Rooted Ancestry: Austin W. Spencer 3747. KUNTZ, page 1 3747. KUNTZ 1. JacobH Kuntz,[1] of Sechselberg in the parish of Unterweissach (now Weissach im Tal), duchy of Württemberg,[2] died by 1650, when named as deceased in the marriage record of his eldest daughter. His wife, Maria ____, is documented as the mother of all of his children except this same eldest daughter, Catharina, whose paternity is known only from her marriage record. Sechselberg had been ruled by Württemberg at least since 1528.[3] Child of JacobH Kuntz, probably by Maria, is: + i. CATHARINAG KUNTZ,[4] b. say 1628, inhabitant of Hohnweiler, parish of Unterweissach, d. after 25 July 1669,[5] m. (1) Unterweissach 27 Aug. 1650 HANS WECKHER, bp. Unterweissach 18 Feb. 1620, son of Hans Lienhardt and Margaretha (Kleinknecht) Weckher of Hohnweiler (see 1873. Weckher, 2), sp. Hans Lienhart Bollinger, Schultheiß of Unterweissach,[6] inhabitant of Hohnweiler, bur. 28 Jan. 1655;[7] m. (2) Oberbrüden 10 and Unterweissach 17 July 1655 JACOB DAIß, son of the late Hans Daiß of Oberbrüden,[8] inhabitant of Hohnweiler, d. after 28 June 1678.[9] Children of JacobH and Maria (____) Kuntz, baptized at Unterweissach, are: ii. MICHAEL KUNTZ, bp. 22 Sept. 1630, sp. Lentz Schlichmaÿer of Sechselberg,[10] inhabitant of Sechsel- berg, bur. 6 Feb. 1649.[11] iii. MARIA KUNTZ, bp. 19 July 1633, sp. Katharina, wife of Lorentz Schlichenmaier.[12] iv. ANNA KUNTZ, bp. 17 April 1636, sp. Sara, wife of Martin Schnarrenberger of Ebersberg,[13] d. y. v. ANNA KUNTZ,[14] bp. 13 Feb. 1643, sp. Sara, wife of Martin Schnarnberger of Ebersberg,[15] d. Reuten- 1 For a summary of his records as family head, Robert Mack, “Kartei des Familienforschers Mack, 16.–20. Jahrhun- dert,” microfilm, 35 mm, 19 rolls (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 2002), Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart, file (Kartei) 5, frame (Aufn. Film) 1236, Archion (www.archion.de/en, Stuttgart, Germany: Kirchenbuchportal GmbH, 2013–8). Each file is cataloged on this webstite as one volume (Band) of non-sacramental records (Sonstiges) of the par- ish of Backnang in the deaconry of Backnang. 2 So recognized from 1495 to 1806. “Württemberg,” The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Liter- ature and General Information, 11th ed., 32 vols. (New York: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 1911–22), 28:857, 858. 3 Königlichen statistische-topographischen Bureau, ed., Beschreibung des Oberamts Backnang (Stuttgart: H. Linde- mann, 1871), 302. 4 For summaries of her records as family head, see Mack, “Kartei des Familienforschers,” file 15, frame 816 (Weck- her), file 5, frame 1455 (Daiß). 5 Evangelische Kirche Weissach im Tal, Dekanat Backnang, Kirchenbücher, Band 1, Taufregister 1621–1738 (here- after Weissach KB 1), 110 verso, fourth entry, Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart, Archion. Unless otherwise noted, cited Lutheran parish records are accessed on this website, as imaged from documents held by Landeskirchliches Archiv Stuttgart. 6 Weissach KB 1, 1 verso, third entry. 7 Evangelische Kirche Weissach im Tal, Kirchenbücher, Band 14, Totenregister 1625–1783 (hereafter Weissach KB 14), 27 recto, nineteenth entry. 8 Evangelische Kirche Oberbrüden, Dekanat Backnang, Kirchenbücher, Band 1, Mischbuch 1652–1742 (hereafter Oberbrüden KB 1), 63, third entry; Evangelische Kirche Weissach im Tal, Kirchenbücher, Band 2, Mischbuch 1643– 1763 (hereafter Weissach KB 2), unpaged, image 169 recto, eighth entry. 9 Weissach KB 2, image 181 recto, fifth entry. 10 Weissach KB 1, 42 recto, fourth entry. 11 Weissach KB 14, 26 verso, eighth entry. 12 Weissach KB 1, 52 verso, first entry. 13 Weissach KB 1, 57 verso, second entry. 14 For summaries of her records as family head, see Mack, “Kartei des Familienforschers,” file 2, frame 1687 (Pfi- zenmaier), file 9, frame 255 (Holtzwarth). 15 Weissach KB 1, 62 recto, seventh entry. Rooted Ancestry: Austin W. Spencer 3747. KUNTZ, page 2 hof, parish of Oppenweiler, Württemberg, 13 Dec. 1679,[16] m. (1) Unterweissach 21 May 1661 ADAM HOLTZWARTH,[17] bp. Unterweissach 17 Feb. 1624, son of Hans and Barbara (Starck) Holtzwarth (see 1885. Holtzwarth, 2), sp. Hans Müller of Unterbrüden,[18] bur. Unterweissach 5 March 1673;[19] m. (2) Oppenweiler 31 Oct. 1676 MICHAEL PFIZENMAIER,[20] bp. Kirchberg an der Murr, Württemberg, 14 Dec. 1623, son of Jacob and Margaretha (Leins) Pfizenmaier of Unterschöntal, sp. Hannß Kur- hart,[21] inhabitant of Reutenhof, d. 1 March 1706, aged 82y 2m 13d.[22] vi. SARA KUNTZ,[23] bp. 11 March 1645, sp. Sara, wife of Martin Schnarrenberger of Ebersberg,[24] inhabi- tant of Lippoldsweiler, bur. 1 May 1701, aged 54y 6m,[25] m. Unterweissach 7 May 1667 JACOB ERB,[26] bp. Unterweissach 23 April 1645, son of Jacob and Maria (____) Erb of Ebersberg and Lippoldswei- ler, sp. Peter Kübler of Hohnweiler,[27] inhabitant of Lippoldsweiler, bur. 26 Aug. 1711, aged 67y.[28] vii. BURGA KUNTZ (twin), bp. 4 March 1647, sp. Martin Schnarrenberger and wife Sara of Ebersberg,[29] inhabitant of Sechselberg, bur. 9 or 14 May 1647.[30] viii. JACOB KUNTZ (twin), bp. 4 March 1647, sp. Martin Schnarrenberger and wife Sara of Ebersberg,[31] inhabitant of Sechselberg, bur. 9 or 14 May 1647.[32] ix. JACOB KUNTZ,[33] bp. 29 June 1648, sp. Martin Schnarzberg of Lippoldsweiler,[34] inhabitant of Mittel- brüden, parish of Oberbrüden, Württemberg, d. 13th Sunday after Trinity [8 Sept.] 1715, aged 62y,[35] m. Oberbrüden 24 Feb. 1674 ANNA MARIA JELE,[36] bp. Backnang 14 Sept. 1652, dau. of Hans Leon- hardt and Margaretha (____) Jele of Waldrems, sp. Barbara, wife of Basti Krümer, and Anna Maria, wife of Arnoldt Buschmann, lieutenant,[37] inhabitant of Mittelbrüden, d. 28 Feb. 1689, aged 37y.[38] 16 Evangelische Kirche Oppenweiler, Dekanat Backnang, Kirchenbücher, Band 1, Mischbuch 1600–1672 (hereafter Oppenweiler KB 1), 471 verso, third entry. This book actually contains records through 1761, and has pages numbered through 168 (combined registers through 1658) and folios numbered from 169 forward (combined registers through 1672, followed by more conventional separate registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths). 17 Weissach KB 2, image 171 verso, second entry. 18 Weissach KB 1, 21 verso, seventh entry. 19 Weissach KB 14, 40 recto, sixth entry. 20 Oppenweiler KB 1, 387 recto, first entry. 21 Evangelische Kirche Kirchberg an der Murr, Dekanat Marbach am Neckar, Kirchenbücher, Band 2, Taufregister 1605–1785, 153, seventh entry (baptism); Evangelische Kirche Erbstetten, Dekanat Backnang, Kirchenbücher, Band 2, Mischbuch 1590–1680, unpaged, image 111 verso, second entry. 22 Oppenweiler KB 1, 487 verso, second entry. 23 For a summary of her records as family head, see Mack, “Kartei des Familienforschers,” file 6, frame 810. 24 Weissach KB 1, 65 verso, third entry. 25 Weissach KB 14, 61 verso, third entry. 26 Weissach KB 2, image 175 recto, sixth entry. 27 Weissach KB 1, 65 verso, tenth entry. 28 Weissach KB 14, 78 recto, third entry. 29 Weissach KB 1, 68 recto, fifth entry. 30 Weissach KB 14, 26 recto, eleventh entry. This record states that Jacob’s two infant children were buried on these dates but does not indicate which child was buried first. 31 Weissach KB 1, 68 recto, fifth entry. 32 Weissach KB 14, 26 recto, eleventh entry. 33 For a summary of his records as family head, see Mack, “Kartei des Familienforschers,” file 5, frame 1243. 34 Weissach KB 1, 69 recto, third entry. 35 Evangelische Kirche Oberbrüden, Kirchenbücher, Band 2, Mischbuch, 1712–1742, 58 recto, sixth entry. 36 Oberbrüden KB 1, 67, first entry. 37 Backnang KB 1, 61 recto, seventh entry. 38 Oberbrüden KB 1, 98, eighth entry. 7 August–22 September 2018 Austin W. Spencer .