Son of Marx Oberholzer (born Wald, 9 Feb 1634, emigrated in 1657 to Sinsheim in the Pfalz):
'Martin Oberholzer, b. c1666. He was a citizen living at Oppau near Ludwigshafen, Bayern in 1706, 1707 and 1708. He arrived in Philadelphia on 23 Sep 1710 on the ship "Maria Hope". He settled at the Conestoga settlement in present Lancaster County in 1710. He bought 200 acres in Manor Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1725. He was dead by 1733 as that is when his two sons Jacob and Martin sold his land in Manor Township.'