Individual Details

Joseph Rife Jr.

(Abt 1770 - )

Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers, p. 16, says he "resided in Derry Twp. until 1803, when he moved to Newberry Twp., York Co., Pa.; bought land in E. Pennsboro Twp., Cumberland Co., Pa., shortly before his d[eath]."

Events

BirthAbt 1770
MarriageCatherine Shelly
Will8 Mar 1806
Probate12 Apr 1806York, Pennsylvania, United States

Families

SpouseCatherine Shelly (1772 - 1849)
ChildJacob Rife (1798 - )
ChildJoseph Rife (1802 - )
FatherJoseph Reiff (1739 - )
MotherElizabeth Detweiler (1741 - 1788)
SiblingElizabeth Rife (1764 - )
SiblingEsther Rife (1766 - 1844)
SiblingJacob Rife (1772 - )
SiblingAbraham Rife (1774 - 1823)
SiblingAnna Rife ( - )
SiblingBarbara Rife ( - )

Notes

Probate

Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers, p. 22, note 52, says "executors were John Mumma, Abraham Rife, and John Shelly."

Endnotes

1. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), p 16; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

2. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), p 16; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

3. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), p 22, note 52; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).

4. Daniel R. Lehman, "Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania," article, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society (http://www.lmhs.org/ : accessed 13 June 2013), p 22, note 52; citing prior publication in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Vol. 22, No. 2, April 1999).