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Graaf, Christian Stoneman, Jacob Funk, Francis Neiff,"* 

 Francis Neiff, Jr., George Kindeck, John Burkholder 

 John Burkholder, Jr., Abraham Burkliolder, Michae 

 Bowman, John Hess, John Frederick, Christophei 

 Preniman, Martin Harnist, Joseph Buckwalter, Felix. 

 Landes, Jr., Adam Preniman, John Funlv, John Boh- 



*Francis NefF, his sons Francis, Jr., Henry and Daniel, and 

 the sons of Daniel, namely : Henry and Daniel, gi-andsons o| 

 Francis the elder, were all natives of Switzerlaud. On 

 account of religious persecution, being Mennonites, they fled 

 from their Vaterland, to Alsace, thence they emigrated to 

 America, and settled at a very early date on a small stream, 

 Neff's run, which empties into the west branch of the Little 

 Conestoga, where the great ancestor took up a large tract of 

 land, and which is stiil owned by some of the lineed descen- 

 dants, of the male and female issue. 



As it may be interesting to the numerous descendants of one 

 of the first families, in this part of the county, we insert a 

 brief genealogy of Francis Neff's progeny, as furnished us, 

 vr.rbaUy, by Mrs. Magdalen Sehner, aged 79, the great grand- 

 daughter of Francis, the elder, and grand-daughter of Daniel 

 ISTefi", who had four sons and two daughters, viz: Henry, 

 Daniel, John, Jacob, the grand-father of Jacob K. Netf, M. D/, 

 of Lancaster; Barbara, who intermarried with Musselman, 

 aud Ann, married to Isaac Kauffman. Henry, the oldest son 

 of Daniel Neff, married a Miss Obcrholtzer; their children 

 were John, Daniel, David, Jacob, Henry aud one daughter, 

 Mrs. Keller, Dr. John Eberle's grand mother. 



The original Homestead is now principally owned by Gott- 

 lieb Sehner and Jacob Neff. We seek for tlic descendants of 

 Francis Neff', in the male lineage, ihc numerous Neffs in Lan- 

 caster and Huntingdon county. Pa., and in Virginia; in the 

 female, the name of Musselman, Kauffman, Miller, Mayer, 

 Henneberger, Scbwar, Sehner, Ruth, Cassel, Florcy, Keller, 

 Eberle — the two last named are noticed in the sequel — Bear, 

 Brandt, Shelly, Bowman and others, principally in this 

 county. 



