ANDREAS HOLPP
THE STORY AS I KNOW IT.
Andreas Holpp was born July 18, 1720 in Bissingen
an der Tech, Wurttenberg Germany. His parents were Leonhardt Holpp and Anna
Maria Baur.
The LDS library has a microfilm of the church
records in Bissingen. It dates back to 1585. The German
scrip is very hard to read and of course it is in German.
We can scan the piece so you can attempt to see it also.
Just click under Contact Us with the request. I now have a
printout from the LDS
set on CD of Western European Church Records that
is easy to read. The data in this story comes from
that set.
Andreas married Margaretha Merckle in
1742 in Bissingen an der Tech. They had the
following children:
1. Andreas Holpp
born 1739
2. Elisabetha
Margaretha Holpp, born 1743
3. Cyriacus Holpp,
born 1744
4. Johannes Holp,
born 1747
5. Margaretha Holp,
born 1749
Margaretha Merckle Holpp
died sometime between giving birth 1749 and Sept 25, 1753
when Andreas wed
Margaretha Euchner.
So
to
continue
with his children by the new Margaretha there is: (The precise dates came from
the written records.)
6. Maria Agnes Holp born September 20, 1754
7. Maria Catharina
Holp, born 1755
8. Maria Barbara Holp born
June 8, 1757 wed Johann
Georg Kauffmann
9. Johann Cunrad Holp,
born 1758
10. Andreas Holp,
born 1760 (Does this mean his first child died, or the 2nd
name was not given that he went by?)
11. Maria Agnes Holp,
born 1761 - (Probably the #6 child had died)
12. Maria Sabina Holp,
christened 1762
13. Johann George Holp,
born 1764
14. Johann Conrad
Holp, born 1767 ( probably the #9 child had died)
15. Johann Conrad
Holp, born 1769 (probably #14 had died)
16. no first name
Holp, born 1770
The Holpp family had been in Bissingen an der Tech since at least 1581 and probably long before. That is about the time the existing church records began. For instance in 1697 Margareta Holpp married Hans Maier.
1790 Johann Georg Holpp was godfather to Maria Barbara Kaufmann, daughter of Maria Barbara Holpp #2 above.
There is probably much more information to be found
on the microfilm with a careful reading. When the recorder
wrote the names usually an in was added to the woman's
name i.e. Anna Barbara Holppin. The "in" is added to most
names signifying the female.
I have no record of when either Andreas or his wives
died. But it would have been after 1770
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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1. Recheck the written records to confirm all the children and the potential death of some babies.
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