Individual Details
Johann Martin BATDORF
(Abt Jan 1695 - Aft 8 Apr 1769)
Martin bought 329 acres on 2 November 1739 from Casper Wister, button maker of Philadelphia. This land would have been in Lancaster County at that time but a deed was never recorded there. This land was eventually divided among three of Martin's sons: Hermanus (his children), George Peter, and Martin Jr. Martin, Sr. and his wife Mary Elizabeth transferred 88 acres of this land to Hermanus' children on 8 April 1769. Although this deed was never recorded, there are releases from several of Hermanus' children to their brother Peter for this land between 1775 and 1780 in Lancaster County. These deeds recite the purchase of the property from Casper Wistar on 2 November 1739 and the transfer of 88 acres from Martin and his wife to their grandchildren on 8 April 1769. An original indenture on sheepskin dated 14 July 1763 from Martin Battorff and Maria Elisabeth, his wife, of the Township of "Hydelburg", Lancaster County to Martin Battorff, Junior, son of Martin Battorff, Sr., for 129 acres was listed for sale on Ebay in January, 2002. It stated that this was part of the property purchased from Caspar Wistar on 2 November 1739. There is no deed recorded in Lancaster County for this indenture.
Martin also purchased 443 acres in Bethel Township, Berks County sometime prior to 1766 from Thomas Freame or his estate for 186 pounds but never received a deed of conveyance from him or his estate. Thomas Freame's daughter, Philadelphia Hannah conveyed a deed for 443 acres to Martin Battorff on 7 August 1766. Martin had purchased this land from Thomas Freame or his estate but Thomas Freame died about 1741 and his estate could not be settled until his daughter Hannah became 21 years of age. Martin sold/transferred this property to two of his other sons, Christian and Henry, and to a grandson Martin. His grandson Martin was a son of Martin, Sr.'s deceased son, John Adam. Martin, Sr. sold/transferred 157 acres to his grandson Martin on 7 October 1766. This deed is recorded in Berks County. His sons Christian and Henry supposedly received the rest with Christian receiving 160 acres. Deeds for the transfer to his sons Christian and Henry were never recorded in Berks County. However, the description of the land with adjoining landowners in the deed recording the transfer to his grandson states "thence by land granted or intended to be granted to Christian Badorff...thence by lands granted or intended to be granted to Henry Badorff..." Christian Batdorf leaves two tracts of land of 160 acres and 175 acres to his sons John and Benjamin as tenants in common in his will in 1781. Benjamin later transferred his interest in the 160 acre tract of land to his brother John in 1795. It is not known what happened to this 160 acre tract of land after that.
Confirmation records at Christ Lutheran Church in Berks County for Henry; Martin, Jr.; and Maria Elisabeth name Martin Batdorf as their father. A 1772 death record at Christ Lutheran Church for Martin's daughter, Maria Margreth gives her birthdate and her parents' names as Martin Battorf and Marie Elisabeth. A marriage record at Christ Lutheran Church for Georg Peter names Martin Battorf as his father.
Events
| Birth | Abt Jan 1695 |  | |||
| Baptism | 8 Jan 1695 | Helmershausen, Thuringia | | ||
| Property | 11 Oct 1739 | a warrant (surveyed for 41 1/2 acres) - Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 2 Nov 1739 | 329 acres from Caspar Wistar and Catharine his wife - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 21 Sep 1747 | 5 acres with other trustees for the Dutch Lutheran Church or Congregation - Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 21 Sep 1747 | 15 acres with other trusees for the Dutch Lutheran Church or Congregation - Tulpehocken Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 14 Jul 1763 | 129 acres to their son, Martin Battorff Junior, - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania |  | ||
| Property | 1766 | 160 acres to their son, Christian Batdorf - Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Property | 1766 | 142 acres to their son Henry - Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania | | | |
| Property | 7 Aug 1766 | 443 acres from Philadelphia Hannah Freame - Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 7 Oct 1766 | 157 acres to their grandson Martin Bardorff the Younger - Bethel Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Property | 8 Apr 1769 | transferred 88 acres to their grandchildren, the nine children of their deceased sonHermanus Batdorf - Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania | | ||
| Death | Aft 8 Apr 1769 | |
Families
| Spouse | Maria Elisabeth WALBORN (1696 - 1769) |
| Child | Hermanus BATDORF (1718 - 1760) |
| Child | Anna Catharina BATDORF (1720 - 1757) |
| Child | John Adam BATDORF (1722 - 1757) |
| Child | Christian BATTORFF (1724 - 1781) |
| Child | George Peter BATDORF (1727 - 1794) |
| Child | Maria Margretha BATDORF (1729 - 1772) |
| Child | Henry BATDORF (1732 - 1808) |
| Child | Martin BATDORF Jr. (1734 - 1785) |
| Child | Maria Elisabeth BATDORF (1737 - ) |
| Child | Eva Maria BATDORF (1737 - 1805) |
| Father | Peter BARDORF ( - ) |
| Mother | Kunigunda WEYGAND ( - ) |
| Sibling | BARDORF (1684 - ) |
| Sibling | Johann Georg BARDORF (1686 - ) |
| Sibling | Elisabetha BARDORF (1689 - 1689) |
| Sibling | Johann Caspar BARDORF (1690 - ) |
| Sibling | Johann Georg BARDORF (1693 - 1694) |
| Sibling | Catharina Elisabetha BARDORF (1698 - ) |
| Sibling | Elisabetha BARDORF (1699 - ) |
Notes
Property
An original indenture on sheepskin dated 14 July 1763 from Martin Battorff and Maria Elisabeth, his wife, of the Township of "Hydelburg", Lancaster County to Martin Battorff, Junior, son of Martin Battorff, Sr., for 129 acres was listed for sale on Ebay in January, 2002. It stated that this was part of the property purchased from Caspar Wistar on 2 November 1739. There is no deed recorded in Lancaster County for this indenture.Property
Martin purchased 443 acres in Bethel Township, Berks County sometime prior to 1766 from Thomas Freame or his estate for 186 pounds but never received a deed of conveyance from him or his estate. Thomas Freame's daughter, Philadelphia Hannah conveyed a deed for 443 acres to Martin Battorff on 7 August 1766. Martin had purchased this land from Thomas Freame or his estate but Thomas Freame died about 1741 and his estate could not be settled until his daughter Hannah became 21 years of age. Martin sold/transferred this property to two of his other sons, Christian and Henry, and to a grandson Martin. His grandson Martin was a son of Martin, Sr.'s deceased son, John Adam. Martin, Sr. sold/transferred 157 acres to his grandson Martin on 7 October 1766. This deed is recorded in Berks County. His sons Christian and Henry supposedly received the rest with Christian receiving 160 acres. Deeds for the transfer to his sons Christian and Henry were never recorded in Berks County. However, the description of the land with adjoining landowners in the deed recording the transfer to his grandson states "thence by land granted or intended to be granted to Christian Badorff...thence by lands granted or intended to be granted to Henry Badorff..."Property
This is based on information in two other deeds in Berks County. The description of the land with adjoining landowners in the deed recording the transfer to his grandson, Martin Batdorf the Younger, states "thence by land granted or intended to be granted to Christian Badorff...thence by lands granted or intended to be granted to Henry Badorff..." (6:270 ). The deed from Jacob Lengel and Elizabeth his wife to John Batdorff (41:482) in the chain of title references the 142 acres that Henry Batdorff and his wife Anna Maria transferred to Christopher Batdorff.Endnotes
1. Henry Z. Jones, Even More Palatine Families: 18th Century immigrants to the American colonies and their German, Swiss, and Austrian origins, 3 volumes (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 2002), 3:1745.
2. Henry Z. Jones, Even More Palatine Families: 18th Century immigrants to the American colonies and their German, Swiss, and Austrian origins, 3 volumes (Rockport, Me.: Picton Press, 2002), 3:1745.
3. "Records of the Land Office, Copied Surveys, 1681-1912 ," database, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (http://www.phmc.state.pa.us : accessed 8 January 2017), Martin Battorf, 41 acres and 1/12 in Tulpehockon Township, Lancaster County, surveyed 15 May 1741 on a warrant dated 11 October 1739 ; assigned to Hermanus Battorf by warrant dated 13 October 1749 ; citing PA Survey Book A-75-258 and reverse; Series #17,114.
4. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Deed Records, S:343-344, Michael Baddorff to Peter Baddorff, 8 May 1775; recorded 20 November 1775; Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
5. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Deed Records, R:468-470, David Batorff to Peter Batorff, 9 September 1777; recorded 5 November 1777 ; Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
6. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Deed Records, R:680-681, Phil Badorff to Peter Badorff, 24 January 1778; recorded 17 December 1779; Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
7. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Deed Records, Q:708-710, John Casper Badorff to Peter Badorff, 22 March 1780; recorded 4 April 1782; Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
8. Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County Deed Records, 1:333 (A1:333), Jacob Fisher and Mary Elisabeth his wife to Balthaser Hansbach, Martin Battdorff, Adam Lesh, John Imel, and Leonhard Hollstein in trust for the Dutch Reformed Congregation , 21 September 1747; recorded 23 March 1759; Berks County Courthouse, Reading, Pennsylvania.
9. Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County Deed Records, 1:336 (A1:336), Christian Lauer and Anna Catrina his wife to Leonhard Hollstein, John Imel, Adam Lesh, Martin Battdorff, and Balthaser Hansbach in trust for the Dutch Lutheran Church or Congregation, 21 September 1747; recorded 24 March 1759 ; Berks County Courthouse, Reading, Pennsylvania.
10. Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County Deed Records, 6:270 (A:270), Martin Bardorff the Elder and Maria Elizabeth his wife to Martin Bardorff the Younger (one of the grandchildren of Martin Bardorff the Elder), 7 October 1766; recorded 21 June 1770; Berks County Courthouse, Reading, Pennsylvania.
11. Virginia Faust Batdorf, The Batdorf Family History (Elverson, PA: Mennonite Family History, 1990), 7.
12. Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County Deed Records, 6:270 (A:270), Martin Bardorff the Elder and Maria Elizabeth his wife to Martin Bardorff the Younger (one of the grandchildren of Martin Bardorff the Elder), 7 October 1766; recorded 21 June 1770; Berks County Courthouse, Reading, Pennsylvania.
13. Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County Deed Records, 41:482, Henry Batdorff and Anna Maria his wife to Christopher Batdorff (within deed from Jacob Lengel and Elizabeth his wife to John Batdorff), 18 May 1796; recorded on 4 March 1834; Berks County Courthouse, Reading, Pennsylvania.
14. Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County Deed Records, 5:177 (A5:177), Philadelphia Hannah Freame to Martin Badorff, 7 August 1766; recorded 14 March 1767; Berks County Courthouse, Reading, Pennsylvania.
15. Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County Deed Records, 6:270 (A:270), Martin Bardorff the Elder and Maria Elizabeth his wife to Martin Bardorff the Younger (one of the grandchildren of Martin Bardorff the Elder), 7 October 1766; recorded 21 June 1770; Berks County Courthouse, Reading, Pennsylvania.
16. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Deed Records, S:343-344, Michael Baddorff to Peter Baddorff, 8 May 1775; recorded 20 November 1775; Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
17. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Deed Records, R:468-470, David Batorff to Peter Batorff, 9 September 1777; recorded 5 November 1777 ; Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
18. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Deed Records, R:680-681, Phil Badorff to Peter Badorff, 24 January 1778; recorded 17 December 1779; Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
19. Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County Deed Records, Q:708-710, John Casper Badorff to Peter Badorff, 22 March 1780; recorded 4 April 1782; Lancaster County Courthouse, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
20. Frederick S. Weiser, transciber and editor, Records of Pastoral Acts at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2 volumes (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1989), I:34.
21. Frederick S. Weiser, transciber and editor, Records of Pastoral Acts at Christ Lutheran Church, Stouchsburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania, 2 volumes (Birdsboro, Pennsylvania: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1989), I:35.