Husband of Catherine Shallenberger.
Johann Martin "Martin" Bash was born about 1738 in Germany. He may be the Johan Martin Busch who arrived in Philadelphia, PA on 24 Aug 1749 on the ship Elliot, which carried a boatload of Palatinates who sailed from Rotterdam via Cowes, England. It was a common custom among the German Palatinate males to have Johann or Johannes as a first name and to be called by their second name.
Martin Bash was a farmer. He settled in Lancaster County, PA, where he married Catharine Shallenberger, daughter of Ulrich Shallenberger & Maria Strickler; Catharine---born Katrina on 8 Apr 1745; died about 1820. Her tombstone still stands in Old Bash Cemetery, which was on land owned by the Bashes. Later owners were the Somers, and the burial ground is also called Bash-Somers Cemetery.
Four sons---John, Martin Jr., Jacob, & Henry---were born in Lancaster County. In the late 1770s, the family moved to Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, PA, where three more children were born: Barbara, Catharine, and Michael.
During the Revolutionary War, Martin Bash Sr. served as a private in Capt. James Clark's company, Westmoreland Co., PA militia.
In 1783, his taxable property consisted of 50 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, and 4 sheep. In 1786, he paid taxes of 2 shillings, 6 pence. On 4 May 1785, he bought 340 acres of land in Mt. Pleasant Township, which he sold 24 Aug 1795 to Christian Yockey. On 24 May 1796, he bought 193 acres on the Kiskiminetas River in Washington township. He disposed of this land in two deeds: 100 acres on 20 Nov 1801 to Conrad Knappinberger; and 93 acres on 28 Apr 1803 to his son Henry Bash---reserving two fields for himself and his wife as long as they lived. His house stood on one of these fields.
Martin Bash Sr. died before 30 March 1824 in Westmoreland Co., PA, and was doubtless buried beside his wife Catharine in Bash Cemetery. No headstone remains for him today.
Johann Martin "Martin" Bash was born about 1738 in Germany. He may be the Johan Martin Busch who arrived in Philadelphia, PA on 24 Aug 1749 on the ship Elliot, which carried a boatload of Palatinates who sailed from Rotterdam via Cowes, England. It was a common custom among the German Palatinate males to have Johann or Johannes as a first name and to be called by their second name.
Martin Bash was a farmer. He settled in Lancaster County, PA, where he married Catharine Shallenberger, daughter of Ulrich Shallenberger & Maria Strickler; Catharine---born Katrina on 8 Apr 1745; died about 1820. Her tombstone still stands in Old Bash Cemetery, which was on land owned by the Bashes. Later owners were the Somers, and the burial ground is also called Bash-Somers Cemetery.
Four sons---John, Martin Jr., Jacob, & Henry---were born in Lancaster County. In the late 1770s, the family moved to Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, PA, where three more children were born: Barbara, Catharine, and Michael.
During the Revolutionary War, Martin Bash Sr. served as a private in Capt. James Clark's company, Westmoreland Co., PA militia.
In 1783, his taxable property consisted of 50 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, and 4 sheep. In 1786, he paid taxes of 2 shillings, 6 pence. On 4 May 1785, he bought 340 acres of land in Mt. Pleasant Township, which he sold 24 Aug 1795 to Christian Yockey. On 24 May 1796, he bought 193 acres on the Kiskiminetas River in Washington township. He disposed of this land in two deeds: 100 acres on 20 Nov 1801 to Conrad Knappinberger; and 93 acres on 28 Apr 1803 to his son Henry Bash---reserving two fields for himself and his wife as long as they lived. His house stood on one of these fields.
Martin Bash Sr. died before 30 March 1824 in Westmoreland Co., PA, and was doubtless buried beside his wife Catharine in Bash Cemetery. No headstone remains for him today.
Husband of Catherine Shallenberger.
Johann Martin "Martin" Bash was born about 1738 in Germany. He may be the Johan Martin Busch who arrived in Philadelphia, PA on 24 Aug 1749 on the ship Elliot, which carried a boatload of Palatinates who sailed from Rotterdam via Cowes, England. It was a common custom among the German Palatinate males to have Johann or Johannes as a first name and to be called by their second name.
Martin Bash was a farmer. He settled in Lancaster County, PA, where he married Catharine Shallenberger, daughter of Ulrich Shallenberger & Maria Strickler; Catharine---born Katrina on 8 Apr 1745; died about 1820. Her tombstone still stands in Old Bash Cemetery, which was on land owned by the Bashes. Later owners were the Somers, and the burial ground is also called Bash-Somers Cemetery.
Four sons---John, Martin Jr., Jacob, & Henry---were born in Lancaster County. In the late 1770s, the family moved to Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, PA, where three more children were born: Barbara, Catharine, and Michael.
During the Revolutionary War, Martin Bash Sr. served as a private in Capt. James Clark's company, Westmoreland Co., PA militia.
In 1783, his taxable property consisted of 50 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, and 4 sheep. In 1786, he paid taxes of 2 shillings, 6 pence. On 4 May 1785, he bought 340 acres of land in Mt. Pleasant Township, which he sold 24 Aug 1795 to Christian Yockey. On 24 May 1796, he bought 193 acres on the Kiskiminetas River in Washington township. He disposed of this land in two deeds: 100 acres on 20 Nov 1801 to Conrad Knappinberger; and 93 acres on 28 Apr 1803 to his son Henry Bash---reserving two fields for himself and his wife as long as they lived. His house stood on one of these fields.
Martin Bash Sr. died before 30 March 1824 in Westmoreland Co., PA, and was doubtless buried beside his wife Catharine in Bash Cemetery. No headstone remains for him today.
Johann Martin "Martin" Bash was born about 1738 in Germany. He may be the Johan Martin Busch who arrived in Philadelphia, PA on 24 Aug 1749 on the ship Elliot, which carried a boatload of Palatinates who sailed from Rotterdam via Cowes, England. It was a common custom among the German Palatinate males to have Johann or Johannes as a first name and to be called by their second name.
Martin Bash was a farmer. He settled in Lancaster County, PA, where he married Catharine Shallenberger, daughter of Ulrich Shallenberger & Maria Strickler; Catharine---born Katrina on 8 Apr 1745; died about 1820. Her tombstone still stands in Old Bash Cemetery, which was on land owned by the Bashes. Later owners were the Somers, and the burial ground is also called Bash-Somers Cemetery.
Four sons---John, Martin Jr., Jacob, & Henry---were born in Lancaster County. In the late 1770s, the family moved to Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, PA, where three more children were born: Barbara, Catharine, and Michael.
During the Revolutionary War, Martin Bash Sr. served as a private in Capt. James Clark's company, Westmoreland Co., PA militia.
In 1783, his taxable property consisted of 50 acres, 2 horses, 3 cattle, and 4 sheep. In 1786, he paid taxes of 2 shillings, 6 pence. On 4 May 1785, he bought 340 acres of land in Mt. Pleasant Township, which he sold 24 Aug 1795 to Christian Yockey. On 24 May 1796, he bought 193 acres on the Kiskiminetas River in Washington township. He disposed of this land in two deeds: 100 acres on 20 Nov 1801 to Conrad Knappinberger; and 93 acres on 28 Apr 1803 to his son Henry Bash---reserving two fields for himself and his wife as long as they lived. His house stood on one of these fields.
Martin Bash Sr. died before 30 March 1824 in Westmoreland Co., PA, and was doubtless buried beside his wife Catharine in Bash Cemetery. No headstone remains for him today.
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