Magdalena Neff was born about 1714 in Dühren or Gemmingen, Germany. Magdalena died in December, 1793 in Strasburg Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She married (1) Samuel Miller on October 17, 1733. Samuel was born on January 21, 1711. He was the son of Jacob Miller. Samuel died on November 4, 1739. Magdalena married (2) John Schantz after 1740. He was born about 1710. John died in 1776.
The executor of Magdalena's will was her brother Jacob Neff. In her will, Magdalena, left all her property to her brother Jacob Neff, her sister Catherine Kendig and the four children of her deceased sister Elizabeth (Mrs. Martin) Kendig, named as Martin, Elizabeth, David and Francis. Note: A15 Esther's two sons are not listed here but then neither are her brother A13 Henry's children nor her sister A14 Margaret's children. Magdalena married in 1733 no doubt raised Jacob, Catherine and Elizabeth after their mother died in the 1730s and their father died in 1739 and this is no doubt the reason that they were her heirs. [1]
Research Notes:
Mennonite card file. [2] [3] [4]
[1] John F. Murray, A1-Line Dr. Francis and Barbara Neff (published online: Rootsweb, 2004, No longer found. Please let me know if there is a substitute for this resource).
[2] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].
[3] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].
[4] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord].