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    Person Info
  • Name: Anna Elisabeth GROFF
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: Abt 1691 b
  • Death: After 1757 d


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Hans GROFF Birth: Abt 1665 Death: Before 1 Mar 1726 in Conestoga Twp, Chester (Now Lancaster) Co, Pennsylvania
  • Mother:
  • Anna LICHTI

Family:
Marriage:
  • Martin BARR .m1
  • Martin BARR Birth: Before 1690 in Ittlingen, Germany Death: Feb 1758 in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. Fronica BAER
  2. Anna BARR
  3. Anna Barbara BARR Birth: Abt 1713 in Ittlingen, Germany Death: Before 1775
  4. Martin BARE Birth: Abt 1715 Death: Before 23 Mar 1784 in Strasburg Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  5. John BARE Birth: Abt 1719 Death: Before 7 Apr 1767 in Conestoga Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  6. Jacob BARR Birth: Jan 1723 Death: Before 1 Nov 1803 in Bart Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  7. Elizabeth BARR Birth: 10 May 1725 Death: 24 Dec 1780
  8. Christian BEAR Birth: Abt 1727 Death: Before 9 Jan 1776
  9. Madlena BARR Birth: Abt 1729
  10. Maria BEAR Birth: 1732 Death: 1802

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 E, European Roots of the Bear Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: An Update, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 1984. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p[0-9]*].
  3. 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]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1691 [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23],
parents:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23]
Sources with Inaccurate birth and parent Information
parents:
probably Jacob GROFF & ___ HERR [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p25]
Sources for death Information
date:
after 1757 [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23]
Sources with Information about marriage to Martin BARR
names:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23],
child:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p25, Best BEAR-Euro p25, Best BEAR-Euro p26, Best KENDIG p16]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Anna Elisabeth GROFF
                            /-----Hans GRAF
                   /-----Jakob GRAF
                  |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
          /-----Hans Heinrich GRAF
         |        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
         |         \-----Anna SPORRI
 /-----Hans GROFF
Anna Elisabeth GROFF
 \-----Anna LICHTI



Descendants of Anna Elisabeth GROFF
1. Anna Elisabeth GROFF m. Martin BARR
m. Martin BARR father: Martin BAR mother: Anna Magdalena MAYER

2nd generation

4. Anna Barbara BARR m. Jacob ESHLEMAN
m. Jacob ESHLEMAN
5. Martin BARE m. Elizabeth HERR
m. Elizabeth HERR father: John HERR mother: Frances BRACKBILL
6. John BARE m. Elizabeth STONEMAN
m. Elizabeth STONEMAN father: Joseph STONEMAN mother: Frena STEHMAN
7. Jacob BARR m1. Anna (BARR) m2. Ann GROFF
m. Anna (BARR)
m. Ann GROFF father: Jacob GROFF mother: Barbara BRACKBILL
9. Christian BEAR m. Magdalena (BARR)
m. Magdalena (BARR)
10. Madlena BARR m. Jacob WEBER
m. Jacob WEBER father: John WABER mother: Barbara BUCKWALTER
11. Maria BEAR m. Abraham LANDIS
m. Abraham LANDIS father: Benjamin LANDIS mother: Maria WEBER

3rd generation

12. Jacob ESHLEMAN m. Barbara GROFF
m. Barbara GROFF father: Jacob GROFF mother: Barbara BRACKBILL
20. Veronica D BARE m1. Benjamin HERSHEY m2. David BRUBAKER
m. Benjamin HERSHEY father: Andrew HERSHEY mother: Maria SCHNEBELI
m. David BRUBAKER father: Hans BRUBAKER mother: Anna (BRUBAKER)
27. Jacob BARR m1. Anna KENDIG m2. Elizabeth BARE
m. Anna KENDIG father: Adam KENDIG mother: Elsbeth KENDIG
m. Elizabeth BARE father: Martin BARE mother: Elizabeth HERR
36. Christian BARR m. Susannah BRENNEMAN
m. Susannah BRENNEMAN father: Melchior BRENNEMAN mother: Ann SNAVELY

4th generation

51. Jacob ESHLEMAN m. Mary BROCKBILL
m. Mary BROCKBILL father: Benedict BRACKBILL mother: Mary KENDIG
67. Anna BARR m. Samuel MUSSER
m. Samuel MUSSER father: Christian MUSSER mother: Elizabeth KENDIG

5th generation

68. Maria ESHLEMAN m. John WARFEL
m. John WARFEL
72. Jacob ESHLEMAN m. Juliette WITMER
m. Juliette WITMER