My Family Line

ADELA , COUNTESS OF FLANDERS VERMANDOIS was born about 913 in Vermandois, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ She died on 10 Oct 958 in Bruges, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: II , COUNT OF VERMANDOIS HERBERT and PRINCESS OF FRANCE HILDEBRANTE.

She was married to I , COUNT OF FLANDERS ARNULPH about 933 in Flanders, Belgium. Children were: III , COUNT OF FLANDERS BAUDOUIN.

BEATRICE OF VERMANDOIS was born about 880 in Vermandois, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: I , COUNT OF VERMANDOIS HERBERT and BEATRICE OF MORVOIS.

Children were: PRINCESS OF FRANCE HILDEBRANTE, HUGUES OF , COUNT OF PARIS FRANCE.

COUNT OF VERMANDOIS was born about 895 in ABT 943.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: I , COUNT OF VERMANDOIS HERBERT and BERTHA OF MORVOIS.

Children were: CONRAD.

COUNTESS OF VERMANDOIS was born about 820.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: PEPIN DE SENLIS, I , COUNT OF VERMANDOIS HERBERT.

HERIBERT III OF VERMANDOIS was born about 975.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died in 1015.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: ALBERT DE VERMANDOIS and GERBERGER D'OUTREMER .

Children were: OTHO I DE VERMANDOIS.

OLAF , THE HUMBLE VERMUNDSSON was born about 391 in Denmark.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: VERMUND , THE WISE FRODASSON .

Children were: DROTT DANPSDOTTIR, DAN , THE PROUD, KING OF DENMARK OLAFSSON.

ADELE VEXIN was born about 1025 in Vermandois, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: COUNTESS OF VERMANDOIS ADELAIDE .

VICTORIA . Parents: KING OF THE ICENI PRASTUGASUS and BOADICEA.

Children were: KING COEL, EURGEN.

IVAR , KING OF SWEDEN VIDFAME was born about 612 in Denmark.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died about 647 in Denmark.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: KING OF SWEDEN , THE VIOLENT HALFDAN and MOALDA KINRIKSDATTER.

Children were: AUD IVARSDOTTIR.

SVEIDE THE , KING IN NORWAY VIKING died about 760.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: HALFDAN THE OLD.

VILETRUDE .

Children were: SUANHILDE.

VINGENER . Parents: THOR.

Children were: HLORITHA.

VINGETHORR . Parents: EIARIDI.

Children were: MODA.

DOMALDI VISBURSSSON was born about 340 in Sweden.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: VISBUR VANLANDASSON.

Children were: DOMAR DOMALDASSON.

I , KING OF THE HERULI VISLAUS died before 100 in 91 AD.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: KING OF THE HERULI HUTTERUS and JUDITH OF JUTLAND.

Children were: KING OF THE HERULI VITALAUS.

KING OF THE HERULI VITALAUS died in 127.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: I , KING OF THE HERULI VISLAUS and TIBERNIA OF NORWAY.

Children were: I , KING OF THE HERULI ALARIC.

I , GRAND PRINCE OF KIEV VLADIMIR was born about 956 in Kiev, Ukraine, Russia.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ He died on 15 Jul 1015 in Berestow, Russia.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: GRAND PRINCE OF KIEV SVIATOSLAV and MALOUCHA.

He was married to ROGNEIDA DE POLOTSK in 979. Children were: JAROSLAV , GRAND PRINCE OF KIEV WLADYMIROVITCH .

AGATHA VON BRUNSWICK was born about 1018 in Braunschweig, Prussia.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ She died about 13 Jul 1042.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: MARGRAVE OF FRIESLAND BRUNSWICK and GERTRUDE VON EGISHEIM.

She was married to THE EXILE EDWARD about 1035 in London, England. Children were: PRINCESS MARGARET OF , QUEEN OF SCOTLAND ENGLAND.

GERTRUDE VON EGISHEIM was born about 995.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ She died in 1077.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: IV HUGH and HEILWIG OF DAGSBURG.

Children were: AGATHA VON BRUNSWICK.

WOLPERT VON RINGLEHEIM was born about 800 in Ringleheim, Germany.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: COUNT OF RINGLEHEIM REGINHART .

BERTHA , QUEEN OF BURGUNDY VON SWABIA was born about 907 in Burgundy, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ She died on 11 Aug 967.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: RICHARD I VON SWABIA and REGINLINDE DE NULLENBURG.

Children were: I , KING OF BURGUNDY CONRAD.

RICHARD I VON SWABIA was born about 882.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: BURKHARD.

Children were: BERTHA , QUEEN OF BURGUNDY VON SWABIA.

WILLA VON SWABIA was born about 852 in Burgundy, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ She died on 14 Jun 929.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: II , KING OF BURGUNDY BOSO and IREMGARD OF FRANCIA.

Children were: II , KING OF BURGUNDY RUDOLPH.

WALDRADA was born about 824.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: MATILDA, BERTHA.

Walpurga died in 1513 in Wiensensteig, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: Ulrich Renz.

KING OF THE FRANKS WALTER was born before 289.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died in 306.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: III , KING OF THE FRANKS CLODIUS.

He was married about 313. Children were: DUKE OF THE EAST FRANKS DAGOBERT.

II , EARL OF HUNTINGTON WALTHEOF was born in 1045.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died in 1073.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: SIWARD THE , EARL OF NORTHUMBERLAND SAXON and ELFLEDA OF BERNICIA.

Children were: MATILDA OF ,QUEEN OF SCOTLAND HUNTINGTON.

DUKE OF MOSELLE WAMBERTUS died in 528.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: DUKE OF MOSELLE ADALBERTUS.

Children were: DUKE OF MOSELLE ANDBERTUS.

WARINUS was born about 630.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: BODILON and SIAGREE.

Children were: LAMBERT, BISHOP OF TREVES LEUTWINUS.

LORD OF ALTORF WARINUS. Parents: DUKE OF ALSATIA EVERHARD .

Children were: LORD OF ALTORF ISENBART.

Anna Dorothea Warnberger was born about 1669 in Augsburg, Schwaben, Bavaria, Germany.

She was married to Johannes Phillip Wolfgang Killian in 1696 in Koenigsberg, Germany. Children were: Andreas Killian.

I , DUKE OF BAVARIA WELF was born about 776.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: LORD OF ALTORF ISENBART.

Children were: PRINCESS OF BAVARIA JUDITH, I , DUKE OF BURGUNDY CONRAD, EMMA OF ERITGAU.

WICHMAN was born about 900.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died about 943.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

Children were: EKBERT WICHMAN.

EKBERT WICHMAN was born about 930.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died in 994.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: WICHMAN and FREDERUNA OF RINGLEHEIM.

Children were: I , MARQUIS OF BRUNSWICK BRUNSWICK.

WIG was born about 355.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: FREAWINE.

Children were: GEWIS.

WIGERIC was born about 881.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ She died about 919.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾

Children were: LUITGARDE.

PRINCESS OF BURGANDY WILLA was born in 906.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: KING OF BURGUNDY.

Children were: PRINCESS OF TUSCANY WILLA.

PRINCESS OF TUSCANY WILLA was born about 924.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: MARQUIS OF TUSCANY BOZON and PRINCESS OF BURGANDY WILLA.

Children were: ROSELE OF , QUEEN OF FRANCE ITALY.

COUNT OF TOULOUSE WILLIAM was born about 745 in Toulouse, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: BERTHA OF TOULOUSE .

EARL OF WARREN WILLIAM was born about 950 in Normandy, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: WALTER DE ST. MARTIN.

Children were: RALPH DE WARREN.

I OF WARREN WILLIAM was born about 1055 in Bellencombre, France.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died on 24 Jun 1089 in Lewes, Sussex, England.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: RALPH DE WARREN and EMMA TORTA.

He was married to COUNTESS OF SURREY GUNDRED before 1077 in Normandy, France. Children were: WILLIAM II, EARL OF SURREY DE WARREN.

KING OF THE HERULI WISIMAR died in 340.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: I , KING OF THE HERULI ALBERIC.

Children were: I , KING OF THE HERULI MIECISLAUS .

WITITHIN was born about 795 in Saxony, Germany.⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: ROBERT THE , COUNT OF ORLEANS STRONG.

JAROSLAV , GRAND PRINCE OF KIEV WLADYMIROVITCH was born about 989.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died on 2 Feb 1053/54 in Ukraine, Russia.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: I , GRAND PRINCE OF KIEV VLADIMIR and ROGNEIDA DE POLOTSK.

He was married to INGEGARD , PRINCESS OF SWEDEN ANNA in 1019. Children were: GRAND DUCHESS OF KIEV ANNA.

Alexander L. Wolfhardt was born in 1556 in Waiblingen, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died on 22 Aug 1622 in Alpirsbach, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ [Franc.FTW]

A highly respected member of the clergy.
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A highly respected member of the clergy.
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A highly respected member of the clergy. Parents: Michael Wolfharten and Agnes Hunn.

He was married to Eleanore Renz on 7 Dec 1579 in St. Georgen, Germany. Children were: George Johann Wolfhardt.

He was married on 7 Dec 1579 in St. Georgen, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾ Children were: George Johann Wolfhardt.

He was married on 7 Dec 1579 in St. Georgen, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: George Johann Wolfhardt.

He was married on 7 Dec 1579 in St. Georgen, Germany.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ Children were: George Johann Wolfhardt.

He was married on 7 Dec 1579 in St. Georgen, Germany.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: George Johann Wolfhardt.

He was married on 7 Dec 1579 in St. Georgen, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: George Johann Wolfhardt.

He was married on 7 Dec 1579 in St. Georgen, Germany.⁽³⁾ Children were: George Johann Wolfhardt.

Anna Katharina Wolfhardt was born on 9 Oct 1663 in Durhen bei Sinsheim, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ She died in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Parents: Hans Georg Wolfharten and Anna Hagen. Parents: Hans Georg Wolfharten. Parents: Hans Georg Wolfharten. Parents: Hans Georg Wolfharten .

She was married to Jost Schwab on 27 May 1681.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ She was married to Jost Schwab.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: Anna Margareta Schwab .

George Johann Wolfhardt was born on 15 Dec 1601 in Nurtingen, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died on 11 Apr 1670 in Durhen bei Sinsheim, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ He died on 4 Nov 1670 in Durhen bei Sinsheim, Germany.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ [Franc.FTW]

George was a Pastor and senior minister of Nurtingen and later the Abbotand ducal advisor a t the Alpirsbach Monastery. In 1616 he received ascholarship or grant from the Ficklersche n Foundation to the Universityof Tubingen, where he graduated in 1619, and in 1621 becamescho olmaster. In 1625, the ruling von Vennigen family hired him as atutor, and a year later as p astor to Eichtersheim. From 1633 to 1637, hehad to look after Neidenstein, along with Eschel bronn, Duehren andDassbach.

From 1637 to 1670, he was the pastor in Duehren. After the occupation onthe Palatine village s throughout Bavaria, he remained the only Lutheranpastor on the upper course of the Elsenz a nd he looked after the smallruined villages of Dassbach, Eichtersheim, Eschelbronn, eschelbac h,Hoffenheim, Ittlingen, Michelfeld, Neidenstein and Tairnbach. He livedpartly in Duehren, p artly at the Steinberg Castle, or in Sinsheim wherehe found refuge from the bands of roamin g soldiers behind the fortresswalls.

With the communtion utensils in his bag, he made his way to the fewgroups of parishes which r emained in the villages, in constant dangerbecause of the always wild-roving soldiers of th e war-leading factions,and the pestilence, which as the sword of the scourge of war,extermina ted more of the population. Thus he came by the nickname, "TheTraveling Schoolmaster" or th e "Itinernant Pastor of Duehren."

My Life Story
By George Johann Wolfhardt

From the Duhren Soulbook

I, Schoolmaster Georg Johann Wolfhardt, at present minister to the nobleVenningen estate, wa s born into this world at Nurtingen, in the highlycommendable principality of Wurttemberg o n 15 December 1601, a littlebefore six o'clock in the morning.

My much loved late father was the venerable and well-learnedSchoolmaster, Alexander Wolfhardt , born in the little town of Waiblingen,who for 48 years was a truly zealous teacher and mini ster--four yearspastor at Strumpffelbach not far from Schorndorff, 26 years at Nurtingen,14 y ears advisor to the principality of Wurttemberg and Abbot at theAlpirsbach Monastery in the B lack Forest, dying there in his 73rd year;and the Almighty God, on the day of rejoicing wil l awaken him with allwho believe, to eternal everlasting heavenly joy.

My well-beloved mother was the esteemed and virtuous EleanoraWolffhartin, nee Renzin, legitim ate daughter of the venerable andwell-learned Heinrich Renz, who for 33 years was advisor t o theprincipality of Wurttemberg and Abbot at St. Georgen Monastery in theBlack Forest.

My grandmother was the highly virtuous Frau Maria Renzinn, neeGraettersin, daughter of the ve ry esteemed and highly educated HerrUlrich (Kasper) Graeter. For many years Herr Ulrich and C hristophHertzogen were court ministers to his highness the Prince of Wurttemberg.

Through God's grace, I was born to my worthy Christian parents. Since nohuman birth in this w orld, however pure it is, can bring one toSalvation, I was forthwith presented for Holy Bapti sm in the names oftheir highnesses, the Prince and Frau Ursula Herzogen of Wurttemberg;sinc e at the time Her Grace was unwell, I was held at Holy Baptism by thevery noble young woman E lisabetha von Karpffen, at that time a courtmaiden to their highnesses, and also by the honor able and most respectedHerr Balthasar Muttschelin, at that time in the service to their grace sas overseer at Nurtingen. In Holy Baptism, the name Georg Hans was givento me because Her Hi ghness' late father, the Palatine count ofLautterreckh, as well as her brother, who was stayi ng then in Nurtingen,was so named.

From childhood I was kept in school by my aforesaid Christian parents. AtAlpirsbach, my belov ed late father had a private school for us children.I was sent to Nurtingen in 1612, to Canst att in 1614, to the elementaryschool; and then, in 1616, to the high school at Tubingen; tha t same yearI received a scholarship. In 1619, I graduated. In 1621, I became aschoomaster; th at same year I began to study Theology. In 1625, I went tothe Kraichgau and accepted a teachi ng position with Junker George Philippvon Venningen of Euchtersheim as a tutor to his son, Fr iedrich Rheinhart,to inform him in manners and studies. In 1626, I was promoted to theEuchter sheim Parish and on St. Andrew's Day was presented to theChristian Community, and ordained i n the presence of the Reverend andwell-learned Herr M. Johann Schweitzers, pastor at Michelfe ld, M. LazariZieglers, pastor at Neydenstein, and M. Martini Zimmerman, pastor atDuehren. An d after I performed the pastoral duties there for seven and ahalf years, I was transferred b y Junker von Venningen in 1636, toNeydenstein, and from there in 1637 to Duehren. Through th e long,ruinous, highly troublesome war (Thirty Years War), since no pastor athand in the enti re neighborhood, except the pastor at Ravensberg, JohanWolffgang Rabus, my true, highly trust ed brother in Christ (who died in1662 at Sultzfeld), I was sometimes at Steinberg, and someti mes atSinsheim, in which places I held services; following those villages, Iwas to Neydenstei n, Dassbach, Eschelbronn, Euchtersheim, Eschelbach,Darmbach, Hofen, Michelfeld, Steinsberg an d Ittlingen. Many Sundays I hadto travel four or five hours to bring the services to them. Fo r manymeals I had to partake of a good drink of water because no drop of winecould be brough t to the villages. It happened several times that of allpriests and Bavarian Clergy who hear d confession, I alone remained in thevicinity, and with the consent of the mayor and the hono rable advisors, Ihad to baptize several children at Sinsheim.

Since through the Almighty God, the God of Peace, Christ Jesus, our dearFatherland, after man y tribulations at great cost, enjoyed peace, and thevillages in the area again were restore d and grew stronger, I took myleave little by little of one parish and another.

First, I bid farewell to the parishes of Neydenstein, Eschelbronn, andDassbach on the 8th Sun day of Trinity, 1650. Since I had overseen theparish at Neydenstein 17 years, at Eschelbron n 16 years, and Dassbach tenyears, I gave up these three parishes, not without great sorrow , pain andanguish, to the Reverend and well-learned Herr Petro Ursino of Speyr.

I released the Hofen parish after I had likewise overseen the same parishfrom Steinsberg, Sin sheim, and Duehren for 13 years, and I entrusted itto the Reverend and well-learned Herr M. J ohan Christophors Widen,minister at Helmstadt, my true and constant friend until his death.

I left Michelfeld on September 15, 1654 and I entrusted the parish to theReverend and well-ed ucated Herr Adolpho Roselio. Also in the same year Ileft the parish of Euchtersheim and turne d it over to Herr Roselio onOctober 22.

From 1650, with the consent of the ruling family, I also looked after theAngeloch Parish fro m Duehren, until Jubilate Sunday, 1658, when thecommunity had become strengthened and shoul d have its own minister whowould also oversee the school. I took my leave and in my place a p astorwas ordained and the Reverend and well-educated Herr Michael Troje waspresented to the c ommunity.

Since the religious services at Eschelbach stopped after the death ofHerr M. Johan Caroli, th e Monk of Hirschorn forbade all religiousservices from 1636 until 1647. But finally, after hu mbly and imploringlybeseeching the ruling family many times, through God's grace the churchag ain reopened and public religious services were again permitted; and Iwas requested by the ne ighboring community to preach for the first timethe fourth Sunday after Trinity in 1647. Th e Almighty God will stillmoreover preserve this same Christian Community by his rich Word an d HolySacrements until the coming of the Last Judgement. Amen.

As the religious services were forbidden at Eschelbach by the Monk ofHirschorn after the deat h of Herr Carolus, in 1636, I was requested bythe then Mayor of Darmbach, Dietrich Kaltman, i n the name of thatcommunity, I was sometimes gone from my house in Neidenstein three orfour w eeks at a time.

Concerning my married state:

After I was promoted to the Euchtersheim parish by my very graciousJunker von Venningen, I en tered into Holy Matimony, according to God'sordinance, and first I was married to the honorab le and virtuous younglady, Anna Allgaierin, legitimate daughter of the late and Honorable and respected Hans Allgaier, citizen of Entweihingen on 11 February 1627, andlived in blessed mat rimony for ten years, five months, and one day, withher through God's blessing begat six chil dren.

After the death of my beloved wife, I was married again, to the honorableand virtuous young l ady, Anna Burckhartin from Kochendorff, legitimatedaughter of the esteemed late Veit Burckhar dt and Margaretha, her belovedmother. The marriage was held at Ravensberg 22 February 1638, a nd wasperformed by Johann Wolffgang Rabus, pastor there. And through God'sblessing with thi s my beloved wife, I have had six children.

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George was a Pastor and senior minister of Nurtingen and later the Abbotand ducal advisor a t the Alpirsbach Monastery. In 1616 he received ascholarship or grant from the Ficklersche n Foundation to the Universityof Tubingen, where he graduated in 1619, and in 1621 becamescho olmaster. In 1625, the ruling von Vennigen family hired him as atutor, and a year later as p astor to Eichtersheim. From 1633 to 1637, hehad to look after Neidenstein, along with Eschel bronn, Duehren andDassbach.

From 1637 to 1670, he was the pastor in Duehren. After the occupation onthe Palatine village s throughout Bavaria, he remained the only Lutheranpastor on the upper course of the Elsenz a nd he looked after the smallruined villages of Dassbach, Eichtersheim, Eschelbronn, eschelbac h,Hoffenheim, Ittlingen, Michelfeld, Neidenstein and Tairnbach. He livedpartly in Duehren, p artly at the Steinberg Castle, or in Sinsheim wherehe found refuge from the bands of roamin g soldiers behind the fortresswalls.

With the communtion utensils in his bag, he made his way to the fewgroups of parishes which r emained in the villages, in constant dangerbecause of the always wild-roving soldiers of th e war-leading factions,and the pestilence, which as the sword of the scourge of war,extermina ted more of the population. Thus he came by the nickname, "TheTraveling Schoolmaster" or th e "Itinernant Pastor of Duehren."

My Life Story
By George Johann Wolfhardt

From the Duhren Soulbook

I, Schoolmaster Georg Johann Wolfhardt, at present minister to the nobleVenningen estate, wa s born into this world at Nurtingen, in the highlycommendable principality of Wurttemberg o n 15 December 1601, a littlebefore six o'clock in the morning.

My much loved late father was the venerable and well-learnedSchoolmaster, Alexander Wolfhardt , born in the little town of Waiblingen,who for 48 years was a truly zealous teacher and mini ster--four yearspastor at Strumpffelbach not far from Schorndorff, 26 years at Nurtingen,14 y ears advisor to the principality of Wurttemberg and Abbot at theAlpirsbach Monastery in the B lack Forest, dying there in his 73rd year;and the Almighty God, on the day of rejoicing wil l awaken him with allwho believe, to eternal everlasting heavenly joy.

My well-beloved mother was the esteemed and virtuous EleanoraWolffhartin, nee Renzin, legitim ate daughter of the venerable andwell-learned Heinrich Renz, who for 33 years was advisor t o theprincipality of Wurttemberg and Abbot at St. Georgen Monastery in theBlack Forest.

My grandmother was the highly virtuous Frau Maria Renzinn, neeGraettersin, daughter of the ve ry esteemed and highly educated HerrUlrich (Kasper) Graeter. For many years Herr Ulrich and C hristophHertzogen were court ministers to his highness the Prince of Wurttemberg.

Through God's grace, I was born to my worthy Christian parents. Since nohuman birth in this w orld, however pure it is, can bring one toSalvation, I was forthwith presented for Holy Bapti sm in the names oftheir highnesses, the Prince and Frau Ursula Herzogen of Wurttemberg;sinc e at the time Her Grace was unwell, I was held at Holy Baptism by thevery noble young woman E lisabetha von Karpffen, at that time a courtmaiden to their highnesses, and also by the honor able and most respectedHerr Balthasar Muttschelin, at that time in the service to their grace sas overseer at Nurtingen. In Holy Baptism, the name Georg Hans was givento me because Her Hi ghness' late father, the Palatine count ofLautterreckh, as well as her brother, who was stayi ng then in Nurtingen,was so named.

From childhood I was kept in school by my aforesaid Christian parents. AtAlpirsbach, my belov ed late father had a private school for us children.I was sent to Nurtingen in 1612, to Canst att in 1614, to the elementaryschool; and then, in 1616, to the high school at Tubingen; tha t same yearI received a scholarship. In 1619, I graduated. In 1621, I became aschoomaster; th at same year I began to study Theology. In 1625, I went tothe Kraichgau and accepted a teachi ng position with Junker George Philippvon Venningen of Euchtersheim as a tutor to his son, Fr iedrich Rheinhart,to inform him in manners and studies. In 1626, I was promoted to theEuchter sheim Parish and on St. Andrew's Day was presented to theChristian Community, and ordained i n the presence of the Reverend andwell-learned Herr M. Johann Schweitzers, pastor at Michelfe ld, M. LazariZieglers, pastor at Neydenstein, and M. Martini Zimmerman, pastor atDuehren. An d after I performed the pastoral duties there for seven and ahalf years, I was transferred b y Junker von Venningen in 1636, toNeydenstein, and from there in 1637 to Duehren. Through th e long,ruinous, highly troublesome war (Thirty Years War), since no pastor athand in the enti re neighborhood, except the pastor at Ravensberg, JohanWolffgang Rabus, my true, highly trust ed brother in Christ (who died in1662 at Sultzfeld), I was sometimes at Steinberg, and someti mes atSinsheim, in which places I held services; following those villages, Iwas to Neydenstei n, Dassbach, Eschelbronn, Euchtersheim, Eschelbach,Darmbach, Hofen, Michelfeld, Steinsberg an d Ittlingen. Many Sundays I hadto travel four or five hours to bring the services to them. Fo r manymeals I had to partake of a good drink of water because no drop of winecould be brough t to the villages. It happened several times that of allpriests and Bavarian Clergy who hear d confession, I alone remained in thevicinity, and with the consent of the mayor and the hono rable advisors, Ihad to baptize several children at Sinsheim.

Since through the Almighty God, the God of Peace, Christ Jesus, our dearFatherland, after man y tribulations at great cost, enjoyed peace, and thevillages in the area again were restore d and grew stronger, I took myleave little by little of one parish and another.

First, I bid farewell to the parishes of Neydenstein, Eschelbronn, andDassbach on the 8th Sun day of Trinity, 1650. Since I had overseen theparish at Neydenstein 17 years, at Eschelbron n 16 years, and Dassbach tenyears, I gave up these three parishes, not without great sorrow , pain andanguish, to the Reverend and well-learned Herr Petro Ursino of Speyr.

I released the Hofen parish after I had likewise overseen the same parishfrom Steinsberg, Sin sheim, and Duehren for 13 years, and I entrusted itto the Reverend and well-learned Herr M. J ohan Christophors Widen,minister at Helmstadt, my true and constant friend until his death.

I left Michelfeld on September 15, 1654 and I entrusted the parish to theReverend and well-ed ucated Herr Adolpho Roselio. Also in the same year Ileft the parish of Euchtersheim and turne d it over to Herr Roselio onOctober 22.

From 1650, with the consent of the ruling family, I also looked after theAngeloch Parish fro m Duehren, until Jubilate Sunday, 1658, when thecommunity had become strengthened and shoul d have its own minister whowould also oversee the school. I took my leave and in my place a p astorwas ordained and the Reverend and well-educated Herr Michael Troje waspresented to the c ommunity.

Since the religious services at Eschelbach stopped after the death ofHerr M. Johan Caroli, th e Monk of Hirschorn forbade all religiousservices from 1636 until 1647. But finally, after hu mbly and imploringlybeseeching the ruling family many times, through God's grace the churchag ain reopened and public religious services were again permitted; and Iwas requested by the ne ighboring community to preach for the first timethe fourth Sunday after Trinity in 1647. Th e Almighty God will stillmoreover preserve this same Christian Community by his rich Word an d HolySacrements until the coming of the Last Judgement. Amen.

As the religious services were forbidden at Eschelbach by the Monk ofHirschorn after the deat h of Herr Carolus, in 1636, I was requested bythe then Mayor of Darmbach, Dietrich Kaltman, i n the name of thatcommunity, I was sometimes gone from my house in Neidenstein three orfour w eeks at a time.

Concerning my married state:

After I was promoted to the Euchtersheim parish by my very graciousJunker von Venningen, I en tered into Holy Matimony, according to God'sordinance, and first I was married to the honorab le and virtuous younglady, Anna Allgaierin, legitimate daughter of the late and Honorable and respected Hans Allgaier, citizen of Entweihingen on 11 February 1627, andlived in blessed mat rimony for ten years, five months, and one day, withher through God's blessing begat six chil dren.

After the death of my beloved wife, I was married again, to the honorableand virtuous young l ady, Anna Burckhartin from Kochendorff, legitimatedaughter of the esteemed late Veit Burckhar dt and Margaretha, her belovedmother. The marriage was held at Ravensberg 22 February 1638, a nd wasperformed by Johann Wolffgang Rabus, pastor there. And through God'sblessing with thi s my beloved wife, I have had six children.

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George was a Pastor and senior minister of Nurtingen and later the Abbotand ducal advisor a t the Alpirsbach Monastery. In 1616 he received ascholarship or grant from the Ficklersche n Foundation to the Universityof Tubingen, where he graduated in 1619, and in 1621 becamescho olmaster. In 1625, the ruling von Vennigen family hired him as atutor, and a year later as p astor to Eichtersheim. From 1633 to 1637, hehad to look after Neidenstein, along with Eschel bronn, Duehren andDassbach.

From 1637 to 1670, he was the pastor in Duehren. After the occupation onthe Palatine village s throughout Bavaria, he remained the only Lutheranpastor on the upper course of the Elsenz a nd he looked after the smallruined villages of Dassbach, Eichtersheim, Eschelbronn, eschelbac h,Hoffenheim, Ittlingen, Michelfeld, Neidenstein and Tairnbach. He livedpartly in Duehren, p artly at the Steinberg Castle, or in Sinsheim wherehe found refuge from the bands of roamin g soldiers behind the fortresswalls.

With the communtion utensils in his bag, he made his way to the fewgroups of parishes which r emained in the villages, in constant dangerbecause of the always wild-roving soldiers of th e war-leading factions,and the pestilence, which as the sword of the scourge of war,extermina ted more of the population. Thus he came by the nickname, "TheTraveling Schoolmaster" or th e "Itinernant Pastor of Duehren."

My Life Story
By George Johann Wolfhardt

From the Duhren Soulbook

I, Schoolmaster Georg Johann Wolfhardt, at present minister to the nobleVenningen estate, wa s born into this world at Nurtingen, in the highlycommendable principality of Wurttemberg o n 15 December 1601, a littlebefore six o'clock in the morning.

My much loved late father was the venerable and well-learnedSchoolmaster, Alexander Wolfhardt , born in the little town of Waiblingen,who for 48 years was a truly zealous teacher and mini ster--four yearspastor at Strumpffelbach not far from Schorndorff, 26 years at Nurtingen,14 y ears advisor to the principality of Wurttemberg and Abbot at theAlpirsbach Monastery in the B lack Forest, dying there in his 73rd year;and the Almighty God, on the day of rejoicing wil l awaken him with allwho believe, to eternal everlasting heavenly joy.

My well-beloved mother was the esteemed and virtuous EleanoraWolffhartin, nee Renzin, legitim ate daughter of the venerable andwell-learned Heinrich Renz, who for 33 years was advisor t o theprincipality of Wurttemberg and Abbot at St. Georgen Monastery in theBlack Forest.

My grandmother was the highly virtuous Frau Maria Renzinn, neeGraettersin, daughter of the ve ry esteemed and highly educated HerrUlrich (Kasper) Graeter. For many years Herr Ulrich and C hristophHertzogen were court ministers to his highness the Prince of Wurttemberg.

Through God's grace, I was born to my worthy Christian parents. Since nohuman birth in this w orld, however pure it is, can bring one toSalvation, I was forthwith presented for Holy Bapti sm in the names oftheir highnesses, the Prince and Frau Ursula Herzogen of Wurttemberg;sinc e at the time Her Grace was unwell, I was held at Holy Baptism by thevery noble young woman E lisabetha von Karpffen, at that time a courtmaiden to their highnesses, and also by the honor able and most respectedHerr Balthasar Muttschelin, at that time in the service to their grace sas overseer at Nurtingen. In Holy Baptism, the name Georg Hans was givento me because Her Hi ghness' late father, the Palatine count ofLautterreckh, as well as her brother, who was stayi ng then in Nurtingen,was so named.

From childhood I was kept in school by my aforesaid Christian parents. AtAlpirsbach, my belov ed late father had a private school for us children.I was sent to Nurtingen in 1612, to Canst att in 1614, to the elementaryschool; and then, in 1616, to the high school at Tubingen; tha t same yearI received a scholarship. In 1619, I graduated. In 1621, I became aschoomaster; th at same year I began to study Theology. In 1625, I went tothe Kraichgau and accepted a teachi ng position with Junker George Philippvon Venningen of Euchtersheim as a tutor to his son, Fr iedrich Rheinhart,to inform him in manners and studies. In 1626, I was promoted to theEuchter sheim Parish and on St. Andrew's Day was presented to theChristian Community, and ordained i n the presence of the Reverend andwell-learned Herr M. Johann Schweitzers, pastor at Michelfe ld, M. LazariZieglers, pastor at Neydenstein, and M. Martini Zimmerman, pastor atDuehren. An d after I performed the pastoral duties there for seven and ahalf years, I was transferred b y Junker von Venningen in 1636, toNeydenstein, and from there in 1637 to Duehren. Through th e long,ruinous, highly troublesome war (Thirty Years War), since no pastor athand in the enti re neighborhood, except the pastor at Ravensberg, JohanWolffgang Rabus, my true, highly trust ed brother in Christ (who died in1662 at Sultzfeld), I was sometimes at Steinberg, and someti mes atSinsheim, in which places I held services; following those villages, Iwas to Neydenstei n, Dassbach, Eschelbronn, Euchtersheim, Eschelbach,Darmbach, Hofen, Michelfeld, Steinsberg an d Ittlingen. Many Sundays I hadto travel four or five hours to bring the services to them. Fo r manymeals I had to partake of a good drink of water because no drop of winecould be brough t to the villages. It happened several times that of allpriests and Bavarian Clergy who hear d confession, I alone remained in thevicinity, and with the consent of the mayor and the hono rable advisors, Ihad to baptize several children at Sinsheim.

Since through the Almighty God, the God of Peace, Christ Jesus, our dearFatherland, after man y tribulations at great cost, enjoyed peace, and thevillages in the area again were restore d and grew stronger, I took myleave little by little of one parish and another.

First, I bid farewell to the parishes of Neydenstein, Eschelbronn, andDassbach on the 8th Sun day of Trinity, 1650. Since I had overseen theparish at Neydenstein 17 years, at Eschelbron n 16 years, and Dassbach tenyears, I gave up these three parishes, not without great sorrow , pain andanguish, to the Reverend and well-learned Herr Petro Ursino of Speyr.

I released the Hofen parish after I had likewise overseen the same parishfrom Steinsberg, Sin sheim, and Duehren for 13 years, and I entrusted itto the Reverend and well-learned Herr M. J ohan Christophors Widen,minister at Helmstadt, my true and constant friend until his death.

I left Michelfeld on September 15, 1654 and I entrusted the parish to theReverend and well-ed ucated Herr Adolpho Roselio. Also in the same year Ileft the parish of Euchtersheim and turne d it over to Herr Roselio onOctober 22.

From 1650, with the consent of the ruling family, I also looked after theAngeloch Parish fro m Duehren, until Jubilate Sunday, 1658, when thecommunity had become strengthened and shoul d have its own minister whowould also oversee the school. I took my leave and in my place a p astorwas ordained and the Reverend and well-educated Herr Michael Troje waspresented to the c ommunity.

Since the religious services at Eschelbach stopped after the death ofHerr M. Johan Caroli, th e Monk of Hirschorn forbade all religiousservices from 1636 until 1647. But finally, after hu mbly and imploringlybeseeching the ruling family many times, through God's grace the churchag ain reopened and public religious services were again permitted; and Iwas requested by the ne ighboring community to preach for the first timethe fourth Sunday after Trinity in 1647. Th e Almighty God will stillmoreover preserve this same Christian Community by his rich Word an d HolySacrements until the coming of the Last Judgement. Amen.

As the religious services were forbidden at Eschelbach by the Monk ofHirschorn after the deat h of Herr Carolus, in 1636, I was requested bythe then Mayor of Darmbach, Dietrich Kaltman, i n the name of thatcommunity, I was sometimes gone from my house in Neidenstein three orfour w eeks at a time.

Concerning my married state:

After I was promoted to the Euchtersheim parish by my very graciousJunker von Venningen, I en tered into Holy Matimony, according to God'sordinance, and first I was married to the honorab le and virtuous younglady, Anna Allgaierin, legitimate daughter of the late and Honorable and respected Hans Allgaier, citizen of Entweihingen on 11 February 1627, andlived in blessed mat rimony for ten years, five months, and one day, withher through God's blessing begat six chil dren.

After the death of my beloved wife, I was married again, to the honorableand virtuous young l ady, Anna Burckhartin from Kochendorff, legitimatedaughter of the esteemed late Veit Burckhar dt and Margaretha, her belovedmother. The marriage was held at Ravensberg 22 February 1638, a nd wasperformed by Johann Wolffgang Rabus, pastor there. And through God'sblessing with thi s my beloved wife, I have had six children.

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George was a Pastor and senior minister of Nurtingen and later the Abbotand ducal advisor a t the Alpirsbach Monastery. In 1616 he received ascholarship or grant from the Ficklersche n Foundation to the Universityof Tubingen, where he graduated in 1619, and in 1621 becamescho olmaster. In 1625, the ruling von Vennigen family hired him as atutor, and a year later as p astor to Eichtersheim. From 1633 to 1637, hehad to look after Neidenstein, along with Eschel bronn, Duehren andDassbach.

From 1637 to 1670, he was the pastor in Duehren. After the occupation onthe Palatine village s throughout Bavaria, he remained the only Lutheranpastor on the upper course of the Elsenz a nd he looked after the smallruined villages of Dassbach, Eichtersheim, Eschelbronn, eschelbac h,Hoffenheim, Ittlingen, Michelfeld, Neidenstein and Tairnbach. He livedpartly in Duehren, p artly at the Steinberg Castle, or in Sinsheim wherehe found refuge from the bands of roamin g soldiers behind the fortresswalls.

With the communtion utensils in his bag, he made his way to the fewgroups of parishes which r emained in the villages, in constant dangerbecause of the always wild-roving soldiers of th e war-leading factions,and the pestilence, which as the sword of the scourge of war,extermina ted more of the population. Thus he came by the nickname, "TheTraveling Schoolmaster" or th e "Itinernant Pastor of Duehren."

My Life Story
By George Johann Wolfhardt

From the Duhren Soulbook

I, Schoolmaster Georg Johann Wolfhardt, at present minister to the nobleVenningen estate, wa s born into this world at Nurtingen, in the highlycommendable principality of Wurttemberg o n 15 December 1601, a littlebefore six o'clock in the morning.

My much loved late father was the venerable and well-learnedSchoolmaster, Alexander Wolfhardt , born in the little town of Waiblingen,who for 48 years was a truly zealous teacher and mini ster--four yearspastor at Strumpffelbach not far from Schorndorff, 26 years at Nurtingen,14 y ears advisor to the principality of Wurttemberg and Abbot at theAlpirsbach Monastery in the B lack Forest, dying there in his 73rd year;and the Almighty God, on the day of rejoicing wil l awaken him with allwho believe, to eternal everlasting heavenly joy.

My well-beloved mother was the esteemed and virtuous EleanoraWolffhartin, nee Renzin, legitim ate daughter of the venerable andwell-learned Heinrich Renz, who for 33 years was advisor t o theprincipality of Wurttemberg and Abbot at St. Georgen Monastery in theBlack Forest.

My grandmother was the highly Parents: Alexander L. Wolfhardt and Eleanore Renz. Parents: Alexander L. Wolfhardt. Parents: Alexander L. Wolfhardt . Parents: Alexander L. Wolfhardt. Parents: Alexander L. Wolfhardt. Parents: Alexander L. Wolfhardt . Parents: Alexander L. Wolfhardt.

He was married to Anna Burkhardt on 22 Feb 1636/37.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: Hans Georg Wolfharten .

He was married on 22 Feb 1636/37.⁽¹⁰⁾ Children were: Hans Georg Wolfharten.

He was married on 22 Feb 1636/37.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: Hans Georg Wolfharten .

He was married on 22 Feb 1636/37.⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: Hans Georg Wolfharten.

Hans Wolfharten was born in Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾ ⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾

Children were: Thomas Wolfharten.

Hans Georg Wolfharten was born on 31 Dec 1639 in Steinsberg, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died on 17 Jan 1710/11 in Durhen bei Sinsheim, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ Born at the castle at Steinsberg
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Born at the castle at Steinsberg[Ed Davis.FTW]

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Born at the castle at Steinsberg
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Born at the castle at Steinsberg[Ed&Cindy.FTW]

Born at the castle at Steinsberg
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Born at the castle at Steinsberg[Ed Davis.FTW]

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Born at the castle at Steinsberg
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Born at the castle at Steinsberg Parents: George Johann Wolfhardt and Anna Burkhardt. Parents: George Johann Wolfhardt. Parents: George Johann Wolfhardt . Parents: George Johann Wolfhardt.

He was married to Anna Hagen about 1657.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: Anna Katharina Wolfhardt .

He was married in 1657 in Heidelberg, Baden, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾ Children were: Anna Katharina Wolfhardt .

He was married in 1657 in Heidelberg, Baden, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: Anna Katharina Wolfhardt.

He was married in 1657 in Heidelberg, Baden, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: Anna Katharina Wolfhardt .

Michael Wolfharten was born in 1523 in Waiblingen, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He was born about 1523 in Waiblingen, Germany.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ He died in 1586.⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾ He died in 1586 in Waiblingen, Germany.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ [Franc.FTW]

Administrator of Justice in Waiblingen.[Ed Davis.FTW]

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Administrator of Justice in Waiblingen.[Ed&Cindy.FTW]

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Administrator of Justice in Waiblingen.[Ed Davis.FTW]

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Administrator of Justice in Waiblingen. Parents: Thomas Wolfharten and Barbara Schonwalter. Parents: Thomas Wolfharten. Parents: Thomas Wolfharten. Parents: Thomas Wolfharten . Parents: Thomas Wolfharten. Parents: Thomas Wolfharten. Parents: Thomas Wolfharten .

He was married to Agnes Hunn about 1554.⁽¹⁰⁾⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾⁽³⁾ Children were: Alexander L. Wolfhardt.

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