Born in Rappenau, Baden, Heiliges Römisches Reich
Ancestors 
Son of Johannes Frey
and Maria Catharina (Götz) Frey
Husband of
Maria Magdalena (Scherer) Fry
— married
about 1776 in Northampton, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
Susanna (Frey) Simon, Henry Fry, John Frey, Jacob Frey, Martin Frey, Joseph Frey, Catherine (Frey) Whitesell, Mary Magdalena (Frey) Beitel, Elizabeth (Frey) Schiffer, Michael Frey, George Frey, Andrew Frey and Conrad Frey
Died
at age 85
in Upper Nazareth Twp., Northampton Co, Pennsylvania, USA
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Biography
This profile is part of the Fry Name Study.
Martin (Frey) Fry served with 4th Battalion, Northampton County Militia, Pennsylvania Militia during the American Revolution.
Martin (Frey) Fry is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A043084.
Johann Martin Frey was born 24 October 1748 to Johannes Frey and Maria Catharina (Götz) Frey in Rappenau, Germany. [1] [2]
At age of 23, Martin Frey, along with two of his brothers, Jacob and Michael, arrived in America on the Brig "Betsey" which docked in Philadelphia, PA in early December 1771. The ship was captained by Andrew Breyson, departed from London, and carried 78 passengers. On 4 December 1771, the three brothers subscribed to the oath of abjuration at the State House in the City of Philadelphia. Martin signed his own name on the oath as "Johann Martin Frey." His brother Michael Frey also signed his own name while brother Jacob Frey made his mark. [3]
Martin Frey was a Revolutionary War Patriot with the 4 Battalion 7th Company of the Northampton Co. Militia serving in 1778. [4] 3 May 1785, Return of Captain John Sentee's Company of the Sixth Battalion in Bethlehem Twp. [5] Martin Frey is also listed in the DAR Patriot Index A043084.
Johann Martin Frey arrived from Germany by ship in1771 and served in the Revolutionary War. His service has been confirmed by the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution under the name of Martin F Frey. His memorial at his grave site in Forks Cemetery in Stockertown, Pa reads: "Martin Frey was a Revolutionary War Patriot with the 4th Battalion 7th Company of the Northampton County Militia serving in 1778. Martin was married to Maria Magdalena Scherer the daughter of Henrich Scherer and Catherina Dorothea Heller. They had a son Jacob born in 1783 and is buried in the same cemetary as his parents. His grave stone is in Row 14 of the old section of the cemetery."
Another family link is also added, a son Henrich Frey (1779 - 1857)
Martin died intestate. On 15 September 1834, his widow, Rebecca Frey, filed a bond to administer his estate. The sureties on the bond were Henry Weitzell, a farmer of Forks Twp., and Joseph Shnyder, a storekeeper of Easton, PA. On 3 October 1834, Martin's "goods and chattels" were inventoried by Abram Heller and P.F.B. Schmidt. The inventory included a list of "Notes" (monies due to Martin for outstanding loans), including a note against Henry Sheffer and one against Andrew Frey. The inventory also listed payments made to John Frey and George Frey in 1816. In 1835 Jacob Frey acted as the agent of widow Rebecca Frey for the filing of the initial accounting of Martin's estate. This accounting listed $10 received from Martin Frey. In 1836, Jacob Frey, a son and heir, filed the final settlement. This document listed a tract of land partly in Upper Nazareth, Bushkill, Forks and Plainfield Townships valued at $3,396.76. [6]
Martin is buried in Forks Cemetery, Stockertown, Pennsylvania. [7]
Sources
- ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NND6-BTY : accessed 19 January 2016), Johann Martin Frey, ; citing Rappenau (A. Sinsheim), Baden, Germany; FHL microfilm 1,189,296.
- ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N8Q9-S43 : accessed 19 January 2016), Johann Martin Frey, ; citing EVANGELISCH, BAD RAPPENAU, HEIDELBERG, BADEN; FHL microfilm 1,189,296.
- ↑ Strassburger and Hinke, Pennsylvania German Pioneer, Vol 1, p. 738, List 292C, and Vol. II pp. 855-856, list 292C.
- ↑ PA Archives, 5th Series, Vol. 8, pg. 315.
- ↑ PA Archives, 6th Series, Vol. 3, Militia Rolls, 1783-1790, pg. 833, #76 Martin Frey
- ↑ Estate file #4479, Northampton Co. courthouse, Easton, PA
- ↑ Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Martin Frey (24 Oct 1748–23 Aug 1834), Find A Grave: Memorial #31521206, citing Forks Cemetery, Stockertown, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Carrie and Allen 💕 (contributor 46963612).
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Acknowledgments
- Thanks to David Townsend for starting this profile. Click the Changes tab for the details of contributions by David and others.
- Thanks to Johannes Fry and Maria Catharina Götzin.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martin:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Martin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Martin:
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~1.56%
Jerry White
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~1.56%
John Sibert :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WL3021053 [compare], yourDNAportal JOH76c86bdf, Ancestry member sibertj
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~0.78%
~1.56%
David Townsend :
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and there are literally dozens of Frey's who arrived in Philadelphia during this time period.
So we must be careful not to mix separate families. Names like Jacob and Martin were very common in many German families of this era.
The Martin mentioned in the 1791 baptism was married to a Sybilla, not Maria Magdalena. And Anna Maria is mentioned as a widow of Jacob Frey. and this Martin's brother Jacob is listed as still living until 1834.
As well, this family lived in Upper Nazareth Township. Not an impossible distance from the Egypt church on the Lehigh, but very unlikely that they would have travelled that far to go to church.