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Jonathan Naff |
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orginally Näf, also spelled Knafe, Naff, Nave, Neave, and Neff | |||
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Jonathan Naff was born about 1771 in Frederick County, Maryland. He married Catherine Hoss on August 31, 1795 in Franklin County, Virginia. Abraham Naff (1797) In 1809, Jonathan was in Green County, Tennessee. When Catherine's father died in 1817, his will said
He married Elizabeth Matthews on June 11, 1828 in Greene County, Tennessee. Elizabeth was the widow of William Matthews. At the time of the 1840 census they were living in Greene County. The household consisted of
He died on August 15, 1853 in Greene County. Elizabeth, widow of Jonathan Naff, received a pension for her husband's service in the War of 1812 in the Tennessee militia. He left everything to his wife, Elizabeth. After her death, his plantation went to John Humphreys Smith who was married to Elizabeth's daughter, Malinda. John and Malinda were to take care of Elizabeth for the remainder of her life. |
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