown in 1793, and in 1800 he sold to Luke Courtenay. In the Revolutionary war John and Nehemiah Letts were soldiers from old Monmouth county. This family descend from William Letts, an original settler of Elizabethtown, New Jersey. Daniel Letts lived about beginning of this century on north side of Stout's Creek, on the place subsequently owned by Joseph Stout; he had son David who lived at Goodluck, corner of the church lane.

LEWIS- Ezekiel Lewis was a taxpayer of Middletown in 1761. Among taxpayers of Shrewsbury in 1764 were William, Daniel, and William Lewis of Turkeytown. Jonathan Lewis, who settled near Bayville about close of last century, tradition says came from near Blue Ball. His son Ezekiel was b. there Sept. 3. 1791. He was m. to 2d w. Deborah Stout, sister of Captain Benjamin Stout of Goodluck, in 1796. Besides son Ezekiel, he had three other children. Ezekiel settled on south branch of Forked River. He served in war of 1812, in Captain James Newell's company of Colonel John Frelinghuysen's regiment. He m. Sarah C., youngest child of Jacob Hall, who was a soldier with General Lafayette. Ezekiel Lewis d. May 20, 1885.

LLOYD- Timothy Lloyd was grand juror 1720. In Middletown, 1761, Thomas Lloyd was a taxpayer. In 1779 Thomas Lloyd bought confiscated lands of John Pintard, a Loyalist. Richard Lloyd was a major by brevet in Revolution. William Lloyd was a sergeant, David, John, James and Thomas Lloyd were privates. William Lloyd, a patriot of the Revolution, was Sheriff 1793; James Lloyd was Sheriff 1796-9 and 1805; Caleb Lloyd was Surrogate 1797-1804, County Clerk 1812 and again Surrogate 1717. Corlies Lloyd was Prosecutor of the Pleas 1828 and William Lloyd was a Judge of the Court.

LIGHT- Letters of administration on estate of Mary Light, late of Middletown, was granted in 1740 to Peter LeConte.

LIMMING, LEMON- John Limming is named in court proceedings 1683 and subsequently. Prudence Limming is named in deed to her 1697 by Nicholas Wainright and Alice, his wife. In Upper Freehold, 1731, William and John Limming were taxed. The name was sometimes given as Lemon. Members of this family emigrated to Ohio in the beginning of this century.

LINCOLN- Hannah Lincon is named in the will, dated Sept. 14th, 1714, of Capt John Bowne, 2nd. Mordecai Lincoln is named in a letter, dated April 25th, 1716, from John Saltar to Obadiah Bowne; he speaks of "my brother Lincon" and "my brothers Thomas and Mordecay." This letter is preserved by James G. Crawford, living near Freehold. Abraham Lincon, blacksmith, of Monmouth, conveyed to Thomas Williams, 1737, 240 acres of land situated near Crosswick county aforesaid. The consideration money for both tracts, containing 440 acres was "£590, and furthermore, every year thereafter, forever, upon the feast of St. Michael the Archangel, the sum of one penny, good and lawful money." The sale of this land was preparatory to his removal to Pennsylvania. The will of Abraham Lincoln was dated at Springfield, Chester county, Pa, April 15th, 1745. Mordecai Lincoln m. Hannah, dau. of Richard and Sarah Bowne Salter previous to 1714, as in that year Hannah Lincoln is mentioned in a will of Capt John Bowne, 2nd. The settlement of this estate involved a tedious lawsuit which is noted in Book No. 1, Minutes of Court, Freehold. Mordecai Lincoln's will was admitted to probate at Philadelphia, June 7th, 1736. The plantation of Mordecai Lincoln contained 1,000 acres situated in Exeter, now in Berks county, Pa. George Boone, named as a trustee in the will, was grandfather of the celebrated Daniel Boone. Abraham Lincoln, the posthumous son, m. Ann Boone, cousin of Daniel Boone, the celebrated Kentucky pioneer. About 1782. Abraham Lincoln and his brother Thomas removed with their families to Beargrass Fort, Kentucky, near where Louisville now stands and Abraham's daus. Mary and Nancy were born in the fort. In the spring of 1784, Abraham was planting near the fort when an Indian stole up and shot him dead. Thomas, President Lincoln's father, then a boy of six years old, was with his father in the field and on hearing the report of the gun started for the fort. The Indian pursued and captured him and started to run with him in his arms, when Mordecai, his older brother, shot the Indian from the fort and killed him. The Indian fell face foremost upon the boy who struggled from under the savage and ran back to the fort. Thomas Lincoln, who was the President's father m. Nancy Hanks at or near Springfield, Washington county, Ky., Sept. 23, 1806. The ancestor of Mordecai and Abraham Lincoln of Monmouth was Samuel Lincoln, a native of Hingham, Norfolk county, England, who came to this country in 1637, and settled at Hingham, Mass.

LIPPENCOTT- Richard Lippencott was among the original purchasers of lands of the Indians, named in the settlement 1666-7. He is named as a deputy and overseer at a court held at Portland Point, Dec. 28, 1669. Under Grants and Concessions he claimed in 1676 for himself, wife, two sons and two servants, 600 acres; John Lippencott and w. claimed 240 acres; and the following year, 1677, Restore Lippencott and w. claimed 120 acres and Remembrance Lippencott and w., 240 acres. Other warrants were subsequently issued to them, among them to Restore, Remembrance and John, in 1681. The will of Richard Lippencott, founder of this family, is filed in Secretary of State's office, Trenton. It was dated Sept. 23, 1683, and proved Jan. 2, 1684. Among taxpayers in Shrewsbury 1764 were David, Hannah, James, son of John; John (Smith), James, Samuel, Robert, Thomas, Uriah, Lydia, Thomas, of Squankum, and John Lippencott. The Refugee Captain Richard Lippencott, was b. in Shrewsbury township in 1745, and d. at Toronto, Canada, in 1826; his only child, Esther Borden, m. George Taylor Dennison, a member of the Canadian Parliament. Phil. White, a Refugeee, who was killed near Colt's Neck in March, 1782, was a half brother to Lippencott's w. The notice of the Lippencott family, published by Judge Clements in Annals of Newtons, prepared by James C. Lippencott, of Haddonfield, says that Richard Lippencott and w. Abigail, came from Dorchester, England, about 1640-1, to Boston, Mass. After a brief sojourn, not liking Puritan persecutions, he returned to England with his family and settled first at Plymouth, and then near Plymouth. This was about 1652. He returned, made his permanent settlement at Shrewsbury and d. in 1688. In the Revolution one William Lippencott bought the confiscated lands of a Loyalist named John Wardell. The motto of the ancient Lippencott family was: "Secundus dubusque rectus."

LIPPIT- Henry Lippitt was among original purchasers in 1667. Nathaniel Lippitt is named in a suit, 1676. In 1692, Moses Lippett was a juror, and in 1696 he bought land of Francis Usselton. Moses Lippitt was born Feb. 17th, 1668, and m. Sarah Throckmorton Dec. 8th, 1697. In 1714, Moses Lippit and wife Sarah, John and Rebecca Stilwell, Thomas Stilwell and wife Alice and Hugh Coward and wife Patience deeded land to Job Throckmorton, lands surveyed for John Throckmorton, son and heir of Job. Moses Lippit's name frequently occurs in records at Freehold in land sales.

LITTLE- "Wee, Joseph Little, eldest son of Mr. George Little, late of Newbury, deceased, and John Little, eldest son of Moses Little, deceased, the other son of said George Little of Newbury, Massachusetts," are named 1702, in a deed for Woodbridge lands. John Little of Monmouth had license to marry Elizabeth Wales of same county, Dec. 23d, 1752. John Little of Monmouth had license to marry Mary Leeds of Gloucester, April 16th, 1768. John Little of Cape May had license to marry Esther Barret, May 29, 1769. The name "John" seems to have been a family name handed down in every generation in the Little family.

LONGSTREET- Stoffel Longstreet bought land, 1698, of Thomas Huet, in the deed for which his name was given as Long Strett; Theophilus Longstreet bought land of James Lawrence, 1710; of James Hubbard in 1714; Stoffel Longstreet bought land of Gavin Drummond of Lochaber, 1714. Stoffel, Stophilus and Theophilus were names applied to the same person. In record of wills at Trenton is one of Aaron Longstreet of Freehold, dated March 3d, 1727, proved May 10th, 1728. In 1750, a Stoffel Longstreet bought the Allen mill of Allentown. In 1758, he owned two grist mills in Upper Freehold. In 1764, among taxpayers in old Shrewsbury township were Samuel, Elie and Augustus Longstreet. In Freehold, 1776, John Longstreet, Esq., and John Longstreet, Jr., were extensive property owners. In the Revolution, Elias, Aaron and Gilbert Longstreet were captains, and other members of the family were in the army in various positions. Captain Elias was a member of the Society of Cincinnati. Derrick Longstreet who had been married twenty-four years, had sixteen children, of whom there was one pair of twins and all sound and well.

LUCAR, LUKER, LOOKER- Mark Lucar was among original purchasers of Monmouth 1667. He was of Newport, R.I., and one of the founders of the Baptist church there, 1664. In what is now Ocean county Jacob Luker m. Mary Soper, Dec. 4, 1800.

LYELL- The will of David Lyell of Freehold, was dated January 23, 1725, and mentioned wife and seven children. He resided in Monmouth county at the time of his death in 1726. Some of his children settled in Perth Amboy and are noticed in Whitehead's History of that place. Through their mother they descended from the noted Fenwick family of England, in which they took great pride. They had in their possession, kept with great veneration, a small embroidered handkerchief that had come into their possession through the Fenwick family, which they stated had belonged to and been spotted with the blood of Charles the First, who d. on the scaffold. Major John Fenwick was ordered to superintend the execution. Members of the Lyell family were buried in the old Leppett or Taylor burying ground, Middletown. The Lyells are frequently named in surveys in what is now Ocean county.