Common surname for Netherlands= Lefferts Lefferts surname found in NY, NJ, PA 1600's, 1700 Lefferts is probably the origin of the given names Leffert, Lefferd, Lefford, Lafford etc. Perhaps the FRENCH given name Lefferd came from Allee's family surname. Since records on Joseph FRENCH and wife Allee don't appear in Quaker minutes perhaps we should look into the records of the Dutch settlers of East NJ. We see close association between William FRENCH and Leffert SEABRING [SEBRING] in Middlesex County NJ when William FRENCH married Antie SEABRING in Dec 1742. Some researchers report Leffert Sebring, b. abt 1706, Raritan, Huntudon, NJ with parents Johannes Sebring and Aeltje Leffertse. Netherlands: Given names include Allia, Aeltie, Aeltje, Aelke. Could one of these names become "Allee"?