Martin Kolb (1680-1761) (arrival 1707)

Our Ancestors in America: Martin Kolb

Representing the 2nd Generation

Martin Kolb was born in 1680 in Germany. He came to America in 1707 and settled at Germantown. He married Magdalena Van Sintern, daughter of Isaac Van Sintern and Neeltje Sintern (nee Classen) and great-great-grand-daughter of Jan de Voss, Burgomaster in Flanders in 1550*. He moved to Skippack (then Bebberstown) in 1709 and was ordained to the ministry of the Mennonite faith, serving at Germantown and Skippack. On the deed of the Mennonite Church at Germantown, his signature appears as a witness. He was one of the first trustees of the Mennonite congregation at Skippack. His death occurred in 1761.

The children of Martin and Magdalena Kolb were:

  • Magdalena
  • Neltgen
  • Hannah
  • Sarah
  • Dielman
  • Isaac
  • Maria

Important: If you are a descendant of Martin Kolb, who came to America in 1707, you start tracing your ancestry from his children (3rd generation) listed above, using Cassel’s History for this purpose.

‘* – This is the earliest date thus far recorded to which the Kulp Family can trace its ancestry in an unbroken line – a period of approximately 400 years.

Taken from the KKC Family Record Book, page 13.

 [Link to Martin Kolb – 2nd Gen. (KFRB-pg 13)]

Other Pages:

  • Boehm’s Reformed Church, Blue Bell, Pa., As It Appears Today, with photo (1936) (KFRB-pg 55) (Goes with Martin)