"Although Catherine Herr, Nov. 19, 1727-May 9,1781, is not mentioned in Isaac Herr's will, some researchers think that she may also be a daughter. She was married three times: (1) Jacob Eshleman, July 4, 1707-Feb. 16, 1758; (2) "Swamp John" Groff, March 1731-April 1776/7; and (3) Benjamin Groff, Jan. 18, 1727-July 10, 1803. John and Benjamin Groff were both sons of Jacob and Barbara (Brackbill) Groff." [1]
Benjamin Groff married Catherine Herr, the widow of his brother John. [2]
John Groff, the son of Jacob Groff and Barbara Brackbill, married first Anne Herr and then Catherine Herr, widow of Catherine Herr Eshleman. After John's death, his brother Benjamin then his widow, Catherine Herr-Eshleman-Groff. [3]
Mennonite card file reports: Jacob Eshleman was born on July 4, 1707. Jacob Eshleman and Catharine Herr, Barbara Barr were married on October 10, 1740. They had a child named Jacob Eshleman. Jacob Eshleman died on December 16, 1758. [4]
A biosketch reports: Jacob Eshleman, son of John Eshleman, was born on July 4, 1710. Jacob Eshleman was married to Barbara Barr and Catherine Eshleman. They had a child named Jacob. Jacob Eshleman died on December 16, 1758. [5]
The Herr genealogy reports: Catherine Herr, daughter of Isaac Herr, was born on November 19, 1727. Catherine Herr was married to Jacob Eshleman, John Groff, and Benjamin Groff. They had children named Benjamin Groff, Joseph Groff, Maria Groff, Martin Groff, Jacob Groff, and Abraham Groff. Catherine Herr died on May 9, 1781. [6]
[1] Theodore Herr with Lois Ann Zook, Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and his direct Lineal Descendants, Third Edition with Appendix II (pages 786-791), (1994), 788.
[2] Theodore Herr with Lois Ann Zook, Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and his direct Lineal Descendants, Third Edition with Appendix II (pages 786-791), (1994), 788.
[3] Theodore Herr with Lois Ann Zook, Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and his direct Lineal Descendants, Third Edition with Appendix II (pages 786-791), (1994), 788.
[4] Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Card File (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), [AncestryRecord], [AncestryImage].
[5] Wilfred Jordan, ed. Colonial and Revolutionary Families of Pennsylvania, Vol. 2 (1911), [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].
[6] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].