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30333. SCHWARTZ

1. MelchiorK Schwartz of Murrhardt, in the duchy of Württemberg from 1495 to 1806,[1] died be- fore 1 September 1584, when his widow remarried.[2] He was married at Murrhardt in 1559 to Magdalena Eckhardt, daughter of Steffan Eckhardt of Murrhardt (see 60667. Eckhardt, 1, i.). She evidently was not Melchior’s first wife. Some of his children must have been born earlier, in order to marry as early as 1573, and a prior marriage could explain why Melchior’s 1559 marri- age record does not name his father, which was already a common practice when a single man was married in a Lutheran church.[3] However, there are no pre-1559 sacramental records in Murrhardt; baptisms and marriages begin that year, and burials in 1626. Magdalena married secondly, at Murrhardt on 1 September 1584, Michael Mahrer, son of Michael Mahrer of Eich- tendorf.[4] Children of MelchiorK Schwartz by an unknown wife include: i. JOHANNES SCHWARTZ, m. Murrhardt 27 April 1573 KATHARINA KLAIB, dau. of Martin Klaib of - hardt.[5] Children of MelchiorK and Magdalena (Eckhardt) Schwartz, baptized at Murrhardt, are: ii. ANNA SCHWARTZ, bp. 4 Nov. 1560, sp. Apolonia Clausin.[6] iii. APPOLONIA SCHWARTZ, bp. 29 Jan. 1562, sp. Appolonia, wife of Philip Klenck of Harpach.[7] iv. MARGARETHA SCHWARTZ, bp. 9 July 1564, sp. Elisabeth, wife of Martin Hoffsaeß.[8] v. ELISABETHA SCHWARTZ, bp. 24 March 1566, sp. Elisabeth, wife of Martin Hoffsess.[9] vi. CATHARINA SCHWARTZ, bp. 20 Dec. 1567, sp. Elisabeth Steckin,[10] m. Murrhardt 18 Jan. 1586 CASPAR GRUBER the younger, widower of Fornsbach.[11] + vii. MAGDALENAJ SCHWARTZ, bp. 29 Nov. 1570, sp. Apollonia Schutzen of Murrhardt,[12] d. , Württemberg, 22 April 1635,[13] m. Murrhardt 26 Jan. 1591 BARTLIN MACK,[14] b. Murrhardt 6 Sept. 1565, son of Hans and Walpurga (Rumb) Mack of Murrhardt (see 7583. Mack, 3), sp. Bartlin Miller of Murrhardt,[15] d. Murrhardt 28 Nov. 1634.[16]

1 Königlichen statistische-topographischen Bureau, ed., Beschreibung des Oberamts Backnang (: H. Linde- mann, 1871), 241, 242; “Württemberg,” The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and General Information, 11th ed., 32 vols. (New York: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1911–22), 22:857, 858. 2 Evangelishce Kirche Murrhardt, Dekanat Backnang, Kirchenbücher, Band 1, Mischbuch 1559–1617 (hereafter Murrhardt KB 1), second part, 59, second entry, Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart, Archion (www.archion.de/en, Stuttgart, : Kirchenbuchportal GmbH, 2013–9). Cited Lutheran sacramental registers are accessed via this website, as imaged from the holdings of Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart. 3 Murrhardt KB 1, second part, 1, fifteenth entry. Dates of marriage in this parish are shown only in years prior to 30 Nov. 1562. 4 Murrhardt KB 1, second part, 59, second entry. 5 Murrhardt KB 1, second part, 23, seventh entry. 6 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 10, no. 117. 7 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 27, ninth entry. 8 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 45, fourth entry. 9 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 60, thirteenth entry. 10 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 76, twelfth entry. 11 Murrhardt KB 1, second part, 63, first entry. 12 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 102, fifth entry. 13 Evangelische Kirche Backnang, Dekanat Backnang, Kirchenbücher, Band 7, Totenregister 1599–1659 (hereafter Backnang KB 7), 407, ninth entry. 14 Murrhardt KB 1, second part, 73, first entry. 15 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 54, fourteenth entry (baptism), second part, 9, seventh entry (parents’ marriage). 16 Evangelische Kirche Murrhardt, Kirchenbücher, Band 2, Mischbuch 1618–1705, 367 verso, left column, eleventh entry. Rooted Ancestry: Austin W. Spencer 30333. SCHWARTZ, page 2

viii. WALTBURGA SCHWARTZ, bp. 8 Nov. 1573, sp. Waltburg, wife of Philipp Stiffel of Büchelberg.[17] ix. MARGARETHA SCHWARTZ, bp. 30 Aug. 1577, sp. Margretha, wife of Jorg Reichart.[18]

17 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 134, fifth entry. 18 Murrhardt KB 1, first part, 169, tenth entry.

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