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: Henry MUSSER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 17 Jun 1799 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 1871 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Henry MUSSER Birth: 4 Apr 1776 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 3 Oct 1822 in East Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Elizabeth SEITZ Birth: 15 Oct 1776 Death: 12 Jan 1804

Family:
Marriage:
  • Elizabeth GISH on 3 Nov 1820 .m1
  • Elizabeth GISH Birth: 18 Apr 1802 in West Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 12 Jul 1896 in East Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. Mary MUSSER Birth: East Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 4 Jun 1876
  2. John G MUSSER Birth: 17 Jan 1826 Death: 21 Jan 1900
  3. Elizabeth MUSSER Birth: 1831 Death: 17 Oct 1899

Bibliography
  1. 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]*].
  2. Engle, Morris M, Engle History and Family Records of Dauphin and Lancaster Counties. Mount Joy, PA: Bulletin Press, 1984. LMHS CS71.E58 1984. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1284. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: EngleMM ENGLE p[0-9]*].
  3. Kriebel, H W, A Musser Family Record, in Pennsylvania German, vol X no 8 (Aug 1909). LHMS. Available at http://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniagermv10p2leba images 193-7. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kriebel MUSSER p[0-9]*].
  4. 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]*].
  5. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book 5A, 1823-1825, LDS Film#0021430#1. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067210 images 106-8. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds 5A-188].
  6. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book 5A, 1823-1825, LDS Film#0021430#1. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067210 images 108-10. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds 5A-192].
  7. Musser Family, History of the Musser Family and Reunion of the Descendants of Benjamin Engle Musser. Mt Joy, PA: Bulletin Press, 1927. LMHS CS71.M9893 1927 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Musser Reunion1927 p[0-9]*].
  8. Musser, Edgar A, Musser Genealogy. Lancaster, PA: author, 1980. LMHS CS71.M9892 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p.*].
  9. Recker, Charles, People of the Marsh, Newsletter of the Musser Family 1972-75. Grenada Hills, CA: author, 1972-5. NYPL APV (Moser) 87-2041. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh [IVX]*#[0-9]p[0-9]].
  10. Sider, E Morris, More than Names: A Story of John and Barbara Martin. Nappanee, IN: Evangel Press, unk. JSMB 929.273 M364s Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Sider MARTIN p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Kriebel MUSSER p395, Musser Reunion1927 p12]
1799 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#1p2]
Jun 1799 [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p18],
place:
[Ref: Musser Reunion1927 p12, MusserEA MUSSER p18],
parents:
[Ref: Kriebel MUSSER p395, LancasterCoPA Deeds 5A-188, LancasterCoPA Deeds 5A-192, Musser Reunion1927 p12, MusserEA MUSSER p18, Recker PeopleMarsh II#1p2],
father:
[Ref: Ellis LancasterCoPA p785]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p18]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth GISH
date:
[Ref: Musser Reunion1927 p12],
names:
[Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p18, Recker PeopleMarsh II#1p2],
child:
[Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p668, Musser Reunion1927 p12, MusserEA MUSSER p19]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
child:
Catherine MUSSER (#144590) wife of Michael MUSSER [Ref: EngleMM ENGLE p25]
Research Notes:
owned the upper third of Three Mile Island [Ref: Sider MARTIN p38]

Deacon of the "Brethern in Christ" church [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#1p2]



Pedigree of Henry MUSSER
                                                                /-----Galante MOSER
                                                       /-----Peter MOSER
                                                      |         \-----Dori HUNDSPERGER
                                              /-----Peter MOSER
                                             |         \-----Elsbeth LONGENEGGER
                                     /-----Peter MOSER
                                    |        |         /-----Christian TOMI
                                    |         \-----Elsbeth TOMI
                                    |                  \-----Elsbeth HOFER
                            /-----John MUSSER
                   /-----Jacob MUSSER
                  |         \-----Veronica (MUSSER)
          /-----Jacob MUSSER
         |        |                                             /-----Andrew HIRSHI
         |        |                                    /-----Isaac HIRSHI
         |        |                                   |         \-----Christina DANNER
         |        |                           /-----Christian HERSHI
         |        |                          |         \-----Elisabeth SCHMIDT
         |        |                  /-----Christian HERSHEY
         |        |         /-----Benjamin HERSHEY
         |        |        |        |         /-----Daniel STAUFFER
         |        |        |         \-----Adelheid STAUFFER
         |         \-----Maria HERSHEY
         |                  \-----Mary (HERSHEY)
 /-----Henry MUSSER
|        |         /-----Ulrich ENGLE
|         \-----Christina ENGEL
|                 |         /-----Ulrich BRECKBILL
|                  \-----Anna BRECKBILL
|                           \-----Fannie HERR
Henry MUSSER
|         /-----Jacob SEITZ
 \-----Elizabeth SEITZ
         |                                             /-----Hans WITMER
         |                                    /-----Jacob WITMER
         |                           /-----Heinrich WITMER
         |                          |         \-----Regula HAUSLER
         |                  /-----Hans WIDMER
         |                 |        |         /-----Conrad HEISTAND
         |                 |         \-----Margareth HEISTAND
         |                 |                  \-----Anna GLATMAN
         |         /-----Michael WITMER
          \-----Elizabeth WITMER
                   \-----Barbara (WITMER)



Descendants of Henry MUSSER
1. Henry MUSSER m. Elizabeth GISH
m. Elizabeth GISH father: John GISH mother: Elizabeth ENGLE

2nd generation

2. Mary MUSSER m. David M EYER
m. David M EYER father: John EYER mother: Leah MOYER

3rd generation

7. Elizabeth EYER m. Simon C HEISEY
m. Simon C HEISEY