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: Abraham Jr REIFF
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1735 b
  • Death: 18 Aug 1788 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Abraham REIFF Birth: Abt 1692 Death: 1763 in North Coventry Twp, Chester Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Barbara MEYER Birth: Abt 1705 Death: Abt 1773

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. David REIFF Birth: 1755 Death: 1823
  2. Christina REIFF Birth: 1757
  3. Barbara REIFF Birth: Abt 1757 Death: 5 Jul 1836
  4. Abraham REIFF Birth: 1760 Death: 1820
  5. Feronica REIFF Birth: 1763 Death: 1842
  6. Mary REIFF Birth: 1765 Death: 1845
  7. Anna REIFF Birth: 16 May 1770 Death: 27 Jan 1818
  8. Joseph REIFF Birth: 1772 Death: 1854 in West Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  9. Samuel REIFF Birth: 1775 Death: 1858 in West Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  10. Catherine REIFF Birth: Abt 1777
  11. Susanna REIFF Birth: 6 Jul 1780 Death: 2 Jan 1866

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 p89, GroffCL GROFF p46, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
1738 [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29],
parents:
[Ref: GroffCL GROFF p46]
Abraham REIFF & Barbara ___ [Ref: Best GROFF p89]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
1788 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p46, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
Sources with Information about marriage to Barbara GROFF
names:
[Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p89, Best GROFF p90, GroffCF GROFF Chart, GroffCL GROFF p46, GroffCL GROFF p47, GroffCL GROFF p48, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
Research Notes:
Mennonite minister at Groffdale [Ref: Best GROFF p89]



Pedigree of Abraham Jr REIFF
 /-----Abraham REIFF
Abraham Jr REIFF
|                                    /-----Hans MEYER
|                           /-----Hans Jacob MEYER
|                          |         \-----Barbel FREY
|                  /-----Jacob MEYER
|                 |        |                  /-----Peter KUNDIG
|                 |        |         /-----Jorg KUNDIG
|                 |         \-----Margareth KUNDIG
|                 |                  \-----Anna MEYER
|         /-----Christian MAYER
 \-----Barbara MEYER
          \-----Barbara (MEYER)



Descendants of Abraham Jr REIFF
1. Abraham Jr REIFF m. Barbara GROFF
m. Barbara GROFF father: Samuel GROFF mother: Christina HUBER

2nd generation

2. David REIFF m. Mary (REIFF)
m. Mary (REIFF)
3. Christina REIFF m. Casper GITTINGER
m. Casper GITTINGER father: Jacob GITTINGER mother: Verena (GITTINGER)
4. Barbara REIFF m. Isaac EBY
m. Isaac EBY
5. Abraham REIFF m. Barbara WEAVER
m. Barbara WEAVER
6. Feronica REIFF m. Jonas WITWER
m. Jonas WITWER
7. Mary REIFF m. David WITWER
m. David WITWER
8. Anna REIFF m. Daniel WITWER
m. Daniel WITWER
9. Joseph REIFF m. Barbara NOLT
m. Barbara NOLT
10. Samuel REIFF m. Christianna BURKHOLDER
m. Christianna BURKHOLDER father: Christian BURKHOLDER mother: Anna Mary GROFF

3rd generation

19. David REIFF m. Elizabeth SHULLEY
m. Elizabeth SHULLEY
22. Abraham GITTINGER m1. Barbara SUMMY m2. Elizabeth HUNSICKER m3. Elizabeth BOROLAN
m. Barbara SUMMY father: Jacob SUMY mother: Margaret GROFF
m. Elizabeth HUNSICKER
m. Elizabeth BOROLAN
38. Anna REIFF m. Christian HORST
m. Christian HORST father: Christian HORST mother: Susanna NOLT
46. Elizabeth WITWER m. David S GROFF
m. David S GROFF father: David GROFF mother: Catharina SCHUMACHER

4th generation

77. Mary E REIFF m. Frederick SHULLEY
m. Frederick SHULLEY
84. David GROFF m1. Elizabeth BUCKWALTER m2. Magdeline WEAVER
m. Elizabeth BUCKWALTER
m. Magdeline WEAVER father: Abraham WEAVER