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- [[Category: Swiss-German and Mennonite Immigrants to Pennsylvania]]
[[Category: Molley, Arrived 30 September 1727]]
{{Palatine Migration}}
== Biography ==
'''Birth and parents'''
Martin may have been born c.1670 [ in the German Palatinate.][ His parents are unknown, but at least two theories have been proposed :# Benson records the family tradition that he was the son of [[Kendig-32|John Jacob Kendig]] and [[Mylin-13|Jane Mylin]], of Bern, Switzerland.][Benson, Evelyn A. (1975). Martin Kendig 1710 Mennonite Pioneer Leader. ''Mennonite Research Journal'', volume 16, number 2 (April 1975), pp.16-17.] This is disputed by more recent research (see below).# Best suggests that he was the son of [[Kündig-54|Hans Jägli Kündig]] and [[Meili-2|Elsbeth Meili]].[Best, Jane Evans (1992). Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives. ''Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage'', Volume 15, Number 1 (January 1992), see pp.6-7, person KA342.]
'''Immigration'''
Martin Kendig was one of six Mennonite men who on 27 June 1710 signed a letter sent from London to the Mennonite leaders in Amsterdam thanking them for their financial assistance for the upcoming emigration to America.[[https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~boehm/genealogy/data/1710_Pequea_Settlement.pdf Wenger, Samuel E., Mennonite Historical Society, ''1710 Pequea Settlement Tour Resource Information Booklet, pages 1-6''.]]
Martin and his family arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, aboard the ''Maria Hope'' on 23 September 1710. Martin returned to Europe several years later to report on the conditions in the new land of Pennsylvania and to encourage friends and family members of the first Mennonite settlers to emigrate. He is believed to have come back to Pennsylvania with the second wave of Swiss settlers in September 1717.[Friesen, Steve, "A Modest Mennonite Home: The story of the 1719 Hans Herr House, an early colonial landmark," Good Books, Intercourse, PA, 1990, ISBN 0-934672-90-3]
'''Family'''
Martin's wife was named Elizabeth when they deeded land in 1725 to Jacob Kendig (not their son).[[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSXB-6S1M-F?i=76&cat=224489 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed Book FF, page 139.] FHL film #008035101, image 77 of 634.] Elizabeth's maiden name may have been Bär.
Martin's second wife is named in his will, made in 1748, as Barbara
'''Land records'''
In October 1710, the Mennonite immigrants were granted 10,000 acres of land in what is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Martin Kendig received the largest share : 1750 acres, plus six percent for roads, for a total of 1855 acres. It was composed of three parcels (265, 530 and 1060 acres). The cost was five pounds per 100 acres. The patent referred to Martin as "lately an inhabitant of Switzerland but now of this province." [[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QC-XPLM?i=636&cat=44185 Pennsylvania Patent Book A4, page 229], FHL film #008546915, image 637 of 783.]
In 1712, Martin received a warrant for 2,000 acres, "besides the 2,000 acres already confirmed to him and paid for." It was to be patented to the widow Maria Warenbur, but instead it was patented to two of her sons, Daniel Fierre and Isaac Lefevre.[[https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaser219harruoft/pennsylvaniaser219harruoft/page/529/mode/1up Minutes of the Board of Property of the Province of Pennsylvania, Volume 1: Minute Book H. Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume 19 (1893), page 529.]]
On 22 November 1717, 5,000 acres near Conestoga and Pequea creeks were warranted to Martin Kendig and Hans Herr, "it being for settlements for severall of their Countrymen that are lately arrived here." [[https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaser219harruoft/pennsylvaniaser219harruoft/page/622/mode/1up Minutes of the Board of Property of the Province of Pennsylvania, Volume 1: Minute Book H. Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume 19 (1893), page 622.]]
In January 1717/18, another 800 acres in Strasburg was patented to Martin for £80. It had been warranted to him in 1714.[[https://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniaser219harruoft/pennsylvaniaser219harruoft/page/627/mode/1up Minutes of the Board of Property of the Province of Pennsylvania, Volume 1: Minute Book H. Pennsylvania Archives, Second Series, Volume 19 (1893), page 627.]]
Martin Kendig appeared in the first assessment list of Conestoga Township in 1718. He was taxed from 1724 to 1727 as Martin Kendig and "son" at Conestoga Township.
In 1724, Martin was appointed constable of Conestoga Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Two years later, he was appointed supervisor for Conestoga Township.[ He also initiated legal suits, for example in 1729 for debts owed him (unusual for a Mennonite).]
In 1725, Martin and Elizabeth Kendig sold half of their 1060-acre tract to [[Kundig-5|Jacob Kendig]] of Strasburg Township.[[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSF1-S9PK-T?cat=224489 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed Book Q, page 187], FHL film #008067073, image 97 of 741][[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSHW-4312-R?i=263&cat=224489 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Deed Book D, page 499], FHL film #007907086, image 264 of 711.] Jacob may have been Martin's first cousin.
On 8 May 1729, Martin was of Conestoga Township when he bought land in Chester County on the Delaware River from John Wade. (Source needed.)
In 1744, Martin Kendig is reported to have given money to build St. James Church in Lancaster, even though he wasn't a member. (Source needed.)
'''Will'''
Martin Kindig, of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, signed his will on 22 October 1748. It was proved 5 months later on 10 March 1748/9.[The will of Martin Kindig, dated 22 Oct 1748, proven 10 Mar 1748/9, Lancaster County Will Book J, p.115, viewed at :* [https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-899B-J98Q-8?i=303&cc=1999196&cat=227825 FHL film #005534204, image 304 of 786] * https://www.ancestry.com.au/imageviewer/collections/8802/images/005534204_00304] He named :
* His wife Barbara.* His son Jacob Kindig, who was to receive land. Upon Jacob's death, the land was to pass to Jacob's son, Abraham Kindig.* His other three grandsons (Martin Kindig, John Kindig, and Isaac Kindig) were also to receive land.
* Executors : His son Jacob Kindig, and Martin Mylen, junior* Witnesses : Christian Herr, Martin Greiter, and Abraham Kendrick (Note: Christian Herr and Abraham Kendrick (Kendig) could be related to Martin's cousin, Jacob Kendig, who purchased half of Martin Kendig's 1060 acre parcel in 1725. Jacob had a son named Abraham Kendig and a son-in-law named Christian Herr.)
== Sources ==
See also :
* Historical Information and Genealogical Record of Hans Herr* [https://archive.org/details/historicbackgrou01eshl/page/147/mode/1up?q=%22Martin+Kendig%22 Eshleman, H. Frank (1917), ''Historic Background and Annals of the Swiss and German Pioneer Settlers of Southeastern Pennsylvania'', pages 147-152.]* [https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/media/library/docs/edit_vol39pp72_102.pdf Brackbill, Martin H. (1935), ''New Light on Hans Herr and Martin Kendig''.]
* {{FamilySearch|LKWM-QN3}}* Wenger, S. ''The Wenger Book''. Pennsylvania German Heritage History Inc.* Davis, Richard Warren (1995). ''Emigrants, Refugees, and Prisoners'', Volume III* LaPlante, Patricia A. (Simon), (2006). ''Cameron and Paige Report,'' viewed 7 Apr 2006 at http://wc.rootsweb.com/~laplante
=== Acknowledgments ===
* WikiTree profile Kendig-36 created through the import of Most 2011_7b.ged on Oct 17, 2011 by [[Saufley-1 | Mike Saufley]].
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