Conrad Reiff (1696 - 1777)

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Margaretha (Kühlwein) Reiff — married about 1730 in Oley Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 22 May 1777 at about age 81 in Oley Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Conrad was born in 1696.

Montgomery says of him: "Conrad Reiff, a pioneer of the county, settled in Oley township, prior to the organization of the county in 1752. He became a large landowner in the western end of the township, and he died in 1877 [sic], the year he made his last will and testament, which is on record in Will Book 2, p.300. This will was proved May 22, 1777, and the executors were his son, Daniel and his friend Daniel Hunter. His wife, Anna Margaretha, survived him. The will mentions but two sons, Philip and Daniel. In 1759, Conrad Reiff and his two sons paid the largest federal tax paid in Oley township, paying 100 pounds. Tradition says that Conrad Reiff is buried on the farm (late the property of Charles Reiff) in the yard near the east side of the implement shed. No tombstone marks his grave, but a rough field stone stands there."^[1]

He passed away in 1777.

Sources

1. ↑ Montgomery, Morton L. Historical and Biographical Annals of Berks County Pennsylvania. Chicago: J.H. Beers & Co. 1909. p. 1685-6.

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