According to RIchard W. Davis' Report on the "reconstructed" 1709 census of Mennonites, Christian (40), his wife Elizabeth and sons Christian (15), Jacob (11), Hans Heinrich (8) and David (4) were living in Bockshaft (a small hamlet southeast of Sinsheim (it's between Ittlingen & now part of Kirchardt) in Baden. Bockschaft is about 135 km from Mainz and 180 km from Baumholder, according to Google Maps. At that time, Bockshaft was part of the Hasselbach Congregation, which is a far north west suburb of Sinsheim.
There were some Webers living somewhere in the area of Sinsheim, but my immigrant Weber ancestor, Hans Wäber, lived on the west side of the Rhine in places like Hamm, Neustadt, Oggersheim.
I don't have information on where Christian Martin had lived in Switzerland, but the Webers had come from Canton Zürich, in places such as Albis and Bäretswil.
Hope this helps,
Barbara Shuh
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