Johann Jacob HOFFMAN
New.familysearch.org, Jan 2011
He came from Germany; married in Philadelphia Surname has many spellings, Huffman, Hoofman, Hoffman, Hofman, and more Very interesting family, crist millsand such Note: (T. Ingham on internet) "The Hoffman brothers (7 of them) came to America from Germany abt 1789 They were very large men. They came fromthat part of Germany known as Schleswig-Holstein and may have originally come from Finland. Unfortunately, at this time, the info found for these boys is very limited) Thanks Ms. Ingham for this
I need to pull my info on this family His children were: Jacob, (Ralph's connect), Henry, Perry, Jesse, John, Abraham, Dghtr?, Mary and Elizabeth
He married Catherine Keasey 6 May 1776 at Berks, Pennsylvania . Catherine Keasey was born at of Pennsylvania Abt 1756 .
They were the parents of 5
children:
John Hoffman
born 14 Jul 1781.
John Jacob Hoffman
christened 23 Nov 1783.
John George Hoffman
born 1 Mar 1787.
Abraham Hoffman
born 20 Sep 1789.
Daniel Hoffman
born 1790.
Johann Jacob Hoffman died 13 Mar 1839 at Clearcreek, Fairfield, Ohio .