Joannes Bernardus (tho Söbern) Süvern (abt. 1692 - abt. 1755)

Born about 1 Mar 1692 in Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Husband of Margaretha Barbara (Ellbrecht) Wessel — married 9 Oct 1740 in St. Alexander, Wallenhorst, Iburg, Osnabrück, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Died about Mar 1755 at about age 63 in Wallenhorst, Osnabrück, Iburg, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

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Biography

Joannes Bernardus tho Söbern was born in Fürstbistum Osnabrück

This profile is part of the Wallenhorst, Niedersachsen One Place Study.

Joannes Bernardus tho Söbern was born on or a few days before 1 March 1692 in Osnabrück, son of Jorgen tho Söbern and an unknown wife.^[1] He was baptised on 1 March 1692 in the cathedral of Osnabrück, Dom St. Petrus. ^[1] His godparents were Bernd Pagenstecher and Johan tho Sobern.^[1]

Joannes Bernardus (48) married Margaretha Barbara Ellbrecht (28) (born on 7 February 1712 in Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Heiliges Römisches Reich; daughter of Joannes Henricus (Eckebracht) Ellbrecht and Catharina Maria (Sprehe) Eckebracke) on 9 October 1740 in St. Alexander, Wallenhorst, Iburg, Osnabrück.^[2] Their witnesses were Joannes Stephanus Sprehe and Joannes Henricus Sudhoff.^[2]

Their known daughter was Margaretha Sibylla Eleonora Bernardina Süvern (born 11 November 1742).^[3]

Joannes Bernardus Süveren died at the beginning of Spring in 1755.^[4] After his death, Joannes Bernardus had been buried in the catholic church cemetery of St. Alexander in Wallenhorst (without the knowledge of the church record keeper of the Cathedral of Osnabrück), although the deceased was legally supposed to be buried in the cemetery of the Cathedral of Osnabück.^[4]

On 7 June 1755, Süveren's widow, Margaretha Barbara (Ellbrecht) Süveren (residing at the Everskotten) paid the following expenses for her husband at the Cathedral of Osnabrück:

• 7 schillings for travel costs,
• 15 schillings and 9 pfennigs for the burial,
• 10 schillings and 6 pfennigs for tolling the bell,
• 5 schillings and 3 pfennigs for a mass offering,
• 7 schillings for the schoolmaster, and
• 9 pfennigs for the crucifix – making a total of 2 thalers, 4 schillings, and 3 pfennigs.^[4]

About a week later, she married her second husband Joannes Stephanus Wessel.

Research Notes

Name

What do we know about the name of Joannes Bernardus tho Söbern?

• 1 March 1692: Joannes Bernardus tho Söbern^[1]
• 9 October 1740: Joan: Bernard to Suberen^[2]
• 11 November 1742: Jo(ann)es Bernardios Süvern^[3]

Birth/Baptism

What do we know about the birth/baptism of Joannes Bernardus tho Söbern?

• Transcription of baptism record: (1692) eod. die (=1 Martii) Jorgen tho Söbern et N. N. conjuge Pat. Bernd (Pagenstecher ?) nd Johan tho Sobern - Infans Jo(ann)es Bernardus.^[1]
• His father was possibly either:
  • Zu_Süberen-7 born 1668. He would have been 24 years old at the birth of Joannes Bernardus.
    • If he was the father, the godfather would have been the godchild's uncle (Zu_Süberen-5.
    • If he was the father, the mother's name that was committed would likely have been Strubbe-40.
  • Zu_Sübern-15 born about 1641. He would have been about 51 years old at the birth of Joannes Bernardus.

Marriage

What do we know about the marriage of Joannes Bernardus tho Söbern?

• Transcription of marriage record: (1740) 9ma Octobr Joan: Bernard to Suberen et Anna Margaretha Eckebracken testibus Joanne Stephano Sprehe, Joanne Henri: Sudhoff etc.^[2]

Children

What do we know about the children of Joannes Bernardus tho Söbern?

• We currently know of one daughter who was baptised in Dom St. Petrus: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Süvern-1

Death/Burial

What do we know about the death/burial of Joannes Bernardus tho Söbern?

• His wife married again on 15 June 1755, so he must have passed away at least a few months before that.
• The burial book of the cathedral of Osnabrück contains a very interesting entry:
  • 7ma Junii 1755 solvit vidua Süveren ex Everskotten pro marito suo sub veris initium (me inscio) in Wallenhorst sepulto hic Jura sepulturae pro viatico 7ß, pro sepultura 15ß 9d, pro pulsu 10ß 6d, pro uno sacro 5ß 3d, pro Rectore 7ß, pro crucifero 9d – in toto 2t 4ß 3d.^[4]
  • German Translation: Am 7ten Juni 1755 bezahlte Süverens Wittwe vom Everskotten für ihren Ehemann, welcher zu Beginn des Frühlings (ohne mein Wissen) in Wallenhorst begraben wurde, obwohl er von Rechts wegen hier zu begraben war: für Reisegeld 7 Schilling, für die Beerdigung 15 Sch. 9 Pfennig, für den Glockenschlag 10 Sch. 6 Pf., für ein Messopfer 5 Sch. 3 Pf., für den Schulmeister 7 Sch., für das Kruzifix 9 Pf. – Im Ganzen 2 Thaler 4 Schilling 3 Pfennig
  • English Translation: On the 7th of June 1755, Süveren's widow from the Everskotten paid for her husband, who was buried in Wallenhorst at the beginning of spring (without my knowledge), although he was legally supposed to be buried here. The expenses were as follows: 7 schillings for travel costs, 15 schillings and 9 pfennigs for the burial, 10 schillings and 6 pfennigs for tolling the bell, 5 schillings and 3 pfennigs for a mass offering, 7 schillings for the schoolmaster, and 9 pfennigs for the crucifix – making a total of 2 thalers, 4 schillings, and 3 pfennigs.
• The burial book of St. Alexander parish in Wallenhorst, does not contain an entry for a Joannes Bernardus Süvern in the spring of 1755, nor in winter 1754.^[5]

Acknowledgements

• Thanks to Silke Boberg for pointing to the Süvern line in the Cathedral of Osnabrück.
• Thanks to Danny Gutknecht for helping in transcribing and translating the burial book record from 7 June 1755.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Taufbuch Dom St. Petrus Osnabrück: Matricula online > Deutschland > Osnabrück, rk. Bistum > Osnabrück Dom St. Petrus > Taufen F101-2 (1. Januar 1684 – 31. Januar 1702, 0075) > picture 0023.Taufen 1692.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Heiratsbuch St. Alexander Wallenhorst: Matricula online > Deutschland > Osnabrück, rk. Bistum > Wallenhorst St. Alexander > Heiraten F001-23 (1. Januar 1658 – 31. Januar 1750, 0016) > picture 0049.Heiraten 1740.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Taufbuch Dom St. Petrus Osnabrück: Matricula online > Deutschland > Osnabrück, rk. Bistum > Osnabrück Dom St. Petrus > Taufen F102-1 (1. Januar 1730 – 31. Januar 1751, 0079) > picture 0037.Taufen 1742.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} Beerdigungsbuch Dom St. Petrus Osnabrück: Matricula online > Deutschland > Osnabrück, rk. Bistum > Osnabrück Dom St. Petrus > Beerdigungen F301-1 (1. Januar 1731 – 31. Januar 1778, 0003) > picture 0029.Beerdigungen 1755.
5. ↑ Beerdigungsbuch St. Alexander Wallenhorst: Matricula online > Deutschland > Osnabrück, rk. Bistum > Wallenhorst St. Alexander > Beerdigungen F001-24 (1. Januar 1750 – 31. Januar 1786, 0004) > picture 0031 Beerdigungen 1751-1755.