Edward Earle and Judge Pinhorne jointly held the Secaucus property until April 15, 1682, when they split it in half, with Earle taking the upper portion and Pinhorne the lower 1800 acres or so. “Pinhorne’s property went from, [Paterson] Plank Road or a little lower, right down to the mountain, the Snake Mountain,” said Hassard, referring to what is now Laurel Hill.
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Earl, Earll, Earls, Earle, Earles Surname Family History
The first spelling of the Earle Family surname began as “Herlei” or “Erleigh” and has varied widely over the last few centuries
