The records of the Bachmans trace their origin to Switzerland, early members of the family living in Luzerne. When William Penn came to Pennsylvania, his private secretary was named Bachman, and in compensation for the work he performed two townships of land were deeded to him, known then as Upper and Lower Sagney, but later as Upper and Lower Saucon. History also records the sale by Christian Beitler to Christian Bachman, June 20, 1751, of two hundred acres along Saucon Creek, land originally deeded by John, Thomas and Richard Penn, July 23, 1744, to Christian Beitler.

Christian Bachman was a miller and owned the mill property which many years later passed under control of Ehrhart & Brother. He married and reared a large family of sons: Abraham, John, George, Henry, Christian, Jacob, Joseph, Solomon and Daniel. He also had a daughter Mary, who married Christian Schuck.