The name ‘Livingston’ originates from Scotland. It is a variant of the name ‘Livingstone’, derived from the habitational name for a place in Lothian, originally named in Middle English as ‘Levingston’, from an owner called ‘Levin’, who appears in charters of David I in the early 12th century. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Livingston’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 18th century were a ‘Saragh Livingston’, is recorded as marrying ‘Alex Cowie’ at St George’s Chapel, Mayfair, London, England, in 1789. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definitely determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘Chloe Levingstone’, aged 27, a spinster by trade, from the city of London, England. She immigrated to North America in 1774, sailing from the Port of London aboard the ship named the ‘Minerva’ on the 24th of January 1774, arriving in Philadelphia on th…
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