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: Peter GROFF
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1740 b
  • Death: 1771 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Peter GROFF Birth: Abt 1702 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: Abt 1764 in Earl Twp, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Barbara (GROFF)

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Peter GROFF Birth: Abt 1763 Death: 15 Mar 1849
  2. Anna GROFF Birth: 4 Aug 1766 Death: 10 Jan 1839
  3. Mary GROFF Birth: 6 Nov 1769 Death: 1 Sep 1834

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. Groff, Christian Franz, Hans Groff Chart, 1864. Paradise, PA: Samuel S Wenger, 1979. Available at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart].
  3. 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]*].
  4. 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]*].
  5. 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:
1740 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p408]
abt 1740 [Ref: Best GROFF p87, GroffCL GROFF p38],
parents:
Peter GROFF & Barbara ___ [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p38, GroffCL GROFF p408, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
probably Peter GROFF & Barbara ___ [Ref: Best GROFF p87],
father:
[Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
will pro 21 Jan 1772 [Ref: Best GROFF p87, GroffCL GROFF p38],
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p87, GroffCL GROFF p38]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
1772 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p408]
Sources with Information about marriage to Magdalena ENGLE
date:
first marriage of Magdalena [Ref: Best GROFF p88],
names:
Peter GROFF & Magdalena ___ [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p38, GroffCL GROFF p408, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
child:
[Ref: GroffCL GROFF p38, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
Research Notes:
will dated Dec 19 1771; mentioned but did not name his children, at last some of whom were minors [Ref: Best GROFF p79]

will probated Jan 21 1772, Earl Twp [Ref: Best GROFF p87]



Pedigree of Peter GROFF
                                     /-----Hans GRAF
                            /-----Jakob GRAF
                           |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
                   /-----Marx GRAF
                  |        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
                  |         \-----Anna SPORRI
          /-----Hans GROFF
 /-----Peter GROFF
|        |                           /-----Peter KUNDIG
|        |                  /-----Jorg KUNDIG
|        |         /-----Hans Jagli KUNDIG
|        |        |         \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG
|         \-----Susanna KENDIG
|                 |         /-----Martin MEILI
|                  \-----Elsbeth MEILI
|                           \-----Barbara BAR
Peter GROFF
 \-----Barbara (GROFF)



Descendants of Peter GROFF
1. Peter GROFF m. Magdalena ENGLE
m. Magdalena ENGLE

2nd generation

3. Anna GROFF m. David MARTIN
m. David MARTIN father: Christian MARTIN mother: Elizabeth EBERSOLE
4. Mary GROFF m. Abraham GROFF
m. Abraham GROFF father: Andrew GROFF mother: Magdalena ROHRER

3rd generation

14. Daniel GROFF m. Magdalena GROFF
m. Magdalena GROFF father: Marcus GROFF mother: Feronica MYER
17. Martin GROFF m. Sarah SHIVELY
m. Sarah SHIVELY father: Henry SHIVLEY mother: Elizabeth MILLER

4th generation

35. Abraham S GROFF m. Susannah BARD
m. Susannah BARD father: George BARD

5th generation

39. Albert B GROFF m. Bertha FORNEY
m. Bertha FORNEY father: Joseph FORNEY