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: John MUSSER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 15 Jul 1738 in Lancaster Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 28 Jan 1804 d
  • Burial: Woodward Hill Cemetery u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John MUSSER Birth: 1695 in Ittlingen, Germany Death: Apr 1752 in Lancaster Borough, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Veronica (MUSSER) Death: Before 1752

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Elizabeth MUSSER Birth: 27 Sep 1764 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania
  2. Frances MUSSER Birth: 10 Jul 1766 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Mary MUSSER Birth: 11 May 1768 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 9 Apr 1848

Marriage: Children:
  1. Juliana Parr MUSSER Birth: 22 Nov 1778 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1859 in Liverpool, Illinois
  2. Sophia MUSSER Birth: 9 Jul 1780 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Harriet MUSSER Birth: 28 Apr 1782 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania
  4. Christina MUSSER Birth: 5 Feb 1784 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 22 Sep 1784 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania
  5. Christina MUSSER Birth: 1 Jul 1785 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 20 Apr 1786 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania
  6. Henry MUSSER Birth: 26 Dec 1787 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1787 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania
  7. Henry Ross MUSSER Birth: 3 Jan 1789 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 27 Nov 1856
  8. Sarah Louise MUSSER Birth: 14 Nov 1791 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 10 Nov 1849 in Sisstersville, Tyler Co, Virginia
  9. Adeline MUSSER Birth: 10 May 1796 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania
  10. John Abraham MUSSER Birth: 19 Sep 1797 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 17 Mar 1859
  11. Theodosia MUSSER Birth: 2 Apr 1799 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania Death: 2 Jun 1799 in Lancaster Twp, Lancater Co, Pennsylvania

Bibliography
  1. Census 1790, Pennsylvania, Lancaster Co, Lancaster Borough, p19. M637-8. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005157140 image 707. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1790 PA Lancaster Lancaster 19].
  2. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol I. Provo, UT: author, 1995. LMHS Ref E184.M45.D3 1995 v1. LDS Film#1573238#15. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007956425 images 739-959. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p[0-9]*].
  3. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Wills, Book X-2. Not Filmed by LDS. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Wills 2X-126].
  4. Landis, Ira D, Early Lancaster County Mennonite Mussers, in Mennonite Research Journal vol 17 No 2, Apr 1976. LMHS. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p[0-9]*].
  5. Mott, Anita L, Mosser/Musser Family. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1999. JSMB 929.273 M855ma. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Mott MUSSER p[0-9]*].
  6. Musser, Edgar A, John Musser's Plantation in Southeast Lancaster, in Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, vol 83, no 3, Trinity 1979. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Musser MusserPlantation p[0-9]*].
  7. Musser, Edgar A, Musser Genealogy. Lancaster, PA: author, 1980. LMHS CS71.M9892 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p.*].
  8. 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]].
  9. 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]*].
  10. Wenger, Samuel S, The Wenger Book, Lancaster, PA: Pennsylvania German Heritage, 1978. NYPL APV (Wenger) 86-601. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p11, Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3]
1738 [Ref: Musser MusserPlantation p183, Recker PeopleMarsh II#4p1, WengerSS WENGER p1087]
abt 1730 [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p262]
d 1802 age 64 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1],
place:
[Ref: Musser MusserPlantation p162],
parents:
Hans MUSSER & Frony ___ [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p14]
Hans MUSSER & Veronica ___ [Ref: Musser MusserPlantation p162]
John MUSSER & Veronica ___ [Ref: Mott MUSSER p151, MusserEA MUSSER p11, Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1, WengerSS WENGER p1087],
father:
[Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p262, LancasterCoPA Wills 2X-126, Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3, Recker PeopleMarsh II#4p1]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3]
1804 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#4p1]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
1802 [Ref: Musser MusserPlantation p183, Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1]
26 Jan 1802 [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p11]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1]
buried in family cemetery, moved to Woodward Hill c1858 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3]
first in family cemetery, then moved to Woodward Hill [Ref: Musser MusserPlantation p170]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret HAMBRIGHT
date:
[Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p11]
1763 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3]
first marriage of John [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1087],
names:
John MUSSER & Margaret ___ [Ref: Mott MUSSER p151, Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1],
child:
[Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p25, MusserEA MUSSER p27, MusserEA MUSSER p28, MusserEA MUSSER p29, Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3, WengerSS WENGER p1087]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
names:
John MUSSER & Elizabeth RESH [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p262]
Sources with Information about marriage to Sarah FUNK
date:
[Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p11]
1777 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3]
second marriage of John [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1087],
child:
[Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p25, MusserEA MUSSER p26, MusserEA MUSSER p31, MusserEA MUSSER p36, Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3, Recker PeopleMarsh III#3p3, WengerSS WENGER p1087]
Research Notes:
1752: in will of father, 200 acres of land on a branch of Conestoga Creek in Hempfield Twp was to the son who drew the lucky ticket in a lottery. John won [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1]

inherited his father's 110 1/2 acre tract of land in Hempfield Twp. Deed M-22 and M-341 [Ref: Musser MusserPlantation p183]

from estate of father, received 121 acres farm in Hempfield Twp [Ref: Sider MARTIN p36]

Feb 18 1761: sold his Hempfield Twp lands, and resided on that portion of the Lancaster Twp tract [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh I#9p1]

Private from PA in Revolutionary War [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3]

family tradition says he was an aide-de-camp to General Washington [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#4p1]

1790: living in Lancaster Borough, Lancaster Co, PA. one male over age 16, two males under age 16, eight females, one other free person [Ref: 1790 PA Lancaster Lancaster 19]

date of death (28 Jan 1804) reported in Lancaster Intelligencer, and by gravestone inscription [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh II#3p3]



Pedigree of John MUSSER
                                              /-----Ulrich MOSER
                                     /-----Galante MOSER
                            /-----Peter MOSER
                           |         \-----Dori HUNDSPERGER
                   /-----Peter MOSER
                  |         \-----Elsbeth LONGENEGGER
          /-----Peter MOSER
         |        |         /-----Christian TOMI
         |         \-----Elsbeth TOMI
         |                  \-----Elsbeth HOFER
 /-----John MUSSER
John MUSSER
 \-----Veronica (MUSSER)



Descendants of John MUSSER
1. John MUSSER m1. Margaret HAMBRIGHT m2. Sarah FUNK
m. Margaret HAMBRIGHT father: John HAMBRIGHT mother: Elizabeth (HAMBRIGHT)
m. Sarah FUNK

2nd generation

3. Frances MUSSER m. Henry WITMER
m. Henry WITMER father: John WITMER mother: Fronica ROLAND
4. Mary MUSSER m. John WELLS
m. John WELLS
6. Sophia MUSSER m. Benjamin Dr DODDRIDGE
m. Benjamin Dr DODDRIDGE
7. Harriet MUSSER m1. Cadwallader EVANS m2. William GLENN m3. John W KEAN
m. Cadwallader EVANS
m. William GLENN
m. John W KEAN
12. Sarah Louise MUSSER m. James Caldwell WILLIAMSON
m. James Caldwell WILLIAMSON
14. John Abraham MUSSER m. Ruth WITTEN
m. Ruth WITTEN father: Peter WITTEN mother: Rachel BOWEN

3rd generation

39. Sarah MUSSER m. William MARTIN
m. William MARTIN
40. Witten MUSSER m. Martha (MUSSER)
m. Martha (MUSSER)
41. Julia MUSSER m. William KIRKLAND
m. William KIRKLAND
42. Ruth MUSSER m. Nicholas GARDEN
m. Nicholas GARDEN

4th generation

44. William Barney MARTIN m. Sarah Jane PATTON
m. Sarah Jane PATTON
46. Mary Julia MARTIN m. Samuel JOHNSON
m. Samuel JOHNSON
47. Rachel Ann MARTIN m. Thomas A GRAMBLETT
m. Thomas A GRAMBLETT
49. Permelia Moore MARTIN m. William W COX
m. William W COX
50. Ebenezer Bose MARTIN m. Julia E DUNFEE
m. Julia E DUNFEE
57. Ruth KIRKLAND m. David HISSOM
m. David HISSOM
58. John KIRKLAND m1. Lucy HISSOM m2. Carrie WRIGHT
m. Lucy HISSOM
m. Carrie WRIGHT
61. Alexander GARDEN m. Lillian HAWKINS
m. Lillian HAWKINS
62. Wells GARDEN m.