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 WITMER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1719 b
  • Death: Before 13 Nov 1794 d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Benjamin WITMER Birth: Abt 1670 Death: 5 Dec 1756 in Lampeter Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Mary (WITMER)

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. John WITMER
  2. Benjamin WITMER Death: Before 1822
  3. Abraham WITMER
  4. Daniel WITMER
  5. Ann WITMER Birth: 1739 Death: 1809 in Conestoga Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  6. Henry WITMER Birth: 1750 Death: 1820
  7. David WITMER Birth: 15 Dec 1752 Death: 15 Aug 1835

Bibliography
  1. 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]*].
  2. Kendig, James W, Descendants of John Kendig and Anna Witmer of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 2002, pp2-12. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: KendigJW KENDIG-John p[0-9]*].
  3. Biographical Annals of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Spartonburg, SC: Reprint Publishers, 1985. Orig pub 1903. LMHS rF157.L2B6 1985. Available at http://archive.org/details/biographicalanna00megi and at http://archive.org/details/cu31924028852998 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p[0-9]*].
  4. Landis, Ira D, Early Lancaster County Mennonite Mussers, in Mennonite Research Journal vol 17 No 2, Apr 1976. LMHS. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis EarlyMussers p[0-9]*].
  5. Musser, Edgar A, Musser Genealogy. Lancaster, PA: author, 1980. LMHS CS71.M9892 1980. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: MusserEA MUSSER p.*].
  6. Spaetzel, Roy C, History and genealogy of the Witmer family. Kitchener, Ontario: author, 1977. FHL JSMB 929.271 W781s. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Spaetzel WITMER p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p17, LancasterCoPA Biog p601],
parents:
Benjamin WITMER & Mary ___ [Ref: Spaetzel WITMER p82],
father:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p17, LancasterCoPA Biog p601]
Sources for death Information
date:
will pro 13 Nov 1794 [Ref: Best KENDIG p17]
Sources with Information about marriage to Fronica ROLAND
names:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p17],
child:
[Ref: Best KENDIG p6, KendigJW KENDIG-John p7, LancasterCoPA Biog p601, Landis EarlyMussers p14, MusserEA MUSSER p28]
Research Notes:



Pedigree of John WITMER
                   /-----Heini WITMER
          /-----Jakob WITMER
         |         \-----Margareth BENTZ
 /-----Benjamin WITMER
John WITMER
 \-----Mary (WITMER)



Descendants of John WITMER
1. John WITMER m. Fronica ROLAND
m. Fronica ROLAND father: John ROLAND mother: Anna Maria (ROLAND)

2nd generation

3. Benjamin WITMER m. Anna BRUBAKER
m. Anna BRUBAKER father: Jacob BRUBAKER
7. Henry WITMER m. Frances MUSSER
m. Frances MUSSER father: John MUSSER mother: Margaret HAMBRIGHT

3rd generation

10. Benjamin WITMER m. Esther BUCKWALTER
m. Esther BUCKWALTER

4th generation

17. David WITMER m. Annie RUTT
m. Annie RUTT

5th generation

25. Jacob R WITMER m. Esther RANCK
m. Esther RANCK father: Samuel RANCK
26. Benjamin WITMER m. Mary KREIDER
m. Mary KREIDER