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: Maria DOWNER
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 11 Feb 1729 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 21 Jun 1802 in Elizabeth Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Michael DOWNER Birth: 1690 Death: Abt 10 May 1762 in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Magdalena (DOWNER) Death: 1789

Family:
Marriage:
  • John Jr BRUBAKER on 30 Apr 1751 .m1
  • John Jr BRUBAKER Birth: 9 Sep 1719 in Hempfield Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 9 Apr 1804 in Elizabeth Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. John BRUBAKER Birth: 19 Feb 1752 in Elizabeth Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 30 Mar 1783
  2. Anna BRUBAKER Birth: 28 Aug 1753 Death: 17 Sep 1830
  3. Maria BRUBAKER Birth: 6 Jul 1756 Death: 12 Jul 1827
  4. Jacob BRUBAKER Birth: 11 Jun 1758 Death: 31 Aug 1793
  5. Abraham BRUBAKER Birth: 22 Feb 1760 Death: 1762
  6. Magdalena BRUBAKER Birth: 12 Dec 1761 Death: 2 Jun 1832
  7. Elizabeth BRUBAKER Birth: 16 Nov 1764 Death: 17 Jan 1803
  8. Veronica BRUBAKER Birth: 29 Mar 1766 Death: 6 Mar 1824
  9. Barbara BRUBAKER Birth: 18 Oct 1768 Death: 15 Sep 1846
  10. Christian BRUBAKER Birth: Abt 1770

Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane E, European Roots of the Bear Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: An Update, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 1984. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p[0-9]*].
  2. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Bruppachers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July 1993. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BRUBAKER p[0-9]*].
  3. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol II. Provo, UT: author, 1997. LMHS Ref E184.M45.D3 1995 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p[0-9]*].
  4. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol III. Provo, UT: author, 1999. NYPL APK 01-2370v3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p[0-9]*].
  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]*].
  6. Ellis, Franklin, History of Lancaster County. Philadelphia: Everts & Peck, 1883. M-LH UMI LH571. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/012288388. Volume 2 available at http://archive.org/details/historyoflancast02elli Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p[0-9]*].
  7. Gibble, Phares Brubaker, History and Genealogy of the Brubaker-Brubacher-Brewbaker Family in America. Lititz, PA: Eastern PA Brubaker Assoc, 1951. LMHS CS71.B8864 1951. Available at https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005730003. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Gibble BRUBAKER p[0-9]*].
  8. Biographical Annals of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Spartonburg, SC: Reprint Publishers, 1985. Orig pub 1903. LMHS rF157.L2B6 1985. Available at http://archive.org/details/biographicalanna00megi and at http://archive.org/details/cu31924028852998 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p[0-9]*].
  9. Landis, Ira D, The Earliest Doner Family in America, in Mennonite Research Journal, vol 18 no 2, April 1977. NYPL ISD (Lancaster Co) 75-1114. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis EarliestDoner p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p324, Landis EarliestDoner p14]
1728 [Ref: Best BRUBAKER p23, Davis Emigrants v2p95]
1729 [Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1],
place:
[Ref: Landis EarliestDoner p14]
Pennsylvania [Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1],
parents:
Michael DANNER & Magdalena ___ [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p324]
Michael DOWNER & Magdalena ___ [Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1, Landis EarliestDoner p14],
father:
[Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p95, LancasterCoPA Biog p353]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p324, LancasterCoPA Biog p353, Landis EarliestDoner p14]
1802 [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p34, Best BRUBAKER p23, Davis Emigrants v2p95, DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1],
place:
[Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p353]
Sources with Information about marriage to John Jr BRUBAKER
date:
[Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p324, LancasterCoPA Biog p353, Landis EarliestDoner p14]
Apr 1751 [Ref: Best BRUBAKER p23]
second marriage of John [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p95, Ellis LancasterCoPA p867, Gibble BRUBAKER p51],
names:
[Ref: DohnerHH DOHNER Part-I-p1],
child:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p34, Davis Emigrants v2p95, Gibble BRUBAKER p51, LancasterCoPA Biog p353, Landis EarliestDoner p14]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Maria DOWNER
                                     /-----Michael DANNER
                            /-----Jacob DANNER
                           |         \-----Madleni ZAUGG
                   /-----Christian TANNER
                  |         \-----Anna GIESSBUHLER
          /-----Hans DANNER
         |         \-----Elsbeth FISCHER
 /-----Michael DOWNER
|         \-----Anna (DANNER)
Maria DOWNER
 \-----Magdalena (DOWNER)



Descendants of Maria DOWNER
1. Maria DOWNER m. John Jr BRUBAKER
m. John Jr BRUBAKER father: Hans BRUBAKER mother: Anna ERNST

2nd generation

4. Maria BRUBAKER m. Johannes BEAR
m. Johannes BEAR father: John BEAR mother: Ann ESHLEMAN
5. Jacob BRUBAKER m. Susan ERB
m. Susan ERB father: Christian ERB mother: Maria SHIRK

3rd generation

13. Anna BAER m. Christian BURKHOLDER
m. Christian BURKHOLDER father: Christian BURKHOLDER mother: Anna Mary GROFF
21. Jacob BRUBAKER m. Maria EBY
m. Maria EBY

4th generation

27. Sem BRUBAKER m. Magealena NISSLEY
m. Magealena NISSLEY

5th generation

28. Jacob N BRUBAKER m. Barbara H STAUFFER
m. Barbara H STAUFFER father: David K STAUFFER mother: Anna (STAUFFER)