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 GROFF
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 4 Jul 1730 b
  • Death: 1758 in Martic Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Jacob GROFF Birth: 2 Apr 1699 in Pennsylvania Death: 1766 in Martic Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Barbara BRACKBILL Birth: 10 May 1714 Death: Before 1760

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Elizabeth GROFF
  2. Abraham GROFF
  3. Jacob GROFF Birth: 1752 Death: 1825
  4. John GROFF Birth: 1755 Death: 1821

Bibliography
  1. Benson, Evelyn A, Martin Kendig 1710 Mennonite Pioneer Leader, in Mennonite Research Journal, vol 16 no 2, Apr 1975. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Benson MartinKendig p[0-9]*].
  2. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 1992. pp 2-18. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best KENDIG p[0-9]*].
  3. Kendig, James W, Descendants of Adam Kendig and Alice Kendig of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County. in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Apr 2003. pp2-12. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: KendigJW KENDIG-Adam 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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p7, Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
parents:
[Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
name:
Jacob [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p7],
place:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p7]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elsbeth KENDIG
date:
21 May, year not given [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28]
first marriage of Alice [Ref: Benson MartinKendig p27]
first marriage of Elsbeth [Ref: Best KENDIG p7, KendigJW KENDIG-Adam p2],
names:
Jacob GROFF & Alice KENDIG [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p28],
child:
[Ref: Benson MartinKendig p27, Best KENDIG p7]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of John GROFF
                                     /-----Hans GRAF
                            /-----Jakob GRAF
                           |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
                   /-----Hans GRAF
                  |        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
                  |         \-----Anna SPORRI
          /-----Hans GROFF
 /-----Jacob GROFF
|         \-----Ann (GROFF)
John GROFF
|         /-----Rev Benedict BRACKBILL
 \-----Barbara BRACKBILL
         |                  /-----Christian HERR
         |         /-----Hans HERR
          \-----Maria Margaretha HERR
                  |                  /-----Peter KUNDIG
                  |         /-----Jorg KUNDIG
                   \-----Barbel KENDIG
                            \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG



Descendants of John GROFF
1. John GROFF m. Elsbeth KENDIG
m. Elsbeth KENDIG father: John Jacob KENDIG mother: Annali MEYER