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: Peter MUSSER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 22 Jan 1761 in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 25 Mar 1845 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Henry MUSSER Birth: 1730 Death: 13 Mar 1805 in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Veronica (MUSSER) Birth: Abt 1740 Death: Abt Nov 1806

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. John MUSSER Birth: 6 Jun 1790 Death: 24 Jun 1869
  2. Peter MUSSER Birth: 1791
  3. Anna MUSSER Birth: 1792 Death: 1866
  4. Elizabeth MUSSER Birth: 1794
  5. Samuel MUSSER Birth: 1797
  6. Henry MUSSER Birth: 1799 Death: Nov 1829 in Brecknock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  7. Catherine MUSSER Birth: 1801 Death: 1874
  8. Barbara MUSSER Birth: 1803
  9. Polly MUSSER Birth: 1805
  10. Leah MUSSER Birth: 1808 Death: 1883

Bibliography
  1. Census 1790, Pennsylvania, Lancaster Co, Brecknock, p03. M637-8. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005157140 image 824. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1790 PA Lancaster Brecknock 3].
  2. 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]*].
  3. Musser, Edgar A, Musser Genealogy. Lancaster, PA: author, 1980. LMHS CS71.M9892 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p.*].
  4. Musser, Elmer L, Genealogy of John and Susanna Musser Family. Author, 1978. LDS Film#1035862#3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEL MUSSER p[0-9ivx]*].
  5. Musser, Richard W, Musser Family History 1242-1988. Lancaster, PA: author, 1998. LMHS CS71.M9891.1998. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserRW MUSSER p[0-9]*].
  6. 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]].
  7. 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 p22, MusserEA MUSSER p42, MusserEL MUSSER pvi, MusserRW MUSSER p27]
1761 [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1, WengerSS WENGER p1088]
eldest son [Ref: MusserRW MUSSER p24],
place:
[Ref: MusserRW MUSSER p21],
parents:
Henry MUSSER & Veronica ___ [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p22, MusserEA MUSSER p42, MusserEL MUSSER pvi, MusserRW MUSSER p24, Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1, WengerSS WENGER p1088]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p22, MusserEA MUSSER p42, MusserEL MUSSER pvi]
1845 [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1088]
Sources with Information about marriage to Barbara GOOD
date:
[Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p22, MusserEA MUSSER p42]
1788 [Ref: MusserRW MUSSER p24],
child:
[Ref: MusserEL MUSSER pvi, WengerSS WENGER p1088]
Research Notes:
farmer and shoemaker in Brecknock Twp [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1088]

1785: first appears on tax lists of Breaknock Twp, Lancaster Co, PA [Ref: MusserRW MUSSER p24]

1790: living in Brecknock Twp, one male over age 16, one male under age 16, one female. one other free person [Ref: 1790 PA Lancaster Brecknock 3]

left home rather than inherit the farm [Ref: Recker PeopleMarsh I#8p1]

by 1801: left home and purchased his own farm [Ref: MusserEL MUSSER pvi]



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



Descendants of Peter MUSSER
1. Peter MUSSER m. Barbara GOOD
m. Barbara GOOD father: John GOOD mother: Barbara BOWMAN

2nd generation

2. John MUSSER m. Susanna WEBER
m. Susanna WEBER father: Jacob WEBER mother: Barbara WITMER
7. Henry MUSSER m. Lydia YUNDT
m. Lydia YUNDT

3rd generation

12. Lavina MUSSER m. Benjamin BOWMAN
m. Benjamin BOWMAN father: Joseph BOWMAN mother: Mary HUBER

4th generation

20. Eliza BOWMAN m. Jacob BURKHARDT
m. Jacob BURKHARDT