Johann George Pfaff Sr. (1752 - 1819)

Born 18 Aug 1752 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Husband of Catharina Margaretha (Griesbach) Poff — married 31 Dec 1760 in Trinity Lutheran Church, Earl Township, New Holland, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania

Husband of Anna (Merchant) Poff — married 30 Aug 1772 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 1819 at about age 66 in Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Private Johann Pfaff Sr. served with York County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.

Johann Pfaff Sr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A202844.

Johann Pfaff was born 18 Aug 1752 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He served as a Private in the 1st Battalion, York County, Pennsylvania Militia under command of Captain Michael Kauffelt. He passed away in 1819 in Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania. A son Friedrich who married Anna Margaretha Abel is named in the DAR ^[1]

Johan George Poff. ^[2]

Born 18 Aug 1752. , Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania. ^[3]

Died 1798 , Augusta, Virginia, United States. ^[4]

Christening: 24 Sep 1752. Trinity Evanluth, New Holland, Lancaster, Province of Pennsylvania. ^[5]

"'Revolutionary War Record"' Served in 1st Battalion, York County Militia, under Capt. Michael Kauffelt DAR Patriot Ancestor #A202844

Buried 1798 , Augusta, Virginia, United States. ^[6]

Name

Name: Georg Gottlieb /Paff/^[7]

Godlieb Poff in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

• Name: Godlieb Poff
• Birth Date: 1750
• Birthplace: Pennsylvania
• Volume: 138
• Page Number: 145

Reference: Ten "Series" of "Pennsylvnia Archives" have been so far published in from 5 to 31v. Ea. Philadelphia and Harrisburg. 1852- ( We have indexed Series 2, v.2 and v.8 ( early Pa. marriage recds.) And all the v. of SeriesV. Which contain nearly complete Pa. Rev. War recds.)Ser.5:7:990

U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s

• Name: Georg Gottlieb Paff
• Arrival Year: 1752
• Arrival Place: Pennsylvania
• Source Publication Code: 1804
• Primary Immigrant: Paff, Georg Gottlieb
• Annotation: Taken from original manuscripts in the state archives. Names given throughout pages 1-677. Foreigners arriving in Pennsylvania named on pages 521-667. No. 3776, Kelker, supplements this.

Source Bibliography: EGLE, WILLIAM HENRY, editor Names of Foreigners Who Took the Oath of Allegiance to the Province and State of Pennsylvania, 1727-1775, with the Foreign Arrivals, 1786-1808. (Pennsylvania Archives, ser. 2, vol. 17.) Harrisburg [PA]: E.K. Meyers, 1890. 787p. Reprinted by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, 1967. Page: 373

Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890

• Name Georg Gottlieb Paff
• State PA
• County Philadelphia County
• Township Philadelphia
• Year 1752
• Database PA Early Census Index

U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

• Name George Poff
• Gender Male
• Spouse Name Anna Merchant
• Number Pages 1

Household Members

• Anna Merchant
• George Poff

George Poff in the Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1700-1821

• Name: George Poff
• Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1772
• Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Spouse's Name: Anna Merchant

Georg Gottlieb Paff in the Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890

• Name: Georg Gottlieb Paff
• State: PA
• County: Philadelphia County
• Township: Philadelphia
• Year: 1752
• Database: PA Early Census Index

Research Notes

Conflicting death information in a merge 3/2024:

• Died 1798 at about age 45 in Augusta, Virginia, United States
• Died 1819 at about age 66 in Windsor Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of John Pfaff", Ancestor # A202844.
2. ↑ Source: #S427
3. ↑ Source: #S427
4. ↑ Source: #S427
5. ↑ Source: #S427
6. ↑ Source: #S427
7. ↑ Source: #S-1924159389 Page: Source number: 198.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: BC2. Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=worldmarr_ga&h=965110&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: APID: 1,7836::965110

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of George Puff", Ancestor # A202844.
• Georg Gottlieb Paff in the Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890
• George Poff in the Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1700-1821
• U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
• Pennsylvania, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1772-1890
• U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
• Godlieb Poff in the American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
• Source: S427 "FamilySearch," database, \i FamilySearch\i0   The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: (http://new.familysearch.org)
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:George_Poff_and_Anna_Merchant_%281%29] WE RELATE
• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~barbs/lineage.html] FLOYD COUNTY LINEAGES
• https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Early_Settlers_of_Augusta_County%2C_Virginia] EARLY SETTLERS OF AUGUSTA COUNTY VA.
• http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/p/e/r/Ellen-F-Perdue/WEBSITE-0001/UHP-0034.html] My Ancestors-Poff, Kropff, Foster, Loving, Davis, Ledbetter:Information about George (Pfaff) (Pauff) Poff, Sr.
• https://books.google.com/books?id=j4UpsDxHI8YC&pg=PA695&lpg=PA695&dq=george+poff+anna+merchant&source=bl&ots=4hpauuUd8x&sig=JPcoKiGx7w-Z6SiLCp66MNUeN84&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2v47j5N_XAhVCk5AKHZQ8DpAQ6AEIVzAJ#v=onepage&q=george%20poff%20anna%20merchant&f=false] RECORD OF PA. MARRIAGES PRIOR TO 1810

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Paff-6 created through the import of tree.ged on Jun 4, 2011 by Carolyn Living.
• WikiTree profile Pauf-2 created through the import of Anderson Family Tree.ged on Jun 10, 2011 by Sheri Anderson.