Peter- I am a Luff. I have traced it back to Edwin Luff, born about 1841 in England. In 1864 he came to the U.S, married, and had four children. The story of the name Luff that has been passed down through our family is that the name was Loeff in Holland originally, and they came to England in the 1500-1600s to help build dams, and changed the name to Luff. Is there an Edwin Luff in your tree that matches with mine? And also, have you heard anything else similar to my Dutch Luff story?
Thanks for any information