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 KREY
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1712 b
  • Death: Before 30 Jul 1746 d


    • Parents:

Family:
Marriage:
Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane Evans, Bear Saga - Albis to America, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Oct 1986. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p[0-9]*].
  2. 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]*].
  3. 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].
  4. 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]*].
  5. Mayhill, R Thomas, Lancaster County PA Deed Abstracts 1729-1770. Knightstown, IN: author, 1973. LMHS F157.L2M35 1973. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/147190. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA DeedAbs [A-H][0-9]*].
  6. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book C, 1729-1753, LDS Film#0021382#3. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/007837371 images 631-3. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds C-322].
  7. 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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1696 [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p24]
abt 1712 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p73]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
parents:
Jan KREY d.1720 & Sytge UPDEGRAFF [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p73]
Sources for death Information
date:
before 30 Jul 1746 [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p24]
by 30 Jul 1746 [Ref: Best GROFF p103, GroffCL GROFF p73]
not in list of heirs of father-in-law in 1746 [Ref: LancasterCoPA DeedAbs C322]
Sources with Information about marriage to Mary GROFF
names:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p24, Best GROFF p103, GroffCL GROFF p408, GroffCL GROFF p73, LancasterCoPA Deeds C-322, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
___ KRY & Mary GROFF [Ref: LancasterCoPA DeedAbs C322]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
names:
___ YONER & Mary GROFF [Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart]
Research Notes:
not the son of Jan KREY, who sold land to Hans GROFF in 1704. That son John KREY died before May 24 1750 in Coventry Twp, Chester CO, with widow Magdalen and two married daughters. Also not the John GROH who warranted land in Bethel Oct 6 1747, and died there abt 1747, because Mary was a widow by Jul 30 1746 [Ref: Best GROFF p82]



Pedigree of John KREY
John KREY



Descendants of John KREY
1. John KREY m. Mary GROFF
m. Mary GROFF father: Hans GROFF mother: Susanna KENDIG