Born most likely at the Mennonite community at Ibersheim Hof, Germany, near Worms. Immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia in the Fall of 1717. Not listed on the 1728 Lancaster Mennonite Naturalization Petition because he was under the age of 16.
Married Magdalena Bear (1715-bef Jan 1777) dau of immigrant Henry Bear and wife Barbara Witmer, about 1735 based upon the known ages of their children.
17 Aug 1741 received a Patent or first deed for 181 acres of land in Lancaster Co., PA, Manor Twp. from the Penn Land Co. The land was adjacent to his father's 308 acres, his brother John's 181 acres, and the land of John Johannes Heistant.
His son Henry Neff [B35] married Anna Stehman, dau of John Stehman (Stöhman) and Barbara Kagy. This Henry Neff migrated first to Ohio Co., VA (WV) and then to Monroe Co., OH where he died abt 1830.
February 10, 1773 The Pennsylvania Gazette
THREE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from the subscriber, living in Manor township, Lancaster county, a servant man, named PHILIP MITCHEL, is about 20 years of age, about 5 feet high, very thick set, walks very much with the sides of his feet foremost; had on, and took with him, two pair of good leather breeches, one large whitish jacket, with sleeves, and two under jackets, one very remarkable, being neither spun nor wove, but wrought like a hat, with black spots, one pair of new blue stockings, and new shoes, with strings, a new castor hat; has dark brown hair, and talks both Dutch and English well. He took also with him two French dollars. Whoever takes up and secures said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward of Three Pounds, and reasonable charges, paid by HENRY NEFF. January 3, 1773.
Neff Family Historical Society.,Inc. ID[B3]
Ref: NEFF NEWS, Neff Family Historical Soc., Inc, ISSN 1072-4648, Vol. VI, No. 2, May 1996.
Ref: NEFF-NAF FAMILY by William A. Neff, author, printed by Princeton University Press, 1991, pg(s) 51-54. See Amazon.com
y-DNA at FamilyTreeDNA.com Neff-Naff-Nave Project
Married Magdalena Bear (1715-bef Jan 1777) dau of immigrant Henry Bear and wife Barbara Witmer, about 1735 based upon the known ages of their children.
17 Aug 1741 received a Patent or first deed for 181 acres of land in Lancaster Co., PA, Manor Twp. from the Penn Land Co. The land was adjacent to his father's 308 acres, his brother John's 181 acres, and the land of John Johannes Heistant.
His son Henry Neff [B35] married Anna Stehman, dau of John Stehman (Stöhman) and Barbara Kagy. This Henry Neff migrated first to Ohio Co., VA (WV) and then to Monroe Co., OH where he died abt 1830.
February 10, 1773 The Pennsylvania Gazette
THREE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from the subscriber, living in Manor township, Lancaster county, a servant man, named PHILIP MITCHEL, is about 20 years of age, about 5 feet high, very thick set, walks very much with the sides of his feet foremost; had on, and took with him, two pair of good leather breeches, one large whitish jacket, with sleeves, and two under jackets, one very remarkable, being neither spun nor wove, but wrought like a hat, with black spots, one pair of new blue stockings, and new shoes, with strings, a new castor hat; has dark brown hair, and talks both Dutch and English well. He took also with him two French dollars. Whoever takes up and secures said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward of Three Pounds, and reasonable charges, paid by HENRY NEFF. January 3, 1773.
Neff Family Historical Society.,Inc. ID[B3]
Ref: NEFF NEWS, Neff Family Historical Soc., Inc, ISSN 1072-4648, Vol. VI, No. 2, May 1996.
Ref: NEFF-NAF FAMILY by William A. Neff, author, printed by Princeton University Press, 1991, pg(s) 51-54. See Amazon.com
y-DNA at FamilyTreeDNA.com Neff-Naff-Nave Project
Born most likely at the Mennonite community at Ibersheim Hof, Germany, near Worms. Immigrated with his parents to Philadelphia in the Fall of 1717. Not listed on the 1728 Lancaster Mennonite Naturalization Petition because he was under the age of 16.
Married Magdalena Bear (1715-bef Jan 1777) dau of immigrant Henry Bear and wife Barbara Witmer, about 1735 based upon the known ages of their children.
17 Aug 1741 received a Patent or first deed for 181 acres of land in Lancaster Co., PA, Manor Twp. from the Penn Land Co. The land was adjacent to his father's 308 acres, his brother John's 181 acres, and the land of John Johannes Heistant.
His son Henry Neff [B35] married Anna Stehman, dau of John Stehman (Stöhman) and Barbara Kagy. This Henry Neff migrated first to Ohio Co., VA (WV) and then to Monroe Co., OH where he died abt 1830.
February 10, 1773 The Pennsylvania Gazette
THREE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from the subscriber, living in Manor township, Lancaster county, a servant man, named PHILIP MITCHEL, is about 20 years of age, about 5 feet high, very thick set, walks very much with the sides of his feet foremost; had on, and took with him, two pair of good leather breeches, one large whitish jacket, with sleeves, and two under jackets, one very remarkable, being neither spun nor wove, but wrought like a hat, with black spots, one pair of new blue stockings, and new shoes, with strings, a new castor hat; has dark brown hair, and talks both Dutch and English well. He took also with him two French dollars. Whoever takes up and secures said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward of Three Pounds, and reasonable charges, paid by HENRY NEFF. January 3, 1773.
Neff Family Historical Society.,Inc. ID[B3]
Ref: NEFF NEWS, Neff Family Historical Soc., Inc, ISSN 1072-4648, Vol. VI, No. 2, May 1996.
Ref: NEFF-NAF FAMILY by William A. Neff, author, printed by Princeton University Press, 1991, pg(s) 51-54. See Amazon.com
y-DNA at FamilyTreeDNA.com Neff-Naff-Nave Project
Married Magdalena Bear (1715-bef Jan 1777) dau of immigrant Henry Bear and wife Barbara Witmer, about 1735 based upon the known ages of their children.
17 Aug 1741 received a Patent or first deed for 181 acres of land in Lancaster Co., PA, Manor Twp. from the Penn Land Co. The land was adjacent to his father's 308 acres, his brother John's 181 acres, and the land of John Johannes Heistant.
His son Henry Neff [B35] married Anna Stehman, dau of John Stehman (Stöhman) and Barbara Kagy. This Henry Neff migrated first to Ohio Co., VA (WV) and then to Monroe Co., OH where he died abt 1830.
February 10, 1773 The Pennsylvania Gazette
THREE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from the subscriber, living in Manor township, Lancaster county, a servant man, named PHILIP MITCHEL, is about 20 years of age, about 5 feet high, very thick set, walks very much with the sides of his feet foremost; had on, and took with him, two pair of good leather breeches, one large whitish jacket, with sleeves, and two under jackets, one very remarkable, being neither spun nor wove, but wrought like a hat, with black spots, one pair of new blue stockings, and new shoes, with strings, a new castor hat; has dark brown hair, and talks both Dutch and English well. He took also with him two French dollars. Whoever takes up and secures said servant, so that his master may have him again, shall have the above reward of Three Pounds, and reasonable charges, paid by HENRY NEFF. January 3, 1773.
Neff Family Historical Society.,Inc. ID[B3]
Ref: NEFF NEWS, Neff Family Historical Soc., Inc, ISSN 1072-4648, Vol. VI, No. 2, May 1996.
Ref: NEFF-NAF FAMILY by William A. Neff, author, printed by Princeton University Press, 1991, pg(s) 51-54. See Amazon.com
y-DNA at FamilyTreeDNA.com Neff-Naff-Nave Project
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