Johann Daniel Hildenbrand (abt. 1693 - 1738)

Descendants

Died 24 Dec 1738 at about age 45 in Dhronecken, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

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Biography

This profile is part of the Dhronecken, Germany One Place Study.

Johann Daniel was born around 1693, calculated from a Standesamt certificate which states that he was 45 years old when he died in 1738.

ORIGINS and assumed PARENTAGE

It is unclear when and where exactly Johann Daniel was born, as he seems to have appeared in Dhronecken in or shortly before 1731. He was described as being from Brabach (which was a small village right next to Dhronecken, given up during the 18. century OR now incorporated into the village). If he had been born there, too, there should be records of his birth or baptism in Thalfang but that is not the case, so he must have been born somewhere else. He is also not mentioned in church records of surrounding parishes.

Possible parents #1

Johann Daniel might be a son of Matthias Hildebrand and his wife Magdalena Leopoldi. Matthias was a pastor in Sötern, Bosen and Homburg. The pair is supposed to have had - amongst others - a son named Johann Daniel around 1693 but I haven't yet been able to detect a reliable source for this child.

Possible parents #2

Johann Daniel might also be identical with Johann Daniel Hildenbrand, born April 15th, 1695 in Herren-Sulzbach. If this is the case, he is a son of Johann Georg Daniel Hildenbrand and Juliana Elisabeth Römer from Grumbach. Johann Georg Daniel was "Amtsschultheiß" (a kind of mayor) in Grumbach.

Of course other couples could be the parents but these are the most probable ones I have found in the area.

Sponsorships

The choice of godparents for Johann Daniel's grandchildren indicates a close relationship to the Hildenbrands from Ottweiler.

This family was an extended group of pastors, doctors and bailiffs, spread over the whole area around Birkenfeld, Idar-Oberstein, Alzey and Saarbrücken.

Ludwig Abraham Hildebrand (a grandson of possible parents #1), pastor in Ottweiler and Niederlinxweiler, is mentioned as godfather of one of Johann Daniel's grandsons, also Carl Hildebrand's wife from Ottweiler for another grandson.

Through Ludwig Abraham's mother Friederika, a daughter of pastor Schneider from Thalfang, another connection existed to the parish Dhronecken belongs to.

And Johann Daniel's assumed uncle, Johannes Hildenbrand, was married to the daughter of a Dhronecken bailiff, Maria Friedrika Eckhard.

Furthermore, Johann Daniel was mentioned in Ottweiler church books. Underneath the baptism record for Johann Christian, born Oct 18, 1738, son of Wendel Hotzderber and his wife Maria Juliana Hildebrandt (a daughter of possible parents #1) from Ottweiler, there is another entry, in brackets:

"Der Wollenweber und Meyer Meister Daniel Hildenbrandt, 'Throneck' - +16.11.1738" (Translation: "The wool weaver and mayor master Daniel Hildenbrandt, Dhronecken")

which seems to be his death record. The fact that he is mentioned in this church book makes it probable that he is related to Maria Juliana and also came from the Ottweiler area.

Obviously Johann Daniel's origins must lie somewhere in this family. Both Dhronecken and Grumbach were the seats of the local counts, the "Wild- und Rheingrafen". Interactions between officials of the two courts thus would have been frequent. Maybe he was given the post as "Meyer" in Dhronecken due to his family's good relations with the Count.

LIFE

Johann Daniel married Johanna Catharina Morlang before 1731. This might have been what brought him to Dhronecken, as Johanna lived there. She was daughter of a miller who might or might not have come from Weiler Martinstein (around 30km from Herren-Sulzbach). They had at least one son, Georg Leopold, who lived in Dhronecken.

In 1736 Johann Daniel became mayor of Dhronecken, until his death.

Johann Daniel died on Christmas 1738, at the age of 45 years (at least that is what is said in the sources, it was probably an estimation). Ottweiler church books, though, seem to mention Nov 16, 1738 as his death date.

Sources

• M. Detemple, Familienbuch Mark Thalfang No. 434
• A. Giebel, Familienbuch Standesamt Thalfang No. 4179
• Pfarrkartei Dietrich Zickwolff & Ottweiler church book entries (written intelligence by Mr. Zickwolff)