Person:William Martz (25)

Watchers
m. 1776
  1. Jacob Martz1777 - 1845
  2. Catharine Martz1779 - 1834
  3. Susanna Martz1788 - 1868
  4. Barbara Martz1790 - 1890
  5. Henry Martz1792 - 1870
  6. Mary Martz1798 -
Facts and Events
Name William Martz
Alt Name Johann Wilhelm Martz
Gender Male
Birth? 7 Oct 1739 Rockland Township,Berks,Pennsylvania
Marriage 1776 Somerset County,Pennsylvaniato Christina Hahn
Death? 12 Jun 1803 Kinnels Mills,Somerset,Pennsylvania
Burial? Compts Cemetery,Somerset,Pennsylvania
Alt Burial? Switzerland
Other? William Johann MartzName?

Jost Leidig came from Berks County soon after the revolution and settled on the farm now owned by William Emrick. William Martz, also from Berks County, a millwright by trade, was amonth the first settlers. He built a mill on Gladden's run, at an early date. Valentine Shiery, a blacksmith, was another pioneer.. [History of Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties, Pennsylvania: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its pioneers and prominent men. Chicago: Watkins & Co. 1884, 780 pgs.]