Show ContentsGraffenstein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Graffenstein Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

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Early Origins of the Graffenstein family

The surname Graffenstein was first found in Austria, where Burgruine Grafenstein is a medieval castle in Carinthia. Gräfenstein Castle is a ruined rock castle about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the village of Merzalben in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was built by the Saarbrücken counts, who had lost their fortress and were in need of a new one. Evidence for the exact date of the castle's building does not exist.

Early History of the Graffenstein family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Graffenstein research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1763 is included under the topic Early Graffenstein History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Graffenstein Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Graffenstein, Grafenstein, Graffensteiner, Grafensteiner, Grafensteen, Graffensteen, Graffenstine and many more.

Early Notables of the Graffenstein family

  • Joseph von Graffenstein, an officer in the Hussars who was made a Baron in 1763

Graffenstein migration to the United States+



Graffenstein Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Nickolas Graffenstein, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1752 1
  • Johannes Graffenstein, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1754 1
  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)

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