Jacob Graff

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Husband Jacob Graff ^{1 2}

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         Father: [Ancestor] Graff (      -      )
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Children

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1 M [Unk] Graff ²

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           Born: Abt 1726
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2 M Henry Graff ^{2 3 4}

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           Born: 16 Jan 1736 2
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           Died: 1802 2
         Buried:  - Neuwied, Germany

         Spouse: Mary Friedt (1742-1817) 3 5
           Marr: 21 Feb 1762 2

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3 F Barbara Graff ^{1 2}

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           Born: 31 May 1744 2
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         Spouse: Nicolases Gramm (      -      ) 2
           Marr: Mar 1767 1 2

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General Notes: Husband - Jacob Graff

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The earliest account we have is near the opening of the 17th century, when Jacob Graff lived at Grafenauer Hof Castle, near Mannheim, Germany. After this castle was destroyed in some of the wars, the family removed to Mannheim, and as far as known, he lived there until his death. As all the municipal and church records were destroyed it is not known whether his children were born at Grafenauer Castle or Mannheim. Many families of the same name were still living in the area in the late 1800s.

We also know of a Peter Graff, living on the Unkerhof, and married to Elizabeth Ellenberger. Their children are James Graff, born 1764, died November 15th, 1824; Daniel, born 1767 and died 1809, unmarried; Rhine Miller, time of birth and death unknown; and John, born --, died 1828, at Freisenheim.
In the records of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, is an account of Sebastian Graff, who died in 1791. He was prominent in the affairs of the city of Lancaster, and must have been the son of Jacob Graff, who came to America and settled near that place. In the same records are the names of Hans, Sebastian, George, Henry and John, who must have been sons of Sebastian. On his way to Germany in 1816, Henry Graff, son of John, of Westmoreland County, was taken sick and remained with his cousin in Lancaster County until his recovery, when he returned to his father's home. From all the information we can gather they must have been descendants of this same Sebastian.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 140.

2 Paul Graff, History of the Graff Family of Westmoreland County (Philadelphia, PA: Privately published(?), 1891), Pg 3.

3 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 711.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 141.

5 Paul Graff, History of the Graff Family of Westmoreland County (Philadelphia, PA: Privately published(?), 1891), Pg 4.