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: John GROFF
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1764 b
  • Death: 10 May 1813 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Andrew GROFF Birth: Abt 1743 Death: Abt 1771 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Magdalena ROHRER

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Magdalena GROFF
  2. Mary GROFF
  3. Esther GROFF
  4. Elizabeth GROFF Birth: 1784
  5. Andrew GROFF Birth: 18 Apr 1793 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 11 May 1877 in Canada
  6. Abraham GROFF Birth: 25 Jun Abt 1795 Death: 1864 in Canada
  7. Susanna GROFF Birth: 11 Jun 1802 in West Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: Apr 1877

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:
[Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38, GroffCL GROFF p408, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
parents:
[Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38, GroffCL GROFF p408]
Andrew GROFF & Magdalena ___ [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
father:
[Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
1813 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p408],
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCL GROFF p38]
Sources with Information about marriage to Magdalena MYER
names:
John GROFF & dau Hans MYER [Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p88, GroffCF GROFF Chart, GroffCL GROFF p38, GroffCL GROFF p408, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of John 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)
John GROFF
 \-----Magdalena ROHRER



Descendants of John GROFF
1. John GROFF m. Magdalena MYER
m. Magdalena MYER father: John MYER mother: Agada (MYER)

2nd generation

5. Elizabeth GROFF m. Marks GROFF
m. Marks GROFF father: Marcus GROFF mother: Feronica MYER
6. Andrew GROFF m. Anna HUBER
m. Anna HUBER father: Samuel HUBER mother: Elizabeth REIST
8. Susanna GROFF m. Henry SHEIBLY
m. Henry SHEIBLY father: Henry SHEIBLEY mother: Elizabeth MILLER

3rd generation

20. Isaac GROFF m. Leah BRICKER
m. Leah BRICKER
38. Abrah G SHEIBLY m. Maria W ZOOK
m. Maria W ZOOK father: David ZOOK mother: Susannah WEIDLER

4th generation

42. Samuel GROFF m. Martha ROBERTSON
m. Martha ROBERTSON
47. Abrah Jr SHEIBLY m. Emma BEAR
m. Emma BEAR father: John BEAR mother: Hattie LANDIS

5th generation

52. Emilie Jane GROFF m. David BROWN
m. David BROWN
54. Franklin Bricker GROFF m. Annie May COLE
m. Annie May COLE
57. Henry Karl GROFF m. Dorothy PATERSON
m. Dorothy PATERSON
58. Eleanor May GROFF m. Earle POPHAM
m. Earle POPHAM