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Name: John GROFF
Sex: M
Birth: Sep 1745 ^b
Death: 7 Jun 1796 in Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania ^d

Parents:

Father:
David GROFF Birth: Abt 1720 Death: 17 Nov 1784

Mother:

Barbara MOYER Birth: 1722 Death: 4 Feb 1814

Family:
Marriage:

Anna (GROFF) .^m1
Anna (GROFF) Birth: 1 Mar 1747 Death: 1 Aug 1822

Children:

John GROFF Birth: Abt 1767
David GROFF Birth: 8 Dec 1771 Death: 23 Jun 1848 in East Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Abraham GROFF Birth: 12 Nov 1773 Death: 23 May 1843
Christian GROFF Birth: After 1775 Death: Before 1831
Anna GROFF Birth: 8 Feb 1777 Death: 28 Sep 1846
Magdalena GROFF Birth: Abt 1779 Death: After 25 Mar 1823 in Leacock Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

Bibliography

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]*].
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].
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]*].
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]*].
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: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]; 1745 [Ref: Best GROFF p101, GroffCL GROFF p75],
parents:: [Ref: Best GROFF p101, GroffCL GROFF p75, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, WengerSS WENGER p1064],
father:: [Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart]

Sources for death Information

date:: [Ref: Best GROFF p101, GroffCL GROFF p75, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29],
place:: [Ref: Best GROFF p101, GroffCL GROFF p75]

Sources with Information about marriage to Anna (GROFF)

names:: John GROFF & Anna ___ [Ref: Best GROFF p101, Best GROFF p103, GroffCL GROFF p75, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29],
child:: [Ref: Best GROFF p101, Best GROFF p103, GroffCL GROFF p75]

Research Notes:
Feb 27 1796: gave land in Lampeter Twp to two sons [Ref: Best GROFF p101]

will dated May 25 1796, proved Jun 17 1796 [Ref: Best GROFF p82]

Pedigree of John GROFF
                                     /-----Hans GRAF
                            /-----Jakob GRAF
                           |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
                   /-----Marx GRAF
                  |        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
                  |         \-----Anna SPORRI
          /-----Hans GROFF
/-----David GROFF
|        |                           /-----Peter KUNDIG
|        |                  /-----Jorg KUNDIG
|        |         /-----Hans Jagli KUNDIG
|        |        |         \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG
|         \-----Susanna KENDIG
|                 |         /-----Martin MEILI
|                  \-----Elsbeth MEILI
|                           \-----Barbara BAR
John GROFF
|         /-----Joseph MOYER
\-----Barbara MOYER

Descendants of John GROFF

1. John GROFF m. Anna (GROFF)

m. Anna (GROFF)

2+ John GROFF m. Catherina STOBER

3+ David GROFF m1. Barbara (GROFF) m2. Anna (GROFF)

4+ Abraham GROFF m. Nancy GRAYBILL

5+ Christian GROFF m. Mary BROWN

6+ Anna GROFF m. John ROYER

7+ Magdalena GROFF m. John MYER

2nd generation

2. John GROFF m. Catherina STOBER

m. Catherina STOBER father: Johan Wilhelm STOBER mother: Christina LONG

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