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


Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Christina HORST
  2. John HORST Birth: 16 May 1750 Death: 30 Jan 1813
  3. Michael HORST Birth: 2 Aug 1751 Death: 23 Nov 1830 in Rapaho Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  4. Christian HORST Birth: 20 Jul 1755 Death: 4 May 1837
  5. Barbara HORST Birth: 11 Nov 1757 Death: 20 Nov 1838
  6. Elizabeth HORST Birth: 24 Sep 1762 Death: 31 Mar 1853
  7. Maria G HORST Birth: 12 Nov 1767 Death: 18 Sep 1831
  8. David HORST Birth: 12 Oct 1769 Death: 15 May 1845
  9. Feronica HORST Birth: 9 Apr 1772 Death: 27 Nov 1835

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:
abt 1729 [Ref: Best GROFF p89, GroffCL GROFF p42],
parents:
[Ref: Best GROFF p89, GroffCL GROFF p42]
Samuel GROFF & Christina ___ [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, WengerSS WENGER p1063],
father:
[Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart]
Sources for death Information
date:
after 1772 [Ref: Best GROFF p89, GroffCL GROFF p42]
Sources with Information about marriage to Joseph HORST
names:
[Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p89, Best GROFF p92, GroffCF GROFF Chart, GroffCL GROFF p42, GroffCL GROFF p43, GroffCL GROFF p44, GroffCL GROFF p45, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
Research Notes:



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



Descendants of Mary GROFF
1. Mary GROFF m. Joseph HORST
m. Joseph HORST father: Jacob HORST mother: Barbara SHENK

2nd generation

3. John HORST m. Ann STRICKLER
m. Ann STRICKLER father: Henry STRICKLER
4. Michael HORST m. Fronica SHELLY
m. Fronica SHELLY father: Christian SHELLY mother: Anna ENGLE
5. Christian HORST m. Susanna NOLT
m. Susanna NOLT father: Jonas NOLT mother: Maria (NOLT)
6. Barbara HORST m1. David GROFF m2. David MARTIN
m. David GROFF father: David GROFF mother: Barbara MOYER
m. David MARTIN father: David H MARTIN mother: Susanna GROFF
7. Elizabeth HORST m. Martin HUBER
m. Martin HUBER father: John HUBER
8. Maria G HORST m. Joseph G WENGER
m. Joseph G WENGER father: Michael WENGER mother: Maria GROFF
9. David HORST m. Anna WEBER
m. Anna WEBER father: Henry WEBER mother: Eva WENGER
10. Feronica HORST m. Christian STAUFFER
m. Christian STAUFFER father: Christian STAUFFER mother: Ann EBY

3rd generation

13. Joseph HORST m. Magdalena WEBER
m. Magdalena WEBER
22. Anna HORST m. John HERSHEY
m. John HERSHEY father: Jacob HERSHEY mother: Anna NEWCOMER
33. Christian HORST m1. Anna REIFF m2. Esther MYER m3. Barbara MYER
m. Anna REIFF father: Abraham REIFF mother: Barbara WEAVER
m. Esther MYER
m. Barbara MYER
36. David HORST m. Elizabeth MUSSER
m. Elizabeth MUSSER father: John MUSSER mother: Magdalena WISSLER
37. Michael HORST m. Mary MUSSER
m. Mary MUSSER father: John MUSSER mother: Magdalena WISSLER
41. Elizabeth GROFF m. Jacob JOHNS
m. Jacob JOHNS
42. John GROFF m. Magdalena WENGER
m. Magdalena WENGER father: Christian WENGER mother: Maria ZIMMERMAN
43. David GROFF m. Elizabeth BITZER
m. Elizabeth BITZER
44. Barbara GROFF m. Samuel Z WENGER
m. Samuel Z WENGER
46. Susanna MARTIN m. David M WENGER
m. David M WENGER father: Michael S WENGER mother: Mary G MARTIN
48. Veronica MARTIN m. Isaac SHEAFFER
m. Isaac SHEAFFER father: Martin SHEAFFER mother: Mary MILLER
61. Michael H WENGER m. Elizabeth M GROFF
m. Elizabeth M GROFF father: Marcus GROFF mother: Feronica MYER
68. Benjamin H WENGER m. Anna L ERB
m. Anna L ERB father: Emanuel ERB mother: Susanna LANDIS
74. Anna W HORST m. John B MARTIN
m. John B MARTIN father: Samuel G MARTIN mother: Susanna BUCKWALTER

4th generation

87. Susanna HORST m. John WANNER
m. John WANNER father: Tobias W WANNER mother: Magdalena STAUFFER
92. John HERSHEY m1. Magdalena MUSSER m2. Margaret HOOVER
m. Magdalena MUSSER father: Henry MUSSER mother: Maria MUSSELMAN
m. Margaret HOOVER
99. Levi JOHNS m. Susanna BECKER
m. Susanna BECKER
100. Mary GROFF m. Andrew SWARTZ
m. Andrew SWARTZ
102. Magdalena GROFF m. Joseph S KURTZ
m. Joseph S KURTZ father: Samuel KURTZ mother: Barbara SHOWALTER
108. Levi W GROFF m. Catherine BARE
m. Catherine BARE father: Adam BARE mother: Sarah GRAYBILL
115. Barbara WENGER m. John MUSSER
m. John MUSSER father: John MUSSER mother: Magdalena WISSLER
128. Barbara M WENGER m. Christian Franz GROFF
m. Christian Franz GROFF father: David M GROFF mother: Elizabeth FRANZ
151. Susanna WENGER m. John M MUSSER
m. John M MUSSER father: Henry MUSSER mother: Anna MARTIN
152. Benjamin E WENGER m. Annie E GROFF
m. Annie E GROFF father: Samuel GROFF mother: Frances MILLER
161. Jonathan H MARTIN m. Elizabeth HORST
m. Elizabeth HORST

5th generation

178. John M HERSHEY m. Elizabeth BRACKBILL
m. Elizabeth BRACKBILL
179. Magdalena HERSHEY m. Isaac BUCKWALTER
m. Isaac BUCKWALTER father: Henry BUCKWALTER mother: Barbara NEFF
182. Mary M HERSHEY m. Henry M SANDER
m. Henry M SANDER father: Henry SANDER mother: Nancy MILLER
191. Maria KURTZ m. John ZIMMERMAN
m. John ZIMMERMAN father: Christian ZIMMERMAN mother: Mary MARTIN
193. John G KURTZ m. Anna MUSSER
m. Anna MUSSER father: Henry MUSSER mother: Anna MARTIN
205. Gabriel GROFF m. Barbara SWAR
m. Barbara SWAR
206. David GROFF m. Susanna NOLT
m. Susanna NOLT
210. Christian GROFF m. Frances PETERS
m. Frances PETERS
212. Anna MUSSER m. Jacob Muser DENLINGER
m. Jacob Muser DENLINGER father: Samuel DENLINGER mother: Elizabeth MUSSER
214. Susanna MUSSER m. Benjamin KREIDER
m. Benjamin KREIDER father: Isaac KREIDER mother: Anna ROHRER
215. John W MUSSER m. Alice E GOOD
m. Alice E GOOD
221. Martin W MUSSER m. Katie KREIDER
m. Katie KREIDER father: Christian KREIDER mother: Maria ERB
223. Annie G WENGER m. Esaias B WITMER
m. Esaias B WITMER father: Martin WITMER mother: Mary GEHMAN
230. John S MARTIN m. Martha HURSH
m. Martha HURSH father: Christian HURSH mother: Nancy MARTIN