HISTORY: Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia, Chapter 7, Nissley, Dauphin County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Judy Bookwalter Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/ http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/dauphin/runk/runk-bios.htm _______________________________________________________________ Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Containing Sketches of Representative Citizens, and Many of the Early Scotch-Irish and German Settlers. Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. Runk & Company, 1896, pages 135-138. _______________________________________________________________ THE NISSLEY FAMILY. I. JACOB NISSLEY, the original settler of the family, emigrated to America from the Palatinate, Germany, at an early date, locating in now Mt. Joy township, Lancaster county, Pa. He had issue: 2. i. John, m. a Seegrist. 3. ii. Martin, m., first, a Snyder; secondly, a Stauffer. iii. [A dau.], m. a Buhrman. iv. [A dau.], m. a Ebersole. v. [A dau.], m. a Stewart. II. JOHN NISSLEY (Jacob), m., and had issue: i. Michael, b. 1742. ii. Abraham, b. 1744. iii. Rev. John, b. 1746; m. a Hertzler. 5. iv. Jacob, b. 1748. v. Fanny, b. 1759; m., first, a Frantz; secondly, a Lang; thirdly, a Hiestand; d. 1813. 6. vi. Rev. Samuel, b. 1761; m., first, Barbara Kreider; secondly, Anna (Mumma) Kreider; thirdly, Maria (Long) Hohn. 136 HISTORICAL REVIEW vii. Martin, b. 1763; m. a Lehman. III. MARTIN NISSLEY (Jacob), of Mt. Joy, was twice married; first, to a Snyder; secondly, to a Stauffer. There was issue: 7. i. Martin, b. 1747; d. 1799; m. Barbara Reist. ii. John, b. 1750; d. 1819; m., first Gertrude Shearer; secondly, Eliza Neff. iii. Anna, b. 1752; d. 1817; m. Abraham Stauffer, of Fayette county, Pa. iv. Fanny, b. 1756; d. 1840; m. J. Shallenberger, of Ohio. v. Christian, b. 1759; d. 1822; m., first a Stauffer; secondly Catharine Bossler. vi. Barbara, m. a Shelly. vii. Maria, b. 1763; d. 1811; m. Christian Musser. IV. REV. JOHN NISSLEY (John, Jacob), b. 1746 in Mt. Joy township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d. in 1825, in Paxtang, Dauphin county, Pa. He m. Barbara Hertzler; and they had issue: i. John, m. an Ober. 8. ii. Martin, b. 1786; d. 1868; m. Veronica Landis. iii. Maria, m., first, a Frantz; secondly, Rudolph Martin. 9. iv. Jacob, m., first, a Nissley; secondly, Catharine Eagly. V. JACOB NISSLEY (John, Jacob), b. 1748, in Mt. Joy township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d. February, 1804, in Dauphin county, Pa.; m. Elizabeth _____. They had issue: 10. i. Martin, m. a Kreider. ii. Maria, b. 1784; m. a Bear. iii. Fanny, b. 1789; m., April 11, 1809, Christian Mumma. iv. Elizabeth, b. 1794; m., first, a Long; secondly, a Hershey. VI. REV. SAMUEL NISSLEY (John, Jacob), b. 1761; d. August, 1838; m., first, Barbara Kreider. They had issue: 11. i. John, b. December 9, 1786, in Rapho township, Lancaster county, Pa.; m. Anna Hershey. 12. ii. Martin, b. November, 1788; m. Anna Bomberger. 13.iii. Samuel, b. June 24, 1792; m. Anna Eby. 14. iv. Rev. Christian, b. October 20, 1794; m. Magdalena Bomberger. Rev. Samuel Nissley m., secondly, Anna (Mumma) Kreider. They had issue: v. Fanny (Veronica), b. in 1798; m. Jonas Eby. vi. Jacob, b. December 11, 1800, of Sporting Hill, Lancaster county, Pa.; m. Barbara Witmer. vii. Henry, b. in 1805; d. May, 1841; m. Mary Nissley. Rev. Samuel Nissley m., thirdly, Maria (Long) Hohn; no issue. VII. MARTIN NISSLEY, JR. (Martin, Jacob), of Mount Joy township, Lancaster county, Pa.; b. 1747; d. 1799; m. Barbara Reist. They had issue: i. Anna, b. 1774; d. 1856; m. Jacob Stauffer. 15. ii. Rev. Christian, b. 1777; d. 1831; m. Maria Kreybill. iii. Barbara, b. 1780; d. 1799. iv. Rev. Martin, b. 1784; d. 1834; m. Anna Witmer. v. Peter, b. 1787; d. 1799. vi. Veronica, b. 1792; d. 1799. VIII. MARTIN NISSLEY (John, John, Jacob), of Middletown, b. 1786; d. 1868; m. Veronica Landis. They had issue: i. Nancy, b. 1808; d. 1841. ii. John, b. 1810; m. a Heiges. iii. Martin, b. 1812. iv. Felix, b. 1814; d. January, 1864; m. Mary _____. v. Mary, b. 1816; d. 1847. vi. Fanny, b. 1820. vii. Isaac, b. 1822. viii. Solomon, b. 1825. ix. Jacob, b. 1828. x. Joseph-Herman, b. 1831. IX. JACOB NISSLEY (John, John, Jacob), d. December, 1829, in Swatara township; was twice married; m., secondly, Catharine Eagly, daughter of Abraham and Susanna Eagly. They had issue: 16. i. Jacob, m. Barbara Hoffman. ii. Barbara, m. a Snavely; d. s. p. iii. Martin, m. Mary Hoffman. iv. Susanna, m. Michael Barnhard. v. Abraham, m., and removed to Indiana. X. MARTIN NISSLEY (Jacob, John, Jacob), of Paxtang; m. a Kreider. They had issue: i. John, d. May, 1832; m. a Roop. ii. Samuel, m. Nancy Wissler. iii. Maria, m. a Heiges. iv. Catharine, m. an Overholt. XI. JOHN NISSLEY (Samuel, John, Jacob), of Rapho township, Lancaster county, b. December 9, 1786; m. Anna Hershey. They had issue: i. Elizabeth, b. 1808; m. C. Newcomer. DAUPHIN COUNTY. 137 ii. Nancy, b. 1810; d. 1866; m. Levi Eby. iii. Fanny, b. 1812; m. C. Nolt. iv. John, b. 1819; m. Barbara Gerber. v. Catharine, b. 1827; m. John Musser. vi. Sarah, b. 1829; d. 1843. XII. MARTIN NISSLEY (Samuel, John, Jacob), of Rapho, b. November 6, 1788; m., in 1810, Anna Bomberger, b. February 28, 1791. They had issue: i. Magdalena, b. June 25, 1814; m. Lem. Brubaker. ii. Barbara, b. February 11, 1818; d. May 13, 1868; m. Joseph Witmer Nissley. iii. Nancy (Anna), b. August 22, 1819; d. 1845; m. Emanuel Cassel. iv. Fanny, b. December 3, 1821; m. Jacob Witmer Snyder. v. Maria, b. June 17, 1824; m. Benjamin Musser. XIII. SAMUEL NISSLEY (Samuel, John, Jacob), of Rapho, b. January 24, 1792; m. Anna Eby. They had issue: i. Henry, b. 1814; d. 1851; m. Ann Hostetter. ii. Fanny, b. 1816; m. Samuel Snyder. iii. Christian, b. 1818; m. Fanny Brenneman. iv. Samuel, b. 1818; m., first, Anna Long; secondly, Maria Hershey. v. Jonas, b. 1821; d. 1848. vi. Benjamin, b. 1823; m. Susan Stauffer. vii. Catharine. viii. David, m. a Rutt. XIV. REV. CHRISTIAN NISSLEY (Samuel, John, Jacob), of Chiques, b. October 20, 1794; m. Magdalena Bomberger. They had issue: i. Samuel, b. 1817; d. 1824. ii. Joseph, b. 1821; m. Martha Sherch. iii. Christian, b. 1825; d. 1844. iv. Martin-B., b. 1829. v. Martha, m. Andrew Gerber. XV. REV. CHRISTIAN NISSLEY (Martin, Jacob), b. 1777, in Mount Joy township, Lancaster county, Pa.; d. 1831; m. Maria Kreybill. They had issue: 17. i. John, b. 1800; m. Barbara Snyder. 18. ii. Rev. Peter, b. 1802; m., first, a Witmer; secondly, a Kreider; thirdly, a Sherch. 19.iii. Jacob, b. 1808; d. 1862; m. Elizabeth Kreybill. iv. Barbara, b. 1812; d. s. p. XVI. JACOB NISSLEY (Jacob, John, John, Jacob), m. Barbara Hoffman, and removed to Crawford county, Pa. They had issue: i. Mary-Ann, m. William Stough, of Erie. ii. Christian-Joseph. iii. Jacob-Hoffman, d. s. p. iv. John-K., m. and removed to Iowa. v. Frances, m. George Spitler. vi. Amanda-Elizabeth, m. Abraham Henry. vii. Clara, m. David Espy. viii. William-O. XVII. JOHN NISSLEY (Christian, Martin, Jacob), b. 1800; m. Barbara Snyder. They had issue: i. Henry-S., m. Anna B. Reist. ii. Mary-S., m. Martin W. Nissley. iii. Fanny-S., m. C. K. Hostetter. iv. Christian-S., m. Mary N. Eby. v. Sarah-S. vi. John-E., m. Sarah N. Eby. vii. Barbara-S., m. Samuel S. Garver. XVIII. REV. PETER NISSLEY (Christian, Martin, Jacob), b. 1802; was thrice married, first, to a Witmer; secondly, to a Kreider; thirdly, to a Sherch; and there was issue: i. Mary-K., m. Solomon L. Swartz. ii. Esther-K., d. s. p. iii. John-K., m. Maria B. Reist. iv. Leah-K., m. David L. Miller. v. Christian-K., d. s. p. vi. Barbara-K., m. C. F. Hostetter. vii. Catharine-K., d. s. p. viii. Anna-K., d. s. p. XIX. JACOB NISSLEY (Christian, Martin, Jacob), b. 1808; d. 1862, in Mount Joy township, Lancaster county, Pa.; m. Elizabeth Kreybill. They had issue: i. Christian, d. s. p. ii. Jacob-K., m. Anna Rissor. iii. Martha, m. Elias Eby. iv. Amos, d. s. p. v. Barbara, m. Jonas E. Hostetter. vi. Mary, d. s. p. vii. Catharine, m. Michael H. Engle. viii. Elizabeth, m. David Rutt. ix. Anna, m. Jacob Good. x. Samuel, d. s. p. xi. Rebecca, m. Jacob Mumma. xii. Simon-K. Owing to the constant repetition of the baptismal or Christian names in this, as well as other families, it is a difficult matter to dovetail them. For instance, the following 138 HISTORICAL REVIEW which is difficult to connect with the preceding: ABRAHAM NISSLEY, d. 1823; removed from Conoy to Franklin county, Pa., in 1800; m., and had issue: i. Elizabeth, m. Samuel Ott. ii. Jacob, m. Susan Rutt. iii. Mary, m. Jacob Leidig. iv. Herman, m. Eliza Witmer. v. Joseph, m. Sarah Schwartz. vi. Fanny, b. 1800; d. 1838; m. Abraham Metz.