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: Abraham HERSHEY
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1740 b
  • Death: 1811 in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d
  • Burial: Hershey-Landis Cemetery, Roseville, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Christian HERSHEY Birth: 1692 Death: 1745 in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Esther EGLI Death: 1792

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Mary HERSHEY Birth: 1763 in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1856 in Williamsville, Erie Co, New York
  2. Anna HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1765
  3. Esther HERSHEY Birth: Abt 1767
  4. Barbara HERSHEY Birth: 1 Mar 1769 in Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 9 Dec 1828
  5. Catharine HERSHEY Birth: 13 Jul 1771 Death: 25 Sep 1849
  6. Elizabeth HERSHEY Birth: 18 Sep 1765 in Pennsboro Twp, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania Death: 26 Dec 1832 in Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
  7. Abraham HERSHEY Birth: 3 Mar 1774 in Rapho Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 6 May 1839
  8. Christian HERSHEY Birth: 16 Jan 1777 Death: 3 Aug 1853 in Lisbon, Linn Co, Iowa
  9. (Unk) HERSHEY Birth: 1781 Death: 1781
  10. (Unk) HERSHEY Birth: 1781 Death: 1781

Bibliography
  1. 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]*].
  2. Bittinger, Emmert F, Ancestors and Descendants of "Hill" John Landis (1779-1858) of Manheim Township, Lancaster County, PA. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Apr 2001. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Bittinger LANDIS p[0-9]*].
  3. 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]*].
  4. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol III. Provo, UT: author, 1999. NYPL APK 01-2370v3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p[0-9]*].
  5. 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]*].
  6. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book O, 1764-1773, LDS Film#0021386#1. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067072 images 46-7. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds O-85].
  7. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book P, 1764-1773, LDS Film#0021386#2. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067072 images 481-2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds P-293].
  8. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book X, 1782-1786, LDS Film#0021390#1. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008067076 images 87-90. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds X-164].
  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]*].
  10. Mason, Floyd R, Hershey Family Tree of Pennsylvania. Bridgewater, VA: author, 2002. NYPL APV (Hershey) 05-3375. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Mason HERSHEY p[0-9]*].
  11. Slabaugh, John M, Henry Landis of Warwick and Manheim Townships, Lancaster Co, PA. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, vol 7 no 4, Oct 1984. NYPL APR (PA) 82-1017. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Slabaugh LANDIS p[0-9]*].
  12. 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: Best GROFF p91, Bittinger LANDIS p29, GroffCL GROFF p54, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, Slabaugh LANDIS p23],
parents:
[Ref: Best GROFF p91, Davis Emigrants v1p210, GroffCL GROFF p54, Mason HERSHEY p10],
father:
Christian LANDIS (sic) s/b/ HERSHEY [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p233]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1737 [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210, Mason HERSHEY p10],
place:
Friedelsheim, Germany [Ref: Davis Emigrants v1p210]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p91, Bittinger LANDIS p29, Davis Emigrants v1p210, GroffCL GROFF p54, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, Mason HERSHEY p10, Slabaugh LANDIS p23],
place:
[Ref: Bittinger LANDIS p29]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p91, GroffCL GROFF p54]
Hershey Cemetery, Manheim Twp, Lancaster Co [Ref: Slabaugh LANDIS p23]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth LANDIS
names:
[Ref: Bittinger LANDIS p29, Davis Emigrants v1p210, Davis Emigrants v3p233, LancasterCoPA Deeds O-85, LancasterCoPA Deeds P-293, LancasterCoPA Deeds X-164, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, Mason HERSHEY p10],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p91, Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p54, GroffCL GROFF p55, Mason HERSHEY p16, Slabaugh LANDIS p23, WengerSS WENGER p1064]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Abraham HERSHEY
                                              /-----Andrew HIRSHI
                                     /-----Andrew HIRSHI
                                    |         \-----Barbli SCHENK
                            /-----Isaac HIRSHI
                           |         \-----Christina DANNER
                   /-----Christian HERSHI
                  |         \-----Elisabeth SCHMIDT
          /-----Christian HERSHEY
 /-----Christian HERSHEY
|        |         /-----Daniel STAUFFER
|         \-----Adelheid STAUFFER
Abraham HERSHEY
|         /-----Abraham EGLI
 \-----Esther EGLI



Descendants of Abraham HERSHEY
1. Abraham HERSHEY m. Elizabeth LANDIS
m. Elizabeth LANDIS father: Henry LANDIS mother: Veronica GROFF

2nd generation

2. Mary HERSHEY m. John LONG
m. John LONG father: John LONG mother: Anna (LONG)
8. Abraham HERSHEY m. Mary HERR
m. Mary HERR father: Christian HERR mother: Mary HERSHEY
9. Christian HERSHEY m. Elizabeth YORDY
m. Elizabeth YORDY father: Christian YORDY mother: Barbara GINGRICH

3rd generation

23. Mary Katherine HERSHEY m1. John EBY m2. Michael HOOVER
m. John EBY
m. Michael HOOVER father: George HUBER mother: Susanna RYDER