Many of the findagrave pages managed by AMB are for descendants of Christian HOFFART, who was born in 1716 in Schwaigern, Germany. He came to America in 1729 and died in 1788 in Frederick County, Maryland. The spelling varied: Hoffart, Hoffarth, Hufford, Hufferd, Hoffort, Hofford, and so forth. The greatest number of descendants settled on the spelling HUFFORD.

Christian is considered an Established Patriot by the Daughters of the American Revolution. In DAR records, he is listed as "Christian HOFFERT." His DAR Ancestor Number is A056231. His service was in Frederick County, Maryland. He is credited with having furnished supplies. DAR members have entered from the lines of six of his children: Christina, Philip, Daniel, John, Casper, and Barbara.

AMB descends from Christian's son Casper, from Casper's son Abraham, from Abraham's son Andrew, from Andrew's daughter Elizabeth (who m. George HOOKER), from Elizabeth's daughter Sarah Catherine (who m. Jesse BEARD, from Sarah Catherine's son George Irvin, from George Irvin's son Miles (1918-2006). AMB's DAR #: 893094.

AMB's descent from Christian Hoffart is proven both by paper-trail genealogical research and by autosomal DNA.

DNA proves 10 of Christian's 17 children.

DNA proves 12 of Casper's 13 children.

DNA proves 10 of Abraham's 12 children.

DNA proves 9 of Andrew's 14 children.

DNA proves 8 or Elizabeth's 9 children.

On the pages of many born-Huffords, there has been added a "token" of the HOFFART crest, as drawn by descendant Jim Hufferd. The crest is found on a piece of art at the Lutheran church in Schwaigern, Germany. It is clearly labeled the HOFFART crest, and it is inside the church where Christian Hoffart and his family gathered and worshipped before they came to America in 1729. Because Christian's family worshipped at that church, it is presumed (but not proved) that the crest was for one of his HOFFART relatives. It is correct that a family crest was not for every descendant of a person. However, that crest has been used to "flower" Christian's descendants who were born with the HUFFORD name (with any of the various spellings).

To see findagrave pages for born-Huffords, check this: HUFFORD descendants.

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