Individual Details
Martin "Mardy" Bear
(16 May 1721 - Abt 1793)
Martin Bear in April 1746 patented 203 acres on Peters Road, south of New Holland, Earl Township. The Bair Cemetery covers part of this property and part of George Bear's, Martin's brother, adjacent land.
Events
| Birth | 16 May 1721 |  | |||
| Marriage | 1 Jan 1744 | Rebeccka Landis | | ||
| Marriage | Aft 1767 | Margaret |  | ||
| Marriage | 19 Jun 1788 | Trinity Lutheran Church, Lancaster, Lancaster, PA - Veronica "Freany" Neff | | ||
| Death | Abt 1793 | Earl, Lancaster, PA | |||
| Probate | 13 Mar 1793 | ||||
| Alt name | Martin "Mardy" Bar |
Families
| Spouse | Rebeccka Landis (1725 - 1788) |
| Child | Elizabeth Bear ( - 1792) |
| Child | Maria Bear (1749 - 1819) |
| Child | Martin Bear (1751 - 1786) |
| Child | Hannah Bear (1754 - 1782) |
| Child | Sarah Bear (1757 - ) |
| Child | Magdalena Bear (1762 - 1824) |
| Child | David Bear (1767 - 1848) |
| Spouse | Margaret ( - 1787) |
| Child | Anna Bear (1773 - 1852) |
| Child | Andreas Bear (1785 - 1860) |
| Spouse | Veronica "Freany" Neff ( - 1792) |
| Father | Hans Heinrich Bar ( - ) |
| Mother | Barbara Eby (1697 - 1744) |
| Sibling | Anna Bear (1718 - ) |
| Sibling | Yorg Bear (1723 - 1811) |
| Sibling | Heinrich Bear (1725 - 1771) |
| Sibling | Jacob Bear (1727 - 1786) |
| Sibling | Bubly "Barbara" Bear (1729 - ) |
| Sibling | Hansley "John" Bear (1731 - ) |
| Sibling | Christian Bear (1733 - 1795) |
| Sibling | Michael Bear (1736 - 1809) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Bear (1738 - ) |
Notes
Marriage
Martin Bar may have had three wives. Allan Graber gives only two. If there was a third, her name may have been "Margaret." If so, her and Mardy Bear's wedding year is based on my evaluation of Mardy's children and marriage date for he and Freany Neff. However, Allan Garber does not list Margaret as a wife of Martin Bear. Please see more detail under the marriage note for Rebeccka Landis.Endnotes
1. , "Reserach Tips: : Ber/Berr/Bear/Bare," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 37, Number 3 (July 2014): page 108.
2. , "Reserach Tips: : Ber/Berr/Bear/Bare," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 37, Number 3 (July 2014): page 108.
3. , "Reserach Tips: : Ber/Berr/Bear/Bare," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Volume 37, Number 3 (July 2014): page 108.