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    Person Info
  • Name: David MARTIN
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 22 Jul 1756 b
  • Death: 11 Sep 1838 in West Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d
  • Burial: Groffdale Cemetery u


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • David H MARTIN Birth: 23 Mar 1733 Death: 22 Apr 1819
  • Mother:
  • Susanna GROFF Birth: 20 Aug 1734 Death: 20 Jun 1796

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Joseph MARTIN Birth: May 1787 Death: Aug 1792
  2. Susanna MARTIN Birth: 29 Apr 1789 Death: 27 Feb 1856 in West Earl Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Mary MARTIN Birth: 10 Oct 1791 Death: 1 Mar 1812
  4. Veronica MARTIN Birth: 10 Oct 1793 Death: 26 Dec 1843

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 p92, GroffCL GROFF p57, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
1756 [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1063],
parents:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCF GROFF Chart, GroffCL GROFF p57, WengerSS WENGER p1063]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
date:
22 Jul 1757 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p43]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p43, GroffCL GROFF p57, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]
1838 [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1063(IV-A-2)],
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92]
Sources with Inaccurate death Information
date:
1836 [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p1063(III-A-5)]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92]
Sources with Information about marriage to Barbara HORST
date:
second marriage of Barbara [Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCF GROFF Chart, GroffCL GROFF p43, GroffCL GROFF p57, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, WengerSS WENGER p1063],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCF GROFF Chart, GroffCL GROFF p43, GroffCL GROFF p57]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of David MARTIN
          /-----David MARTIN
 /-----David H MARTIN
|        |                           /-----Christian HERR
|        |                  /-----Hans HERR
|        |         /-----Abraham HERR
|        |        |        |                  /-----Peter KUNDIG
|        |        |        |         /-----Jorg KUNDIG
|        |        |         \-----Barbel KENDIG
|        |        |                  \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG
|         \-----Barbara HERR
|                  \-----Anna BARE
David MARTIN
|                                             /-----Hans GRAF
|                                    /-----Jakob GRAF
|                                   |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
|                           /-----Marx GRAF
|                          |        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
|                          |         \-----Anna SPORRI
|                  /-----Hans GROFF
|         /-----Marcus GROFF
|        |        |                           /-----Peter KUNDIG
|        |        |                  /-----Jorg KUNDIG
|        |        |         /-----Hans Jagli KUNDIG
|        |        |        |         \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG
|        |         \-----Susanna KENDIG
|        |                 |         /-----Martin MEILI
|        |                  \-----Elsbeth MEILI
|        |                           \-----Barbara BAR
 \-----Susanna GROFF
         |         /-----Hans HUBER
          \-----Anna HUBER



Descendants of David MARTIN
1. David MARTIN m. Barbara HORST
m. Barbara HORST father: Joseph HORST mother: Mary GROFF

2nd generation

3. Susanna MARTIN m. David M WENGER
m. David M WENGER father: Michael S WENGER mother: Mary G MARTIN
5. Veronica MARTIN m. Isaac SHEAFFER
m. Isaac SHEAFFER father: Martin SHEAFFER mother: Mary MILLER

3rd generation

12. Barbara M WENGER m. Christian Franz GROFF
m. Christian Franz GROFF father: David M GROFF mother: Elizabeth FRANZ

4th generation

21. Gabriel GROFF m. Barbara SWAR
m. Barbara SWAR
22. David GROFF m. Susanna NOLT
m. Susanna NOLT
26. Christian GROFF m. Frances PETERS
m. Frances PETERS

5th generation

29. Maryann GROFF m. Martin NOLT
m. Martin NOLT
30. David GROFF m. Anna N MARTIN
m. Anna N MARTIN
31. Jonas GROFF m. Anna Marie SNAVELY
m. Anna Marie SNAVELY
34. Miriam GROFF m. Ruben RUTT
m. Ruben RUTT
35. Charles Wesley GROFF m. Kathryn RINEBERGER
m. Kathryn RINEBERGER