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: Martin SHEAFFER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1728 b
  • Death: 1790 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Elizabeth SHEAFFER
  2. Christiana SHEAFFER
  3. Margaret SHEAFFER
  4. Abraham SHEAFFER Birth: Abt 1750 Death: Abt 1804 in Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  5. Samuel SHEAFFER Birth: Abt 1752
  6. Isaac SHEAFFER Birth: Abt 1754
  7. John SHEAFFER Birth: 15 Oct 1756 Death: 28 Oct 1820
  8. Martin SHEAFFER Birth: 1770 Death: 1821

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 1728 [Ref: Best GROFF p89, GroffCL GROFF p45]
Sources for death Information
date:
will pro 11 Nov 1790 [Ref: Best GROFF p89, GroffCL GROFF p45],
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p80]
Sources with Information about marriage to Margaret GROFF
names:
[Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
Martin SHEAFFER & Christina GROFF [Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart, WengerSS WENGER p1063],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p89, GroffCF GROFF Chart, GroffCL GROFF p45, GroffCL GROFF p46, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
Research Notes:
will dated Aug 9 1789 [Ref: Best GROFF p80]

will pro Nov 11 1790 [Ref: Best GROFF p89]



Pedigree of Martin SHEAFFER
Martin SHEAFFER



Descendants of Martin SHEAFFER
1. Martin SHEAFFER m. Margaret GROFF
m. Margaret GROFF father: Samuel GROFF mother: Christina HUBER

2nd generation

4. Margaret SHEAFFER m. David MILLER
m. David MILLER
5. Abraham SHEAFFER m.
8. John SHEAFFER m. Elizabeth MYERS
m. Elizabeth MYERS father: Christian MYERS mother: Mary ERISMAN
9. Martin SHEAFFER m. Mary MILLER
m. Mary MILLER father: Adam MILLER mother: Anna Mary BENDER

3rd generation

45. Isaac SHEAFFER m. Veronica MARTIN
m. Veronica MARTIN father: David MARTIN mother: Barbara HORST