Godfrey was the first recognized settler of Sandy Township, arriving about 1803 from Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He purchased 1,000 acres in 1805 and Huff Run was named after him. He married Anna Elizabeth Hoffman and they had twelve children.
Gottfried (Godfrey) Hoff was born on November 25, 1753 in Cordorus Furnace, York County, Pennsylvania to Johann Adam Hoff and Juliana Seib. After leaving home, he married Anna Elisabeth Hoffman on October 15, 1776 in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland.
Godfrey was the first recorded to change the spelling of his last name to the phonetic Huff. All his descendants were known by that spelling.
Godfrey and Eisabeth had twelve children together (I could only find eight named so assume the other four died young): Michael Huff (1777-1847), Magdalena Huff (1779- ? ), Sophia Huff (1781- ? ), Samuel Huff (1785-1870), Frederick Huff (1791-1853), Henry Huff (1796-1870), Catherine Huff (1797-1871), Andreas (Andrew) Huff (1801- ? ).
According to Moravian records at Gnadenhutten, Ohio and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1801, Godfrey and his son Michael arrived in Gnadenhutten to look for land in the area. He purchased 1000 acres in southwest Sandy Township and across the river in Lawrence Township in 1805. He also owned lots in New Philadelphia. According to the book History of Tuscarawas County, Godfrey Huff was the first recognized settler of Sandy Township. The records show that he moved there from Bedford County, Pennsylvania. "Mr. Huff was a man of large frame and wore the broad-brimmed hat and garb of the Dunkard sect, of which he was a member. He is said to have raised many hogs on the river bottoms, driven them to Detroit, Michigan for sale, and with the proceeds paid for his land."
Elisabeth died shortly before Godfrey. His will was brought into court in February 1829, so in all likelihood he died sometime in the Fall/Winter of 1828.
References:
History of Tuscarawas, Ohio, Research by Carolyn Hostetler
Gottfried (Godfrey) Hoff was born on November 25, 1753 in Cordorus Furnace, York County, Pennsylvania to Johann Adam Hoff and Juliana Seib. After leaving home, he married Anna Elisabeth Hoffman on October 15, 1776 in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland.
Godfrey was the first recorded to change the spelling of his last name to the phonetic Huff. All his descendants were known by that spelling.
Godfrey and Eisabeth had twelve children together (I could only find eight named so assume the other four died young): Michael Huff (1777-1847), Magdalena Huff (1779- ? ), Sophia Huff (1781- ? ), Samuel Huff (1785-1870), Frederick Huff (1791-1853), Henry Huff (1796-1870), Catherine Huff (1797-1871), Andreas (Andrew) Huff (1801- ? ).
According to Moravian records at Gnadenhutten, Ohio and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1801, Godfrey and his son Michael arrived in Gnadenhutten to look for land in the area. He purchased 1000 acres in southwest Sandy Township and across the river in Lawrence Township in 1805. He also owned lots in New Philadelphia. According to the book History of Tuscarawas County, Godfrey Huff was the first recognized settler of Sandy Township. The records show that he moved there from Bedford County, Pennsylvania. "Mr. Huff was a man of large frame and wore the broad-brimmed hat and garb of the Dunkard sect, of which he was a member. He is said to have raised many hogs on the river bottoms, driven them to Detroit, Michigan for sale, and with the proceeds paid for his land."
Elisabeth died shortly before Godfrey. His will was brought into court in February 1829, so in all likelihood he died sometime in the Fall/Winter of 1828.
References:
History of Tuscarawas, Ohio, Research by Carolyn Hostetler
Godfrey was the first recognized settler of Sandy Township, arriving about 1803 from Bedford County, Pennsylvania. He purchased 1,000 acres in 1805 and Huff Run was named after him. He married Anna Elizabeth Hoffman and they had twelve children.
Gottfried (Godfrey) Hoff was born on November 25, 1753 in Cordorus Furnace, York County, Pennsylvania to Johann Adam Hoff and Juliana Seib. After leaving home, he married Anna Elisabeth Hoffman on October 15, 1776 in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland.
Godfrey was the first recorded to change the spelling of his last name to the phonetic Huff. All his descendants were known by that spelling.
Godfrey and Eisabeth had twelve children together (I could only find eight named so assume the other four died young): Michael Huff (1777-1847), Magdalena Huff (1779- ? ), Sophia Huff (1781- ? ), Samuel Huff (1785-1870), Frederick Huff (1791-1853), Henry Huff (1796-1870), Catherine Huff (1797-1871), Andreas (Andrew) Huff (1801- ? ).
According to Moravian records at Gnadenhutten, Ohio and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1801, Godfrey and his son Michael arrived in Gnadenhutten to look for land in the area. He purchased 1000 acres in southwest Sandy Township and across the river in Lawrence Township in 1805. He also owned lots in New Philadelphia. According to the book History of Tuscarawas County, Godfrey Huff was the first recognized settler of Sandy Township. The records show that he moved there from Bedford County, Pennsylvania. "Mr. Huff was a man of large frame and wore the broad-brimmed hat and garb of the Dunkard sect, of which he was a member. He is said to have raised many hogs on the river bottoms, driven them to Detroit, Michigan for sale, and with the proceeds paid for his land."
Elisabeth died shortly before Godfrey. His will was brought into court in February 1829, so in all likelihood he died sometime in the Fall/Winter of 1828.
References:
History of Tuscarawas, Ohio, Research by Carolyn Hostetler
Gottfried (Godfrey) Hoff was born on November 25, 1753 in Cordorus Furnace, York County, Pennsylvania to Johann Adam Hoff and Juliana Seib. After leaving home, he married Anna Elisabeth Hoffman on October 15, 1776 in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland.
Godfrey was the first recorded to change the spelling of his last name to the phonetic Huff. All his descendants were known by that spelling.
Godfrey and Eisabeth had twelve children together (I could only find eight named so assume the other four died young): Michael Huff (1777-1847), Magdalena Huff (1779- ? ), Sophia Huff (1781- ? ), Samuel Huff (1785-1870), Frederick Huff (1791-1853), Henry Huff (1796-1870), Catherine Huff (1797-1871), Andreas (Andrew) Huff (1801- ? ).
According to Moravian records at Gnadenhutten, Ohio and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, on May 2, 1801, Godfrey and his son Michael arrived in Gnadenhutten to look for land in the area. He purchased 1000 acres in southwest Sandy Township and across the river in Lawrence Township in 1805. He also owned lots in New Philadelphia. According to the book History of Tuscarawas County, Godfrey Huff was the first recognized settler of Sandy Township. The records show that he moved there from Bedford County, Pennsylvania. "Mr. Huff was a man of large frame and wore the broad-brimmed hat and garb of the Dunkard sect, of which he was a member. He is said to have raised many hogs on the river bottoms, driven them to Detroit, Michigan for sale, and with the proceeds paid for his land."
Elisabeth died shortly before Godfrey. His will was brought into court in February 1829, so in all likelihood he died sometime in the Fall/Winter of 1828.
References:
History of Tuscarawas, Ohio, Research by Carolyn Hostetler
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