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He moved to Elizabethtown, New Jersey in 1772. He had built a large country home to house his growing family, which still exists and is known as Liberty Hall.

The home became a center of activity, partly caused by visits from young men, and its proximity to Francis Barber's academy . One frequent early visitor was a boarder from that school named Alexander Hamilton. His oldest daughters (Sarah, Susannah, and Kity) were all lovely, and came to be known as the three graces. The height of social activity during this era was the wedding, at Liberty Hall, in April 1774 of Sarah to a young New York lawyer, John Jay.

For much of the time between 1776 and 1779 the family located in Parsippany for safety. Liberty Hall was frequently visited by British troops or naval forces, since there was a substantial reward for Livingston's capture. The family returned in 1779 to begin restoring their looted home.

His second daughter, Susannah, married John Cleves SymmesJohn Cleves Symmes ( 1742- 1814) was a delegate to the Continental Congress from New Jersey, and later a pioneer in the Northwest Territory. He was also the father-in-law of President William Henry Harrison. He was the son of the Rev. Timothy Symmes ( 171 in 1780Events January 16 American Revolutionary War: Battle of Cape St. Vincent February, Armed Neutrality of the North alliance formed between Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. March 26 The British Gazette and Sunday Monitor the first Sunday newspaper in Britain May.

William Livingston should not be confused with any of the other politicians who have the name of Livingston. http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/livingston.html