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Abraham Reiff 1696-1763

Deacon Abraham Reiff b. circa 1696, d. 1763

  • Deacon Abraham Reiff was born circa 1696.1,2
  • He was the son of Joseph Reiff.1 Abraham was the probable son of Joseph Reiff.1
  • He was a Mennonite deacon.3,1
  • He immigrated by 1717 to Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.4
  • He lived by 1718 in Franconia Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.1
  • He married Barbara Meyer, daughter of Christian Meyer and Barbara (?).
  • He witnessed the deed of sale between Heinrich Rosenberger and John Steele on 14 November 1729 in Franconia Township, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.5
  • In 1734 his name was also recorded as Abraham Reef.6
  • He and Barbara lived in 1740 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.1
  • He and Barbara lived in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.3
  • He left a will on 20 July 1763.7,2
  • He died in 1763 in North Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.3,2
  • His estate was probated on 7 December 1763 in North Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is recorded in Will Book N-34, Philadelphia County, Pa.3,2

Children of Deacon Abraham Reiff and Barbara Meyer

  • Anna Reiff b. 7 Jan 1723, d. 9 Jan 1798
  • Christian Reiff b. c 1725
  • Isaac Reiff b. c 1730, d. 1801
  • Francia Reiff b. c 1730, d. c 1788
  • Barbara Reiff b. c 1735
  • Rev. Abraham Reiff b. 1735
  • Elizabeth Reiff b. c 1740

Citations

  1. Jane Evans Best, "Reif and Hiestand Families", 5.
  2. Richard W Davis, Reiff p. 19.
  3. A. J. Fretz, The Descendants of Christian and Hans Meyer, 327.
  4. Jane Evans Best, "Reif and Hiestand Families", 4, 5.
  5. Edward Mathews, Rosenberger family of Montgomery County 2.
  6. Landholders of Philadelphia County, 1734, 1:170.
  7. Jane Evans Best, "Reif and Hiestand Families", 5, fn. 16.


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