George Hendricks Reiff (23 Dec 1768 - 28 Nov 1847) married Elizabeth Clemens (30 Jan 1773-13 Jun 1840) on 7 Feb 1792, the daughter of Garret Clemens (1/2/1745 - 5/1/1820) of Lower Salford Township. Garret was the oldest surviving son of Jacob (d. 1782) and Barbara Clemens ( whose will of 1782 is extant) and the grandson of Gerhart Clemens (1680-c.1744-45), the Mennonite settler who arrived in 1709, married Anna H. (Anneli) Reiff in 1702 and who first makes mention of Jacob Reiff the Elder in his diary, "Anno 1723, July 2: "I settled with Jacob Reiff and remain in debt to him for the land yet L14 18s." This is the first chronological reference to Jacob Reiff the Elder. The marriage of Jacob Reiff's grandson with Clemens' great granddaughter marks another notable crossing of family trails.
Elizabeth Clemens herself is mentioned once, in a note in the famous diary which had belonged to her great grandfather, to which her grandfather Jacob made some later additional notes. Jacob states that "Elizabeth was married in 1763. She was then twenty years of age." (Strassburger, 473) She had some nine sisters and five brothers. Jacob Clemens ended his years living with son John, but he had several sons. He called Gerhard the oldest but born before him were Michael, 1729, Jacob 1739, twins Gerhard and Christian 1741. There were at least some five other sons and nine daughters (471). Garret's parents sold him two parcels of land in 1768 totaling 135 acres. Here he is called Garret Clements, Jr. after his grandfather, George Landis Reiff, the father of George Hendricks Reiff..
Elizabeth Clemens herself is mentioned once, in a note in the famous diary which had belonged to her great grandfather, to which her grandfather Jacob made some later additional notes. Jacob states that "Elizabeth was married in 1763. She was then twenty years of age." (Strassburger, 473) She had some nine sisters and five brothers. Jacob Clemens ended his years living with son John, but he had several sons. He called Gerhard the oldest but born before him were Michael, 1729, Jacob 1739, twins Gerhard and Christian 1741. There were at least some five other sons and nine daughters (471). Garret's parents sold him two parcels of land in 1768 totaling 135 acres. Here he is called Garret Clements, Jr. after his grandfather, George Landis Reiff, the father of George Hendricks Reiff..
George Hendricks Reiff (23 Dec 1768 - 28 Nov 1847) married Elizabeth Clemens (30 Jan 1773-13 Jun 1840) on 7 Feb 1792, the daughter of Garret Clemens (1/2/1745 - 5/1/1820) of Lower Salford Township. Garret was the oldest surviving son of Jacob (d. 1782) and Barbara Clemens ( whose will of 1782 is extant) and the grandson of Gerhart Clemens (1680-c.1744-45), the Mennonite settler who arrived in 1709, married Anna H. (Anneli) Reiff in 1702 and who first makes mention of Jacob Reiff the Elder in his diary, "Anno 1723, July 2: "I settled with Jacob Reiff and remain in debt to him for the land yet L14 18s." This is the first chronological reference to Jacob Reiff the Elder. The marriage of Jacob Reiff's grandson with Clemens' great granddaughter marks another notable crossing of family trails.
Elizabeth Clemens herself is mentioned once, in a note in the famous diary which had belonged to her great grandfather, to which her grandfather Jacob made some later additional notes. Jacob states that "Elizabeth was married in 1763. She was then twenty years of age." (Strassburger, 473) She had some nine sisters and five brothers. Jacob Clemens ended his years living with son John, but he had several sons. He called Gerhard the oldest but born before him were Michael, 1729, Jacob 1739, twins Gerhard and Christian 1741. There were at least some five other sons and nine daughters (471). Garret's parents sold him two parcels of land in 1768 totaling 135 acres. Here he is called Garret Clements, Jr. after his grandfather, George Landis Reiff, the father of George Hendricks Reiff..
Elizabeth Clemens herself is mentioned once, in a note in the famous diary which had belonged to her great grandfather, to which her grandfather Jacob made some later additional notes. Jacob states that "Elizabeth was married in 1763. She was then twenty years of age." (Strassburger, 473) She had some nine sisters and five brothers. Jacob Clemens ended his years living with son John, but he had several sons. He called Gerhard the oldest but born before him were Michael, 1729, Jacob 1739, twins Gerhard and Christian 1741. There were at least some five other sons and nine daughters (471). Garret's parents sold him two parcels of land in 1768 totaling 135 acres. Here he is called Garret Clements, Jr. after his grandfather, George Landis Reiff, the father of George Hendricks Reiff..
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