Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: Abraham DONER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1805 in Pennsylvania b
  • Death: Before 1886 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Daniel DONER Birth: 15 Dec 1781 in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 25 Feb 1853 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Elizabeth MUSSER Birth: 11 Jan 1779 in Pennsylvania Death: 7 Mar 1875 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary DONER Birth: Abt 1847 in Pennsylvania
  2. Roland DONER
  3. Daniel DONER
  4. Park DONER

Bibliography
  1. Census 1850, Pennsylvania, Cumberland Co, West Pennsboro, p16. M432-772. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004204715 image 135. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WPennsboro 16].
  2. Beers, J. H., History of Cumberland and Adams Counties, Pennsylvania, Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co, 1886. LDS Film#1000550#3, index #6088868. Available at https://archive.org/details/historyofcumberl00wtay Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Beers CumberlandCoPA p[0-9-]*].
  3. Cumberland County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1750-1866. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1950, Book 1VV, 1844-1846, LDS Film#0021067#1. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067040 images 22-3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CumberlandCoPA Deeds 1VV-31].
  4. Cumberland County Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Will books 1750-1906. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1950, Book M, 1837-1859, LDS Film#0021082#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005534171 images 444-5. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CumberlandCoPA Wills M-241].
  5. Dohner, Harry H., The Dohners of America: History and Genealogical Record, Cour D'Alene, Idaho: Mrs. Ruth Rodkey Barnard, 1984?. LDS Film#1033987#18. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/235364. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER [pP][0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p23]
age 43 in 1850 [Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WPennsboro 16],
place:
[Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WPennsboro 16],
parents:
[Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p16, DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p23],
father:
[Ref: CumberlandCoPA Wills M-241]
Sources for death Information
date:
before book publication [Ref: Beers CumberlandCoPA p2-578]
Sources with Information about marriage to Catherine LEHMAN
names:
[Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p16]
Abraham DONER & Catherine ___ [Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WPennsboro 16],
child:
[Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WPennsboro 16, DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p23]
Research Notes:
Mar 30 1844: purchased from father, for $3200, 76 acres and 58 perches of land in West Pennsborough Twp [Ref: CumberlandCoPA Deeds 1VV-31]

1850: living in West Pennsboro Twp, Cumberland County, PA. Farmer, value of real estate $4500 [Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WPennsboro 16]

---------- Cumberland Co PA Deeds VV-31, dated 30 Mar 1844:
This Indenture made the thirtieth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty four Between Daniel Doner of the township of Westpennsboro County of Cumberland and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Elizabeth his wife of the one part and Abraham Doner of the township County and State aforesaid of the other part, Witnesseth that the said Daniel Doner and Elizabeth his wife for and in consideration of the sum of Three thousand two hundred dollars lawful money of the United States of America unto them well and truly paid by the said Abraham Doner at and before the sealing and delivery of these presents, the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged, have granted bargained sold aliened enfeoffed released and confirmed and by these presents Do grant bargain sell alien enfeoff release and confirm unto the said Abraham Doner his heirs and assigns all the following described messuage and tract or parcel of land situated in the said township of West Pennsboro, Beginning at a post or stone in the line of Daniel Doners other land called "the cnek(?) place" thence by the same south forty three and a half degrees East forty three perches and eight tenths to a locust, and North sixty nine degrees east eighty three perches and five tenths to a post near a white oak, thence by land of Robert McFarlane south ten degrees and a fourth east forty five perches and eight tenths to a post, south five and a half degrees east sixty two perches and five tenths to a post, south sixty nine and a half degrees west fifteen perches and six tenths to a post and stones, and south twenty three degrees east twenty eight perches and five tenths to a rock in the road, thence by land of Isaac Lepoir south eighty one and a fourth degrees west forty seven perches to a post, thence by said Daniel Doners Mansion tract North twenty two degrees west one hundred and two perches and three tenths to a hickory south sixty and a half degrees west thirty perches to stones, North eighty degrees west thirty three perches and three tenths to a post, thence by lands this day conveyed by the said Daniel Doner and wife to his son Jacob Doner, North thirty four degrees west forty three perches and five tenths to a post, thence by lands of Abraham(?) Sagan North seventy five and a half degrees west thirty perches to a post, and north thirty five degrees East twenty perches to the place of beginning, Containing seventy six acres and fifty eight perches strict measure, It being composed of parts of three different tracts of land, one thereof called the "Martin George place" being a tract of land containing eighty acres and fifty one perches of which Martin George Esquire died seized and which was after his decease sold by his executors to David Bear, and by the said David Bear by Deed bearing date the 1st day of April AD 1822 sold and conveyed to the said Daniel Doner as by the said Deed Recorded in Book GG vol 1 page 55 more fully appears, one other of said tracts was sold and conveyed to said Daniel Doner by Andrew Pierce and wife by Deed bearing date the 5th day of April AD 1833 Containing one hundred and twenty four acres and one hundred and fifty eight perches as by the same appears, Recorded in Book OO vol 1 page 368, and the remaining tract (of which a small part only is included in the land now conveyed) was sold and conveyed to the said Daniel Doner by Robert Laird Administrator with the will annexed of James McFarlane Esquire deceased by Deed bearing date the 1st day of January AD one thousand eight hundred and forty, as by the same appears in Recorded in the Office for Recording of Deeds in Cumberland County in Book SS vol 1 page 278, Together with all and singular the improvements ways waters water courses rights liberties privileges hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining and the reversions and remainders rents issue and profits thereof, and all the estate right title interest property claim and demand whatsoever of them the said Daniel Doner and Elizabeth his wife in law equity or otherwise howsoever at in and to the same and every part thereof, To have and to hold the said messuage and tract or parcel of land with the hereditaments and premises hereby granted or mentioned and intended so to be with the appurtenances as above described unto the said Abraham Doner his heirs and assigns to and for the only proper use and behoof of the said Abraham Doner his heirs and assigns forever, And the said Daniel Doner for himself his heirs executors and administrators doth by these presents covenant grant and agree to and with the said Abraham Doner his heirs and assigns that he the said Daniel Doner and his heirs all and singular the hereditaments and premises herein above described and granted or mentioned and intended so to be with the appurtenances unto the said Abraham Doner his heirs and assigns against him the said Daniel Doner and his heirs and against all and every other person or persons whomsoever lawfully claiming or to claim the same or any part thereof either in Law or equity shall and will by these presents Warrant and forever defend. In witness whereof the said parties to these presents have hereunto interchangeably set their hand and seals dated the day and year first above written. Daniel Doner. Elizabeth (X) Doner.
Received the day of the date of the above Indenture of the above named Abraham Doner full satisfaction for the sum of three thousand two hundred Dollars Lawful money being the consideration money therein mentioned in full. Daniel Doner.
Witnesses present William Irvine, John Harper.
Cumberland County SS. On the thirtieth day of March Anno Domini 1844 before me a Justice of the Peace in and for the said County personally appeared the above named Daniel Doner and Elizabeth his wife and in due form of law acknowledged the above Indenture to be their acts and deeds and desired the same might be recorded as such and the said Elizabeth being of full age and separate and apart from her said husband by me thereon privately examined and the full contents of the Deed being by me first made known unto her, did thereupon declare and say that she did voluntarily and of her own free will and accord sign seal and as her act and deed deliver the above written Indenture Deed or conveyance without any coercion or compulsion of her said husband. Witness my hand and seal the day and year aforesaid. William Irvine.
Entered 30th March 1844. [Ref: CumberlandCoPA Deeds 1VV-31]



Pedigree of Abraham DONER
                                                       /-----Michael DANNER
                                              /-----Jacob DANNER
                                             |         \-----Madleni ZAUGG
                                     /-----Christian TANNER
                                    |         \-----Anna GIESSBUHLER
                            /-----Hans DANNER
                           |         \-----Elsbeth FISCHER
                   /-----Michael DOWNER
                  |         \-----Anna (DANNER)
          /-----Abraham DOWNER
         |         \-----Magdalena (DOWNER)
 /-----Daniel DONER
|        |                                                      /-----Hans LANDIS
|        |                                             /-----Hans LANDIS
|        |                                            |         \-----Katharine SCHINZ
|        |                                    /-----Hans LANDIS
|        |                                   |         \-----Barbara HOCHSTRASSER
|        |                           /-----Hans Heinrich LANDIS
|        |                          |        |         /-----Uli ERTZINGER
|        |                          |         \-----Elsbeth ERTZINGER
|        |                  /-----Hans LANDIS
|        |                 |         \-----Barbara BUELER
|        |         /-----Henry LANDIS
|        |        |         \-----Anna GOOD
|         \-----Magdalena LANDIS
|                 |                                    /-----Hans GRAF
|                 |                           /-----Jakob GRAF
|                 |                          |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
|                 |                  /-----Marx GRAF
|                 |                 |        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
|                 |                 |         \-----Anna SPORRI
|                 |         /-----Hans GROFF
|                  \-----Veronica GROFF
|                          |                           /-----Peter KUNDIG
|                          |                  /-----Jorg KUNDIG
|                          |         /-----Hans Jagli KUNDIG
|                          |        |         \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG
|                           \-----Susanna KENDIG
|                                   |         /-----Martin MEILI
|                                    \-----Elsbeth MEILI
|                                             \-----Barbara BAR
Abraham DONER
|                                                               /-----Ulrich MOSER
|                                                      /-----Galante MOSER
|                                             /-----Peter MOSER
|                                            |         \-----Dori HUNDSPERGER
|                                    /-----Peter MOSER
|                                   |         \-----Elsbeth LONGENEGGER
|                           /-----Peter MOSER
|                          |        |         /-----Christian TOMI
|                          |         \-----Elsbeth TOMI
|                          |                  \-----Elsbeth HOFER
|                  /-----Joseph MOSSER
|         /-----Jacob MUSSER
|        |        |                           /-----Jacob FUNK
|        |        |                  /-----Heini FUNK
|        |        |                 |         \-----Anna NAF
|        |        |         /-----Heinrich FUNK
|        |        |        |        |                  /-----Jacob MEILI
|        |        |        |        |         /-----Hans MEILI
|        |        |        |         \-----Katherine MEILI
|        |        |        |                  \-----Elsbeth HOCHSTRASSER
|        |         \-----Veronica FUNK
|        |                  \-----Veronica (FUNK)
 \-----Elizabeth MUSSER
         |                                                      /-----Petter BRUBACHER
         |                                             /-----Petter BRUPPACHER
         |                                            |         \-----Marg NEGELI
         |                                    /-----Hans Jacob BRUBAKER
         |                                   |         \-----Anna PFISTER
         |                           /-----Hans BRUBAKER
         |                          |        |         /-----Hans HEISTAND
         |                          |         \-----Klinann HEISTAND
         |                  /-----John BRUBAKER
         |         /-----Jacob BRUBAKER
          \-----Mary BRUBAKER
                   \-----Maria (BRUBAKER)



Descendants of Abraham DONER
1. Abraham DONER m. Catherine LEHMAN
m. Catherine LEHMAN