Translation Between Kauffman and Murray Number Systems

 

As you read through Rev. Murray's great booklet, Neff Families and Their Descendants in the 1770s and 1800s or articles in Neff News, you'll notice several Neff-Kauffman marriages. These same marriages are also mentioned in the book Kauffman-Coffman Family, by Charles F. Kauffman. The table below will help you match up the various family lines between the two books. (Please note that Rev. Murray's booklet is out of print and no longer available. But updates on each line are available and several new lines have been added.  John can be contacted at jfmurray@netnitco.net.

   Kauffman #          Murray #        Name 

   A7,    pg 204 **      B,     pg 7  Henry Neff
   B6,    pg 445         B8,    pg 9  Jacob Neff
   B711,  pg 446         B361,  pg 7  Magdalena Neff
   B77,   pg 477         B75,   pg 9  John Neff
   B771,  pg 477         B751,  pg 9  John Neff
   B772,  pg 478         B752,  pg 9  Andrew Neff
   B773,  pg 479         B753,  pg 9  Jacob Neff
   B774,  pg 479         B754,  pg 9  Anna Neff
   B775,  pg 479         B755,  pg 9  Daniel Neff
   B776,  pg 480         B756,  pg 9  Isaac Neff
   B777,  pg 480         B757,  pg 9  Henry Neff
   C11a,  pg 495         B713,  pg 8  Magdalena Neff
   E31,   pg 554         A2142, pg 5  John Neff
   E32,   pg 555         A2115, pg 5  Daniel Neff
   A464,  pg 116         B718,  pg 9  David Neff
   B1633, pg 365         B557,  pg 8  Catherine Neff
   B3,    pg 434         B5,    pg 8  John Neff
   B31,   pg 434         B51,   pg 8  Isaac Neff
   B32,   pg 434         B52,   pg 8  Barbara Neff
   B33,   pg 434         B53,   pg 8  Elizabeth Neff
   B34,   pg 434         B54,   pg 8  Anna Neff
   B35,   pg 434         B55,   pg 8  Henry Neff
   B36,   pg 434         B57,   pg 8  John Neff

 

** Kauffman's description of this family is not an exact match to the known info about them. He may have accidentally combined two different Neff families in his description. His "Catherine Barbara" does not match "Barbara" who married someone other than a Kauffman.

 

There are many more Neff-Kauffman marriages listed in the Kauffman-Coffman book which I have not yet cross referenced to Rev. Murray's work.

 

A little known, but valuable Neff Genealogy resource is Rev. John Murray's booklet titled, Neff Families and Their Descendants in the 1700's and early 1800's. His booklet is a product of his years spent in Pa. archives reading wills and other ancient records. If your line ties in with one of the hundreds of families listed in it, you'll have a century of data available instantly. Please note that this booklet is out of print and no longer available.  But updates on each line are available and several new lines have been added.  John can be contacted atjfmurray@netnitco.net.