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 WITT
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 15 Apr 1786 in Northampton (Now Lehigh) Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 15 Jul 1836 in Allegany Co, Maryland d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • George WITT
    • Mother:
  • Sarah SCHROCK

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Catharine WITT Birth: 25 Jan 1808 in Somerset Co, Pennsylvania Death: 23 Aug 1855 in Somerset Co, Pennsylvania
  2. Rachel WITT Birth: 28 Sep 1810 in Somerset Co, Pennsylvania Death: 30 Dec 1890 in Lee Co, Illinois
  3. Susanna WITT Birth: Abt 1812 in Allegany Co, Maryland
  4. George WITT Birth: 24 Dec 1813 in Allegany Co, Maryland
  5. Sarah WITT Birth: 1819 in Allegany Co, Maryland
  6. Mary Magdalene WITT Birth: 1818 in Allegany Co, Maryland
  7. John G WITT Birth: 13 Jul 1821 in Allegany Co, Maryland Death: 24 May 1906 in Wellersburg, Somerset Co, Pennsylvania
  8. Infant WITT Birth: 9 Feb 1825 in Allegany Co, Maryland
  9. Jonathan WITT Birth: 7 Dec 1826 in Allegany Co, Maryland
  10. Carl WITT Birth: 19 Feb 1830 in Allegany Co, Maryland

Bibliography
  1. DAR Application 568332, Zeitler, Thelma Poorbaugh Information from this source tagged as [Ref: DAR #568332A720].
  2. Jones, June, BOUCHER Family, private email, 12/9/2000. Author address: JonesJuneM at aol dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: June Jones 12/9/2000].
  3. Bowsher, Kay, BOWSHER Family, private email, 9/10/2001. Author address qddusa at yahoo dot com. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001].
  4. Mestad, Merikay, Rachel Witt, private email 10/12/2004. Author address: mmestad at mchsi dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004].
  5. Brodbeck, Ray, Eliza Uhl, private email 7/29/2008. Author address: brodbeck at up dot net. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Ray Brodbeck 7/29/2008].
  6. Bean, Virginia Rizor, Korns-Boucher information, private email, 4/17/2001. Author address w8h7p6gv at coastalnet dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Virginia Bean 4/17/2001].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: DAR #568332A720, June Jones 12/9/2000, Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004, Ray Brodbeck 7/29/2008],
place:
[Ref: Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004]
Pennsylvania [Ref: DAR #568332A720, Ray Brodbeck 7/29/2008],
parents:
George WITT & Sarah SCHROCK?? [Ref: Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004]
George WITT & Sarah ___ [Ref: Ray Brodbeck 7/29/2008]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: DAR #568332A720, June Jones 12/9/2000, Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004, Ray Brodbeck 7/29/2008],
place:
[Ref: DAR #568332A720, June Jones 12/9/2000, Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004, Ray Brodbeck 7/29/2008]
Sources with Information about marriage to Rebecca Margaret KORNS
date:
about 1809 [Ref: DAR #568332A720]
abt 1808 [Ref: June Jones 12/9/2000, Ray Brodbeck 7/29/2008],
names:
[Ref: Kay Bowsher 9/10/2001, Virginia Bean 4/17/2001],
child:
[Ref: DAR #568332A720, June Jones 12/9/2000, Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004, Ray Brodbeck 7/29/2008]
Research Notes:
c1813: moved from Somerset Co, PA, to Allegany Co, MD [Ref: Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004]

lived on 50 acres in Allegany County, Maryland, on the border of Pennsylvania at Wellsersburg on the east side of the road [Ref: Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004]

blacksmith [Ref: Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004]

will dated 12 Jun 1836, Philip Wilhelm, executor, first account 10 Aug 1837 [Ref: Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004]

estate distribution names 2 sons, 4 daughters and husbands, and 3 grandchildren of deceased daughter Susanna [Ref: Merikay Mestad 10/12/2004]



Pedigree of John WITT
 /-----George WITT
John WITT
 \-----Sarah SCHROCK



Descendants of John WITT
1. John WITT m. Rebecca Margaret KORNS
m. Rebecca Margaret KORNS father: Michael Sr KORNS mother: Susannah BAUSCHER

2nd generation

3. Rachel WITT m. Philip WILHELM
m. Philip WILHELM
8. John G WITT m. Rebecca SHAFFER
m. Rebecca SHAFFER

3rd generation

12. Jonathan P WILHELM m.
13. George Washington WITT m. Alice Louisa MOSER
m. Alice Louisa MOSER

4th generation

14. Maude WILHELM m. (Unk) BOYD
m. (Unk) BOYD
15. Edna Leora WITT m. Ralph Andrew POORBAUGH
m. Ralph Andrew POORBAUGH

5th generation

16. Doris BOYD m. (Unk) MARTH
m. (Unk) MARTH