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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Christoph_von_GraffenriedChristoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg - Wikipedia

    Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg (15 November 1661 – 27 October 1743) was a Swiss nobleman and explorer who was one of the founders of New Bern, North Carolina. Born in Worb Castle in the Canton of Bern, he played a major role in the colonisation of North America by German and Swiss settlers.

  2. www.docsouth.unc.edu › nc › graffenriedBaron Christoph von Graffenried, 1661-1743, Ed. by Vincent H ...

    Christoph von Graffenried, the eldest of several children, was born at Bern, Switzerland, about the first of November, 1661.

  3. docsouth.unc.edu › nc › graffenriedChristoph von Graffenried, 1661-1743 - University of North ...

    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.

  4. www.ncpedia.org › biography › graffenried-baronGraffenried, [Baron] Christoph Von | NCpedia

    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.

  5. northcarolinahistory.org › encyclopedia › baronBaron Christoph Von Graffrenried ( 1661-1743) - North ...

    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 ...

  6. archive.org › details › christophvongraf00grafChristoph von Graffenried's account of the founding of New ...

    Sep 5, 2012 · Christoph von Graffenried's account of the founding of New Bern. by. Graffenried, Christoph von, Baron, 1661-1743; Todd, Vincent H. (Vincent Hollis), 1879-; Goebel, Julius, 1857-1931. Publication date.

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  8. digital.lib.ecu.edu › exhibits › lawsonChristoph von Graffenried - East Carolina University

    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 ...