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1. | Mary Grove was born on 6 Jan 1808 (daughter of John Grove and Mary Brown). Notes: This family moved to Ohio and later to Indiana according to "History Family/Spouse: John Ground. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] Children:Family/Spouse: Immell. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
2. | John Grove was born on 2 May 1761 in York, PA (son of Jacob Grove and Catherine Staley); died on 8 Jul 1811 in Fayette County, German Twp., PA; was buried in Jacobs Lutheran Cemetery, Fayette County, German Twp. PA. Notes: Information about John and Mary (Brown) Grove taken from "THE GROFF BOOK: Vol. 1 A Good Life in a New Land" by Clyde Groff, Walter Groff, and Jane Evans Best, (Groff Hist. Assoc., Ronks, Pa. 1985). Information about children of John and My G e taken from "HISTORY OF SHEPHERD AND RELATED FAMILIES" by Frank Shepherd (Indiana State John married Mary Brown on 6 Feb 1785. Mary (daughter of William Brown and Elizabeth Shepherd) was born on 15 Sep 1768; died on 15 Jan 1842. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
3. | Mary Brown was born on 15 Sep 1768 (daughter of William Brown and Elizabeth Shepherd); died on 15 Jan 1842.
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4. | Jacob Grove was born on 4 Jun 1737 in Lancaster County, PA (son of Hans Graf, Jr. and Elizabeth Carpenter); died on 15 Aug 1819 in Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD; was buried in Reform Church Yd, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD. Notes: Tombstone, Old Reformed Graveyard, Sharpsburg, MD "Jacob Jacob married Catherine Staley in 1758. Catherine was born in Mar 1742; died on 26 Sep 1833 in Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD; was buried in Reform Church Yd, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
5. | Catherine Staley was born in Mar 1742; died on 26 Sep 1833 in Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD; was buried in Reform Church Yd, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD. Notes: Tombstone--Old Reformed Church Yard, Sharpsburg, MD
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6. | William Brown was born on 13 Sep 1724 in Of Mechlenburg, VA (son of Thomas Brown); died on 24 Jul 1801. Notes: x "DUKE-SHEPHERD-VAN METRE FAMILY" by Smyth, (Allen County Pub. Lib., William married Elizabeth Shepherd on 3 May 1762 in Mecklenburg, Frederick County, VA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Shepherd and Elizabeth Van Meter) was born on 3 Oct 1738 in Mecklenburg, Frederick County, VA; died in 1788 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
7. | Elizabeth Shepherd was born on 3 Oct 1738 in Mecklenburg, Frederick County, VA (daughter of Thomas Shepherd and Elizabeth Van Meter); died in 1788 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV. Notes: Family Data Collection - Individual Records
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8. | Hans Graf, Jr. was born about 1697-1698 in Lancaster County, PA (son of Hans Graf and Susanna Kendig); died in 1780 in Keedysville, Washington County, MD; was buried in Keedysville County, Washington, MD. Notes: "DESCENDANTS OF HANS GRAF" by Lindsey M. Brien (handtyped book at Hans married Elizabeth Carpenter. Elizabeth (daughter of Heinrich (Zimmerman) Carpenter) was born about 1716; was buried in Keedysville, Washington County, MD. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
9. | Elizabeth Carpenter was born about 1716 (daughter of Heinrich (Zimmerman) Carpenter); was buried in Keedysville, Washington County, MD.
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12. | Thomas Brown died in 1756.
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14. | Thomas Shepherd was born in 1705 (son of William Shepherd and Sarah, son of William Shepherd and Sarah); died in 1776 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV. Notes: "SHEPHERD AND RELATED FAMILIES" by Frank Shepherd (1858-?) Pub. 1943 Thomas married Elizabeth Van Meter about 1733 in Monacacy, Frederick, Virginia. Elizabeth (daughter of John Van Metre and Margaret Mollenauer) was born in 1715 in Somerset County, NJ; died in 1792 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart] |
15. | Elizabeth Van Meter was born in 1715 in Somerset County, NJ (daughter of John Van Metre and Margaret Mollenauer); died in 1792 in Shepherdstown, Jefferson County, WV. Notes: Family Data Collection - Individual Records
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