Anna (Henlein) Roessner (abt. 1616 - aft. 1673)

Born about 1616 in Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany

Ancestors

Wife of Hanß Bernhardt Roessner — married 27 Sep 1636 in Grünsfeld, Mosbach, Baden

Descendants

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Biography

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Birth

Anna Henlein was born about 1616 in Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany, to Sabastianus Heinlein and Anna Unknown^[1].

No birth record for Anna Henlein has been located. Her name, however, is mentioned in a marriage record for Hannss/Johann Roessner. Although Johann and Hannss can be distinct names, the latter, Hannss, was often a nickname or shortened version of the former, Johann^[2][3][4].

Anna was born, married and had children during the devastating destruction of the Thirty Years War. She and her husband must have worried a great deal about how the fortunes of war would treat them. We know that their village, Grünsfeld, lay in the path of some of the armies and suffered areas of ruin. They may have sought shelter within the walls of the castle. The war tended to pit Catholics and Lutherans against each other, while the nobles and aristocratic families fought for control over the people. Being caught on the road by either army was likely a death sentence. Many moved to the safety of larger cities and the population throughout the country declined ^[5].

Marriage

Anna Henlein married Johann Roessner on Sept 27, 1636, in Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany.

Anna Roessner was a Roman Catholic.

Marriage Record

• Name Johann Roessner
• Spouse's Name Anna Henlein^[6]
• Event Date 27 Sep 1636
• Event Place Katholisch, Gruensfeld, Mosbach, Baden
• Spouse's Father's Name Sebastian Henlein
  

  Anna (Henlein) Roessner has roots in the region now known as Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Her father's full name was probably Sebastianus Heinlein. Siblings are found for her born in the same place, having the same father, who married about the same time she did and began having children as well. The last name for the same people is spelled various ways: Heinlein, Heinleins, Hähnlein, and Hähn. They appear with the same names, locations and dates, depending on which record or translation is found.

No birth records for her father, Sebastian Henlein have been found, either. It could be due to an alternate spelling or misspelling of the surname.

Children

• Sabina Roesner 7/30/1633
• Valentin Roesner 11/2/1634-1/10/1635
• Johannes Philippus Roesner 6/25/1636
• Valentinus Roesner 10/4/1638
• Veit Roesner 11/20/1640
• Steffan Roesner 9/3/1642
• Maria Barbara Roesner 10/19/1644

Children's Birth Records

Sabina Roessner^[7]

• Gender Female
• Christening Date 30 Jul 1633
• Christening Place Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany
• Father's Name Johann Roessner
• Mother's Name Anna

Valentin Roessner^[8]

• Gender Male
• Christening Date 02 Nov 1634
• Christening Place Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany
• Father's Name Johann Roessner
• Mother's Name Anna

Johannes Philippus Roessner^[9]

• Gender Male
• Christening Date 25 Jun 1636
• Christening Place Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany
• Father's Name Johann Roessner
• Mother's Name Anna

Valentinus Roessner^[10]

• Gender Male
• Christening Date 04 Oct 1638
• Christening Place Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany
• Father's Name Hanss Roessner

Veit Roessner^[11]

• Gender Male
• Christening Date 20 Nov 1640
• Christening Place Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany
• Father's Name Hannss Roessner
• Mother's Name Anna

Steffan Roessner^[12]

• Gender Male
• Christening Date 03 Sep 1642
• Christening Place Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany
• Father's Name Hanss Roessner
• Mother's Name Anna

Maria Barbara Roesner^[13]

• Gender Female
• Christening Date 19 Oct 1644
• Christening Place Grünsfeld, Baden, Germany
• Father's Name Joannis Roesner
• Mother's Name Annae

Death

Anna Henlein Roessner likely died sometime after her husband's death in 1673, as his death record cited that she was left behind^[14]. By the time she died, the country was at peace. She lived to see her children marry and have children of their own. No doubt she hoped they would see better times than she had.

Sources

1. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCRP-TLC : 26 December 2014), Johann Roessner and Anna Henlein, 27 Sep 1636; citing Katholisch, Gruensfeld, Mosbach, Baden; FHL microfilm 1,046,342
2. ↑ * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_(name)
3. ↑ http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/36105/use-of-the-term-hans-in-an-american-name-in-the-1700s
4. ↑ http://www.behindthename.com/name/hans
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years%27_War
6. ↑ "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCRP-TLC : 26 December 2014), Johann Roessner and Anna Henlein, 27 Sep 1636; citing Katholisch, Gruensfeld, Mosbach, Baden; FHL microfilm 1,046,342
7. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFBV-X4F : 28 November 2014), Johann Roessner in entry for Sabina Roessner, 30 Jul 1633; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
8. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHP3-C3J : 28 November 2014), Johann Roessner in entry for Valentin Roessner, 02 Nov 1634; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
9. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFBV-DPY : 28 November 2014), Johann Roessner in entry for Johannes Philippus Roessner, 25 Jun 1636; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342
10. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5H3-ZP5 : 28 November 2014), Hanss Roessner in entry for Valentinus Roessner, 04 Oct 1638; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
11. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFBV-XH9 : 28 November 2014), Hannss Roessner in entry for Veit Roessner, 20 Nov 1640; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342
12. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5H3-CFX : 28 November 2014), Hanss Roessner in entry for Steffan Roessner, 03 Sep 1642; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342
13. ↑ "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHP3-H5C : 28 November 2014), Joannis Roesner in entry for Maria Barbara Roesner, 19 Oct 1644; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342
14. ↑ Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. burial of Hans Berndard Rossner 1/25/1673. spouse Anna Rossner. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/17/22

• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFBV-X4F : 28 November 2014), Johann Roessner in entry for Sabina Roessner, 30 Jul 1633; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHP3-C3J : 28 November 2014), Johann Roessner in entry for Valentin Roessner, 02 Nov 1634; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFBV-DPY : 28 November 2014), Johann Roessner in entry for Johannes Philippus Roessner, 25 Jun 1636; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5H3-ZP5 : 28 November 2014), Hanss Roessner in entry for Valentinus Roessner, 04 Oct 1638; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFBV-XH9 : 28 November 2014), Hannss Roessner in entry for Veit Roessner, 20 Nov 1640; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N5H3-CFX : 28 November 2014), Hanss Roessner in entry for Steffan Roessner, 03 Sep 1642; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHP3-H5C : 28 November 2014), Joannis Roesner in entry for Maria Barbara Roesner, 19 Oct 1644; citing ; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
• "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCRP-TLC : 26 December 2014), Johann Roessner and Anna Henlein, 27 Sep 1636; citing Katholisch, Gruensfeld, Mosbach, Baden; FHL microfilm 1,046,342.
• Germany, Select Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Baptism of Anna Heilein with same parents, Mar 26, 1631.
• "Deutschland Tote und Beerdigungen, 1582-1958", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JW1M-56J : 17 February 2020), Sebastianus Hähnlein, 1688. Possible burial of her father.
• "Deutschland, Baden, Erzbistum Freiburg, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1678-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WXKG-J36Z : 17 September 2019), Sebastianus Hähn, 12 Apr 1688; citing Burial, Dittigheim, Tauberbischofsheim, Baden, Deutschland, , Erzbischöfliches Archiv Freiburg (Archbishop's Archives), Germany. Refers to the same man.
• "Deutschland Geburten und Taufen, 1558-1898", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHP3-WPL : 25 February 2020), Sebastian Henlein in entry for Catharina Henlein, 1628. possible sister.
• "Deutschland, Baden, Erzbistum Freiburg, katholische Kirchenbücher, 1678-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q149-ZCZM : 16 January 2019), Sebastian Henlein and Kunigund, 26 Apr 1633; citing Marriage, Grünsfeld, Tauberbischofsheim, Baden, Germany, , Erzbischöfliches Archiv Freiburg (Archbishop's Archives), Germany. possible brother
• "Deutschland Heiraten, 1558-1929", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J4TN-YWT : 9 July 2021), Sebastian Henlein, 1633. brother's marriage
• Württemberg, Germany, Family Tables, 1550-1985 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. burial of Hans Berndard Rossner 1/25/1673. spouse Anna Rossner. Accessed by Dawn Dunn 1/17/22

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_(name)

• http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/36105/use-of-the-term-hans-in-an-american-name-in-the-1700s

• http://www.behindthename.com/name/hans