For three generations descendants of Conrad Weiser have been prominent in the affairs of Lehigh county and the city of Allentown. Martin Weiser, a veteran of the War of 1812, was a lineal descendant of Conrad. Martin was one of the best known men in the county, having been one of the first makers of what are now known as "Grandfather's clocks." Many of the specimens of his skill in this line are still to be found in the rural districts of the county. He was noted as a wit and was a master of sarcasm. In the rural districts many of his quaint sayings are still to be heard, one story in particular is oft repeated. When Martin made his periodical trips through the 'county to repair, clean and sell clocks, it was his custom to remain over night and for meals with his customers. Because of the flashes of wit with which he illumined his conversation the old clockmaker was, as a rule, a welcome guest. But, like the immortal Charles Lamb, he sometimes joked not wisely but too well. Lamb, it will be recalled, was once asked by a doting mother how he liked babies. "Boiled, ma'am," replied Lamb. Lamb said a witty thing but lost the friendship of a mother. Thus it was with Martin Weiser. He was a guest at dinner in the upper end of the county. The coffee served was lamentably weak. However, the dishes were beautiful. They were artistically decorated in blue. Weiser took a sip of the coffee and setting down the cup said, in his native vernacular: "Ei, mommy, wos hen in sine g'schar. Mer kon die blummer derfoon mi kupichya saena doinch cia koffee." ("Why, mother, what beautiful dishes you have. You can see the flowers on the cup through the coffee.") Alter that old Martin Weiser never received another invitation to dine with that family,

Martin Weiser was married to Mrs. Mary Ann Shepherd (nee Stout) whose parents were of an old Moravian family and whose paternal grandfather was one of the early surveyor generals of Pennsylvania.