16th-17th Century Hessian Given Names and Surnames

by Kunegundis filia Theoderici
© 2001, 2002

These names are from genealogical data; they were recorded in the Langenselbold Kirchebuch, established with the Lutheran church in the area. Selbold, now called Langenselbold, is 29km (18 mi) ENE of Frankfurt.

I have copied the names as they appear in my source; I am not sure if the authors of that source modernized or standardized the spellings.

Men's Names

Adam (grandson b. 1567)
Adam (grandson b. 1584)
Anton (~1589)
Anton (m. 1584)
Balthasar (son b. 1567)
Balthaser (d. bet. 1610-1620)
Cunz (granddaughter b. 1572)
Hans (b. 1606)
Hans (son d. 1618)
Hans (granddaughter b. 1574)
Hans (b. 1567)
Hans (m. 1586)
Hans (daughter m. 1584)
Heinz (daughter b. 1570)
Heinz (granddaughter b. 1572)
Henn (daughter b. 1572)
Henn (granddaughter b. 1570)
Jakob (d. 1580's)
Jakob (d. bef. 1585)
Johann (b. late 1500s, d. bef 3 Feb 1640)
Johann (daughter b. 1574)
Johann (granddaughter b. 1574)
Johann (b. 1584)
Jost (m. 1592)
Jost (m. 1572)
Konrad (m. 1584)
Konrad (b. 1594)
Melchior (d. 1580's)
Melchior (daughter b. 1570's)
Michael (m. 1590's)
Paul (b. 1592)
Peter (m. 1583)
Peter (son b. 1584)
Prennes (d. before 1585)
Reichart (d. bef 1584)
Reitz (d. 1643, Sehlucturm(?), Hesse, Germany)
Reitz (m. 1604)
Theophilis (d. 1598)
Thonges (a pet form of Anthonius) (m. 1584)
Werner (granddaughter m. 1584)

Women's Names

Anna (of Neunenhess., daughter b. 1574)
Anna (b. 1572)
Anna (daughter [also Anna] b. 1572)
Anna (daughter m. 1584)
Anna (m. 1609)
Elizabeth (1589)
Elizabeth (son b. 1567)
Elsa (son b. 1584)
Else (daughter b. 1570)
Katharina (b. 1570)
Katharina (b. 1574)
Kunigunda (d. 1615)
Kunigunda (daughter b. 1609)
Margarete (b. 1600)
Margareta (daughter [also Margareta] b. 1600)
Margareta (m. 1572)
Margarethe (b. 1608)
Ursula (m. 1583)
Ursula (d. 1617)

Surnames

Adam (b. 1606) (m. 1592) (m. 1570's)
Becker (b. 1592) (b. 1567) (son b. 1567)
Bresch (m. 1583)
Deines (d. 1617) (d. bef. 1585)
Dietrich (m. 1586)
Doll (b. 1570)
Engel (m. 1606)
Ermolt (b. 1572)
Faust (b. late 1500s in Wolferborn, Hesse, Germany, d. before 3 Feb 1640 in Langenselbold)
Fey (b. 1600) (m. 1584) (m. 1572)
Fischer (~1589) (daughter b. 1572) (granddaughter b. 1572)
Fuchs (1588) (daughter b. 1600) (granddaughter b. 1600)
Hümmel (m. 1609) (daughter m. 1609)
Kniess (son b. 1567) (grandson b. 1567)
Kniss (b. 1584)
Martin (m. 1606)
Mohn (1591)
Orth (daughter m. 1584) (granddaughter m. 1584)
Ritter (son b. 1584)
Roht (b. 1594)
Ruppel (daughter b. 1570)
Scherer (m. 1583)
Treit (d. 1615)
Weinmuth (of Neuenhess., daughter b. 1574)
Wilhelm (d. 1643)
Zeit (b. 1605)


References

Rigler, Jean Gurney, Mathias Kerschner (1822-1893) and his wife Lovina A. Wannemacher (1821-1891): Their Ancestors and Descendants From Germany to Pennsylvania to Ohio, privately published 1986.


Edited by Arval Benicoeur and Wendi Dunlap. Published by the Academy of Saint Gabriel.