Individuals from Chrisman Pedigree, page 32

Johann Niclass Guth

Notes:

He was Mayor of Rimsdorf [Reeb & Norvell, p. 25] !Marriage-Father: Reeb & Norvell, pg. 25 !Death: Reeb & Norvell, p. 26, Bockenheim Lutheran Churchbook. (age 65, died of heart failure).

m: Maria Mannel (-27 JAN 1674)

Children:

Maria Mannel

Notes:

!Baptism-Parentage-Marriage: Reeb & Norvell, pg. 25.
!Death: Reeb & Norvell, p. 25, age 54, recorded Blockheim Lutheran Churchbook.

m: Johann Niclass Guth (ABT 1620- 5 APR 1685)

Children:

Anstett Guth

Children:

George Mannel

m: Anna Steyd

Children:

Anna Steyd

m: George Mannel

Children:

Johann Nicolaus Reeb

Notes:

Excellent documentation on him appears in [John V. Reeb and Nell Taylor Norvell, "Reeb Roots in Europe and America, 1995, Chapter 1]. The following is taken from that source:
He was born at Keskastel in the Grafschaft (County) of Nassau-Saarwerden about 1620, although the exact dates of his birth and death are unknown. References to "Niclass Reeb" in churchbooks of Nassau-Saarwerden often state that he is otherwise known as "Nickel Stroh", leading some to conjecture that his mother's maiden name may have bene Stroh.
He lived during the 30 years war (1628-1648) in region where many of its battles were waged. A heavy rainfall caused crops to rot in 1642 causing mass famine in the year he was married, and in that same year, Croatian soldiers plundered the region further. His marriage record in the Lutheran Church at Bockenheim records "Niclass Reeb, son of Heinrich Reeb deceased at Castel (Keskastel)" and "Catharina, daughter of Hans Wuerth from Bistorf [Pisdorf]" [Reeb & Norvell, p. 13].
On 2 Feb 1643, the Lutheran Churchbook of Bockenheim named "Nickel Reeb from Kastel" (Keskastel) as godfather for the baptism of Maria Magdalena, dau. of Anstett and Margaretha Mueller from Harskirchen. [Reeb & Norvell p.13] (Harskirchen is 4 kilometers west and slightly south of present day Sarre-Union (old Bockenheim)).
On 2 Mar 1645, "Niclass Reeb" witnessed the baptism of Niclass Klein from Zollingen at the Bockenheim Lutheran Church. [ibid p.13].
On 13 Feb 1648, Nickel Reeb was named godfather at baptism of son of Niclass Durhurt and wife Eva at "Pisdorff", recorded at Bockenheim [Reeb & Norvell, p. 14]. Same day his wife, Catherina, witnessed baptism of Catharina, infant dau. of Lorentz Fischer and wife Gertrud.
On 2 Apr 1648, "Nickel Reeb of Castel" named godfather at bap. of Hans Nickel, son of Peter Theibolt of Domfessel. [ibid, p. 15]
On 24 Oct 1648, the treaty of Westphalia ended the 30 years war. Families began returning to the region. By 1649, Johann Nicolaus Reeb's family resided in Catharina's native village of Pisdorf.
On 23 Jan 1650, the Lutheran Churchbook of Bockenheim named Niclass Reeb as the godparent at the baptism of Hans Nickel, son of Martin Schneider. [ibid, p.15] On 17 Feb 1650, Niclass Reeb was a witness to bap. of Hans Nickel, son of Georg Fischer, in Pisdorf.
On 25 Aug 1672, Niclass Reeb was godparent to Hans Niclass, son of Hans Philipp and Claudina Francisca Riesser, baptised at Pisdorf. [ibid, p. 19]
On 4 Apr 1676, Nickel Reeb from Bischdorf (Pisdorf) was named as godparent to Hans Peter, infant son of Hans Heinrich and Kunigund Reeb, baptized in Bockenheim. (The father of this infant had been baptized 28 years earlier and witnessed by Nicolaus's wife Catharina). [ibid, p. 20]
On 22 Feb 1679, the widow of Johann Nicolaus Reeb died in Pisdorf. Therefore, we have his death between 4 Apr 1676 and 22 Feb 1679. [ibid, p.20]
!Children: Listed in [Reeb & Norvell, Ch. 1]

m: Catharina Wuerth (-22 FEB 1679)

Children:

Catharina Wuerth

Notes:

On 24 Oct 1647, Catharine, wife of Nickel Reeb, witnessed the baptism of young Hans Heinrich Reeb, a son of Heinrich Reeb of Bissert (a small town 5 km from Bockenheim). [Reeb & Norvell, p. 14]
On 13 Feb 1648, Catharina, wife of Nickel Reeb, witnessed at "Pistorff" (recorded in church book of Bockenheim) the baptism of Catharine, dau. of Lorentz Fischer and wife Gertrud.
On 12 Nov 1671, Catharina, wife of Nickel Reeb, was witness to the baptism of Elisabetha, dau. of Theobald and Kunigund Heckel at Wolfskirchen (a neighboring village of Pisdorf where the Lutheran Minister, Johann August Holler, preached).
27 Mar 1676, Catharina, wife of Niclauss Reeb otherwise called Stroh, was godparent to a dau. of Christoph and Catharina Bauer in Pisdorf.
!Death: 22 Feb 1679, widow of Johann Nicolaus Reeb [ibid, p.20; Bockenheim Lutheran Churchbook]

m: Johann Nicolaus Reeb (ABT 1620-BEF 22 FEB 1679)

Children:

Heinrich Reeb

Notes:

Some Sources: 1. In May 1993, Nellie (Fisher) Karr sent me a 39 page descendancy listing for Heinrich Reeb. In her letter, she named two heavily used sources: ["The Early Settlers of Sangamon County, Illinois"], and ["The Rape Family of Illinois"], both found through the Mormon Church. She also cited ["The Cemeteries of Cotton Hill Township"] and ["Marriage Records from Sangamon County, Illinois"]. The software she used to make the descendancy listing showed only a name, birth year and death year for each individual. It appears that modifiers like "before" or "about" might have also been omitted from the printout. I attempted to correspond with her further in 1993, but didn't hear back from her. (I have since rented the History of Sangamon County and included all info from there). 2. Most (if not all) of the original research on the Europe side has apparently been done by John V. Reeb, 927-B Taraval Street, San Francisco, CA 94116 (415) 665-0488. He sent me a copy of his book, ["Reeb Roots: In Europe and America", 1995] in March 1996. The data from that book has not yet been entered into this database. 3. Further sources for individuals are indicated in the individual notes for descendants.
Some early records in the 1500s pertaining to the name Reeb in the Alsace region are discussed in [Reed & Norvell, "Reeb Roots in Europe and America", Introduction]. The marriage record of Johann Nicolaus Reeb, dated 6 Dec 1642 in the church at Bockenheim (now Sarre-Union) names the groom as "Niclass Reeb, son of Heinrich Reeb deceased at Castel" (Keskastel) [ibid, p.13]. This might or might not be the same "Hans' Reeb's children, Lorentz, Georg, and Christmann", that appear in a 1620 tax list for towns of Lorentzen, Herbitzheim and saar-Bockenheim, along with a "Peter Reeb" [ibid, p.7]. It appears likely that a Heinrich Reeb of Kescastle was a brother to Niclaus Reeb (and thus a son of this Heinrich Reeb). This Heinrich Reeb and his wife Margaretha appear as a witnesses for children of Niclaus (and vise versa) several times.

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