Individual Details
David Martin Senior
(Abt 1704 - 10 Nov 1784)
David Martin, along with his brother Jacob, came to America prior to his parents. David and Jacob landed in Philadelphia on 30 September 1727 aboard the Molly.
On 26 February 1738 he obtained a patent for 370 acres in Weaverland's Blue Ball Run, present-day East Earl Township.
Andreas Martin was long thought to be David Martin's father, and patriatch of the Martin family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but Darvin Martin (pages 2-3) agreed with Jason Martin's contention that this is unproven. Both Jason and Darvin Martin believe it more likely that Christian Martin was David Martin's father.
On 26 February 1738 he obtained a patent for 370 acres in Weaverland's Blue Ball Run, present-day East Earl Township.
Andreas Martin was long thought to be David Martin's father, and patriatch of the Martin family in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, but Darvin Martin (pages 2-3) agreed with Jason Martin's contention that this is unproven. Both Jason and Darvin Martin believe it more likely that Christian Martin was David Martin's father.
Events
| Birth | Abt 1704 | , , , , Europe |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1730 | Barbara Herr |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt 1745 | Anna Groff | | | |
| Marriage | By 20 Mar 1764 | Elizabeth Herr | |||
| Death | 10 Nov 1784 | , Lancaster, PA | | ||
| Burial | Weberthal (oldest Weaverland) Cemetery,, East Earl, Lancaster, PA | |
Families
| Spouse | Barbara Herr ( - 1742) |
| Child | Christian Martin Senior (1731 - 1804) |
| Child | David Martin Junior ( - 1819) |
| Child | Elisabeth Martin (1739 - ) |
| Child | Barbara Martin (1735 - ) |
| Child | Martin Herr Martin (1736 - 1811) |
| Child | John Martin (1738 - 1813) |
| Child | Jacob Martin ( - ) |
| Child | Heinrich Martin (1741 - 1825) |
| Child | George Herr Martin (1742 - 1829) |
| Spouse | Anna Groff (1725 - 1759) |
| Child | Samuel Martin (1746 - 1825) |
| Child | Michael Martin (1747 - 1831) |
| Child | Abraham Martin (1748 - 1815) |
| Spouse | ms ( - ) |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Herr ( - 1772) |
| Father | Adreas Christian Martin (1669 - 1748) |
| Mother | Elsbeth "Els" Martin (1672 - 1732) |
| Sibling | Martin ( - 1732) |
| Sibling | Christian Martin Senior (1694 - 1758) |
| Sibling | Jacob Martin (1696 - 1768) |
| Sibling | Hans Heinrich Martin (1701 - 1784) |
| Sibling | Veronica Martin (1707 - ) |
Notes
Birth
David Martin, Sr. was bornin 1691, according to Dennis Oberholtzer.Marriage
Anna Groff and David Martin wed before 11 November 1758, according to Theodore Herr, however this is after all three of their children were born. As his previous wife, Barbara Herr, died in 1742, and as his and Anna's first child was born in 1746, I believe Anna and David wed sometime between 1743 and 1745.Death
David Martin, Sr. died in then-Earl and now-East Earl Township.Burial
David Martin, Sr.'s burial location was also given as Weberthal Cemetery, Weaverland, Pennsylvania.Endnotes
1. Find A Grave, "," database, (: accessed ), David Martin at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58979659/david-martin.
2. Herr, Theodore W., Genealogical Record of Reverend Hans Herr and His Direct Lineal Descendants: From His Birth A. D. 1639 to the Present Time, Containing the Names, Etc. of 13,223 Persons. (Lancaster, PA: Examiner Printing House, 1908. Reprinted Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 1994), 793.
3. Allan Garber, To God Alone The Honor: The Pioneer Mennonite Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Morgantown, PA: Masthof Press, 2019), 455.