Johannes Graff1,2

M, #290, b. 31 October 1769, d. 10 February 1850
Last Edited: 5 May 2019
Charts:
Descendants of Sebastian Graff

Parents:

Father: Andreas Graff1 b. 4 Sep 1740, d. 15 Jan 1816
Mother: Catharine Crawford1 b. 19 Mar 1748, d. 6 Feb 1811

Family:

Mary Witmer

Children:

Mary Catherine Graff5 b. 15 Dec 1813, d. 2 Jan 1909
Abraham Witmer Graff7 b. 14 Jan 1816, d. 5 Apr 1892

Notes

  • Note: "ca. 1830 moved to Lower Allen Twp., Cumberland Co."6
  • Note*: Catharine Graff (1752-1814), in her 1813 will, named her brother Andrew Graff and some of his children: John Graff, Margaret Graff, Catharine the wife of Gustavus Stoy, Mary Magdalena Doll deceased the late wife of Conrad Doll, Elizabeth Moore the wife of William Moore, George Michael Graff, Henry Graff (abroad), and Margaret.

    Andrew Graff (1714-1816), in his 1816 will, named children: John, Margaret who appeared to be unmarried, Catharine married to Gustovus Stoy, Mary Magdalen deceased late wife of Conrad Doll, Elizabeth married to William Moore, George Michael Graff, Henry Graff who had been abroad for several years.1,2
  • Note: "Groff, John Oct. 31, 1769-Feb. 10. 1850

    Son of Andrew Groff-Catherine Groford.
    Married Mar. 4, 1812 Mary Witmer, Sept. 9, 1776-June 6, 1862, dau. Abraham Witmer-Mary Herr.

    1. Mary C., Dec. 15, 1813-
    m. Abraham T. Hamilton, Nov. 16, 1809-Sept. 2, 1849
    m (2) Jacob G. Kister, Nov. 15, 1800-Aug. 15, 1875

    2. Abraham, Jan 14, 1816-Apr. 5, 1892, m Wid. Caroline McMurtie, Feb. 3, 1823-July 22, 1872

    -Herr Gen. No. 422"7

Citations

  1. [S101] Lancaster County, Pa. Register of Wills. Will of Andrew Graff Esquire, 1816. Will Book L, page 577. Viewed on FHL Microfilm 21359.
  2. [S102] Lancaster County, Pa. Register of Wills. Will of Catharine Graff, 1814. Will Book K, page 469. Viewed on FHL Microfilm 21358.
  3. [S84] Humphrey, John T. Pennsylvania Births, Lancaster County, 1723-1777. Washington D.C., Humphrey Publications, 1997., citing Records of the Moravian Church, Lancaster.
  4. [S135] Moravian Church, Lancaster, Penn. Baptismal & marriage records. Typed manuscript. Translated & typed by Mrs. L. Luther Heisey 1941. FHL Microfilm #20371, FHL Item 9, TOC Item 6.
  5. [S155] Pennsylvania, Department of Health, Certificate of Death. Viewed on Ancestry.com,'Pennsylvania Death Certificates, 1906-1964.'
  6. [S26] Best, Jane Evans. The Groff Book, Volume 2, A Continuing Saga. Ronks PA, Groff History Associates, 1997. [see also vol. 1 by Groff, et. al.], p. 67.
  7. [S6] Ancestry.com, "Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014."
  8. [S66] FindAGrave.com.