Person:Abraham Reiff (1)
Abraham Reiff
b.Est 1696 possibly Ibersheim, Hessen, Germany
d.1763 North Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Hans ReiffAbt 1690 - 1750
  2. Hans Jacob ReiffAbt 1694 - Bef 1756
  3. Abraham ReiffEst 1696 - 1763
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Abraham ReiffEst 1696 - 1763
  • W.  Barbara MeyerAbt 1701 - Abt 1773
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  1. Anna Reiff1722/23 - 1798
  2. Christian ReiffAbt 1725 - Bet 1804 & 1809
  3. Veronica ReiffAbt 1727 - Abt 1788
  4. Rev. Abraham ReiffAbt 1730 - 1788
  5. Isaac ReiffAbt 1733 - Bef 1801
  6. Barbara ReiffAbt 1735 - 1819
  7. Elizabeth ReiffEst 1737 -
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Facts and Events
Name Abraham Reiff
Gender Male
Birth[1] Est 1696 possibly Ibersheim, Hessen, Germany
Marriage to Barbara Meyer
Immigration[3] Aug 1717 Pennsylvania, United States
Living[1] From 1718 to 1746 Franconia Twp, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Living[1] From 1746 to 1760 Leacock Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death[1][2] 1763 North Coventry, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Religion[1][2] Mennonite

Hans and Jacob were his brothers, but it is not certain that their father was Joseph Reiff.[1][2]

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 #633 in Reiff Family "B", in Davis, Richard W. Mennosearch.

    Listed as a possible child of Joseph Reiff (bap. 8 Sep 1657):
    '[?] Abraham Reiff, b. c1696. He died at Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1763. He wrote his will 20 Jul 1763 and it was proved 7 Dec 1763. He was a deacon in the Mennonite community at Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania in 1718. ... He was living at Franconia Township, Montgomery County in 1734 next to Christina Meyer and Jacob Hunsberger. He sold his land on 17 Apr 1746 to Jacob Dettweiler and moved to Lancaster County. He bought land in Leacock Township on 23 Apr 1746. ... He moved from Lancaster County to Coventry Township, Chester County between 1760 and 1763. He married Barbara Meyer, daughter of Christian Meyer, Mennonite deacon. He probably arrived in Pennsylvania in 1717 with his brothers. He was taxed at Leacock in 1757 and 1758. In his will a left money to support his wife's brother Jacob Moyer.'

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Best, Jane Evans. Swiss Reiff and Hiestand Families. Mennonite Family History. (Jan 1992)
    11:1:5.

    'Abraham Reiff [possible son of Joseph Reiff], b. ca1692; wp. Dec. 10, 1763, N. Coventry Twp., Chester Co.; Mennonite deacon; in Franconia Twp. by 1718; in 1740 lived in Lancaster Co.
    m. Barbara Moyer, dau. of Christian Meyer'

  3. ↑ 1717 Emigrants, in Davis, Richard W. Mennosearch.

    In report "1717 Emigrants", Davis's best guess as to the identities of the 363 Mennonites who reportedly emigrated from the Pfalz and arrived on 3 ships (names unknown) in Philadelphia in Aug 1717:
    'Abraham Reiff (c1696-1763). He settled Coventry Township, Chester County.'

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