Christina (Braun) Frey (bef. 1635)

Born before 1635 in Reichenbacherhöfe, Klosterreichenbach, Freudenstadt, Württemberg, Deutschland

Wife of Conrad Frey — married 17 Feb 1652 in Klosterreichenbach, Freudenstadt, Württemberg, Deutschland

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Röt, Freudenstadt, Württemberg, Deutschland [uncertain]

Biography

Christina was probably born before 1635^[1] in Reichenbacher Höfe im Tonbach, parish of Klosterreichenbach near Baiersbronn, Duchy of Württemberg. She was the daughter of Matthäus "Mattheis" Braun^[2] and his first wife Eva (Iltiß) Braun.

Christina married Conrad Frey from Röt, parish of Klosterreichenbach, on 27 February 1652.^[3]
The couple lived in Röt, where Christina's husband served as mayor for several years. Their children were:

1. Johannes, bapt. 13 May 1654.
2. Eva, bapt. 12 February 1656, married Hans Jacob Pretzing from Untermusbach, parish of Grüntal near Freudenstadt, 24 October 1676.
3. Catharina, bapt. 20 Augutst 1658.
4. Anna Maria, bapt. 17 March 1660^[4], married Johann Caspar Baur from the Kropfmühle, a mill in the valley of the Omersbach near Göttelfingen in the vicinity of Freudenstadt, Duchy of Württemberg, 16 November 1680 in Göttelfingen^[5], died 12 November 1732 at the Kropfmühle.^[6]
5. Agatha, bapt. 9 August 1662, ^[7] married the widower and baker Jacob Bauer from the Kropfmühle 12 October 1686 in Göttelfingen,^[8] died 23 December 1730 in Göttelfingen.^[9]
6. Anna, bapt. 25 October 1665 and died 2 January 1666 in Röt.
7. Georg, born and died 17 October 1669 in Röt.
8. Johann Michael, bapt. 22 February 1671, married Agagtha Morlock from Baiersbronn 24 August 1691 in Klosterreichenbach, died February 1739.
9. Conrad, bapt. 7 March 1674.

Research notes

Christina's date of death is uncertain. Günther Frey (Ortssippenbuch Klosterreichenbach, see reference below) assumes 29 May 1704 as Christina's date of death and refers to the burial record shown below.^[10]

Possible burial record of Christina (Braun) Frey

The record states: On 29 May [1704] "Christina Braunin" of Röt was buried in Heselbach at the age of 80.
Christina's maiden name was indeed Braun. With a widowed woman like Christina, however, it would have been customary at the time to state in the burial record that she was the widow of the deceased Conrad Frey.
It should be added that with the indicated age at death of 80 years, 1624 would have been Christina's year of birth. This would mean that Christina would have been 50 years old at the birth of her last child in 1674. This would have been very unusual by the standards of the time.
All in all, there are doubts as to whether the burial record refers to Christina (Braun) Frey.

Sources

Footnotes

1. ↑ Her exact date of birth is unknown due to the lack of a baptism record. In the parish of Klosterreichenbach there are no baptismal records from before 1635.
2. ↑ See marriage record cited below.
3. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Klosterreichenbach, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 1 (Mischbuch. Taufregister 1635-1675; Eheregister 1636-1674; Totenregister 1638-1675) Ancestry Sharing Link
4. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Klosterreichenbach, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 1 (Mischbuch, Taufregister 1635-1675; Eheregister 1636-1674; Totenregister 1638-1675) Ancestry Sharing Link
5. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Göttelfingen, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 1 (Mischbuch. Taufregister 1644-1712; Eheregister 1676-1719; Totenregister 1670, 1676-1719) Ancestry Sharing Link
6. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Göttelfingen, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 1 (Mischbuch. Taufregister 1644-1712; Eheregister 1676-1719; Totenregister 1670, 1676-1719) Ancestry Sharing Link
7. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Klosterreichenbach, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 1 (Mischbuch. Taufregister 1635-1675; Eheregister 1636-1674; Totenregister 1638-1675) Ancestry Sharing Link
8. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Göttelfingen, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 1 (Mischbuch. Taufregister 1654-1712; Eheregister 1676-1719; Totenregister 1670, 1676-1719) Ancestry Sharing Link
9. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Göttelfingen, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 2 (Mischbuch. Taufregister 1712-1746; Eheregister 1719-1746; Totenregister 1720-1746; Konfirmandenregister 1713-1742; Kommunikantenregister 1743-1746) Ancestry Sharing Link
10. ↑ Kirchenbuch der evangelischen Kirchengemeinde Göttelfingen, Dekanat Freudenstadt, Band 2 (Mischbuch. Taufregister 1712-1746; Eheregister 1719-1746; Totenregister 1720-1746; Konfirmandenregister 1713-1742; Kommunikantenregister 1743-1746) Ancestry Sharing Link

Bibliography

• Family # F 210 in: Günther Frey, Ortssippenbuch der Pfarreien Klosterreichenbach und Schwarzenberg im Kreis Freudenstadt Württemberg mit den Filialen Höfe im Tonbach, Heselbach, Röt, Schönegründ, Huzenbach und Schönmünzach und den ehemaligen Filialen Igelsberg und Schwarzenberger Glashütte und bis ca. 1750 auch die Orte aus dem ehemaligen Klosteramt Reichenbach Hochdorf im Kirchspiel Göttelfingen, Schernbach im Kirchspiel Grömbach und Obermusbach im Kirchspiel Grüntal, Band 1, 1604 bis 1808, Frankfurt am Main 1984 (OSB Klosterreichenbach)