Dwayne, For what it is worth, I have a Peter (Marks?) Groff b. 1704- 1764 a son of Hans Groff and Susanna Kendig and have them living in Earl Twp. Lanc. PA (source - Gladys Royer). Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dwayne Wrightsman" <dwayne55@comcast.net> To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:14 AM Subject: Re: [BRE] Baer/Bear & Graff/Groff Brethren > > Bill, > > In checking out Julius Sachse's 1890 account of the registers of the > Ephrata > community I found that there were several Graffs seemingly connected with > Brother Christian Graff (died 1748). Christian had a son Brother Jacob > Graff (died 1776) who, by his first wife, had three children: Sister > Priscam Graff (1721-1749), Joseph Graff (Ephrata member in 1770, according > to Morgan Edwards), and Jacob Graff. I am looking into this latter Jacob > Graff as someone to check out in terms of my own ancestry. Some accounts > say he died in Virginia in 1794, but I have my doubts that this is the > same > person. My Jacob died circa 1800 in North Carolina (or possibly > Muhlenberg, > Kentucky, if he followed his children and their families). > > Dwayne > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Thomas" <wbtst2@atlanticbb.net> > To: <brethren@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 5:21 PM > Subject: Re: [BRE] Baer/Bear & Graff/Groff Brethren > > >> Re: Graff/Baer Brethren >> >> I have done some research regarding these families. I know that a Jacob >> Graff lived in Lebanon Township, and that his daughter married Jacob >> Thommen, a son of Durst Thommen II. A Jacob Graff and wife were on the >> Ephrata listing of 1770, and Durst Thommen II and his father and siblings >> were associated with Ephrata. Jacob died about 1782. 1750 Lebanon >> Township >> tax records show Jacob Graff, and he is listed as neighbors to Henry >> Kline, >> and George Myer in 1762 land records. 1749 land records for Michael >> Kline >> show neighbors Jacob Graff and Christopher Myer. George was a son of >> Christopher. Ephrata is a short distance to the Lebanon Township area >> where >> these people lived. >> >> Land records also show Jacob Graff was neighbor to Christian Stump >> (Brother >> of Brethren John Stump) and John Zeller and David Zeller. Emmert >> Bittinger >> wrote an article on the Brethren Bowman family and notes their connection >> to >> Jacob Zeller. He notes that the Bowman family came from the Quitophelia >> region of Lancaster County, which is Lebanon Township. A Jacob Bowman >> warranted property that was patented by Martin Light, another neighbor of >> Jacob Graff. Martin Light was the uncle of Elder Michael Meyer. Daniel >> Seiler and Henry Eller (both associated with the Beaver Dam Congregation) >> also lived in the same vicinity if Lebanon Township. >> >> I have looked at the Bare/Bar/Bear family, and found no connection to the >> Brethren names you list. There was a John Bear on the Bethel Township, >> Lancaster County non-associator list of 1777. >> >> Bill Thomas > > > ------------------------ > Search the Archives at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/BRETHREN > ------------------------ > Support Our Sponsoring Agency > The Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists (FOBG) > For further information contact Ron McAdams mailto:McAdamsr@hotmail.com > ------------------------ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRETHREN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.11/1371 - Release Date: > 4/10/2008 12:23 PM > >