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


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Barbara WITMER Death: Before 1781
  2. Abraham WITMER Birth: Switzerland Death: Abt 1782
  3. Anna WITMER Death: After 1781
  4. Magdalena WITMER Death: Before 13 Apr 1785
  5. Jacob WITMER
  6. Benjamin WITMER Birth: 1705 Death: 5 Aug 1769 in Frederick Co, Maryland
  7. John WITMER Birth: 1719 Death: Before 13 Nov 1794

Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 1992. pp 2-18. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best KENDIG p[0-9]*].
  2. 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]*].
  3. Spaetzel, Roy C, History and genealogy of the Witmer family. Kitchener, Ontario: author, 1977. FHL JSMB 929.271 W781s. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Spaetzel WITMER p[0-9]*].

Sources with Information about marriage to Benjamin WITMER
names:
Benjamin WITMER & Mary ___ [Ref: Best KENDIG p15, Best KENDIG p17, LancasterCoPA Biog p601, Spaetzel WITMER p82],
child:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p15, Best KENDIG p17, LancasterCoPA Biog p601, Spaetzel WITMER p82]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Mary (WITMER)
Mary (WITMER)



Descendants of Mary (WITMER)
1. Mary (WITMER) m. Benjamin WITMER
m. Benjamin WITMER father: Jakob WITMER

2nd generation

2. Barbara WITMER m. Henry BEAR
m. Henry BEAR father: (Unk) BEAR
8. John WITMER m. Fronica ROLAND
m. Fronica ROLAND father: John ROLAND mother: Anna Maria (ROLAND)

3rd generation

10. Elizabeth BEAR m. Henry BRUBAKER
m. Henry BRUBAKER father: Hans BRUBAKER mother: Anna ERNST
12. Fronica BEAR m. Andrew KAUFFMAN
m. Andrew KAUFFMAN
15. John BEAR m. Ann ESHLEMAN
m. Ann ESHLEMAN father: Daniel ESHLEMAN mother: Elizabeth BRUBAKER
16. Henry BEAR m1. Margaret (BEAR) m2. Elizabeth ESHLEMAN
m. Margaret (BEAR)
m. Elizabeth ESHLEMAN father: Daniel ESHLEMAN mother: Elizabeth BRUBAKER
17. Benjamin BEAR m. Maria MEYLIN
m. Maria MEYLIN
20. Benjamin WITMER m. Anna BRUBAKER
m. Anna BRUBAKER father: Jacob BRUBAKER
24. Henry WITMER m. Frances MUSSER
m. Frances MUSSER father: John MUSSER mother: Margaret HAMBRIGHT

4th generation

27. Anna BRUBAKER m. Christian BECKER
m. Christian BECKER father: Arnold BECKER mother: Barbara LANDIS
31. Christian KAUFFMAN m. Catherine HERSHEY
m. Catherine HERSHEY father: Christian HERSHEY mother: Elizabeth BACHMAN
33. Johannes BEAR m. Maria BRUBAKER
m. Maria BRUBAKER father: John Jr BRUBAKER mother: Maria DOWNER
38. Barbara BEAR m. Peter BECKER
m. Peter BECKER father: Arnold BECKER mother: Barbara LANDIS
44. Elizabeth BEAR m. Martin BEAR
m. Martin BEAR father: Benjamin BEAR mother: Maria MEYLIN
47. John BEAR m. Catherine (BEAR)
m. Catherine (BEAR)
52. Martin BEAR m. Elizabeth BEAR
m. Elizabeth BEAR father: Henry BEAR mother: Elizabeth ESHLEMAN
53. Mary BEAR m. John NEIDIG
m. John NEIDIG
56. Benjamin WITMER m. Esther BUCKWALTER
m. Esther BUCKWALTER

5th generation

70. Anna BAER m. Christian BURKHOLDER
m. Christian BURKHOLDER father: Christian BURKHOLDER mother: Anna Mary GROFF
94. David WITMER m. Annie RUTT
m. Annie RUTT