oldenburg-l - Nachricht 2007-08 00089

[Christopher Grote <cgrote(a)rush.edu>]

That's interesting Marilyn, as I hadn't heard about this practice other than
discovering that my g-g-grandfather was Pulsfort by birth but took the name
Grote when he married, probably because of his wife having the farm.

So it’s the youngest kid who got the farm, regardless of gender?  I'd always
thought it was the oldest son, and had assumed in my case that maybe my
g-g-grandmother didn't have any brothers to take the farm.

Chris Grote,
Chicago

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Subject: Re: [OL] Surnames and Maiden Names

Annette, this might or might not help.  One line of my ancestors comes
from near Wittlage, east of Osnabrück.  In that region, the youngest
child, male or female, inherited the farm.  Two of my g-g-grandfathers are
"Jobst Heinrich Möller born Ohmann" and "Claus Heinrich Viening born
Eickhoff."  They were born with one name, but when they married their
wives—who had inherited their farms—they took their wives' names.  I know
the inheritance customs varied from place to place, but that's how it
worked in my case.

Best wishes,
Marilyn in Wisconsin

> Hi
>
> I have 2 Visbek Church Book records in question:
> For the marriage of my ancestors it gives:
>
> Johan Alerd Ahlers genannt Tonnies and Maria Gertrud Tonnies.    What
> does this mean regarding last names?  Was Johan Alerd born Johan Alerd
> Tonnies? Was he born Johan Alerd Ahlers, but took his wife's surname
> after marriage?  Their decendent is a Tonnies.
>
> I also have the case where it says:
> Johann Heinrich Suing g____ Dietmann and Maria Elizabeth Suing, where
> their decendent was a Suing.  Is this the same?
>
> Thanks
> Annette
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