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  2. Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg (15 November 1661 – 27 October 1743), from a Swiss land speculator and leader who foundd New Bern, North Carolina in the early Swiss and German colonization of America.

  3. Christoph von Graffenried's Account of the Founding of New Bern. Edited with an Historical Introduction and an English Translation by Vincent H. Todd, Ph.D. University of Illinois in Cooperation with Julius Goebel, Ph.D., Professor of Germanic Languages University of Illinois By Baron Christoph von Graffenried, 1661-1743, Ed. by Vincent H. Todd (Vincent Hollis), 1879-, and Ed.

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  5. Christoph Baron Von Graffenried (15 Nov. 1661-November? 1743), founder of New Bern and a leader in early Swiss and German colonization of America, was born in his ancestral village of Worb in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. His father, Anton, was Lord (Herr) of Worb and a minor government official.

  6. 15 Nov. 1661–November? 1743. Christoph Graffenried, Baron Von, founder of New Bern and a leader in early Swiss and German colonization of America, was born in his ancestral village of Worb in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland. His father, Anton, was Lord (Herr) of Worb and a minor government official.

  7. Sep 5, 2012 · Christoph von Graffenried's account of the founding of New Bern : Graffenried, Christoph von, Baron, 1661-1743 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive.

  8. Baron Christoph Von Graffrenried ( 1661-1743) As a college student, Von Graffenried met the Duke of Albemarle and some other Lords Proprietors of Carolina. These friendships played an important part in helping Graffenried to become the founder of New Bern and a leader in Swiss immigration to the American colonies. An acquaintance, Franz Ludwig ...

  9. Christoph von Graffenried, born November 15, 1661,in the town of Worb in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, lead the group of combined Germans from the Palatine region and Swiss immigrants who founded the settlement of New Bern, North Carolina, in 1710. Graffenried met John Lawson in London in 1709 when Lawson was, among other things, having his ...

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