[Baptisms for Neuenbuerg - 1686, continued.]
Peter Matthaus Schoene and his wife Anna brought Anna Margaretha on 4 July 1686. One sponsor was Hanss Wilhelm Werner, a single person. Another was the widow Anna Christina Elisabetha Bettinger. A third was Anna Margaretha Hotz, a single person.
Jerg Martin Schoen and Maria brought Ludwig Michael to the baptismal font on 28 September in 1686. One sponsor was N. Georg Ludwig Schoppe [given in another place as Schoene], who was the Evangelic pastor in Oberoewisheim. Another sponsor was Nicolaus H—berlin. Also, Anna Christina Elisabetha Bettinger.
[Baptisms for Neuenbuerg - 1687.]
Hanss Thomas Blankenbuehler with his wife Anna Barbara brought Anna Maria on 5 May 1687. One sponsor was Gottfrid Fischer. Second was Anna Catharina, the wife of Nicolag Schaiblin. Third was Maria Elisabetha, the wife of H. Jerg Kuntz. [This baby became the mother of the Thomas family at Germanna.]
Peter Matthaus Schoen and Anna brought Anna Barbara on 1 December 1687 (the baby was born the previous day). [This was sixteen months after their previous child; during this time there were only two other baptisms. Peter and Anna choose Hanss Wilhelm Werner and Anna Christina Elisabetha Bettinger as the two sponsors. Both of these were chosen before.
[Baptisms for Neuenbuerg - 1691.]
[A big gap in time follows.]
Johannes Kruster (Catholic) and Anna Catharina (Lutheran) brought Maria Elisabetha who was born on 6 April 1691, a little more than three years after the previous baptism. [The reading becomes very hard and I will confine myself to names only if I can read them.] Sponsors were Michael _____, Kurtner’s wife, and Matthaus Berger.
[Baptisms for Neuenbuerg - 1692.]
[Another long gap occurs.] Jerg Martin Boger and Anna Barbara brought Georg Niclaus, born 13 August 1692. Sponsors were Niclaus Hubert and Elisabetha, the wife of Michael Baumgartner, a citizen.
Johann Martin Boss(?) and his wife Barbara brought Joh. Georg [but the entire record was crossed out].
[Baptisms for Neuenbuerg - 1693.]
_____ and Anna Margaretha brought Anna Kunigunda who was born 14 December 1692(?). Nicolaus Hubert (Calvinist), Georg Thoman, and Anna, the widow of Matthaus Blankenbuehler, were the sponsors.
Georg Schoen and Maria Elisabetha brought Maria Elisabetha who was born 30 August 1693(?). One sponsor could be read, Maria, the wife of Johann Magg (Catholic), and citizen.
We gratefully acknowledge the work of John Blankenbaker who published over 2,500 Germanna History Notes via the Germanna-L@rootsweb.com email list from 1997 to 2008. We are equally thankful to George Durman (Sgt. George) for hosting the list and republishing the notes via rootsweb.com.