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Author: cherosborn
Surnames: Cashman, Kirschenman
Classification: biography
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Martin Cashman of Kentucky is the son of Johan Martin Kirschman (Germany; Berks,
Pennyslvania; Washington, Maryland; Bedford, Pennsylvania; Bedford, Virginia)
Contrary to past publications, no such person as Jacob Martin Cashman exists - as Jacob
Cashman of Pennsylvania (Johan Christian Kirschenman) is a completely different person as
Martin Cashman of Kentucky, and documentation is provided as evidence.
The German immigrant of 1752 Hans Martin Krischman is the father of Johan Martin
Kirschman, rather than the same person as some have supposed. They simply cannot be the
same person, for if they were Catharina would be both his mother and his wife -- which we
know from evidence (and logic) of 1759 and 1767 that Catharina is Mr. Kirschman's wife
and Johan Martin's mother, respectively. However, Johan Martin Kirschman was every bit
as much a German immigrant as his father, as he too was on the ship "Edinburgh"
but too young (15) to be listed on the manifest or to be required to sign the oath of
allegiance.
For a more complete history on this line, visit
http://cashmankirschmanhistory.blogspot.com. Or contact me at cherosborn(a)aol.com.
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