New to the HORN List. Hannah HORN(E) m. Joseph FRENCH in Raritan, Somerset Co., NJ on 3 Jan 1749. She was the daughter of Simon and Sarah (Olden) HORN(E) b. c1731. They may have been Quakers as the FRENCHs were established in that faith. Hannah and Joseph had the following children: Lafford (1753), Sarah (1754), William, Joseph, Simon, and Mary. Although the birth dates of Lafford and Sarah are given, the others are not known. The time lapse between marriage 1749 and child 1753 suggests that the order of birth maybe different from the order given. For instance, both Joseph and Simon are the names of the grandfathers which usually would go to the first two sons. The name Lafford maybe a corruption of Leffert, a name used among the Dutch settlers of the time. But why would a son be so named? Usually a close relative if he were the first son. A search of the ancestry of this family reveals one unknown parent of Joseph FRENCH. Joseph's father was also named Joseph and married an "Allee," thought to be a first name or nick name. Her parents are unknown. It is suggested that she offers the clue to the use of the name Lafford/Leffert. Much of this FRENCH ancestry is in Howard Barclay FRENCH's, "The Genealogy of the Descendants of Thomas FRENCH," Phila 1909, Vols. I and II. I am curious about the HORN(E) history/genealogy. Is there a document that follows them in early America? Best regards, Hugh