George Michael Graff1,2

M, #308, b. 1 February 1781, d. 29 May 1835
Last Edited: 3 Mar 2019

Parents:

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

Notes

  • 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

Citations

  1. [S100] Lancaster County, Pa. Register of Wills. Will of Andrew Graff Esquire, 1816. Will Book L, page 577. Viewed on FHL Microfilm 21359.
  2. [S101] Lancaster County, Pa. Register of Wills. Will of Catharine Graff, 1814. Will Book K, page 469. Viewed on FHL Microfilm 21358.
  3. [S83] Humphrey, John T., Pennsylvania Births, Lancaster County, 1778-1800 (Washington D.C.: Humphrey Publications, 1997), citing Records of the Moravian Church, Lancaster.
  4. [S73] Guilford, Billy. 'The Genealogy of the Graff Family'. A six page, legal size, typed manuscript, with a few penned corrections and additions, in family possession. Found with Rev. Robert Pilgram's 1921 letter. Possibly the manuscript was typed by Pilgram. Pilgram's letter quotes a portion of the manuscript. Pilgram says he has had the data for 15 years - so the data was created circa 1906.   Guilford--Billy-Guilford-Data--Genealogy-of-Groff-Family.pdf