Needham, of Hertfordshire, England. Their offspring founded the American branch of the family, which adopted the French version of the name, De Graffenried. The family became prominent in both Virginia and Tennessee. Selected works Relation of My American Project ( 1716) References Further reading External links Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg at Historical Marker Database Christoph von Graffenried, 1st Baron of Bernberg at NCpedia --> 1661 births 1743 deaths 18th-century male writers 18th-century memoirists 18th-century Swiss writers Advocates of colonization Alumni of the University of Cambridge American Indian Wars prisoners of war Barons of Bernberg Burials in Switzerland Date of death missing Explorers of North America Founders History of New Bern, North Carolina Landgraves of Carolina Lords of Worb People from Bern People from New Bern, North Carolina People from the British Empire People of the Stuart period Swiss explorers Von Graffenried family