Am also researching the Lute family from Westmoreland County.  It is said that my Nicholas Lute came from Chester Co.,Pa.  In Chester Co. there were George, Jonathan, Michael, Peter and Thomas besides Nicholas. Nicholas began improvements on his Westmoreland plantation in 1772. George Lute(of Chester County) may have been his father (or son)paind taxes in Chester County from 1769 to 1771 on 100 acres of land, 3 horses, 2 cattle and 4 sheep. It is known that Nicholas had a land warrant for his property in Westmoreland...would like to know it any more is known or if what I have can be proven? There are different variations for spelling of the name also...I have seen Loot, Luet...and the family, I believe origianlly came from\ Germany. Any help would be appreciated.. Scottie

I checked the CD of PA wills (Westmoreland not included), and find no mention, in any way of anyone named Lute, Loot, Luet.....not in Chester or any surrounding counties. I found a George Lutre in the 1765 Chester Archives, listed as living in Charlestown (I went back to the will CD, but no Lutres either). There is no mention, in THE HISTORY OF CHESTER COUNTY PA , by Futhey and Cope, of the surname...any spelling I can think of. Sandra "Am also researching the Lute family from Westmoreland County. It is said that my Nicholas Lute came from Chester Co.,Pa. In Chester Co. there were George, Jonathan, Michael, Peter and Thomas besides Nicholas. Nicholas began improvements on his Westmoreland plantation in 1772."