Notes:

"John Mast, Sr. was born in Switzerland in 1740 and died in Randolph Co., N.C. in 1800. Orphaned John, brother, Jacob Mast, and 4 sisters immigrated to the Schuykill River in Pennsylvania under the care of their uncle, Johannes Mast" on the ship Brotherhood, John Thompson, Captain which arrived in Philadelphia from Rotterdam on Nov. 3, 1750." This account from a 2nd hand history, although the best info we have, has not yet been supported by first hand records. Supposedly the only copy of the passengers from this ship's arrival included 119 persons out of the 300 who were on board, and no Masts are on it to verify the data above.

According to Professor Daniel Mast in an August 30, 1978 letter to the editor on the Englewood Independent newspaper, they were Amish Menonites from the Palitinate in the 1700's. They and the Amish Mennonites in the ship they came on settled around Heidelberg and Bern, Pennsylvania. Due to Indian uprisings, around 1760 they moved into the Conestoga Valley and purchased land in Berks and Chester Co., Pennsylvania. It is here that his brother Jacob Mast became a Bishop of the Mennonite Church.

Although Jacob is usually listed as the older brother, there is no first hand evidence of this. Brother John married and had several children before Jacob began having children and could easily be the older brother.

Before 1763 and probably around 1760, John Mast, Sr. drifted on foot from what is now Elverson located west of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in what appears to be the border of Chester Co., PA and Bucks Co. It was the home of his brother Jacob. He traveled through Virginia to what is now Randolph Co., North Carolina. (C-205) In one account, he moved south because he and his brother had a falling out. In one published account, he and his family of wife and about 4 children migrated with the Beiler and Fisher families leaving Malvern, Chester Co., PA to go to Watuaga Co., NC and then to Rowan County, North Carolina. Malvern was not settled by Amish Mennonites (as opposed to just the Mennonites with whom they rarely associated) until 1768, so it is somewhat unlikely that this account is accurate due to the fact that John and several Fouts and Hoover families bought land on Feb. 17, 1763 in Rowan Co., North Carolina. It became part of Guilford County, NC when Guilford Co. was formed and is currently a part of Randolph County, North Carolina.

John's sister, Magdalena moved to what became Randolph Co., North Carolina also in one account. However, I suspect this is not true, as in 1810 she appears to move to Holmes Co., Ohio with her son John from Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. Their other three sisters are supposed to have died unmarried back in Berks Co., PA being buried near their brother, Jacob. C-270g, E)

John Mast, Sr. is often listed as a Revolutionary War soldier. This is based on the fact that John Mast Sr. with his son John Mast, Jr. supposedly appear in the records of the Siege of Charleston in the 1797 Yearbook of the City of Charleston, SC on pg. 405. However, when the original records are checked the names are definitely for a family of Mash's, not Masts. I've included a copy of the orginal book sent by Jordan Sutton, jordan65@peoplepc.com. Note the 8th and 9th name down on the right for Jhn Mash Senr and John Mash and compare this to other names ending in h or t on the page. It definitely belongs to a Mash family also in South Carolina at the time and not our John Masts. It makes sense that John Mast Sr. and relatives were not a part of the Revolutionary War because John Mast, along with Andrew Fouts, Jacob Fouts, Frederick Waymire and Andrew Hoover, are shown on the 1779 Randolph Co, NC tax lists of William Cole as having refused to take the Oath of Allegiance because they were pacifists. The other families listed in this group were Quakers suggesting that Jacob Mast had similar feelings. (C-1058, 2251e, E)

John Mast Sr. and Barbara had 12 children, ten of whom came to Ohio, seven daughters and son's David, John and Jacob, in 1801. They settled in Miami and Montgomery counties. Many of their children attended Quaker meetings and married Quaker spouses although they were never official members of the Quaker church. This info. is from Brien's Vol. I of Quaker Genealogies, a section entitled: The Mast Family. (C-205) Items in ( ) are added from other sources: HISTORY OF WATAUGA CO., NC, p.330. (C-270b) and info. from Mrs. McIntosh (C-270g) (*NOTE: The dates on this family group sheet should be taken as opinion only. They are often contradicted between sources, especially birth dates. Birth order of John and Barbara Mast's children has not been the same in any two records I've seen.)

John married Barbara Catherine HARMON in 1753 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Barbara (daughter of Johan George Adam HARMON \ HERMAN and MARY MARGARET WILEY) was born before 1740 in Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States; died in 1780 in , Randolph, NC, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John MAST, Jr. was born on 24 Feb 1754 in Randolph, North Carolina; died on 12 Sep 1832 in West Milton, Miami, Ohio, USA; was buried after 12 Sep 1832 in West Branch Quaker Burial Grounds, Union Twp., Miami, OH, USA.
2. Nancy MAST was born about 1757 in , Augusta, VA; died about 1859 in , Montgomery, Oh?.
3. Elizabeth MAST was born in 1758 in Randolph County, North Carolina; died on 13 Jan 1831 in Hamilton County, Indiana, USA.
4. David MAST was born in 1761 in Randolph County, North Carolina; died in Aug 1836 in Union, Montgomery, OH, USA; was buried in Aug 1836 in West Branch Quaker Burial Grounds, Union Twp., Miami, OH, USA.
5. Joseph MAST was born on 25 Feb 1764 in , What Is Now Randolph, NC, USA; died after 11 Oct 1809 in , Randolph, NC, USA.
6. Hannah MAST was born about 1766 in Wharri River, Randolph, NC, USA; died in Dec 1856 in Montgomery, Ohio, United States.
7. Mary MAST was born about 1769 in Randolph County, North Carolina; died on 30 Dec 1806 in Montgomery, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
8. Jacob MAST was born about 1770 in , , NC; died about Oct 1809 in , Ashe, NC, USA.
9. Catherine MAST was born in 1771 in Randolph County, North Carolina; died in Nov 1809 in , Miami, OH, USA.
10. Mary Magdalena "Mollie" MAST was born on 21 Mar 1772 in , Randolph, NC, USA; died on 27 Nov 1850 in , Miami, OH, USA; was buried about 30 Nov 1850 in , Miami, OH, USA.
11. Susanna MAST was born on 30 Nov 1774 in Tabernacle Twp., Randolph, NC, USA; died on 24 Jul 1830 in , Miami, OH, USA; was buried in West Branch Quaker Burial Grounds, Union Twp., Miami, OH, USA.
12. Stephen MAST was born before 1780 in , , NC; died after 1833 in Baltimore, Baltimore, Md?.

Notes:

We have multiple triangulations with members of Judi Garst Schramm's family on chromosome 1 with 14.9 segments in common on average between my father, my uncle and her or her family members. They descend through this Mast's daughters Anne and Magdelena and his son's brother Jacob 3 times.

We also have the following triangulation between cousins on Gedmatch: NP6702865, A212435 and my uncle Richard. Even at small cM matches: the minute a triangulation is found it proves that the segments are all inherited from the same common ancestral couple as long as they only have one ancestral line in common. In this case it is Johannes or John Mast born abt. 1712.

All children of this Mast named one of their first 3 sons, Jacob for their Uncle who brought them over and also named sons Christian for another Uncle. The following account is quoted from Judge Evan P. Middleton's HISTORY OF CHAMPAIGN CO., OHIO, Vol. II, published by Bowen Co., 1917, pp. 355-356. "The Mast family in America is descended from Bishop Jacob Mast, a leader in the Mennonite church, a Swiss by birth, who was born in 1738 and who was early orphaned. While he was still in his boyhood, he came to this country from Switzerland (from the port of Rotterdam) with his four sisters and a younger brother, John, the children being in the care of their benevolent uncle, Johannes Mast, and settled in Berks County, Pennsylvania, where the family is still influentially represented. It was on Nov. 3, 1750, that the party landed from the ship "Brotherhood," at the port of Philadelphia, young Jacob Mast, being then 12 years of age. They joined the Amish Mennonites in Berks County and there the lad grew to manhood firmly grounded in the simple faith of his father and his daily associates. There he married Magdalene Holly and there he established his home---(He was) elected in 1788 (in the Amish Mennonite Church in Conestoga, PA) to serve as bishop---(He) died in 1808 (and was buried where) Pine Grove Cemetery (now is)." I have included this account under Jacob Mast's father's data because of the invaluable data that can be gained about the rest of the family from it.

Johannes married Barbara \ Elizabeth A RISSER, Thru Lines - Double the # of DNA cousins as husband in 1730 in Europe. Barbara (daughter of Christian RISSER and Catherine SCHERTZ) was born in 1710 in , , , Switzerland (Che); died in 1750 in Fayette, Georgia, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

We have multiple triangulations with members of Judi Garst Schramm's family on chromosome 1 with 14.9 segments in common on average between my father, my uncle and her or her family members. They descend through this Hahn's Mast's son Jacob 3 times and his unknown son twice, Anne and Magdelena. I descend through his unknown son once. I also have a triangulation on chromosome 20 with the following Gedmatch #'s representing cousins:20 57,575,594 59,113,601 5.5 459 John Mast 1740: NP6702865 Hans Jacob Mast Mast Paternal
20 58,103,533 58,894,807 3.1 234 Hans Jacob Mast 1664: A894419 Hans Jacob Mast Mast Paternal
20 58274401 59456185 5.5 367 A894419 Hans Jacob Mast Paternal

Hahns\John married Anna MISHLER on 3 Mar 1693 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland. Anna was born on 20 Sep 1668 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland; died in Dec 1778 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married Catherine SCHERTZ. Catherine was born in 1694 in Bern, Bern, Switzerland; died in 1755 in Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Uli married Elsi BEYELER on 18 Jan 1661 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland. Elsi was born on 21 Mar 1641 in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland; died in in Guggisberg, Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]