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In 1739 he received a warrant for a survey for 107 acres plus 6 % for roads and highways. We do not know where he was prior to that, but it is possible that he was squatting on that land for some time. Six years later he made application for the survey of a tract of the domain of the Penns which he purposed to purchase. He 'qualified' on September 18, 1733, by signing his signature to the Declaration of Allegiance and to the Declaration of Fidelity and Abjuration. Among the records of Nohfelden is the announcement that 'Matthias Gisch of Asweiler has departed for America.' He left Berthelsdorf, Germany on 19 April 1733 and arrived in Philadelphia, PA 28 September 1733.

Asweiler is near Nohfelden, Principality of Birkenfeld, Germany. The first Gisch to live there was believed to be the grandfather of our Matthias Gish of White Oak. They found a home there where they were told that Gisches had lived since 1600. They found records of a Philip Gish whose son was Phillip Matthias Gish whose wife was Maria Barbara Siebert. Gish descendants visiting Asweiler, Germany, found Gishs still living there. Mathias received a land grant under the name of Matthew Keach. Asweiler where he came from is located near the extreme southeastern border of Birkenfeld, probably part of the duchy of Saarbrucken. Matthias left Tulpehocken where he landed and bought his farm where now stands the Matthias Gish marker at Penryn, near Manheim Pa.The marked was erected commemorating the first 200 years of the landing of Matthias Gish in America. Matthias was 26 years old when he arrived and his nephew Christian Lauer was 18. The descendants spread westward to Shippensburg, Pa. He and wife became members of the White Oak congregation. He took the oath of allegiance the same day of arrival. When Matthias arrived here there were 191 persons on board the ship, 71 males above 16 years of age, 64 under 16 and 56 females. They came to this conclusion after they wrote the book. Some researchers believe that our line of Gishs descended from Phillip Matthias Gish and Maria Seibert, but after many years of research by Katherine Melton and Joanne Wilkerson (both of Henderson, Ky and authors of 'The Gish cousins of Kentucky) they concluded that this line descended from Phillip's brother Hans Jacob Gish and Maria Catharina Heyl.

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Their son, Abraham, who married Susanna Kuhns, moved to Abilene, Kansasand from them movie stars, Lilian and Dorothy Gish were descended. When he came to America he came with a nephew Christian Lauer. Their oldest child must have been born within a year or two after the landing. Matthias and Katharine were married soon after they landed at Philadelphia. Matthias was both farmer and blacksmith, as farmer he made a living, as blacksmith, earned money. He soon secured more land until the final acreage was 180, this was in the White Oak district. The deed, was signed by James Hamilton, Lieutenant Governor, and was issued in 1743. This called for 107 acres plus six percent for roads and highways. Amoung these in the records of Nohfelden occurs the announcement that Matthias Gisch of Asweiler was departed for America.įrom land records in the state house at Harrisburg the first warrant for a survey was issued to Mathias Gisch in 1739. There has been published some old eighteenth century documents which tell of the departure of emigrants from various localities in Birkenfeld, Saarbrucken and the Pflaz. The name Gisch was derived from Kirsch the German word for cherry because in the local dialect the pronunciation is the same. and were the progenitors of all the Gish families in America, which dates from colonial times. All these children were born inLancaster Co. He was the father of five sons and three daughters. He was one of first settlers of Lancaster Co, Pa. He received a grant of land from William Penn under the name of Matthew Keatch. 237 in the book 'First families of America'. 'Matthias Gisch arrived at Philadelphia on the Penn. I then found that an Aunt Marie had come to America ahead of Matthias and that must be where he stayed. Several years ago I found that Matthias was in Philadelphia and must have stayed there for nearly a year. Husband: Matthias Gish married in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1735 Katherine Bauer born 1709 in Wvertt, Jagstkreis, Jagetzell, Germany died 1771 in Penryn, Lancaster, Pennsylvaniaįather: Andreas Bauer Mother: Maria Mohdock Birth:đ707 Eitzweiler, Sankt Wendel, Saarland, GermanyĪrrival:đ733 America Residence: Philadelphia County, PA 1733 Marriage: Marriage to: Katherine Gish (born Bauer) 1734 Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States Death: Penryn, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States