He is the progenitor of the Naff families in Franklin County and the Roanoke Valley of Virginia. He was born near the Swiss-German border in 1727 and immigrated to America on the ship "Dragon", arriving in Philadelphia on September 26, 1749. He settled in Lancaster County, PA and married Eva Catherine Flory in 1755. In 1782, he moved his family to Franklin County, VA. He received a patent from Edmond Randolph, Governor of Virginia for 314 acres, and later purchased an additiona 559 acres near the junction of the North & South Forks of Magoddee Creek. He lived and worked this farm for the remainder of his life. The Naff Family Cemetery is located on his original homestead, about 500 yards from where the original home stood.
His gravesite is marked by a fieldstone engraved "J N 13 Mar 1806". The gravesite can be located using GPS at N 37/08.730' , W 80/00.913'.
His gravesite is marked by a fieldstone engraved "J N 13 Mar 1806". The gravesite can be located using GPS at N 37/08.730' , W 80/00.913'.
He is the progenitor of the Naff families in Franklin County and the Roanoke Valley of Virginia. He was born near the Swiss-German border in 1727 and immigrated to America on the ship "Dragon", arriving in Philadelphia on September 26, 1749. He settled in Lancaster County, PA and married Eva Catherine Flory in 1755. In 1782, he moved his family to Franklin County, VA. He received a patent from Edmond Randolph, Governor of Virginia for 314 acres, and later purchased an additiona 559 acres near the junction of the North & South Forks of Magoddee Creek. He lived and worked this farm for the remainder of his life. The Naff Family Cemetery is located on his original homestead, about 500 yards from where the original home stood.
His gravesite is marked by a fieldstone engraved "J N 13 Mar 1806". The gravesite can be located using GPS at N 37/08.730' , W 80/00.913'.
His gravesite is marked by a fieldstone engraved "J N 13 Mar 1806". The gravesite can be located using GPS at N 37/08.730' , W 80/00.913'.
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