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: Barbara BRACKBILL
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: 10 May 1714 b
  • Death: Before 1760 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Rev Benedict BRACKBILL Birth: 1666 in Trachselwald, Berne, Switzerland Death: 27 Apr 1720 in Strasburg, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Maria Margaretha HERR Birth: Abt 1663 in Zurich, Switzerland Death: 1 Dec 1725 in Strassburg Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

Family:
Marriage:
  • Jacob GROFF on Before 1734 .m1
  • Jacob GROFF Birth: 2 Apr 1699 in Pennsylvania Death: 1766 in Martic Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. Benjamin GROFF Birth: 18 Jan 1727 Death: 10 Jul 1803
  2. John GROFF Birth: 4 Jul 1730 Death: 1758 in Martic Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Veronica GROFF Birth: 10 Mar 1732 Death: 25 Feb 1826
  4. Mary GROFF Birth: 5 Aug 1735 Death: 10 Jul 1801
  5. Ann GROFF Birth: 20 Jul 1740 Death: 30 Aug 1777
  6. Barbara GROFF Birth: 5 Mar 1747 Death: 22 May 1811

Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane E, European Roots of the Bear Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: An Update, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 1984. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p[0-9]*].
  2. 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]*].
  3. 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]*].
  4. Brackbill, Martin Hervin, New Light on Hans Herr and Martin Kendig, in Papers of the Lancaster County Historical Society, vol 39, No 4, 1935. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Brackbill Herr-Kendig p[0-9]*].
  5. books/Herr, Theodore, Genealogical Record of Reverend Hans Herr and his descendants. Lancaster, PA: author, 1908. Available at http://archive.org/details/cu31924029842204 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: HerrT HERR p[0-9]*].
  6. 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]*].
  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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: HerrT HERR p3, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
abt 1705 [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p12],
parents:
[Ref: Best SwissOrigins p12, HerrT HERR p3, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
father:
[Ref: Brackbill Herr-Kendig p95, LancasterCoPA Biog p136]
Sources for death Information
date:
before 1760 [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p12]
Sources with Information about marriage to Jacob GROFF
date:
before 1734 [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p12],
names:
[Ref: Brackbill Herr-Kendig p95, HerrT HERR p3],
child:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p25, Best KENDIG p16, LancasterCoPA Biog p111, LancasterCoPA Biog p136, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Barbara BRACKBILL
 /-----Rev Benedict BRACKBILL
Barbara BRACKBILL
|                  /-----Christian HERR
|         /-----Hans HERR
 \-----Maria Margaretha HERR
         |                  /-----Peter KUNDIG
         |         /-----Jorg KUNDIG
          \-----Barbel KENDIG
                   \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG



Descendants of Barbara BRACKBILL
1. Barbara BRACKBILL m. Jacob GROFF
m. Jacob GROFF father: Hans GROFF mother: Ann (GROFF)

2nd generation

3. John GROFF m. Elsbeth KENDIG
m. Elsbeth KENDIG father: John Jacob KENDIG mother: Annali MEYER
6. Ann GROFF m. Jacob BARR
m. Jacob BARR father: Martin BARR mother: Anna Elisabeth GROFF
7. Barbara GROFF m. Jacob ESHLEMAN
m. Jacob ESHLEMAN father: Jacob ESHLEMAN mother: Anna Barbara BARR

3rd generation

16. Christian BARR m. Susannah BRENNEMAN
m. Susannah BRENNEMAN father: Melchior BRENNEMAN mother: Ann SNAVELY
18. Jacob ESHLEMAN m. Mary BROCKBILL
m. Mary BROCKBILL father: Benedict BRACKBILL mother: Mary KENDIG

4th generation

26. Anna BARR m. Samuel MUSSER
m. Samuel MUSSER father: Christian MUSSER mother: Elizabeth KENDIG
27. Maria ESHLEMAN m. John WARFEL
m. John WARFEL
31. Jacob ESHLEMAN m. Juliette WITMER
m. Juliette WITMER

5th generation

40. John B WARFEL m. Mary GIRVIN
m. Mary GIRVIN father: Isaac GIRVIN