Samuel Leffers was born November 7, 1736 in Hempstead, Queens, New York. He came to Beaufort in 1764, at age 28, recruited to teach at the Beaufort school. Samuel Leffers spent 58 Years in Beaufort as schoolmaster, surveyor, Clerk of Court, merchant and planter. Leffers died in 1822 and was buried in Beaufort's Old Burying Ground. Samuel married Sarah Hampton (1739-1808) November 30, 1766 in Straits, Carteret County, NC. Sarah was born in Staten Island, Richmond, New York. Leffer's Lineage. Previous Post.
