Hans Henrich Martin^[1]

1701 - 1784  (83 years)

• Name	Hans Henrich Martin
  Born	1701	Swizerland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Oct 1784
  Buried	Zimmerman Graveyard
  Person ID	I134	Martin Genealogy
  Last Modified	28 May 2003

  
  

  Father	Christian Martin,   b. Abt 1669, Canton Bern, Switzerland ,   d. Abt Jul 1748  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth (Els),   b. Abt 1672,   d. Bef Jul 1748  (Age 76 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Oberholtzer,   b. 1699, Swizerland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [1]
  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. Agetlein Martin,   b. May 1729,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Barbara Martin,   b. Feb 1730,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jacob Martin,   b. Mar 1731,   d. 1785  (Age 53 years)   6. Henry Martin,   b. 17 Mar 1735,   d. young age   7. Anna Martin,   b. Dec 1736,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Maria Elizabeth Martin,   b. Apr 1738,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Margaret Martin,   b. 1740,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Heinrich (Henry) Martin,   b. 19 Oct 1742, East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA ,   d. 13 Apr 1819  (Age 76 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2003
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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)

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] GEDCOM File : dean_martin.ged.