Descendants of John Groff of Hope

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN GROFF was born 1762, and died December 5, 1846 in Hope, Hamilton Co. NY. He married UNKNOWN.
Notes:
Gideon and Jeremiah Olmstead from Massachusetts were first to settle north of present day Northville along the Sacandaga River in what was later to be known as Hope Valley. Issachar Robinson, Peter Wager, Asa Deville, Jacob Houck, John Groff and Lisha Wright settled about 1791-1792 near the later, Hope Center.
From "New York in Revolution" , Office of State Comptroller page 368:
Graff (Groff), John died Dec 5, 1846 age of 84 years, 8 months and 1 day. Buried in Hope Valley, Hamilton Co., NY Served in the Albany County Militia in the 14th Regiment under Col. John Knickerbocker and Col. Peter Yates. He is also listed as having "land bounty rights" under this same militia (page 126).
We are searching for other children born to John and his wife (had more in the census of 1800). Also, he may be a son of Jacob Graff/Groff of Montgomery Co., NY., and if so would be a nephew to Christian Groff of that county. Any help in finding that connection would be greatly apprecated!

Children of JOHN GROFF and UNKNOWN are:

2. i. OVEROCKER GROFF, b. 1798; d. October 29, 1869, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga co., NY.

3. ii. JOHN P. GROFF, b. 1789, New York; d. 1885, Hope, New York.

Generation No. 2

2. OVEROCKER GROFF (JOHN¹) was born 1798, and died October 29, 1869 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga co., NY. He married ABIGAIL DOWEN, daughter of FRANCIS DOWEN and ELEANOR WILLIAMS. Burial: 1869, Greenridge Cemetery, Saratoga Co.
Children of OVEROCKER GROFF and ABIGAIL DOWEN are:

i. HULDAH GROFF, b. November 7, 1817; d. December 2, 1842, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

4. ii. NICHOLAS GROFF, b. 1820, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. June 16, 1883, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

5. iii. FRANCIS GROFF, b. 1823, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. May 28, 1885, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

iv. MARY GROFF, b. 1827; d. August 2, 1896, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

v. CATHERINE GROFF, b. October 29, 1831; d. December 3, 1842, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

6. vi. JACOB GROFF, b. June 1831, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. September 20, 1902, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

vii. CYNTHIA GROFF, b. March 1835, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. April 9, 1904, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. SOLOMON DAVENPORT, August 26, 1861, Herkimer, Herkimer Co., NY.

viii. MARGARET GROFF, b. 1838, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Bef. August 1896; m. DANIEL BAKER, Bef. 1857.

3. JOHN P. GROFF (JOHN¹) was born 1789 in New York, and died 1885 in Hope, New York. He married OLIVE WOOSTER Abt. 1810, daughter of JOHN WOOSTER and OLIVE ROBERTS.
Notes for OLIVE WOOSTER:

Age at death: 74 yrs. 8 months

Burial: Willard Cem., Hope, Hamilton Co., NY

(Not sure whether her stone reads died in Jun or Jan).

The Revolutionary War pension file of John Wooster (1752-1822) of Hadley, Saratoga Co., New York proves:

(a) he was the one who m. Olive Philpot in Berwick, Maine, 14 Feb. 1782;

(b) that she was the daughter of Hatevil Roberts and the widow of Benjamin Philpot;

(c) that he was the son of John and Lydia (Remick) Wooster of Berwick; and

(d) that Olive Groff, wife of John P. Groff of Hope, New York, was their daughter.

The file number is W.26.091 and is entitled "Wooster, John / Wooster, Olive".

He's labeled a Revolutionary soldier from "Massachusetts", as Maine was then a part of Mass.

Children of JOHN GROFF and OLIVE WOOSTER are:

7. i. WILLIAM HENRY GROFF, b. February 20, 1812, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. May 8, 1877, Kirwood, Warren Co., Illinois.

8. ii. NICHOLAS GROFF, b. 1814, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. August 28, 1895, Northville, NY- buried in Kings Cem. Sac. Park..

9. iii. JOHN GROFF, b. 1817, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Aft. 1860.

10. iv. PAUL GROFF, b. 1818, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Aft. 1853, Northville, NY.

11. v. ALBERT GROFF, b. 1820, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Aft. 1860.

vi. MATTHEW GROFF, b. 1824, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. April 15, 1849, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

12. vii. ELIPHALET GROFF, b. 1826, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. 1889, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

viii. MARIE GROFF, b. 1825.

By 1892 Eliphalet and Martha were both dead. Fred was 21. In the 1892 census (for election district) he was living
with Marie Groff.

Generation No. 3

4. NICHOLAS GROFF (OVEROCKER², JOHN¹) was born 1820 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died June 16, 1883 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY. He married SARAH A. (GROFF).
Children of NICHOLAS GROFF and SARAH (GROFF) are:

i. HULDAH GROFF, b. 1844, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. April 18, 1872, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. DENNIS S. BARRINGER, January 21, 1863, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

ii. CATHERINE GROFF, b. 1846, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. Bef. June 1883; m. JAMES TUCKER, Bef. 1865.

iii. HELEN ALVERY GROFF, b. August 31, 1847, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. Aft. June 25, 1913; m. LESTER ROSE, November 3, 1866, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

iv. ELLIOT GROFF, b. September 16, 1848, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

v. ISAAC GROFF, b. September 20, 1850, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. June 15, 1913, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. ELIZABETH PROSSER, Abt. 1869.

vi. HENRY R. GROFF, b. 1854, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. March 21, 1952, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. HENRIETTA GRIFFITH, Bef. 1905.

vii. MARY W. GROFF, b. 1855, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. November 10, 1876, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

viii. FRANKLIN J. GROFF, b. July 1857; d. May 6, 1876, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.

ix. CHARLES GROFF, b. 1859, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. August 16, 1890, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. CAROLINE RAYMOND, March 2, 1881. They had two small children that starved to death during a blizzard.

5. FRANCIS GROFF (OVEROCKER², JOHN¹) was born 1823 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died May 28, 1885 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY. He married MAHALA HOGEBOOM 1846.
Children of FRANCIS GROFF and MAHALA HOGEBOOM are:

i. ADALINA M. GROFF, b. 1850, New York State; d. Bef. 1880; m. JAMES Q. BROWN.

ii. MARY ETTA GROFF, b. 1853, New York State; m. THEODORE ROSA.

iii. SARAH JANE GROFF, b. 1855, New York State; d. 1862.

iv. JOSEPH LAFAYETTE GROFF, b. 1860, New York State; d. 1922; m. ESTELLA J. ZEYST.

6. JACOB GROFF (OVEROCKER², JOHN¹) was born June 1831 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died September 20, 1902 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY. He married CATHERINE Bef. 1860.
Child of JACOB GROFF and CATHERINE (GROFF) is:

i. ABBY GROFF, b. 1859; d. 1896; m. LEVI CAPEN.

7. WILLIAM HENRY GROFF (JOHN P.², JOHN¹) was born February 20, 1812 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died May 8, 1877 in Kirwood, Warren Co., Illinois. He married ESTHER INGRAHAM 1837, daughter of QUARTUS INGRAHAM and ELIZABETH DEWEY. See Ingraham family bio.
Children of WILLIAM GROFF and ESTHER INGRAHAM are:

i. WILLIAM HENRY GROFF, b. April 15, 1838, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; d. November 14, 1865, Salter Grove, Henderson Co., Illinois.

ii. GEORGE GROFF, b. 1839, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. lived in Laurel, Iowa; m. ALMA (GROFF).

iii. ELIZABETH GROFF, b. 1840, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. April 6, 1841, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

iv. MARY GROFF, b. 1842, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

v. THOMAS GROFF, b. 1844, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

vi. LAURA GROFF, b. August 1, 1846, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. August 7, 1846, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

vii. OLIVE ELIZABETH GROFF, b. 1847, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. September 23, 1848, Age 11 months 11 days..

viii. PAUL GROFF, b. 1850, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. October 3, 1852, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

ix. PHILADELIA GROFF, b. July 17, 1852, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. May 4, 1929, Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois; m. FRANK W. WEST.

x. NEAL GROFF, b. 1855, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Galesburg, Knox Co. Illinois.

8. NICHOLAS GROFF (JOHN P.², JOHN¹) was born 1814 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died August 28, 1895 in Northville, NY- buried in Kings Cem. Sac. Park.. He married CAROLINE KENT Abt. 1839.
Children of NICHOLAS GROFF and CAROLINE KENT are:

i. i. DWELLA GROFF, b. February 24, 1840, New York State; d. January 17, 1923, Northville, NY; m. ESTHER H. TYRELL.
Notes:

Civil War Veteran: Enlisted at age 22, on Aug 14, 1862 at Wells. Company K, 115th Regiment NY Vol. He was captured at Harper's Ferry on September 15th 1862 and paroled on the 16th. Dwella was Wounded and captured at Deep Bottom, Virginia, on Aug 16, 1864.

Buried in Olmsted Cemetery, Northville, Fulton Co, NY. near cedar trees in the back of the cemetery. Really nice stone with plaque about military service.

ii. MALONA GROFF, b. 1835, Fulton Co., NY; d. 1900, Fulton Co., NY. Spelling of this name on the 1860 census was nearly illegible. Her grave was moved from Cranberry Creek Cem. to Sacandaga Park.

iii. PHEOBE M. GROFF, b. 1846, New York State.

iv. JOHN PETER GROFF, b. 1848, New York State; d. January 17, 1923, Gloversville, Fulton Co., NY; m. CAROLINE FORD, June 3, 1872, Northville Methodist Church, Northville, NY. On the day that John died, the family went to Northville to tell his brother Dwella, only to find that he had died the same day. Burial: Ferndale Cem. Johnstown, NY. Caroline lived in North Greenfield, NY in 1872.

v. ELIPHALET GROFF, b. 1850; d. October 22, 1863, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. Age at death : 13 yrs., 2 months, 4 days, burial Hope, Hamilton Co.

9. JOHN GROFF (JOHN P.², JOHN¹) was born 1817 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died Aft. 1860. He married LOUISE E. KENT. Children were listed in the 1860 census for the Township of Northampton.
Children of JOHN GROFF and LOUISE KENT are:

i. MARY E. GROFF, b. Abt. 1844, New York State.

ii. GEORGE P. GROFF, b. 1848, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. November 1928, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. LAVERNA E. DIMMICK, October 25, 1868.
Notes:

Obituary Nov. 17:

"George P. Groff died very suddenly Thursday evening about 7 o'clock at his home in Parkville. Mr. Groff was born in the town of Hope and lived there until he was 10 years old when he came to Northville". Note: Parkville is on the outskirts of Northville. "Survivors are his wife Laverna; three sons, George F of Parkville, Seymour of Manchester Vermont and Eugene of Northville; sixteen grandchildren, nine greatgrand children and one brother, Charles of Northville."
1905 census lists him as 57 yrs. old and wife Lavina; John H. son was 22, dau-in-law Ella 21, and Bessie age 7 mos. was living with them.

Obituary Northville, NY:
Mrs. Lavernia E. Groff, 89, widow of the late George Groff, died at her home on Third Street Tuesday evening at 11:15 following a short illness. She was born in the Town of Day a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dimick." Note: newspaper spelled her name Lavernia and maiden name Dimick. "She was united in marriage to Mr. Groff on Oct. 25, 1868. She was a member of the First Methodist Church"

iii. LAURA OLIVE GROFF, b. 1850, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. March 26, 1888, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. ORLANDO J. DIMMICK, November 16, 1870, Northville Methodist Ch., Northville, NY. Age at death; 38 yrs 2 mos 6 days. Burial: King Cem., Northville, NY

iv. JULIA GROFF, b. January 20, 1852, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. May 29, 1924; m. LESTER WILLIAMS.

v. CHARLES H. GROFF, b. May 26, 1856, Hope, Hamilton Co. NY; d. March 21, 1934, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. ELLEN RHODES.
Notes for CHARLES H. GROFF:

Obituary Northville:

"Death Claims Charles Groff of Northville, Former Superintendent of Highways Passes After Long Illness."
"Charles H. Groff, 78, died at his home in this village, Wednesday morning following a long illness. Mr. Groff was ill last Fall with an attack of pneumonia from which he did not recover. He was born in the Town of Hope but had spent practically his entire life in the Town of Northampton. He had held the office of Superintendent of Highways in this village. He was a member of the Mehodist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ellen Groff; one daughter Mrs. Cora Shaver; two grandsons, Francis Shaver of Amsterdam and Raymond Shaver of this village, and several nephews and nieces. The funeral will be held at the home Friday afternoon at 2. Rev. George Fraser, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be made in the family plot in the Prospect Hill Cem."
Burial: Prospect Hill Cem., Northville, Fulton Co., NY

vi. ABRAM GROFF, b. 1860, New York State; m. BERTHA.

vii. JOHN P. GROFF, b. 1846.

10. PAUL GROFF (JOHN P.², JOHN¹) was born 1818 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died Aft. 1853 in Northville, NY. He married PHEOBE KING Abt. 1836. Children listed are from the 1860 census of the Township of Northampton.
Notes for PHEOBE KING:

Age at death 51 yrs., 11 mos., 10 days.

Burial: King Cem., Sacandaga Park, Hamilton Co., NY

Children of PAUL GROFF and PHEOBE KING are:

i. MARIAH GROFF, b. 1841, New York State.

ii. SARAH GROFF, b. 1852, New York State.

iii. JANE GROFF, b. 1837.

iv. MELINDA C. GROFF, b. 1860. In 1880 census was listed as living with her father.

11. ALBERT GROFF (JOHN P.², JOHN¹) was born 1820 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died Aft. 1860. He married JANE SUTHERLAND. I have found nothing to substantiate this marriage. If anyone has information, I’d be very grateful!
Notes for this ALBERT GROFF:

Listed in the 1860 census of Hope as living with his son James (age 20) at the residence of his father John P. Groff. Family lore states: cause of death, thyphiod fever, contacted during the Civil War.

Children of ALBERT GROFF and JANE SUTHERLAND are:

i. JAMES GROFF, b. 1840.

ii. JULIA GROFF, b. Abt. 1842; m. WILLARD JONES.

12. ELIPHALET GROFF (JOHN P.², JOHN¹) was born 1826 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY, and died 1889 in Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. He married (1) MARTHA J. CONKLIN Abt. 1852, daughter of ISAAC CONKLIN and POLLY STONE. He may also have married a woman with the surname of Stanton after Martha died, have no verification of this. Was a lumberman and built a sawmill on Groff Creek, near Groff Mountain. Have found deeds in Lake Pleasant Courthouse to substantiate land sales to others.
Children of ELIPHALET GROFF and MARTHA CONKLIN are:

i. ALBERT GROFF, b. August 14, 1855, Hope, New York; d. June 12, 1940, Hope, New York; m. CAROLYN (CARRIE) CARPENTER, February 26, 1878, Hope, New York, Abt. 1879, HOPE, FULTON, NY.

ii. FRED GROFF, b. 1871, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. January 1, 1896, Hope, New York. Was drowned while crossing the Sacandaga River in a wagon.

iii. CARRIE GROFF, b. 1874, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. 1890, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

iv. ISAAC J. GROFF, b. January 24, 1853, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. October 6, 1880, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. Lost the fingers of his right hand in an accident.

v. EMILY E. GROFF, b. 1856, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. December 31, 1878, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; m. JACKSON GREEN, July 29, 1876. Jackson Green was the stagecoach driver that for many years drove the “Tally Ho”, from Northville to other destinations.

vi. LAURA M. GROFF, b. 1860, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. July 9, 1864, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

vii. CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) GROFF, b. 1862, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. July 19, 1883, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; m. WILLIAM H. LETSON, July 5, 1881, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.

viii. ELLA GROFF, b. May 23, 1867, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. September 9, 1912, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. HORACE BUYCE, July 14, 1887, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
Notes for ELLA GROFF:
According to family history: Ella was standing on the bank of the Sacandaga River with her little son
in her arms. Her brother Fred had just taken her across in a wagon and was returning back across
the river. The wagon wheel got stuck, the horse panicked and thrashed about. The wagon
overturned, Fred struck his head on a rock and was drowned as Ella watched in horror.

Notes for HORACE BUYCE:
In 1892 census he was listed as a lumberman

Info submitted by: Marcia Buffett

2.	i.	OVEROCKER GROFF, b. 1798; d. October 29, 1869, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga co., NY.
3.	ii.	JOHN P. GROFF, b. 1789, New York; d. 1885, Hope, New York.

	i.	HULDAH GROFF, b. November 7, 1817; d. December 2, 1842, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
4.	ii.	NICHOLAS GROFF, b. 1820, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. June 16, 1883, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
5.	iii.	FRANCIS GROFF, b. 1823, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. May 28, 1885, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
	iv.	MARY GROFF, b. 1827; d. August 2, 1896, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
	v.	CATHERINE GROFF, b. October 29, 1831; d. December 3, 1842, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
6.	vi.	JACOB GROFF, b. June 1831, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. September 20, 1902, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
	vii.	CYNTHIA GROFF, b. March 1835, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. April 9, 1904, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. SOLOMON DAVENPORT, August 26, 1861, Herkimer, Herkimer Co., NY.
	viii.	MARGARET GROFF, b. 1838, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Bef. August 1896; m. DANIEL BAKER, Bef. 1857.

7.	i.	WILLIAM HENRY GROFF, b. February 20, 1812, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. May 8, 1877, Kirwood, Warren Co., Illinois.
8.	ii.	NICHOLAS GROFF, b. 1814, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. August 28, 1895, Northville, NY- buried in Kings Cem. Sac. Park..
9.	iii.	JOHN GROFF, b. 1817, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Aft. 1860.
10.	iv.	PAUL GROFF, b. 1818, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Aft. 1853, Northville, NY.
11.	v.	ALBERT GROFF, b. 1820, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Aft. 1860.
	vi.	MATTHEW GROFF, b. 1824, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. April 15, 1849, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
12.	vii.	ELIPHALET GROFF, b. 1826, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. 1889, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	viii.	MARIE GROFF, b. 1825.

	i.	HULDAH GROFF, b. 1844, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. April 18, 1872, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. DENNIS S. BARRINGER, January 21, 1863, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
	ii.	CATHERINE GROFF, b. 1846, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. Bef. June 1883; m. JAMES TUCKER, Bef. 1865.
	iii.	HELEN ALVERY GROFF, b. August 31, 1847, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. Aft. June 25, 1913; m. LESTER ROSE, November 3, 1866, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
	iv.	ELLIOT GROFF, b. September 16, 1848, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
	v.	ISAAC GROFF, b. September 20, 1850, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. June 15, 1913, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. ELIZABETH PROSSER, Abt. 1869.
	vi.	HENRY R. GROFF, b. 1854, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. March 21, 1952, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. HENRIETTA GRIFFITH, Bef. 1905.
	vii.	MARY W. GROFF, b. 1855, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. November 10, 1876, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
	viii.	FRANKLIN J. GROFF, b. July 1857; d. May 6, 1876, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY.
	ix.	CHARLES GROFF, b. 1859, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; d. August 16, 1890, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Co., NY; m. CAROLINE RAYMOND, March 2, 1881. They had two small children that starved to death during a blizzard.

	i.	ADALINA M. GROFF, b. 1850, New York State; d. Bef. 1880; m. JAMES Q. BROWN.
	ii.	MARY ETTA GROFF, b. 1853, New York State; m. THEODORE ROSA.
	iii.	SARAH JANE GROFF, b. 1855, New York State; d. 1862.
	iv.	JOSEPH LAFAYETTE GROFF, b. 1860, New York State; d. 1922; m. ESTELLA J. ZEYST.

	i.	WILLIAM HENRY GROFF, b. April 15, 1838, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; d. November 14, 1865, Salter Grove, Henderson Co., Illinois.
	ii.	GEORGE GROFF, b. 1839, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. lived in Laurel, Iowa; m. ALMA (GROFF).
	iii.	ELIZABETH GROFF, b. 1840, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. April 6, 1841, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	iv.	MARY GROFF, b. 1842, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	v.	THOMAS GROFF, b. 1844, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	vi.	LAURA GROFF, b. August 1, 1846, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. August 7, 1846, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	vii.	OLIVE ELIZABETH GROFF, b. 1847, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. September 23, 1848, Age 11 months 11 days..
	viii.	PAUL GROFF, b. 1850, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. October 3, 1852, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	ix.	PHILADELIA GROFF, b. July 17, 1852, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. May 4, 1929, Galesburg, Knox Co., Illinois; m. FRANK W. WEST.
	x.	NEAL GROFF, b. 1855, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. Galesburg, Knox Co. Illinois.

	i.	i. DWELLA GROFF, b. February 24, 1840, New York State; d. January 17, 1923, Northville, NY; m. ESTHER H. TYRELL. Notes: Civil War Veteran: Enlisted at age 22, on Aug 14, 1862 at Wells. Company K, 115th Regiment NY Vol. He was captured at Harper's Ferry on September 15th 1862 and paroled on the 16th. Dwella was Wounded and captured at Deep Bottom, Virginia, on Aug 16, 1864. Buried in Olmsted Cemetery, Northville, Fulton Co, NY. near cedar trees in the back of the cemetery. Really nice stone with plaque about military service.
	ii.	MALONA GROFF, b. 1835, Fulton Co., NY; d. 1900, Fulton Co., NY. Spelling of this name on the 1860 census was nearly illegible. Her grave was moved from Cranberry Creek Cem. to Sacandaga Park.
	iii.	PHEOBE M. GROFF, b. 1846, New York State.
	iv.	JOHN PETER GROFF, b. 1848, New York State; d. January 17, 1923, Gloversville, Fulton Co., NY; m. CAROLINE FORD, June 3, 1872, Northville Methodist Church, Northville, NY. On the day that John died, the family went to Northville to tell his brother Dwella, only to find that he had died the same day. Burial: Ferndale Cem. Johnstown, NY. Caroline lived in North Greenfield, NY in 1872.
	v.	ELIPHALET GROFF, b. 1850; d. October 22, 1863, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. Age at death : 13 yrs., 2 months, 4 days, burial Hope, Hamilton Co.

	i.	MARY E. GROFF, b. Abt. 1844, New York State.
	ii.	GEORGE P. GROFF, b. 1848, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. November 1928, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. LAVERNA E. DIMMICK, October 25, 1868. Notes: Obituary Nov. 17: "George P. Groff died very suddenly Thursday evening about 7 o'clock at his home in Parkville. Mr. Groff was born in the town of Hope and lived there until he was 10 years old when he came to Northville". Note: Parkville is on the outskirts of Northville. "Survivors are his wife Laverna; three sons, George F of Parkville, Seymour of Manchester Vermont and Eugene of Northville; sixteen grandchildren, nine greatgrand children and one brother, Charles of Northville." 1905 census lists him as 57 yrs. old and wife Lavina; John H. son was 22, dau-in-law Ella 21, and Bessie age 7 mos. was living with them. Obituary Northville, NY: Mrs. Lavernia E. Groff, 89, widow of the late George Groff, died at her home on Third Street Tuesday evening at 11:15 following a short illness. She was born in the Town of Day a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Dimick." Note: newspaper spelled her name Lavernia and maiden name Dimick. "She was united in marriage to Mr. Groff on Oct. 25, 1868. She was a member of the First Methodist Church"
	iii.	LAURA OLIVE GROFF, b. 1850, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. March 26, 1888, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. ORLANDO J. DIMMICK, November 16, 1870, Northville Methodist Ch., Northville, NY. Age at death; 38 yrs 2 mos 6 days. Burial: King Cem., Northville, NY
	iv.	JULIA GROFF, b. January 20, 1852, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. May 29, 1924; m. LESTER WILLIAMS.
	v.	CHARLES H. GROFF, b. May 26, 1856, Hope, Hamilton Co. NY; d. March 21, 1934, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. ELLEN RHODES. Notes for CHARLES H. GROFF: Obituary Northville: "Death Claims Charles Groff of Northville, Former Superintendent of Highways Passes After Long Illness." "Charles H. Groff, 78, died at his home in this village, Wednesday morning following a long illness. Mr. Groff was ill last Fall with an attack of pneumonia from which he did not recover. He was born in the Town of Hope but had spent practically his entire life in the Town of Northampton. He had held the office of Superintendent of Highways in this village. He was a member of the Mehodist Church. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Ellen Groff; one daughter Mrs. Cora Shaver; two grandsons, Francis Shaver of Amsterdam and Raymond Shaver of this village, and several nephews and nieces. The funeral will be held at the home Friday afternoon at 2. Rev. George Fraser, pastor of the Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be made in the family plot in the Prospect Hill Cem." Burial: Prospect Hill Cem., Northville, Fulton Co., NY
	vi.	ABRAM GROFF, b. 1860, New York State; m. BERTHA.
	vii.	JOHN P. GROFF, b. 1846.

	i.	MARIAH GROFF, b. 1841, New York State.
	ii.	SARAH GROFF, b. 1852, New York State.
	iii.	JANE GROFF, b. 1837.
	iv.	MELINDA C. GROFF, b. 1860. In 1880 census was listed as living with her father.

	i.	JAMES GROFF, b. 1840.
	ii.	JULIA GROFF, b. Abt. 1842; m. WILLARD JONES.

	i.	ALBERT GROFF, b. August 14, 1855, Hope, New York; d. June 12, 1940, Hope, New York; m. CAROLYN (CARRIE) CARPENTER, February 26, 1878, Hope, New York, Abt. 1879, HOPE, FULTON, NY.
	ii.	FRED GROFF, b. 1871, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. January 1, 1896, Hope, New York. Was drowned while crossing the Sacandaga River in a wagon.
	iii.	CARRIE GROFF, b. 1874, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. 1890, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	iv.	ISAAC J. GROFF, b. January 24, 1853, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. October 6, 1880, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. Lost the fingers of his right hand in an accident.
	v.	EMILY E. GROFF, b. 1856, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. December 31, 1878, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; m. JACKSON GREEN, July 29, 1876. Jackson Green was the stagecoach driver that for many years drove the “Tally Ho”, from Northville to other destinations.
	vi.	LAURA M. GROFF, b. 1860, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. July 9, 1864, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	vii.	CHARLOTTE (LOTTIE) GROFF, b. 1862, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. July 19, 1883, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; m. WILLIAM H. LETSON, July 5, 1881, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY.
	viii.	ELLA GROFF, b. May 23, 1867, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY; d. September 9, 1912, Northville, Fulton Co., NY; m. HORACE BUYCE, July 14, 1887, Hope, Hamilton Co., NY. Notes for ELLA GROFF: According to family history: Ella was standing on the bank of the Sacandaga River with her little son in her arms. Her brother Fred had just taken her across in a wagon and was returning back across the river. The wagon wheel got stuck, the horse panicked and thrashed about. The wagon overturned, Fred struck his head on a rock and was drowned as Ella watched in horror. Notes for HORACE BUYCE: In 1892 census he was listed as a lumberman