Rudolph
Neff
aka Näf
Born in Zürich, Switzerland
Ancestors 
Son of Hans Ulrich Naef
and Elisabeth (Stadelmann) Naef
Brother of
Hans Ulrich Neff and Jacob Neff
Husband of
Hannah (Morse) Neff
— married
6 Jan 1752 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Elizabeth (Neff) Baker, Barbara (Neff) Stricker, Hannah (Neff) Buckius, Mary (Neff) Worrell, Peter Neff and Samuel Neff
Died
at age 81
in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Rudolph Neff migrated from Switzerland to Colonial America.
Rudolph Neff was born in Switzerland on September 26, 1727. [1]
He emigrated to Pennsylvania along with his younger brothers around 1750, where they stayed at the house of a "Widow Morse." Rudolph would marry the widow's daughter Hannah Morse at the Market Square Church in Germantown on January 6, 1752.[1]
Before marrying, Rudolph purchased a brick house in Frankford for himself and his bride. He "later dealt extensively in real estate in and about his adopted country" according to Jordan.[1]
Rudolph and Hannah had seven children: [1]
- Elizabeth: Nov. 8, 1752 - Jun. 6, 1829, married, Mar. 15, 1773, Adam Baker;[2]
- Barbara: Feb. 2, 1754 - Unknown, married, Jul. 18, 1779, Adam Sticker;[3]
- Hannah: May 6, 1759, married Philip Buckius.[4]
- Mary: Jan. 26, 1762 - Jan. 26, 1842, married John H. Worrell.[5]
- Peter: Feb. 15, 1764 - Aug. 14, 1804, married, Mar. 4, 1784, Rebecca Scout.[6]
- Johannes: Sep. 22, 1766 - Jul. 6, 1767[7]
- Samuel: Jun. 27, 1768/1769 - Jul. 4, 1839, married, Feb. 3, 1787, Eleanor Helveston.[8]
He died February 14, 1809 and was buried with Hannah in the graveyard of Frankford Presbyterian Church. [9]
Military Service
Captain Rudolph Neff served with Flying Camp, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
Rudolph Neff is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A081999.
Was "Captain of a company in the Philadelphia Battalion of the Flying Camp commanded by Colonel Robert Lewis" sent to assist Washington in New York in 1776.[1][10]
Research Notes
Relevant excepts from Jordan found on Find a Grave - unable to find online version or page numbers:
- "Rudolph Neff, the elder of the emigrant brothers, born in Switzerland, September 26, 1727, married at the Market Square Church, Germantown January 6, 1752, Hannah Morse, daughter of Widow Morse, a Quakeress at whose house the Neff brothers lodged on first coming to Frankford."[11]
- "Rudolph Neff purchased, prior to his marriage, a brick house in Frankford in which he resided. He later dealt extensively in real estate in and about of his adopted country and was captain of a company in the Philadelphia Battalion of the Flying Camp commanded by Colonel Robert Lewis, the first body of Pennsylvania militia sent to support of Washington's army about New York in 1776. Whether he rendered later service in the Revolutionary struggle after the disbandment of the Flying Camp, does not appear the rolls of Philadelphia militia being very incomplete and fragmentary."[12]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jordan, John W. Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania. 1978.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch ([1] : 11 January 2021), Rudolph Neff in entry for Elizabeth Neff, 1752.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch ([2] : 11 January 2021), Rudolph Neff in entry for Barbara Neff, 1754.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch ([3] : 11 January 2021), Rudolph Neff in entry for Hannah Neff, 1759.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch ([4] : 11 January 2021), Rudolph Neff in entry for Mary Neff, 1762.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch ([5] : 11 January 2021), Rudolph Neff in entry for Peter Neff, 1764.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch ([6] : 11 January 2021), Rudolph Neff in entry for Johannes Neff, 1766.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999", database, FamilySearch ([7] : 11 January 2021), Rudolph Neff in entry for Samuel Neff, 1768.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971", database, FamilySearch ([8] : 12 January 2021), Rudolph Neff, 1809.
- ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed Jun 23, 2017), "Record of Rudolph Neff", Ancestor # A081999.
- ↑ excerpted from #Jordan
- ↑ excerpted from #Jordan
See also:
- S-2048292289 Repository: #R-2138011387 Title: Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Note: This information comes from 1 or more individual Ancestry Family Tree files. Page: Ancestry Family Trees Data: Text: Link. Repository: R-2138011387 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Link
- Find A Grave: Memorial #55554983 retrieved Jun 28, 2017, Frankford Presbyterian Graveyard, Frankford, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- The Neff Association Official Time-Line of Neff Families, by John Murray, 31 Mar, 2000: Link
- Flying Camp Wikipedia
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