Leonard Neff

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Birth:
Ref: Descendants of Hans Leonard Neff (web).

Leonard married Lydia Abt 1799, Hardy County, Virginia. Lydia was born Abt 1780, Hampshire County, Virginia; died 29 Jul 1854, Ross County, Ohio. [Group Sheet]

1. Elizabeth Neff was born , Hardy County, Virginia.
2. Sabre Neff was born 5 Jul 1800, Hardy County, Virginia; died 16 Sep 1861.
3. Abraham Neff was born 18 Nov 1805; died 18 Mar 1885.

Other Events:

• Will: 1801, Hardy County, Virginia; Henry Neff died intestate. His 11 children (except for Michael) were identified by deeds made by his children each selling 1/11th interest (their inheritance) to Abel Seymour or Michael Neff. Ref: Descendants of Hans Leonard Neff (website) J W Neff.

Notes:

Henry Neff died intestate. His 11 children (except for Michael) have only been identified by deeds made by his children each selling 1/11th interest of the inherited estate, each child's share, to Abel Seymour or to Michael Neff. Ref: Descendants of Hans Leonard Neff (website) J W Neff.

Sources for Descendants of Hans Leonard Neff and Henry Neff does not mention Dorothy Neff, however a deed exists showing her sale of 1/11th interest on the estate she inherited from her father, Henry Neff, which was sold to Abel Seymour in Jan 1802.

Birth:
Ref: Descendants of Hans Leonard Neff (web: https://www.wvgenweb.org/hardy/nefflen.htm) J W Neff.

Henry married Elizabeth Bef 1777, Hampshire County, Virginia. Elizabeth was born 1754, Hampshire County, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

The first Virginia record of Leonard Neff is found in a diary of George Washington. George Washington was only 16 years of age and working on a survey team for Lord Fairfax. According to the diary, they were camped on Michael Stump's place on the South Fork (Shenandoah River, near Luray) and surveyed 20 lots. On 2 Apr 1748 they surveyed Lot 11 for Leonard Nave (Neff) and Lot 12 for Michael Stump. Since Leonard had just married in late 1747, he and his bride obviously traveled to the South Fork soon after they married. Whether Leonard picked out his land before he married is something we don't know. It appears that Michael Stump arrived as early as 1746, as his name appears on an Augusta County road survey. It is conceivable that Leonard went with Michael and picked out his land and returned to get married. Possibly, the two men went alone. They could have selected their land and built small cabins. Then both could have returned for Leonard's marriage. It is estimated that such a journey between the Tulpehocken valley and the South Fork by horseback and pack animals would take about a week to ten days. Since many of the early settlers of Hampshire County were from the Tulpehocken area and many had family there, there was obvious two-way traffic between the settlements in Virginia and Pennsylvania. --JWNeff)

Birth:
Alternate surname: Nave. Ref: Descendants of Hans Leonard Neff (website) J W Neff.

Died:
Death appears to have occurred before his father's will was created. Ref: Descendants of Hans Leonard Neff (web: https://www.wvgenweb.org/hardy/nefflen.htm) J W Neff.

Hans married Elizabeth Magdalena Feg 17 Dec 1747, Tulphocken, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Elizabeth (daughter of Leonard Feg and Anna Catharine Schultz) was born 1726, Tulpehocken, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; died May 1816, West Virginia. [Group Sheet]

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(3 PAGES) Will of Elizabeth Neff of Hardy County, VA. Dated 5 April 1815. Proved 12 May 1816. To son George Neff all my goods and chattle. Executor: John Wilson. Wits: Jacob Stover and Michael Neff.

Other Events:

• Emigration: 11 Sep 1728, , , Pennsylvania, USA; The Michael Neff family came from Michelfield, Baden, Germany and arrived on 11 Sep 1728 on ship James Goodwill. They settled in the Tulpehocken Valley. Ref: Descendants of Hans Leonard Neff (web: https://www.wvgenweb.org/hardy/nefflen.htm).

Johan — Anna Dorothea Saur. Anna was born , Germany. [Group Sheet]

Leonard — Anna Catharine Schultz. [Group Sheet]