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man, Jolm^ Taylor, Henry Neiff, Michael Mire, Henry 

 Bare, Peter Bimigarner, Melcor Hufford, Melcor Eris- 

 man, John Brubaker, Jacob Nisley, Hans Snevely, 

 Jacob Goot, John Woolslegle, Jacob Mire, Christopher 

 Sowers, Joseph Stoneman, Daniel Ashleman, Christian 

 Peelman, John Henry Neiff,* John Henry Neiff, Jr., 

 Abraham Hare, John Ferie, Jacob Biere, Peter Yordea, 

 Peter Leamon, Hans Jacob Snevely, Isaac Coffman, 

 Andrew Coffman, Woolrich Rodte, Henry Funk, Roody 

 Mire, John Mylin, Jacob Bheme, John Coffman, 

 Michael Doneder, Charles Christopher, Andrew Shultz, 

 John Houser, Christian Preniman, Jacob Miller, black, 



"^ John Henry Neff, known as the '• Old Doctor,'" a brother of 

 Francis NefF, named above. He was undoubtedly the first 

 regularly bred physician in Lancaster county. Who has not 

 heard of Doctor Hans Heinrich Neff ? So well was Dr. Neff 

 known, that when the boundaries of townships were fixed 

 upon, June 9th, 1729, one of the lines of Manheim township, 

 is thus defined: "thence down the said creek to the '''' Old 

 Doctor's Ford.'" Hans Henry Neff, Doctor of Physic, had 

 taken up land on the Conestoga, a few miles from the present 

 site of Lancaster city. Among his descendants, are, besides 

 the Ncffs, Millers, Tchantzs, Kendigs, Weavers, Bears, and 

 others. 



The Neffs were of those, '■^ who, many years since, came into 

 this province under a particular agreement with the late Honor- 

 able Proprietor, V/illiam Penn, at London ; and had regularly 

 taken up lands under him. And who, it appears to me," said 

 Gov. Gordon, January 13th, 1729, "by good information, that 

 they have hitherto behaved themselves well, and have generally 

 so good a character for honesty and industry, as deserves the esteem 

 of this Government, and a mark of regard for them." — Ccl. Rec, 

 III 29G. 



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