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: Henry BEAR
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1695 b
  • Death: Before 18 Jul 1750 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • (Unk) BEAR

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Anna BEAR
  2. Elizabeth BEAR
  3. Magdalena BEAR
  4. Fronica BEAR Death: 1785
  5. Martin BEAR
  6. Mary BEAR
  7. John BEAR Birth: 23 Feb 1723 Death: 15 Apr 1778 in Cocalico Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  8. Henry BEAR Birth: Abt 1725 Death: Before 23 May 1794 in Hempfield Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  9. Benjamin BEAR Birth: 1727 Death: 1799
  10. Barbara BEAR Birth: Abt 1727 Death: 1801

Bibliography
  1. 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]*].
  2. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Bruppachers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July 1993. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BRUBAKER 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]*].
  4. Landis, Ira D, The Earliest Doner Family in America, in Mennonite Research Journal, vol 18 no 2, April 1977. 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 EarliestDoner p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1695 [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p33],
brother:
Michael BEAR [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p33],
sister:
Barbara BEAR [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p33]
Sources for death Information
date:
will pro 18 Jul 1750 [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p33, Best KENDIG p17]
Sources with Information about marriage to Barbara WITMER
names:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p17],
child:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p33, Best BEAR-Euro p34, Best BRUBAKER p23, Best BRUBAKER p24]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
child:
Johannes BAER (#212309) [Ref: Landis EarliestDoner p14]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of Henry BEAR
 /-----(Unk) BEAR
Henry BEAR



Descendants of Henry BEAR
1. Henry BEAR m. Barbara WITMER
m. Barbara WITMER father: Benjamin WITMER mother: Mary (WITMER)

2nd generation

3. Elizabeth BEAR m. Henry BRUBAKER
m. Henry BRUBAKER father: Hans BRUBAKER mother: Anna ERNST
5. Fronica BEAR m. Andrew KAUFFMAN
m. Andrew KAUFFMAN
8. John BEAR m. Ann ESHLEMAN
m. Ann ESHLEMAN father: Daniel ESHLEMAN mother: Elizabeth BRUBAKER
9. Henry BEAR m1. Margaret (BEAR) m2. Elizabeth ESHLEMAN
m. Margaret (BEAR)
m. Elizabeth ESHLEMAN father: Daniel ESHLEMAN mother: Elizabeth BRUBAKER
10. Benjamin BEAR m. Maria MEYLIN
m. Maria MEYLIN

3rd generation

13. Anna BRUBAKER m. Christian BECKER
m. Christian BECKER father: Arnold BECKER mother: Barbara LANDIS
17. Christian KAUFFMAN m. Catherine HERSHEY
m. Catherine HERSHEY father: Christian HERSHEY mother: Elizabeth BACHMAN
19. Johannes BEAR m. Maria BRUBAKER
m. Maria BRUBAKER father: John Jr BRUBAKER mother: Maria DOWNER
24. Barbara BEAR m. Peter BECKER
m. Peter BECKER father: Arnold BECKER mother: Barbara LANDIS
30. Elizabeth BEAR m. Martin BEAR
m. Martin BEAR father: Benjamin BEAR mother: Maria MEYLIN
33. John BEAR m. Catherine (BEAR)
m. Catherine (BEAR)
38. Martin BEAR m. Elizabeth BEAR
m. Elizabeth BEAR father: Henry BEAR mother: Elizabeth ESHLEMAN
39. Mary BEAR m. John NEIDIG
m. John NEIDIG

4th generation

53. Anna BAER m. Christian BURKHOLDER
m. Christian BURKHOLDER father: Christian BURKHOLDER mother: Anna Mary GROFF