Hans Henrich Martin[1, 2]
1701 - 1784 (83 years)-
Name Hans Henrich Martin [2] Birth Oct 1701 Schallenberg, Rueschegg, Bern, Switzerland 
[2] Gender Male Life sketch Hans Heinrich Martin was born 1701 in Bern, Switzerland and died in 1784 in Earl Township, Lancaster County. He wrote his will 15 October 1771 and it was proved 4 November 1784. He lived at Weaverland, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He sold with his wife Anna 202 acres in Earl to Jacob Martin on 16 November 1764. He listed six of his children in his will, Jacob, Henry, Elizabeth wife of Jacob Roland, Anna wife of John Meyer, Margaret wife of Jacob Stauffer and Barbara wife of Jacob Gruber. In 1729 he was a farmer living near Heidelberg in the Pfalz when he lost his harvest due to a fire on his farm. Because of encouraging letters from his brothers already in Pennsylvania he decided to emigrate. His landlord Nicholas Stumpf described him as"an experienced and able farmer" and "he would like to keep him longer". The Dutch Mennonites assisted him in his voyage to Pennsylvania. He arrived in Philadelphia on the ship "Britannia" 11 September 1731, age 30 with his wife Anna age 32 an Immigration 21 Sep 1731 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Death 4 Nov 1784 East Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States [2] Burial Zimmerman Graveyard [2] Person ID I134 Martin Genealogy Last Modified 6 Jul 2026
Father Christian Andrew Martin, b. Abt 1669, Bern, Switzerland d. 12 Jul 1748, Weaverland, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America (Age 79 years) Mother Elizabeth Brupbacher, b. 1674, Herrliberg, Zürich, Switzerland d. 31 Dec 1732, Weaverland, Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America (Age 58 years) Marriage 1689 Bern, Switzerland [1, 2] Family ID F48 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Oberholtzer, b. 1699, Immelhäuser Hof, Sinsheim, Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 1800, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 101 years) Marriage 1723 Germany [1, 2] Children 1. Rudolph Gorg Martin, b. 6 Apr 1724 d. Yes, date unknown 2. Elizabeth Martin, b. 6 Apr 1727, Palatinate, Germany d. 1764, washington Co. Maryland (Age 36 years)3. Barbara Martin, b. Feb 1730 d. Yes, date unknown 4. Jacob Martin, b. Mar 1731 d. 1785 (Age 53 years) 5. Henry Martin, b. 17 Mar 1735 d. YOUNG AGE 6. Anna Martin, b. Dec 1736 d. Yes, date unknown 7. Maria Elizabeth Martin, b. Apr 1738 d. Yes, date unknown 8. Margaret Martin, b. 1740 d. Yes, date unknown 9. Heinrich (Henry) Martin, b. 18 Oct 1742, Caernarvon Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America d. 13 Apr 1819, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 76 years)Family ID F46 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jul 2026
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Hans Henrich Martin immigrated to the American colonies at the age
of thirty with his wife Anna Oberholtzer Martin and small family. He landed at Philadelphia, PA on September 21, 1731. His brother David had arrived earlier on September 30, 1727. He
bought 153 acres of virgin land in Earl (now East Earl) Township,
Lancaster Co., PA, from Thomas and Richard Penn, sons of William Penn.
The original deed is dated January 10, 1733. The purchase price was 23
pounds, 14 shillings, and 3 pence.
This land lies south of the Long Lane Road. The buildings are
situated about a mile south of the intersection of Route 625 and the Long
Lane Road near the bridge which now carries Route 625 across the
Conestoga Creek. Hans Henrich, often called "Creek Henry Martin", erected
buildings on the north bank of the creek. The old log house he built west
of the spring was later replaced by a stone house. The site is about 200
yards to the west of Route 625, on a slight elevation overlooking the
creek. It was known for many years as the "Creek Henry Martin Farm."
Hans Henrich Martin and his wife were Mennonites. They settled in
Pennsylvania so they could have liberty to worship according to their
convictions.
According to some old records, Hans and Anna are buried in the
Lichty Cemetery which is located on a hillside near the intersection of
the Union Grove Road and the Iron Bridge Road. Across the fields, it is
about a mile east of the farm on which they lived. It is about a field's
length from the Union Grove Road, but it can be reached by means of an
unpaved right of way. Their graves are, no doubt, marked by one of the
simple limestone or slate markers there, bearing no names or dates. ("The
John Jacob Martin Family", Daniel R. Lehman, 1978)
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