Father of Emigrants Conrad & Daniel Curfman/Korffmann : Johann Daniel Korffmann (1681-1732)

Johann Daniel Korffmann, born on March 25, 1681, in Stein-Bockenheim, was the son of Johann Philipp and Anna Ottilia Lufft Korffmann. At the age of 14, he was confirmed in the Evangelical Church in 1695. Johann Daniel passed away at the age of 50 in January 1732 and was laid to rest in Stein-Bockenheim.

During his life, Johann Daniel served as the Schultheiss (mayor) of Stein-Bockenheim from 1727 to 1732 under the Wild- und Rheingraft. He also held the position of elder in the Evangelical Church. The family home,was a significant part of his legacy. Constructed with a courtyard, stable, and a smaller structure believed to have served as servant quarters, the house still stands today. Originally timbered, it was later plastered over. The Curfman coat of arms that he was issued for his role as Schultheiss was carved on the courtyard gate wall and the lintel over the house door, bear the date 1727, marking the year Johann Daniel succeeded his father as Schultheiss and the likely year of the house's construction.

Image credit: drawing taken from Robert Joseph Curfman's 1971 history of the Curfman family

Johann Daniel 's wife, Susanna Reiss, was born in 1683 to Hans Conrad and Anna Apollonia Reiss. She passed away in 1743 at the age of 60. Over the course of 15 years, Johann Daniel and his wife Susanna Reiss had eight children, two of whom emigrated to Pennsylvania passengers on the Friendship in 1741 and the Prince of Wales in 1764. Susanna and Johann Daniel's descendants include emigrants Daniel, Conrad and the family of their deceased son, Johann Philipp. Johann Philipp's widow accompanied Conrad to America, marking the beginning of a new chapter for part of the Korffmann/Curfman family.

Information on the Reiss Family:

• Hans Reiss (1428-Unknown): Born in Alzey, Germany, Hans Reiss was the father of Adam Reiss.

• Adam Reiss (About 1450-After 1495): Born in Eckelsheim, Germany, Adam Reiss served as an Arbiter in Stein-Bockenheim on St. Remigius day in 1492. He later became the father of another Adam Reiss, the earliest Reiss of Wonsheim, born in Eckelsheim.

• Adam Reiss Jr. (About 1485-After 1563): Adam Reiss Jr., born in Wonsheim, Germany, was a Juror in Wonsheim in 1563. Married to Catharina Mey, they had a son named Hans "the older" Reiss.

• Hans "the Old" Reiss (1510-1596): Born in Wonsheim, Germany, Hans "the Old" Reiss was a Juror in 1563. He held land in Stein-Bockenheim and passed away in May 1596. He and his wife had a son named Diel Reiss.

• Diel Reiss (About 1540-1598): Born in Wonsheim, Germany, Diel Reiss was a Smith in Stein-Bockenheim. He owned land in the town and died in May 1598. His son was named Hans Reiss.

• Hans Reiss (1575-Unknown): Born in Stein-Bockenheim, Hans Reiss was a landholder and served as Burgomaster of Stein-Bockenheim in 1654. He married Margarete, and they had a son named Gotthard Reiss.

• Gotthard Reiss (About 1600-November 1671): Born around 1600, Gotthard Reiss was Burgomaster of Stein-Bockenheim in 1655 and a landholder between 1659 and 1668. He passed away in November 1671, leaving a son named Hans Conrad Reiss.

• Hans Conrad Reiss (About 1642-1703): Born in Stein-Bockenheim, Germany, Hans Conrad Reiss married Anna Apollonia. He died in 1703, and they had a daughter named Susanna Reiss.

• Susanna Reiss (1683-1743): Born in Stein-Bockenheim, Susanna Reiss, daughter of Hans Conrad Reiss, married Johann Daniel Korffmann. She passed away in 1743 at the age of 60. Susanna is the mother of Johann Conrad Korffmann and Johann Daniel Korffmann, both of whom traveled to America.

References:

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The Curfman-Kurfman-Corfman-Korffmann Genealogy. Robert Joseph Curfman. Selbstverl., 1971 - 143 pages.

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