The Weilbrenner Family of Freinsheim

Regina Maria and Hans Peter Weilbrenner

The Weilbrenner family of Freinsheim was both long-standing and large. The first records I have are a trio of christenings for children born to Regina Maria and Hans Peter Weilbrenner:

• Charlotta Luise christened 24 Nov 1699;
• Johan Melchior christened 11 Jan 1703; and
• Wilhelm Ludwig christened 02 Mar 1704.

Regina Maria and Hans Peter may also be the parents of the following four women, who were probably born before 1698;

• Anna Barbara Weilbrenner, daughter of Hans Peter, married Hans Georg Sorg 19 Sep 1703;
• Maria Susanna Weilbrenner, daughter of Johann Peter, married Johannes Dauth, son of Frantz Dauth, 07 Feb 1713;
• Maria Dorothea Weilbrenner, daughter of Peter, married Johann Georg Eberlin 23 Jan 1714; and
• Maria Susanna Weilbrenner, no father's name given, married Melchior Pierman 06 Jan 1716. Was this a second marriage for Maria Susanna who married in 1713?

Anna Christina and Hans Peter Weilbrenner

The next two Weilbrenner christening records I have from Freinsheim also name Hans Peter as the father. He may or may not be the same man who was Regina Maria's husband.

Anna Christina and Hans Peter's children were Georg Daniel christened 25 Apr 1706 and Susanna Elisabetha christened 21 Jun 1711. Georg Daniel is possibly the Georg Daniel who married Maria Catharina - see below.

Catharina Elisabetha Werner and Johann Peter Weilbrenner

After 1711 it was 19 years until the next Weilbrenner record appeared in Freinsheim. This was the marriage of Catharina Elisabetha Werner and Johann Peter Weilbrenner 09 Apr 1730. Johann Peter was a cooper by trade, but I don't have any information about his family. Catharina Elisabetha was the daughter of Anna Christine and Hans Jakob Werner christened in Freinsheim 01 Nov 1711.

Catharina Elisabetha and Johann Peter had 12 children christened in Freinsheim, at least one of whom died young:

• Anna Christina born 24 Dec 1731, christened 26 Dec 1731;
• Georg Daniel born 02 Mar 1734, christened the same day;
• Maria Catharina born 15 Aug 1735, christened 21 Aug 1735;
• Johann Jacob born 06 Nov 1737, christened 09 Nov 1737. Married Anna Maria Sorg, daughter of Johann Georg Sorg, in Freinsheim 21 Apr 1761;
• Anna Maria born 09 Apr 1740, christened 10 Apr 1740. Married Jacob Streffler, son of Johannes Streffler, in Freinsheim 04 May 1762. Possibly the Anna Maria and Johann Jacob Straeffler who had seven children christened 1763-1776 in Frankenthal, 12 km ENE of Freinsheim;
• Catharina born 31 Mar 1742, christened 05 Apr 1742;
• Rosina Catharina born 31 May 1743, christened 03 Jun 1743. Deceased by May 1747;
• Henrich born 17 Nov 1745, christened the same day;
• Rosina Catharina born 19 May 1747, christened 22 May 1747;
• Scharlotta born 18 Oct 1749, christened 19 Oct 1749. Married Johann Georg Gassenberger in Freinsheim in June 1775. Johann Georg was the son of Catharina Ackermans and Valentin Gassenberger christened 19 Mar 1747 in Marnheim, 22 km NW of Freinsheim. Charlotta "Waldbrenner" and Georg Gassenberger who had seven children christened 1772-1789 in Marnheim;
• Johann Georg born 08 Jul 1752, christened 11 Jul 1752. One of two possibilities for the Georg Weilbrenner who married Maria Catharina Reck, daughter of Jacob Reck, in Freinsheim in April 1776;
• Georg Peter born 05 Jun 1756, christened the same day. Married Maria Catharina Mueller, daughter of Nicolaus Mueller, in Freinsheim 18 Nov 1777.

Katherina Elisabeth died and was buried in Freinsheim on 25 May 1791.

Maria Catharina and Georg Daniel Weilbrenner

Maria Catharina and Georg Daniel Weilbrenner were contemporaneous with Catharina Elisabetha Werner and Johann Peter Weilbrenner. I couldn't find a marriage record for them. Georg Daniel may or may not be the son of Anna Christina and Hans Peter Weilbrenner born 1706.

Maria Catharina and Georg Daniel had ten children christened in Freinsheim, at least one of whom died young:

• Johann Peter born 08 Feb 1732, christened 11 Feb 1732;
• Charlotta born 08 Nov 1733, christened November 1733. Died 1733;
• Johann Jacob born 14 Dec 1734, christened 19 Dec 1734;
• Georg Peter born 14 Jan 1737, christened 16 Jan 1737. Possibly the Georg Peter Weilbrenner who had married Anna Maria by 1766;
• Maria Susanna born 05 Apr 1739, christened 08 Apr 1739;
• Nicolaus born 18 May 1740, christened 22 May 1740;
• Anna Christina born 09 Nov 1742, christened 11 Nov 1742;
• Johann Georg born 31 May 1745, christened 04 Jun 1745. One of two possibilities for the Georg Weilbrenner who married Maria Catharina Reck, daughter of Jacob Reck, in Freinsheim in April 1776;
• Catharina Elisabetha christened 04 Aug 1748. Possibly the mother of Susanna Christina Weilbrenner born 11 Jun 1778 (but not christened?) and/or the mother of Susanna Christina Bruns christened 08 Jun 1784; and
• Susanna Christina born 03 Nov 1751, christened 07 Nov 1751. Probably the Susanna Christina Weilbrenner, daughter of Daniel Weilbrenner, who married Johann Hennrich Nicolaus in Freinsheim 25 Jun 1782. Are they the Susanna Christina and Heinrich Nicola who had five children christened in Freinsheim 1783-1797? If so, they were probably the parents of Anna Christina Nicola who married Jacob Engel.

Elisabetha Neunzehnhöltzer and Johann Georg Weilbrenner

Elisabetha Neunzehnhöltzer and Johann Georg Weilbrenner were married in Freinsheim 25 Apr 1742. Elisabetha was the daughter of Anna Susanna Becker and Arnoldt Neunzehnhöltzer christened in Freinsheim 19 Apr 1722. Johann Georg was named after his father, but I don't know anything more about his family.

Elisabetha and Johann Georg appear to have raised their family in Ellerstadt, 7 km SE of Freinsheim. Prior to 1745, the only Weilbrenner record I can find in Ellerstadt is a marriage record Susanna Catharina "Weilbrenners" who married Hans Jacob Haas in Ellerstadt 02 May 1730. 1743 seems to mark the establishment of the Weilbrenner family in Ellerstadt. A couple named Elisabetha and Johann Georg Weilbrenner had seven children christened there:

• Johann Georg christened 28 Aug 1743. Deceased by June 1750;
• Johann Peter christened 20 May 1745. Father's name only shown on christening record;
• Johann Georg christened 24 Jun 1750. Possibly the Johann Georg Weilbrenner who married Anna Margaretha Becker and had five children christened in Ellerstadt 1777-1794;
• Johann Caspar christened 24 Jan 1753;
• Christina Elisabetha christened 19 Oct 1755. Married Johann Daniel Remelius, son of Hiob (Jacob?) Remelius, in Ellerstadt 13 Jun 1775. They had four children christened 1776-1782 in Laumersheim 11 km north of Ellerstadt;
• Anna Elisabetha christened 25 May 1759; and
• Anna Margaretha christened 18 Jan 1764. Possibly the Anna Margaretha "Weilbrenners" who married Reichert Weilbrenner (see below) in Ellerstadt 22 Apr 1788.

Anna Maria and Johann Caspar Weilbrenner

Anna Maria and Johann Caspar Weilbrenner appear to have been married by 1747, but I can't find a marriage record. The only Caspar Weilbrenner whom I can find being born in the Pfalz 1698-1730 is Johann Caspar Weilbrenner, son of Susanna and Johann Georg Weilbrenner, christened 13 Feb 1719 in Friedelsheim, 8 km south of Freinsheim. (He had two siblings, Johann Daniel christened 22 Aug 1717 and Anna Christina christened 23 Mar 1720, but I haven't found any further records for either of them.)

Anna Maria and Johann Caspar had seven children christened in Freinsheim, at least one of whom died young:

• Johannes born 31 Dec 1747, christened January 1748;
• Anna Elisabetha born 21 Dec 1749, christened 23 Dec 1749. Deceased by September 1762;
• Anna Christina born 04 Feb 1754, christened 05 Feb 1754;
• Maria Sophia born 14 Mar 1756, christened 17 Mar 1756;
• Anna Ottilia born 27 Jun 1758, christened 28 Jun 1758. Married Conrad Raquet in Freinsheim 25 Nov 1783;
• Anna Elisabetha born 05 Sep 1762, christened 08 Sep 1762; and
• Johann Reichert born 30 Jul 1764, christened 02 Aug 1764. Possibly the Reichert Weilbrenner who married Anna Margaretha "Weilbrenners" (see above) in Ellerstadt 22 Apr 1788.