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: Andrew GROFF
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1743 b
  • Death: Abt 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. David GROFF
  2. Elizabeth GROFF
  3. Christiana GROFF
  4. John GROFF Birth: 1764 Death: 10 May 1813 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  5. Abraham GROFF Birth: 25 Jun 1768 Death: Jan 1882

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:
1743 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p408]
abt 1743 [Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38],
parents:
Peter GROFF & Barbara ___ [Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38, GroffCL GROFF p408, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
father:
[Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
Sources for death Information
date:
1771 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p408]
will pro 16 Dec 1771 [Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38],
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38]
Sources with Information about marriage to Magdalena ROHRER
date:
first marriage of Magdalena [Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38],
names:
Andrew GROFF & Magdalena ___ [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38, GroffCL GROFF p39, GroffCL GROFF p408, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
Research Notes:
will dated Nov 13 1771, names four children [Ref: Best GROFF p79]

will pro Dec 16 1771, Earl Twp [Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38]

inventory includes 750 pounds of Tarr Iron and smith tools [Ref: Best GROFF p79]



Pedigree of Andrew 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
Andrew GROFF
 \-----Barbara (GROFF)



Descendants of Andrew GROFF
1. Andrew GROFF m. Magdalena ROHRER
m. Magdalena ROHRER

2nd generation

5. John GROFF m. Magdalena MYER
m. Magdalena MYER father: John MYER mother: Agada (MYER)
6. Abraham GROFF m. Mary GROFF
m. Mary GROFF father: Peter GROFF mother: Magdalena ENGLE

3rd generation

10. Elizabeth GROFF m. Marks GROFF
m. Marks GROFF father: Marcus GROFF mother: Feronica MYER
11. Andrew GROFF m. Anna HUBER
m. Anna HUBER father: Samuel HUBER mother: Elizabeth REIST
13. Susanna GROFF m. Henry SHEIBLY
m. Henry SHEIBLY father: Henry SHEIBLEY mother: Elizabeth MILLER
15. Daniel GROFF m. Magdalena GROFF
m. Magdalena GROFF father: Marcus GROFF mother: Feronica MYER
18. Martin GROFF m. Sarah SHIVELY
m. Sarah SHIVELY father: Henry SHIVLEY mother: Elizabeth MILLER

4th generation

33. Isaac GROFF m. Leah BRICKER
m. Leah BRICKER
51. Abrah G SHEIBLY m. Maria W ZOOK
m. Maria W ZOOK father: David ZOOK mother: Susannah WEIDLER
66. Abraham S GROFF m. Susannah BARD
m. Susannah BARD father: George BARD

5th generation

73. Samuel GROFF m. Martha ROBERTSON
m. Martha ROBERTSON
78. Abrah Jr SHEIBLY m. Emma BEAR
m. Emma BEAR father: John BEAR mother: Hattie LANDIS
81. Albert B GROFF m. Bertha FORNEY
m. Bertha FORNEY father: Joseph FORNEY