Mencke Hollenkamp (abt. 1565 - bef. 1645)

Born about 1565 in Vollerbenhof Hollenkamp, Rüssel, Ankum, Fürstenau, Osnabrück, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

Husband of Talcke (Unknown) Hollenkamp — married [date unknown] in St. Nikolaus, Ankum, Amt Fürstenau, Fürstbistum Osnabrück, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

Descendants

Died before 1645 before about age 80 in Vollerbenhof Hollenkamp, Rüssel, Ankum, Fürstenau, Osnabrück, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

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Biography

Big Y700 YDNA Haplogroup R-FTC17077 Earliest Known Ancestor.

Mencke Hollenkamp was born in the Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück

This profile is part of the Hollenkamp Name Study.

Mencke Hollenkamp was born around 1565 in Vollerbenhof Hollenkamp, Rüssel.^[1] The hamlet of Rüssel lies to the east of Ankum and extends from a soapstone quarry on the border with Druchhorn/Ahaus to the Mühlenfeld (mill field) in the border area with Westerholte in the south. To the east lies the district of Ahausen-Sitter in Bersenbrück, and the Ankum district of Brickwedde. His sister or at least a closer cousin was possibly Lucken Hollenkamp, who married Reineke Wilken in 1588.

Since there is little written evidence of Mencke's life, we will take a look at some events in the parish of Ankum to give some colour to his life and try to connect these with some of the times when his name is mentioned in writing.

The earliest known piece of written evidence of a Mencke Halenkamp in Rüssel is currently the Viehschatzregister der Ämter Vörden, Hunteburg, Grönenberg, Iburg, Wittlage; Wiedenbrück [Reckenberg], Fürstenau from 1589 that registers Mencke with cattle tax to be paid of 2 datt and 17 ß.^[2] This is evidence that he was already running the farm at that time.

A few years later, in March 1594, there was an attack on the parish of Ankum by Spanish horsemen who stole 300 horses from the farmers.^[3] The horses were rounded up in Ankum and the farmers had to repurchase them in the village centre.^[3] However, they did not get them back, although they had bought them back twice.^[3] Although there is no record of whether Mencke's farm was affected, it was clearly on the lips of the Ankumers at the time, and Mencke was one of them.

The plague raged from 1597 to 1599^[3], when the Schornstein- und Feuerstättenschatzregister des Amts Fürstenau 1599 mentions Mencke Halenkamp and his "Leibzucht".^[4] The Leibzucht was an additional building on the premises of the Hollenkamp farm. A Leibzucht was often used as a retirement home when the older generation had passed the farm on to the next generation. Alternatively, siblings or other farm workers could also occupy it. During the time of the plague, 46 houses were left unoccupied across Ankum parish, but the Hollenkamp farm and its' Leibzucht building were still populated.^[4]

It is currently not entirely clear whether the Mencke Hollenkamp mentioned in 1594 was the same person who ran the farm in 1599, or whether the "1594-Mencke" was perhaps the father of the "1599-Mencke". The fact that a Leibzucht-building was mentioned might suggest this, but more research should be done to shed more light on this question (see also section the Research Notes section below).

On 6 January 1608 Ankum was plundered and the inhabitants were left without food.^[3] The Ankumers showed no sign of resistance during this raid.^[3] But although we have no further information about the specific effects of this on Mencke's family, it can be assumed that these decades were anything but rosy.

A year later the Ankumers finally started to fight back: In early January 1609, 64 Spanish infantrymen demanded 104 talers from the inhabitants of the nearby villages Alfhausen and Damme. When this sum was not forthcoming, the Spaniards commandeered 18 wagons and several prisoners in the neighbouring village of Alfhausen and brought them to Ankum.^[3] However, they were stopped at the closed turnpike and angrily demanded to enter the village.^[3] The people of Ankum, who had already been warned and were therefore better prepared, responded with heavy fire and were able to drive the Spaniards away, forcing them to leave the wagons and prisoners behind.^[3] The village, including Mencke and his family, must have talked about this success.

But tensions continued. Eventually, in 1618, the Thirty Years' War began, which was in fact a series of conflicts that tore apart the entire Holy Roman Empire. With the outbreak of the Lower Saxon-Danish War, the region to the North of Osnabrück saw serious conflicts between 1625 to 1629. It was during these early 1700s that Mencke's wife Talcke gave birth to their children:

• Johann Hollenkamp (~1612 - >1665), who inherited the farm from Mencke. Johann was first mentioned in 1650 or 1659 with his mother (= Mencke's widow Talcke) and four children between the ages of 2 and 12,
• Henrich Hollenkamp (~1618 - >1679), who was mentioned as residing in Hollenkamp's Leibzucht in 1650 or 1659 with his wife and four children between the ages of 2 and 8. Since the source does not mention his last name, it is uncertain whether he was actually a child of Mencke,
• Gerhard (Hollenkamp) Schulte to Brincke (1624 - ~1697), who was first mentioned in 1651 about 50 kilometres south of Ankum in the parish of Hagen (am Teutoburger Wald) where he married the Anerbin of the Vollerbenhof Schulte to Brinke in Beckerode (Hagen am Teutoburger Wald). There is y-DNA evidence linking two of his patrilineal descendants to a patrilineal descendant of Mencke's last son:
• Herman Hollenkamp (~1625 - 1711), who took over the farm from his elder brother in 1665.

The Kontributionsregister des Amtes Fürstenau of 1628 mentions Meneke Hollenkamp with an amount of 10 Schilling and 6 Pfennig.^[5]

The Erbschatzregister des Amts Fürstenau from 1631 mentions a Meneke Hollenkamp sitting on the Hollenkamp farm.^[6] The Erbschatz (inheritance tax) was 6 Taler as well as one additional Taler for the Leibzucht.^[6]

Mencke died in or after 1631 in Vollerbenhof Hollenkamp, Rüssel.^[1][6]

Research Notes

LNAB

What do we know about the last name at birth (LNAB) of Mencke Hollenkamp?

• Last name at birth (LNAB) is assumed to be Halenkamp, Holenkamp or Hollenkamp, although no birth or marriage records exist for this time period (no church books kept in Ankum during this time). This is likely true as he was running the Hollenkamp farm in Rüssel,^[2][4] however, he could have married "into" the Vollerbe. In this case he would have taken the last name from the property and his wife. In such a case, he would have been born on another farm or even another village/ hamlet.
• His last name is spelled as Halenkamp in 1589^[2] and in 1599^[4] .
• His last name is spelled as Holllenkamp in 1628^[5] and in 1631^[6].

Birth

What do we know about the birth of Mencke Hollenkamp?

• Birthplace is deducted as Vollerbenhof Hollenkamp in Rüssel hamlet in Ankum parish. This is likely true as he was running the farm, however, he could have married into the Vollerbe and married a female Hollenkamp. In such a case, he would have been born on another farm or even another village/hamlet.^[2][4]
• NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 367 Nr. 31 contains indirect evidence that the status is 'deceased' or 'retired' in 1650. This is indirect evidence for the birthdate to lie on or before 31. December 1650.^[7]
• NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 34 contains a plausible claim that the status is ’alive’ in 1631. This is indirect evidence for the birthdate to lie on or before 31. December 1631.^[6]
• NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 242 Nr. 11 contains a plausible claim that the status is ’alive’ in 1628. This is indirect evidence for the birthdate to lie on or before 31. December 1628.^[5]
• NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 16 contains a plausible claim that the status is ’alive’ in 1599. This is indirect evidence for the birthdate to lie on or before 31. December 1599.^[4]
• NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 15 contains a plausible claim that the status is ’alive’ in 1589. This is indirect evidence for the birthdate to lie on or before 31. December 1589.^[2]
• On average men have children between the ages of 15 and 65, this is indirect evidence for the birthdate to lie between 31. December 1560 and 2. January 1609.
• The date of birth of partner Talcke, and the assumption that partners usually never differ more than 20 years in age, are indirect evidence for the birthdate to lie between 31. December 1555 and 2. January 1629.
• As most humans do not exceed the age of 105 years, the death date of between 1631 and 1650 is indirect evidence for the birthdate to lie on or after 1. January 1526.
• Birthyear of 1565 is an estimation based on the evidence that he was operating the farm in 1589.^[2] Please see deduction as follows:
  • Typically, men would have been about 25 years of age when they took over the farm. However, he could have been younger or older, e.g. between 21 - 45 years. This would leave us with a birth year estimate of 1544 - 1564.
  • We have evidence that a Meneke Hollenkamp was mentioned in 1631 as operating the Hollenkamp farm. If we assume the 1631-Meneke to be the same person as the 1589-Mencke (please refer to Research Question #2 below), then he would have between 67-87 years old in 1631 (if we consider the birth year estimate to be between 1544 - 1564; as deducted from evidence on the previous bullet point).^[6] It is likely, that people passed farm operations before they turned 60- 65 years, which would leave us with a birth year range estimate of 1566/1571 - 1578.
  • Now, with two different birth year range estimates of a) 1544-64 and b) 1566/71-78, we deduct the birth year to be in the middle at 1565.^{[2][4] [6]}

Death and Burial

• Death place is deducted as Vollerbenhof Hollenkamp in Rüssel. This is likely true as he was running the farm, but we have no written death/burial record.
• Death year is estimated as being in or after 1631, as Meneke Hollenkamp was mentioned as farm operator in 1631.
  • This also assumes that the 1589-Mencke and the 1631-Meneke are the same person.
  • If we take the birth year estimate of 1565 into account, he would have been between 66 years in 1631. Assuming he might have turned 80, this would leave us with a death year estimate of 1631 - 1645.

Research Questions

1. Do other sources exist between 1550 and 1650 in Ankum that could help us to better understand his life? Including, if his LNAB was Hollenkamp? Check tax registers on https://wiki.genealogy.net/Amt_F%C3%BCrstenau_(historisch).
   1. Have checked without success:
      1. 1512: NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 89 Nr. 1 a
      2. 1630-1775: NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 38
      3. 1629-32: NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 32
      4. 1654: NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 54
      5. 1659: NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 59
   2. Remaining to be checked:
      1. 1458: NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 3
      2. 1639-59: NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 57 Nr. 1 (not likely, as Hodesachen)
      3. sources later than 1650 will likely end up with his descendants being mentioned as farm operator i.e. Johan Hollenkamp
      4. 1659-67: NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 60
      5. 1661: NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 62
      6. 1664-7:NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 78/1
      7. 1665:NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 69
   3. Have checked with success:
      1. NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 34, source used here
      2. NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 15, source used here
      3. NLA OS, Rep 100, Abschnitt 88 Nr. 16, source used here
2. Is the Mencke Hollenkamp mentioned in 1599 the same person as the Meneke Hollenkamp mentioned in 1631?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} See Research Notes
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück: Viehschatzregister (ohne Viehbestand) der Ämter Vörden, Hunteburg (ab Bl. 27), Grönenberg (ab Bl. 36), Iburg (ab Bl. 57), Wittlage (ab Bl. 97); Wiedenbrück [Reckenberg] (ab Bl. 110); Fürstenau (ab Bl. 122), NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 15, 1589, foil 137R, page 143 in the digital copy at arcinsys, accessed 31 Aug 2022.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8} Wilhelm Hardebeck: Die Entstehung und Geschichte des Dorfes Ankum, in: Heimat-Hefte für Dorf und Kirchspiel Ankum, Ausgabe 26, 2023, pages 6-10.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück: Schornstein- und Feuerstättenschatzregister des Amts Fürstenau 1599, 1599, NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 16 - Blatt 32, Aufnahme 33.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück: Kontributionsregister aus dem Amt Fürstenau, 1628-1632, NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 242 Nr. 11 - Foil 19, Page 22 in the digital copy.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv Osnabrück: Erbschatzregister des Amts Fürstenau, Enthält: Rechnungen aus den Kirchspielen Menslage, Badbergen, Ankum, Bersenbrück, Ueffeln, Neuenkirchen, Merzen, Voltlage, Alfhausen, Berge, Bippen, Schwagstorf, 1631, NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 88 Nr. 34 - Blatt 20, Aufnahme 21.
7. ↑ Fürstbistum Osnabrück, Rep 100 > Religionssachen allgemein, Dankfeste, Jubiläen, p. 234, Bewohner des Vollerbes Hollenkamp (1650); NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 367 Nr. 31, Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv, Osnabrück; image, Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv, Arcinsys (http://www.arcinsys.niedersachsen.de/arcinsys/detailAction?detailid=v63829 : accessed 24 October 2022), page 247 in the digital copy; citing Visitation und Erhebung des Religionszustands im Stift Osnabrück, NLA OS Rep 100 Abschnitt 367 Nr. 31.