LEFFERTS: Genealogy of the Lefferts Family, 1650-1878. 1878By Teunis G. Bergen Genealogy of the Lefferts Family, 1650 1878, published in 1878, is a comprehensive genealogical account of the Lefferts family, tracing its roots from 1650. This book contains detailed information about the family's history, including their origins in the Netherlands, their migration to America, and their settlement in New York. Leffert Pietersen van Haughwout emigrated in 1660 from Haughwout, North Holland and settled in Long