Martin Matthäus was born on March 14th, 1744. Martin Matthäus' father was Matthäus Zorn and his mother was Anna Mayer. His paternal grandparents were Balthasar Zorn and Martha Weitnauer. He had two brothers and four sisters, named Balthasar, Johann Paul, Martha, Maria, Susanna and Martha. He was the fourth oldest of the seven children. He had a half-sister named Martha. He died at 11 months old on March 11th, 1745.