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: Jacob ALTER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1742 in Rotterdam, Netherlands b
  • Death: 1815 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • John Heinrich ALTER

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Veronica ALTER Birth: 9 Oct 1769 Death: 15 Nov 1817
  2. John ALTER Birth: 13 Sep 1771 Death: 1834
  3. Jacob ALTER Birth: 1 Jan 1773 Death: 29 Jan 1839 in Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
  4. David ALTER Birth: 7 Feb 1775 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1 Feb 1838 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania
  5. Esther ALTER Birth: 28 Feb 1777 Death: 1818
  6. Samuel ALTER Birth: 17 Mar 1779
  7. Susanna ALTER Birth: 30 Oct 1780 Death: 1852
  8. Henry ALTER Birth: 25 Oct 1784 Death: 1854
  9. Abraham ALTER Birth: 13 Mar 1787 Death: 1816
  10. Margaret ALTER Birth: 23 Mar 1790

Marriage:
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 III. Provo, UT: author, 1999. NYPL APK 01-2370v3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v3p[0-9]*].
  4. 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]*].
  5. 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].
  6. 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].
  7. 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]*].
  8. Sterling, Nancy, Alter family, private email, 11/16/2002. Author address: DSterlp at aol dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002].
  9. 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]*].
  10. 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 p92, Bittinger LANDIS p29, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002, Slabaugh LANDIS p23],
place:
[Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002],
father:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
1733 [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, Bittinger LANDIS p29, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002, Slabaugh LANDIS p23],
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
1800 [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret LANDIS
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, Bittinger LANDIS p29, Davis Emigrants v3p233, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002, Slabaugh LANDIS p23]
after 11 Jun 1767 [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds O-85]
before 20 Mar 1772 [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds P-293],
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, Davis Emigrants v3p233, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002],
names:
[Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, WengerSS WENGER p1064]
Jacob ALLEN & Margaret LANDIS [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds P-293],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55, GroffCL GROFF p56, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002, Slabaugh LANDIS p23]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
date:
8 Jan 1769 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p55]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary (BURKHOLDER)
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92],
names:
Jacob ALTER & Mary ___ widow of Ulrey BURKHOLDER [Ref: Best GROFF p92]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Jacob ALTER
 /-----John Heinrich ALTER
Jacob ALTER



Descendants of Jacob ALTER
1. Jacob ALTER m1. Margaret LANDIS m2. Mary (BURKHOLDER)
m. Margaret LANDIS father: Henry LANDIS mother: Veronica GROFF
m. Mary (BURKHOLDER)

2nd generation

4. Jacob ALTER m. Elizabeth FOUTZ
m. Elizabeth FOUTZ
5. David ALTER m. Elizabeth MELL
m. Elizabeth MELL father: Adam MELL mother: Barbara (MELL)
6. Esther ALTER m. Michael BEAR
m. Michael BEAR father: Henry BEAR mother: Margaret NEWCOMER

3rd generation

22. Joseph ALTER m. Margaret DINSMORE
m. Margaret DINSMORE
23. Jacob ALTER m. Jane BRATTON
m. Jane BRATTON father: George BRATTON mother: Mary CARSON
26. John ALTER m1. Mary McCUTCHEON m2. Sarah A DICKEY
m. Mary McCUTCHEON
m. Sarah A DICKEY
31. Jeremiah ALTER m. Sophia MELL
m. Sophia MELL father: John MELL mother: Polly KIEL

4th generation

42. George Bratton ALTER m. Eve STOTLER
m. Eve STOTLER
44. Samuel C ALTER m. Nancy Jane BEALE
m. Nancy Jane BEALE father: Washington BEALE mother: Jane GIVEN
53. Jacob A ALTER m. Jane HAMILTON
m. Jane HAMILTON