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Hans GROFF on 1 .^m1
Hans GROFF Birth: 1661 in Baretswil, Zurich, Switzerland Death: Before 7 May 1746 in Earltown, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

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Jacob GROFF Birth: 2 Apr 1699 Death: Abt 1740 in Cacalico Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

Bibliography

Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book, Volume 2, A Continuing Saga, Ronks, PA: Groff History Assiciates, 1997. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best GROFF p[0-9]*].
Best, Jane E, Germantown Links to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Families. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Oct 1983. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best Germantown p[0-9]*].
Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis, and Oberholtzer Families. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Apr 1990. pp9-25. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p[0-9]*].
Groff, Clyde L, Walter B Groff, Jane Evans Best, The Groff Book, Ronks, PA: Groff History Associates, 1985. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v1. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p[0-9]*].
Landis, Ira D, Hans Groffs Aplenty, in Mennonite Research Journal, vol 14 no 3, July 1973. Continued in Oct 73, Jan 74, Apr 74. NYPL ISD (Lancaster Co) 75-1114. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7[34][01][0-9]p[0-9]*].
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 with Information about marriage to Hans GROFF

date:: first marriage of Hans [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28, WengerSS WENGER p1062],
names:: Hans GROFF & unk first wife [Ref: Best GROFF p76, Best Germantown p26, GroffCL GROFF p33],
child:: [Ref: Best GROFF p76, Best Germantown p26, GroffCL GROFF p33, WengerSS WENGER p1062]

Sources with Inaccurate marriage information

names:: Hans GROFF & ___ OBERHOLTZER? [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p13],
child:: Jacob GROFF (#92663) [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1062]; Jacob GROFF b. 4/2/1699 PA d 1766 (#92663) m. Barbara BRACKBILL (dau of Rev. Benedict BRACKBILL & Maria HERR) with children Benjamin (b. 1/18/1727) Jacob (b. 7/4/1730) Francis (b. 3/20/1732) Mary (b. 8/5/1735) Ann (b. 7/20/1740) and Barbara (b. 3/5/1747) [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]