Henne Unknown (abt. 1525)

Born about 1525 in Siegen, Germany [uncertain]

Descendants

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Biography

Henne a.k.a. Johann was born around 1525 in Germany.

Research Notes

Origin

The basis of this profile is Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750^[1] which is quoted as:

"The list of inhabitants and property owners at Seelbach in 1563 shows only four families living there on four farms, namely, Henne (i.e. Johann) with no surname, lessee of the farm belonging to the Holy Ghost Hospital at Siegen; Goebel Beer, lessee of the Wildenburg farm; Johann Knie, lessee of the Count of Sayn's farm; and Goedert Spielmann, ancestor of the American Spilman family, the only independent property owner. The Knies, Spielmanns and Beers continued to live at Seelbach in later years, and it seems likely that the Heimbachs were descended from Henne of the Hospital farm. Jost Heimbach of Seelbach, his son Georg, and his grandson Jacob, were all associate justices of the Siegen district court, the Hain Court, and it seems not unlikely that the intervening generation between Henne of 1563 and Jost Heimbach of 1624 was a 'Jost Scheffe' (i.e. Jost Schoeffe, or associate justice) who was living at Seelbach in 1599."

There is not a copy of the book available online to verify the information.

Regardless, this information is speculative at best.

Sources

1. ↑ Holtzclaw, B.C., Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia 1714-1750 (Virginia: The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Incorporated - Green Publishers, Inc., 1978), P. 175.