Wetzel Ancestry - A Tree of Life
| Name | Poff, Johannes Georg | |
| Birth | 18 Aug 1752 | New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Christening | 24 Sep 1752 | New Holland, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Gender | Male | |
| LifeSketch | The Poffs of Floyd County are first found in York, Pennsylvania. It is believed that George Poff married Anna Merchant on August 30, 1772 in the German Reform Church in Philadelphia. They later moved to what is known today as Floyd County, VA. George is listed on the tax rolls in 1792 but disappears 1798 so it is widely assumed that he died that year. George and Anna had at least five children. Their names were: Charles, George Jr., Jonathan, Peter and Mary Elizabeth. It seems that Peter and Jonathan stayed in the Montgomery and Franklin County area so most of the Poffs that live in Floyd today are descendants of these two men. In fact, most of their line has never left the area and live within a 50-75 mile radius of Floyd. Peter was a very prosperous man and owned a grist mill and a saw mill on Little River in 1813 and 1814 according to tax records. It is widely held that Peter married an Elizabeth Pickle or Pickleseimer. To verify this information, however, has been one of the greatest challenges to researchers of this family. Tradition says that Peter and Elizabeth married, but no real proof has ever been found. At the time of his death on September 14, 1830 Peter had twelve children and owned 665 acres of farm land on the Check area on the Bent Mountain Road. According to his will he left this land to his children and his \"loving wife.\" Jonathan Poff (son of George and Anna Merchant Poff) moved to Franklin County to raise his family. He married Mary Hartsough and had at least six children. One of his children, Peter Edward Poff, married a Catherine Radford who, according to family legend, was somewhat of a daredevil. She enjoyed riding a horse bareback standing up. At the time of Jonathan\'s death he and Mary had six children, of which some had moved back to Floyd from Franklin County. As for the rest of George and Anna\'s children very little is known; however, it is thought that George Jr. may have moved to Kentucky and many of the Poffs from that state are from his line. The Poffs have found the land in Floyd County to be just right to live a simple life, raise a family and to farm. There are no heroes or supermen in this line. Just plain folks who have served our country in the World Wars and the Civil War - people who are proud to call Floyd home of their heritage. (Extracted from \"Floyd County, Virginia\" pages 137-138 housed at the Tazewell County Historical Society, Tazewell, Virginia. Submitted by Wesley Poff, 5003 Jefferson Road, Danville, VA 24540) | |
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| Name data | George Poff | |
| Name data | Johann George Pfaff | |
| Name data | John Poff | |
| FSID | LRN9-HN8 | |
| Death | 12 Mar 1819 | Windsor, York, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Person ID | I92152 | WETZEL-SPRING |
| Family | Merchant, Anna, b. 1750, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1819, Augusta County, Virginia, USA (Age 69 years) | |||
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| Family ID | F54854 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
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TNG ID: I92152
FSID: LRN9-HN8
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