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929. WAHL

This family lived in the parish of Welzheim, which was ruled by in the early Middle Ages by the counts and, from 1495 to 1806, the dukes of Württemberg.[1] The counts acquired half of the feudal fief of Welzheim by 1374, and administered the whole after 1418. The duchy took sole possession in 1718.[2] Its Lutheran church came to have ecclesiastical jurisdiction over several nearby villages, some of which were subject to the lordship of Limpurg- rather than the duchy of Württemberg. These included Wahlenheim as of 1535, and it ultimately descended to the Limpurg-Sontheim-Gaildorf branch of the family.[3] Breitenfürst was divided; parts of it had been purchased by the royal butler (Schenk) of Limpurg-Gaildorf in 1478 and 1489, but other parts remained under the control of Württemberg.[4] The Limpurg holdings in both of these places were annexed to the kingdom of Württemberg in 1806.

1. JacobG Wahl[5] was born about 1611. He died at Wahlenheim on 20 September 1691, aged 80 years.[6] He married Margaretha ____, apparently the wife of Jacob Wahl who was born about 1619, and died at Wahlenheim on 29 June 1683, aged 74 years.[7] Children of JacobG and Margaretha (____) Wahl, born at Wahlenheim, are: i. MARIA WAHL, bp. 24 Sept. 1633, sp. Catharina, wife of Hans Fritz of Welzheim,[8] m. Sechselberg, parish of Welzheim, 29 May 1660 JACOB FRITZ, son of Claus Fritz of Sechselberg.[9] ii. JERG WAHL,[10] bp. as Georg 5 Dec. 1634, sp. Georg Hainlen of Welzheim,[11] d. Breitenfürst, parish of Welzheim, 27 Jan. 1688, aged 54y [sic];[12] m. Breitenfürst 29 June 1665 ANNA (WELLER) WIELAND,[13] b. Käshof, parish of Welzheim, bp. 26 June 1639, dau. of Leonhard and Maria (Osterle) Weller, sp. Anna, wife of Hans Scholhamer of Breitenfürst,[14] widow of Franz Wieland of Breitenfürst,[15] d. Breitenfürst 21 Dec. 1689, aged 50y.[16]

1 On this matter of chronology, see “Württemberg,” The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, 11th ed., 32 vols. (New York: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1911–22), 28:857, 858. 2 Königlichen statistisch-topographischen Bureau, ed., Beschreibung des Oberamts Welzheim, ( and Tübin- gen: Verlag der J. G. Cotta’schen Buchhandlung, 1845), 102, 128-30, 135. 3 Königlichen statistisch-topographischen Bureau, ed., Beschreibung des Oberamts Gaildorf (Stuttgart: J. B. Müller’s Verlagshandlung, 1852), 237, 240. 4 Beschreibung des Oberamts Welzheim, 136; and on the Schenk, Beschreibung des Oberamts Gaildorf, 92. 5 For a summary of his records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Dekanat , Verkar- tung Kirchenbücher (1597–1808), Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart, in Sonstige, 1580–1808, images 5295, 5296, Archion (www.archion.de/en, Stuttgart, : Kirchenbuchportal GmbH, 2013–7). All cited records of the Welz- heim and Lutheran parishes are accessed on this website, as imaged from documents held by Landeskirch- liches Archiv Stuttgart. 6 Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Kirchenbücher, Band 2, Mischbuch, 1597–1756, unpaged (hereafter Welzheim KB 2), image 260 verso, twelfth entry. 7 Welzheim KB 2, image 248 recto, second entry. 8 Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Kirchenbücher, Band 1, Taufregister, 1599–1756, unpaged (hereafter Welzheim KB 1), image 156 recto, ninth entry. 9 Welzheim KB 2, image 35 verso, no. 5. 10 For a summary of his records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 5741, 5742. 11 Welzheim KB 1, image 159 verso, 11th entry. 12 Welzheim KB 2, image 256 recto, no. 4. 13 Welzheim KB 2, image 38 recto, no. 2. 14 WelzheimKB 1, image 163 recto, no. 12 (baptism), and KB 2, image 23 recto, no. 14 (parents’ marriage). 15 Welzheim KB 2, image 38 verso, no. 6 (marriage, 12 May 1663) 16 Welzheim KB 2, image 258 verso, no. 52. Rooted Ancestry: Austin W. Spencer 929. WAHL, page 2

iii. CATHARINA WAHL, bp. 15 Sept. 1636, sp. Maria, wife of Jorg Hainlin.[17] iv. JOHANNES WAHL, bp. 28 Oct. 1640, sp. the son of Jorg Hainlin,[18] d. 19 Feb. 1703, aged 62y 16w.[19] 2. v. PETERF WAHL, bp. 12 Feb. 1642, d. 31 Jan. 1684, m. DOROTHEA SCHAFF. vi. LIENHARDT WAHL, bp. 20 Dec. 1643, sp. Lienhardt Muntz of Wahlenheim,[20] d. Wahlenheim 27 Dec. 1643, aged “atlich tag.”[21] vii. JACOB WAHL, bp. 22 June 1645, sp. old Jerg Heinlin,[22] viii. CHRISTIAN WAHL,[23] bp. 2 Dec. 1649, sp. old Jorg Hain of Wahlenheim,[24] m. Wahlenheim 1 June 1680 ANNA MAIER, b. ca. 1655, dau. of Hans Maier of Höldis, parish of , Württem- berg,[25] d. as his widow Wahlenheim 1 Feb. 1714, aged 59y.[26] ix. ____ WAHL, b. 10 Mar. 1652, d. Wahlenheim 13 Mar. 1652, aged 3d, not baptized.[27] x. MARGARETHA WAHL,[28] b. ca. 1653, d. Rienharz 20 Nov. 1735, aged 82y, m. Rienharz, parish of Welzheim, 6 July 1675 JOHANNES SCHNEIDER, b. ca. 1652, son of Georg and Barbara (____) Schneider, d. Rienharz 22 Mar. 1720, aged 68y. xi. ANNA WAHL, bp. 7 May 1656, sp. Anna, widow of old Jerg Hainlin of Wahlenheim,[29] m. Wahlen- heim 14 Aug. 1681 JOHANNES MUNTZ, son of the late Melchior Muntz of Kapf.[30]

2. PeterF Wahl[31] (JacobG) was born at Wahlenheim, and was baptized on 12 February 1642, with Jurg Hainlin of Wahlenheim as sponsor.[32] He died at Breitenfürst, parish of Welzheim, on 31 January 1684, aged 42 years.[33] He married at Breitenfürst on 2 May 1664 to Dorothea Schaff.[34] She was born in Burgholz, parish of Welzheim, and was baptized on 16 January 1646, daughter of Caspar and Margretha (Bühler) Schaff (see 1859. Schaff, 2, ii.), with Dorothea, wife of Martin Fritz of Burgholz, as sponsor.[35] She died on 16 January 1711, as the wife of Johann Bay of Brei- tenfürst.[36] After Peter’s death, his widow was married at Breitenfürst on 27 June 1684 to Johan- nes Baÿ, called Hanß on that occasion.[37] He was born, by calculation, on 18 August 1652 at Burgholz, but baptized 12 September 1652, son of Michael and Regina (____) Baÿ, with sponsor

17 Welzheim KB 1, image 162 recto, no. 13. 18 Welzheim KB 1, image 164 recto, no. 25. 19 Welzheim KB 2, image 273 verso, first entry. 20 Welzheim KB 1, image 169 recto, no. 33. 21 Welzheim KB 2, image 201 recto, no. 22. 22 Welzheim KB 1, image 171 recto, no. 10. 23 For a summary of his records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 5265, 5266. 24 Welzheim KB 1, image 176 verso, no. 30. 25 Welzheim KB 2, image 59 verso, second entry. 26 Welzheim KB 2, image 289 verso, fifth entry for year. 27 Welzheim KB 2, image 204 recto, no. 4. 28 For a summary of her records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 4537, 4538; and for Johannes Schneider as a child, ibid., images 4523, 4524. 29 Welzheim KB 1, image 188 recto, no. 25. 30 Welzheim KB 2, mage 60 recto, no. 6. 31 For a summary of her records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher (1597–1808), images 5379, 5380. 32 Welzheim KB 1, image 167 recto, no. 6. 33 Welzheim KB 2, image 251 verso, first entry. 34 Welzheim KB 2, image 38 verso, no. 2. 35 Welzheim KB 1, image 172 verso, no. 1. For a summary of records of Casper Schaff as family head, see Evange- lische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 4358, 4359. 36 Welzheim KB 2, image 283 recto, sixth entry. 37 Welzheim KB 2, image 64 verso, no. 10. Rooted Ancestry: Austin W. Spencer 929. WAHL, page 3

Martin Fritz,[38] and died in Welzheim on 28 February 1729, aged 76 years, 23 weeks, and 14 days.[39] Children of PeterF and Dorothea (Schaff) Wahl, born at Breitenfürst, are: i. HANß JORG WAHL, bp. 9 Jan. 1666, sp. Hanß Koppenhofer of Breitenfürst,[40] m. Waldhausen 22 Oct. 1695 BARBARA MOLDT of that place. ii. MARGARETHA WAHL,[41] bp. 27 May 1668, sp. Hannß Koppenhöfer of Breitenfürst,[42] m. Breitenfürst 25 July 1689 ANTHONI HUBER,[43] b. Eberhardtsweiler, bp. Welzheim 14 Jan. 1666, son of Hannß and Anna (____) Huber of Eberhardtsweiler, sp. Jerg Pickel of Welzheim.[44] iii. JACOB WAHL,[45] bp. 23 Jan. 1670, sp. Hannß Koppenhöfer and wife Maria of Breitenfürst,[46] d. Käs- hof, parish of Welzheim, 4 Dec. 1710, aged 40y 45w,[47] m. (1) Käshof 25 July 1699 ANNA CATHARINA MAIER,[48] b. Käshof, bp. Welzheim 17 July 1678, dau. of Jacob and Anna (Weller) Maier, sp. Anna, wife of Hannß Weller of Breitenfürst,[49] d. parish of Welzheim 21 July 1708, aged 30y;[50] m. (2) Käs- hof 27 Nov. 1708 MARIA BARBARA SCHÖLLHAMMER,[51] b. Gebenweiler, bp. Welzheim 25 Aug. 1686, dau. of Georg and Barbara (Hinderer) Schöllhammer, sp. Anna Catharina, wife of Hannß Jacob Schurr,[52] d. Welzheim 20 Mar. 1723, aged 37y as wife of Adam Österle of Breitenfürst,[53] whom she m. 12 May 1711.[54] iv. CATHARINA WAHL,[55] bp. 31 Oct. 1671, sp. Hannß Koppenhofer, Georg Burg, and the latter’s wife Maria, all of Breitenfürst,[56] m. Rienharz 24 Aug. 1696 GEORG RAU, b. Rienharz, bp. 18 July 1674, son of Jacob and Anna (Schönemann) Rau, sp. Georg Perriß of Welzheim.[57] v. MARIA WAHL, bp. 16 Feb. 1673, sp. Hannß Koppenhofer of Breitenfürst and Maria wife of Jerg Burg.[58] vi. FRIDERICH WAHL,[59] bp. 17 Feb. 1675, sp. Georg Burg of Welzheim and Hannß Koppenhofer of Breitenfurst,[60] b. ca. 27 Feb. 1675 [sic], d. Welzheim 21 Jan. 1726, aged 51y less 5w 2d,[61] m. Eber-

38 Welzheim KB 1, image 180 recto, no. 29. For summaries of Johannes and Michael as heads of families, see also Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 388, 389 (Johannes), 396, 397 (Michael). 39 Welzheim KB 2, image 318 verso, third entry. 40 Welzheim KB 1, image 210 recto, no. 1. 41 For a summary of her records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 2381, 2382. 42 Welzheim KB 1, image 218 verso, no. 27. 43 Welzheim KB 2, image 68 verso, no. 9. 44 Welzheim KB 1, image 210 recto, no. 2. 45 For a summary of his records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 5297, 5298. 46 Welzheim KB 1, image 222 recto, first entry. 47 Welzheim KB 2, image 283 verso, last entry. 48 Welzheim KB 2, image 73 verso, no. 9. 49 Welzheim KB 1, image 250 recto, sixth entry (baptism), and KB 2, image 42 recto, first entry (parents’ marriage). 50 Welzheim KB 2, image 280 verso, seventh entry. 51 Welzheim KB 2, image 81 recto, no. 23. 52 Welzheim KB 1, image 292 recto, tenth entry (baptism), and KB 2, image 64 verso, third entry (parents’ marriage). 53 Welzheim KB 2, image 306 recto, eleventh entry. 54 Welzheim KB 2, image 83 recto, no. 9. 55 For a summary of her records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 3988, 3989. 56 Welzheim KB 1, image 228 verso, sixth entry. 57 Welzheim KB 1, image 237 verso, fifth entry (baptism), and KB 2, image 34 recto, no. 4, 1658 (parents’ marriage). 58 Welzheim KB 1, image 232 recto, no. 7. 59 For a summary of his records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 2478, 2479. 60 Welzheim KB 1, image 239 recto, eighth entry. 61 Welzheim KB 2, image 311 recto, sixth entry. Rooted Ancestry: Austin W. Spencer 929. WAHL, page 4

hardtsweiler 21 Aug. 1703 ANNA (____) HIRZEL, widow of Michael Hirzel of that place,[62] b. 7 Aug. 1659, d. Welzheim 31 Jan. 1729, aged 69y 25w 2d.[63] vii. MICHAEL WAHL, b. reportedly 17 Dec. 1677, m. Breitenfürst 7 Feb. 1708 CATHARINA FELL, dau. of Georg Fell of Schlectbach.[64] viii. MATTHAUS WAHL, bp. 17 July 1680, sp. Frederich Heinlin, Metzger, and Jacob Schuer,[65] evidently the child who d. Breitenfürst 5 Oct. 1680, aged 11w.[66] xi. ____ WAHL, b. 21 July 1681, d. Breitenfürst 24 July 1681, aged 3d, not baptized.[67] x. EVA WAHL, bp. 23 July 1682, sp. Jacob Schuer’s wife Catharina and Friderich Heinlin’s wife Catha- rina, both of Welzheim.[68] + xi. DOROTHEAE WAHL, b. ca. June 1683, bp. 29 June 1683, sp. Catharina, widow of Johan Jacob Mathius, and Catharina, wife of Friderich Linden,[69] d. Langenberg, parish of Welzheim, 28 Mar. 1755, aged 72y less 3m,[70] m. Welzheim 2 Oct. 1707 JACOB WAHLENMAIER,[71] b. Langenberg, bp. 9 July 1684, son of Wilhelm and Barbara (____) Wahlenmaier, sp. Hannß Knödler of Langenberg[72] (see 29. Wahlen- maier, 3), d. Langenberg 10 Jan. 1772, aged 87y 6m 6d.[73] Children of Michael and Dorothea (Schaff) (Wahl) Baÿ, born at Breitenfürst, are: xii. HANNß JACOB BAŸ,[74] b. 8 April 1685 [sic], bp. 3 April 1685, sp. Hannß Jacob Schuer and Fridrich Heinlin, both of Welzheim,[75] d. Breitenfürst 24 April 1733, aged 48y 2w 2d,[76] m. Breitenfürst 30 April 1709 MARIA SCHROF,[77] bp. Alfdorf, parish of Alfdorf, Württemberg, 8 Feb. 1685, dau. of Mich- ael and Anna Catharina (Widmann) Schrof, sp. Christ Stifel and Maria his wife,[78] d. as widow of Jacob, Breitenfürst 10 Jan. 1763, aged 78y.[79] xiii. JOHANN FRIEDRICH BAŸ, bp. 24 Aug. 1686, sp. Hannß Jacob Schurr and Friderich Steinle,[80] d. Brei- tenfürst 5 Sept. 1686, aged 12d.[81] xiv. MARTIN BAŸ, bp. 20 May 1688, sp. Hannß Jacob Schurr and Anna Catharina wife of Friderich Hein- lin,[82] d. Breitenfürst 20 June 1688, aged 4w.[83]

62 Welzheim KB 2, image 76 recto, no. 10. 63 Welzheim KB 2, image 317 recto, seventh entry. 64 Welzheim KB 2, image 79 verso, no. 3. 65 Welzheim KB 1, image 260 verso, first entry. 66 Welzheim KB 2, image 242 recto, second entry. 67 Welzheim KB 2, image 243 recto, eighth entry. 68 Welzheim KB 1, image 264 verso, last entry. 69 Welzheim KB 1, image 274 verso, second entry. 70 Welzheim KB 2, image 384 recto, no. 29. 71 Welzheim KB 2, image 79 verso, no. 2. 72 Welzheim KB 1, image 281 verso, second entry. 73 Welzheim KB 2, 145, fourth entry. 74 For a summary of his records as family head, see Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Verkartung Kirchenbücher, images 384, 385. 75 Welzheim KB 1, image 286 recto, fourth entry. 76 Welzheim KB 2, image 329 verso, ninth entry. 77 Welzheim KB 2, image 81 recto, no. 2. 78 Evangelische Kirche Alfdorf, Kirchenbücher, Band 1, Taufregister 1628–1804, image 46 verso, seventh entry (baptism), and Band 2, Mischbuch 1648–1697, 12 recto, ninth entry (parents’ marriage). 79 Evangelische Kirche Welzheim, Kirchenbücher, Band 4, Mischbuch 1757–1808, 71, no. 6. 80 Welzheim KB 1, image 292 recto, no. 73. 81 Welzheim KB 2, image 255 recto, no. 54. 82 Welzheim KB 1, image 297 verso, no. 32. 83 Welzheim KB 2, image 256 recto, no. 30.

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