There are various spellings of the Loofbourrow name. However, our line has consistently spelled it the same way as it is spelled today, "Loofbourrow", with only slight variations of Loofboro, Loveberry and Loughborough, for very brief periods of time in the late 1700's and early 1800's. David Loofbourrow I's last name was spelled Loughborough in the Revolutionary War records, but he always signed it Loofbourrow. Also, it is spelled Loofbourrow in his family Bible record, with the first entry dated 9 Dec 1779, the date of his first marriage.

The origins of the Loughborough name go back to the town of Loughborough, Borough of Charnwood, Leicestershire, Midlands, England, UK. It was first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086; it was written as Lucteburne/burg. The name means, "Luhhede's defended place". It is possible that there was a stockade around the town in its very early days. In 1221, Loughborough was granted permission by King Henry III to hold a market every Thursday and an annual two-day street fair on the 1st of August; later, the fair was changed to November and extended to three days. Currently, a large outdoor market is held at the Market Place every Thursday and Saturday; there is a monthly farmers' market as well. Since their beginnings, 798 years ago, until the present, the open Market Place, as well as, the annual street fair are still going strong. It has been said that this is the biggest street fair in Europe. In 2017 Loughborough retail market won the Best Large Outdoor Market of the year award. It was recognized for the support it gives to traders and its work with Loughborough University. Bell foundries were built in 1840, and Loughborough also became well-known for its making of church bells. Loughborough, the largest town in Leicestershire, is located in the heart of Leicester, Nottingham and Derby.
Source: Online website, charnwood.gov.uk

However, there is no documented proof that our Loofbourrow ancestors came from this town. After further research, the connection seems to be in name only, and we now have more evidence that John Loofbourrow I, immigrated to the American Colonies from Scotland.

There is a chapter written and researched by Edith Loughborough Mulford titled: John Loofbourrow of Woodbridge, Founder of the Loofbourrow Family in America. "... it is noted in this chapter that the connections of John back to Britain has been unsuccessful. However, the NJ Archives has a list of passengers on the Thomas and Benjamin that sailed from Scotland in Nov 1684 and landed at Perth Amboy in Feb 1685 with a John Loofbourrow listed as 'miller, free passenger'. We know that John was a Quaker and came to Perth Amboy, NJ in Feb 1685 and had settled in Woodbridge, NJ on Oct 1685. He was active in Amboy Monthly Meeting, and it was announced on Sep 9, 1685 that he would marry Gertrude Holland. However, she died before they married. He subsequently married Hannah Bunn on Nov 22, 1688 before Samuel Hale, Justice. He acquired a great deal of land in and around Woodbridge where he had a mill."

Loufborow, immigrant, arrived in East New Jersey, 1685."
Source: Dobson, David. Directory of Scottish Settlers in North America, 1625-1825. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Vol. 5. 1985. Pg. 312. Annotation: Date and place of creation of legal document in the New World. Abstracted from the Edinburgh "Register of Deeds," 1750-1825. Date of emigration and intended destination or place and date of first mention of residence in the New World.

John Loofbourrow I, a miller by trade, imported himself into the province of New Jersey in Feb 1685. He was a Quaker and in 1685 he settled in Woodbridge, which is about 10 miles NW of Perth Amboy. His name appears frequently in the minutes of the Woodbridge Quaker Meetings, and always as a member of some important committee or a delegate to some convention.
Source: All Essex County, New Jersey Quaker Records for John Loofbourrow; Ancestry.com; online database.

Additional documentation regarding John's origins in Scotland:

David T. ‏(Thomas)‏ LOOFBOURROW, son of Wade, ½ brother to David Loofbourrow I:
"... The blood of Scotch and English ancestry is in his constitution and in his life he has exemplified many of the best characteristics of the Anglo-Saxon race."
Source: "A Volume of Memoirs and Genealogy of Representative Citizens of Northern California"
1901, David T. Loofbourrow biography, pgs. 599-600, including biographies of many of those who have passed away, Illustrated, Standard Genealogical Publishing Company, Chicago. Website online book, Martha A. Crosley Graham, site created 06 Jul 2010. This site is part of "The California Biography Project" and "The US Biographies Project." Pgs. 599-600 copied by Marjorie Hockaday Kinnaman for personal/Loofbourrow family use only, 27 Sep 2010.

1904, Abner R. Loofbourrow states that his grandfather, David Loofbourrow, was born in Scotland in 1755, and after coming to America was a soldier in the ranks of the patriot army, afterward drawing a pension for the part he had rendered as a soldier of the country. Although Abner was mistaken about David Loofbourrow's birthplace as Scotland, apparently this information had been passed down to him, by word of mouth, that Scotland was in his ancestry.
Source: A Biographical and Genealogical History of Southeastern Nebraska. Vol. 1. Biographical History, Section, Abner R. Loofbourrow. Chicago and New York, USA: Lewis Publishing, 1904. Pgs. 131-135.

Robert H. Loofbourrow: Judge in Oklahoma, is a descendant of John Loofbourrow I, the immigrant, and Wade Loofbourrow's great-grandson. "Judge Loofbourrow is a scion of a staunch old Scottish family that is of patrician lineage and that was founded in America prior to the War of the Revolution Â… the genealogy is traced back to Lord Loofbourrow, whose descendants immigrated to America in the Colonial Days.Â… "
Source: Loofbourrow name in Scotland. A Standard History of Oklahoma: An Authentic Narrative of its Â… By: Joseph Bradfield Thoburn. Vol. 5. Pg. 1811.

In addition to the above mentioned sources, much of the information included in the Loofbourrow generations 1-7 are from the following sources as well:
A History of the Loofbourrow, Loughborough & Lufburrow Families by Milton R. Lufburrow, Tampa, FL, 1952.
History of the Loufbourrow Family, 1996, Genealogies of New Jersey Families: From the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey edited by Joseph R. Klett.
David Loofbourrow I, The Holy Bible ‏(1761)‏, family record pages
David Loughborough/Loofbourrow I, US Military Service Records, Revolutionary War, National Archives, Washington DC; Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications; and Daughters of the American Revolution Patriot Index.