search for relations of Caspar Chernicow, Emmerich, Germany, about 1700

Question

Hello dear wiki-tree-ers,

I'm looking for some help and advice.

I've been looking for ancestors on my father's side from the 17th and early 18th centuries, for a long time. 

The first one in that line, known to me, was Caspar Chernicow, who married Elisabeth Winters (baptized: 30.9.1681, Emmerich, Germany) in 1712 (in St. Aldegundis, Emmerich, Germany). Probably after her death in 1725 he married Joanna Willemsen, baptized on November 10th, 1697 in Emmerich.

I am now looking for his ancestors or family members.

Emmerich, a harbor town at the Lower Rhine, has been a member of the Hanseatic League. The Hanseatic league was a trade group from the 13th to 17th centuries. It controlled the maritime trade in Northern Europe and reached out as far as Portugal, England, Russia, and Italy, with trading posts in numerous towns across Europe.

Chernicow is not a widely used name in that part of Germany. Because the name is so rare, I would not be surprised if a Georgius Scherniko, who, at the same time, lived in Rees (another harbor city, about 10 miles from Emmerich) was a relative of Caspar Chernicow. Georgius Scherniko was married to Gertrudis Aengenendt on July 29, 1717 in Rees, Germany. This Gertrudis Aengenendt (or: Aen Gen Eindt, An Gen End, Aengen Eindt) was born on November 1st, 1688. Scherniko's second wife was Anna Greven. I don't know anything more about her.

Maybe of interest: Emmerich as well as Rees had small Jewish communities.

I would be interested to know if anyone has come across these persons or sees a relationship to other persons with Chernicow as their last name or some of the many variations of that name. The name variations of my ancestors, especially between 1712 and 1770, were: Chernico, Zarniko, Sadanrio, Senekow, Serenkow, Senekow, Leneka) (in Emmerich) or Scherniko, Schernikoll, Schernekow, Czernikow, Schettekou (in Rees). Later the Emmerich-based names changed into: Seneco, Seenekool, Sennekons, Sennekous, Senekool, Sennekool, Sennekons, Sinneco, Sinneks, Sinneko, Sinnekoos, Sinnekool, Sinnekohl, Zeneko, Zenekoo, Zenekool und Zeenekool.

Thanks in advance!

Josef Sennekool

Answer 1

Caspar Henrich Serenkow married Elisabeth Winter in the catholic St. Aldegundis church in Emmerich in 1712 (no date mentioned). https://data.matricula-online.eu/de/deutschland/muenster/emmerich-st-aldegundis/KB003/?pg=107

I cannot find a baptism for Caspar Henrich either in Emmerich or in Rees. So it remains only to search all surrounding church books to possibly find his baptism. However, many church books start later

The name Angenend can be a problem because it is a house name and means those who live at the end (of the village).
The family name can be completely different; all the people who lived in the house (for example, a buyer) got this house name. Often written first name surname, called Angenend.