Source: History of The Pan-Handle
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JACOB NESSLEY

Jacob Nessley was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania.  He married Miss
Elizabeth Groff, also a native of the same county.  They migrated to now
Hancock county, West Virginia, in 1785.  They reared a family of eight child-
ren.  His wife paid nearly the entire expense of the stone building known as
the Nessley church, which was erected in 1820.  His children married as follows: 
Barbara married Richard Brown, and reared a family of nine children.  Jacob
married Nancy Myers and reared a family of five children.  Judith married
John Groff.  Alice married Abraham Groff and reared a family of four children.
Lucy married Rev. De Selems and reared a family of six children.  Elizabeth 
married Christian Brenneman and reared a family of eight children.  John 
married Elizabeth Fawcet and reared a family of eight children.  Nancy died 
unmarried.  Our subject died in the year 1832 - his wife having died a few
years previous to this.