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Hans Ulrich Näff

Birth: 25 Jul 1709
Zell, Bezirk Winterthur, Zürich, Switzerland
Death: 1778 (aged 68–69)
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Heidelberg Union Cemetery

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Heidelberg Union Cemetery

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Ülrich III, died 1799
"Rest in Peace"
Hans Ülrich Neff II died in 1778. He was buried in the Heidelberg Church yard, but his gravesite has not been identified. Elizabeth died circa 1812 but again no marker has been found. A stone for their son, Ülrich III, has been located. In German, it reads, "Rest in Peace."

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1739 - 1766 - 1773
Ülrich's signatures

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Passenger Ship of the Period of 1750, Unknown source

Caption: Switzerland to America, 1739
Ship's Passenger List 1739 for Jamaica Galley, Captain Robert Harrison
The ship lists him as Hans Ulrich Nef

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Heidelberg Union Church Cornerstone, Documenting the Present and Former Churches

Raymond E. Hollenbach, a church and Neff historian, wrote, "We like to think of 1740 as a most likely date (for the formation of the Church). We have an exact date as to when the first church was built, the year 1744, but of course there had to be some organization earlier than that." The earliest document is an agreement between the Reformed and the Lutheran congregations dated, 25 Mar 1745. The next definite document is a report written and signed 12 Jan 1746. At that time Ulrich (II)'s signature committed him as a contributor in work, material or cash for the construction of the Heidelberg Church. This first church, built of logs in 1745, cost $48.25. Thirty years later, 1787, the 1757 Church had become too small and outdated and a new one, which served the membership until 1849, was constructed."
Source: "Heidelberg Church" Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania – A History and the Church Records, 1740-1978 compiled by Raymond E. Hollenbach, 1977; pages 1 and 273
Note: On a Tribute page to Raymond E. Hollenbach it is noted that one of the difficulties he had in writing the history of the Heidelberg Union Church was that the first 50 years were written in German Script.

Comment: Ulrich (II) died in 1778 and Conrad Neff moved west in 1804
Conrad became a member of the Zion Lutheran Church of Canfield, Ohio, which was founded in 1810.

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Robert H. Neff said, "Since Ulrich Neff was a grist mill owner as shown by the tax list of 1762, I believe that the above mill was that of Ulrich Neff. His son, Bernhard, probably lived here."

Raymond E. Hollenbach wrote, "We now go to the Heidelberg Township tax list of 1762 and we find: Ulrich Neff listed as owning a grist mill; Bernard listed as being a farmer; Heinrich listed as a mason; and Johannes listed as a laborer. Conrad was not on the tax list as he had not yet reached the age of twenty-one. The mill that Ulrich had was on the present Fred Hollenbach estate. The date it was first built is not known. At first it was only a grist mill; later a saw mill was added."

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From Zäller Dorfgschichte, erläbt und verzellt, vo de Hedwig und em Liny Griesser, 1991, cover page

Zell, Canton Zürich, Switzerland
Birth place of Hans Ulrich Neff, 1709

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Zell Switzerland Reformed Church
Reformierte Kirche Zell ZH
by Hans Weilenmann ca 1991
Kt. Zürich – Zell

Hans Ulrich Neff was christened on 25 June 1709 in the Reformed Church, Zell, Canton Zürich, Switzerland

A print of this water color was purchased by Robert H. Neff on 8 Sep 1991, while on the Family Heimat [home direction] Tour. He made copies of the print available to family members, many of whom had it framed, and today enjoy it as a tribute to our "original" ancestor, Joachim Näf (Neff).

Caption: The beautiful Zell Reformed Lutheran Church was started 1200 years ago and has many ties to our Neff family. Joachim Näf [Neff] and his wife Barbara [Bauman] Näf of Zell are our earliest known Neff ancestors [as of Oct. 2006].They arrived in Zell, Canton Zürich, in the spring of 1626 from Flawil, Canton St. Gallen, with the threat of death on Joachim's head because of his religious views. . It is known that he worked on this church and may have built part of the present structure. This site became closely identified with the Neff family for five generations.

Joachim's Family Line [therefore our family line] connected to the Zell Reformed Church:

Son - Hans Jakob and his wife Salome [Huggenberger] Näf;

Grandson - Balthasar and Kleophea [Isler] Näf;

Great grandson Hans Ulrich and Elizabeth [Stadelmann] Näf I - Ulrich I died in 1748.

Great great grandson Hans Ulrich Näf II remained in Zell and continued to attend this church until 1739 when he moved to the Province of Pennsylvania in the New World.

Note: Many of the early christening records have been located. Also a history of Joachim and his extensive roll in the religious upheaval at that time is available.

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Jennifer Neff, July 1990
Jordan Creek, Heidelberg Twp., Lehigh Co. PA
Standing near the 1862 site of the old Ulrich Neff grist mill

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