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Descendants of Jacob Breckemer
In June 2001, we recieved information on the first three
generations of the Breckemer family from Bertold Wienen, of
Ingelheim, Germany, whose main source of information was
received from Franz Luschberger from Hochheim, Germany.
Franz has been searching his own family over many decades
and has become a very experienced searcher for early families
originating from the Flürsheim area. The early name has
several different spellings.
Instead of changing all the information below, we chose to add
an additional file containing the first three generations of the
ancestors of Jacob Breckemer.
Generation No. 1
1. JACOB1 BRECKEMER was born Abt. 1627. He married
ANNA.
Notes for JACOB BRECKEMER:
How the Breckheimer name originated
In the year 1400, a family man came to Wiesbaden from
Breckenheim, Germany. The people from Wiesbaden did not
know what to call him, so they said he was the man from
"Breckenheim". They were not sure whether his name was
Johann or Martin, so they would call him the
'Breckenheimer". Then out of laziness, they shortened the
name to Breckheimer.
FROM CONRAD TO BRECKHEIMER FAMILY HISTORY
William Conrad was born during the thirty years war - about
1629. He lived through other wars and the PEST in the years
1666-1668, and died 22 Feb. 1715 in Waldalgesheim (Kurpfalz)
when he was 86 years old. He worked in the last Convent
(Klosters) in Bingerwald. He married Anna Margaretha_____.
Of this marriage there were four children: Johann Michael
who married Ottilia Siers from Ackermann, Johann who
married A. Dorothea Closs from Zollner, Anna Catharina who
married Matthias Wenz. These three stayed living in
Waldalgesheim.
Jacob Conrad, the oldest was born in 1661. He married Anna
Catharina . In 1691 Jacob was Burgermeister in Weiler. He
died 2 April 1721. Jacob and Anna had six children: Maria
Anna married Johann Altenhofen, Anna married Johanna
Weyand (Weith), Anna Maria married Anton Dore. Johann
Adam was born 1695 and died 15 Mar. 1770. He married in
1729 to Anna Margaretha Weyhet, (Weith(, Margaretha
married Anton Wolschied, Johann married Maria Barbara as
his first wife and Maria Spes Massing, as his second wife.
Johann Adam and Anna Margaretha Weyhet had three
children but only one lived, PHILIPP MARTIN CONRAD. He
married Agnes Sturm, 15 Feb. 1751. Agnes and Phillip had ten
children of which five lived. Maria Margaretha married
Caspar Massing, Anna Maria married Heinrich Hassemer
from Gaulsheim, Andreas married Anna Maria Bell, Adam
married Emilie Hirschbeck from Bingen. Adam was a
bartender (Bierbrauer) in aa Bingen Gasthaus. Agnes married
as her first husband Nikolaus Edinger from Trechtingshausen,
on 1 July 1786 she married HEINRICH BRECKHEIMER in
Trechingshausen. Heinrich's brother, Rev. Georg Breckheimer
performed the ceremony. Heinrich had a very high ranking job
when he worked at the Domkapitels (Geschaftsfuhrer). The
Domkapitels is a Catholic Cathedral where the Bishop lives.
His brother, Father George also lived at the 'Domkapitels' .
Child of JACOB BRECKEMER and ANNA is:
2. i. VIANDUS2 BRECKHEIMER, b. Abt. 1652, Fl¨rsheim,
Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany; d. January 01, 1737/38,
Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany.
Generation No. 2
2. VIANDUS2 BRECKHEIMER (JACOB1 BRECKEMER)
was born Abt. 1652 in Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen,
Germany, and died January 01, 1737/38 in Fl¨rsheim, Main
Taunus, Hessen, Germany. He married MARGARETHA
BIEDINGER 27 September 1677 in Fl¨rsheim, Mainz,
Germany.
Notes for VIANDUS BRECKHEIMER:
The next four generations of Breckheimers through Wigand
Breckheimer & Anna Maria Weilbacher were searched at
Dioezeanarchiv Limburg, Germany, searching the church
books at Flürsheim, Germany. The early Breckheimer name
has several different spellings, which was very common in
almost every name.
Children of VIANDUS BRECKHEIMER and
MARGARETHA BIEDINGER are:
i. JOHANNES HEINRICH3 BRECKHEIMER, b. May
02, 1683, Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany; d.
February 01, 1730/31, ?.
Notes for JOHANNES HEINRICH BRECKHEIMER:
Rev. Johannes Heinrich Breckheimer was ordained a Catholic
Priest, and was ss.theol.Doctor parochus Hospitalis ad
Joannem Moguntiae. He died at the age of 48 years.
3. ii. CHRISTIAN GEORGE BRECKHEIMER, b. March 11,
1685/86, Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany; d. March
12, 1762, Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany.
iii. JOHANN CASPAR BRECKHEIMER, b. October 20,
1689, Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany; d.
Unknown.
iv. JOHANN GEORGE BRECKHEIMER, b. March 20,
1693/94, Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany; d.
Unknown.
v. JOHANN PHILLIP BRECKHEIMER, b. June 09,
1697, Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany; d.
Unknown.
vi. MARIA MARGARETHA BRECKHEIMER, b.
November 26, 1701, Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen,
Germany.
Generation No. 3
3. CHRISTIAN GEORGE3 BRECKHEIMER (VIANDUS2,
JACOB1 BRECKEMER) was born March 11, 1685/86 in
Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany, and died March
12, 1762 in Fl¨rsheim, Main Taunus, Hessen, Germany. He
married (1) MARIA ELISABETHA FRANK August 01, 1737
in Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany, daughter of JOHANNES
FRANK and ANNA MARIA. He married (2) MARIA EVA
STEIN Unknown.
Children of CHRISTIAN BRECKHEIMER and MARIA
STEIN are:
4. i. WIGAND4 BRECKHEIMER, b. 1715, Fl¨rsheim, Mainz,
Germany; d. September 15, 1765, Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany.
ii. HEINRICH BRECKHEIMER, b. Abt. 1720.
iii. JOHANNES BRECKHEIMER, b. May 29, 1725.
iv. PETER BRECKHEIMER, b. April 11, 1728.
v. NICOLAUS BRECKHEIMER, b. December 01, 1729.
Generation No. 4
4. WIGAND4 BRECKHEIMER (CHRISTIAN GEORGE3,
VIANDUS2, JACOB1 BRECKEMER) was born 1715 in
Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany, and died September 15, 1765 in
Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany. He married ANNA MARIA
WEILBACHER May 09, 1743 in Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany.
Children of WIGAND BRECKHEIMER and ANNA
WEILBACHER are:
i. INFANT5 BRECKHEIMER, b. Abt. 1758, Fl¨rsheim,
Mainz, Germany; d. November 04, 1758, Fl¨rsheim, Mainz,
Germany.
ii. C. GEORGE BRECKHEIMER, b. October 23, 1744,
Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany; d. December 17, 1805.
Notes for C. GEORGE BRECKHEIMER:
This family went through lots of hardships as both parents
died while most of the family were very
young. C. George went to become a priest and he had Heinrich
with him when he worked in the Bishops Mainzer Domkapitels
in Trechinghausen. The way I understand it, it is where the
Bishop
lived. There was one sister who grew to adulthood, and it is
believed that she took care of her other
brother Wigand. Henry Breckheimer was four years old when
his mother died, and 9 when his father died. He had one other
brother who was two years older. It is believed that the rest of
the family all died young.
This information from Mainz Dom-Und Diozes Anarchiv: Rev,
George Breckheimer Kapl. in Wellstein 1777-`780, Kapl. in
Bingen 1799 Pfarrverv. in Niederheimbach 1780-1805, Par. in
Trechingshausen
(Ernnant 233.0.1804) Rev. George Breckheimer died 17 Dec.
1805.
(All of these records about the Conrads and Breckheimers was
looked up by KARL CONRAD who was a former teacher in
Germany. It took him many years to complete the Conrad and
Breckheimer family history. He has done a marvelous job, and
his work will be remembered by the Conrad and Breckheimer
families forever.)
iii. MARIA ELISABETH BRECKHEIMER, b. April 05,
1746, Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany; d. Bef. 1752, Fl¨rsheim,
Mainz, Germany.
iv. ANNA MARGARETHA BRECKHEIMER, b. August
24, 1749, Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany; d. March 07, 1750/51,
Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany.
v. ELISABETH BRECKHEIMER, b. May 19, 1752,
Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany; d. March 13, 1832, Fl¨rsheim,
Mainz, Germany.
vi. WIGAND BRECKHEIMER, b. December 02, 1754,
Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany; m. (1) ANNA MARGARETHA
GARTEL, April 21, 1777; m. (2) CATHARINA GEBHARD,
October 03, 1790.
vii. HEINRICH BRECKHEIMER, b. December 18, 1756,
Fl¨rsheim, Mainz, Germany; d. November 22, 1823,
Trechtingshausen, Rhine, Germany; m. AGNES CONRAD,
January 07, 1786, St. Clements, Trechingshausen, Germany.
Notes for HEINRICH BRECKHEIMER:
Heinrich's brother Rev. George Breckheimer performed the
wedding ceremony of Heinrich Breckheimer and Agnes
Conrad Edinger. This was the second marriage for Agnes.
Heinrich had very high ranking job when he worked at the
Domkapitels (Geschaftsfuhrer). The Domkapitels is a Catholic
Cathedral where the Bishop lives. His brother, Father Georg
also lived at the "Domkapitels". Heinrich died at the
Faitsberger Hof (today called Schweizerhaus) by
Trechtingshausen. Agnes died in Burg Layen.
Napoleon Bonaparte was in power in France during this time,
and he brought his army through where Heinrich was
working. Heinrich would not dance to the tune of France's or
Napoleon's orders so he lost his job and everything he owned
at the Domkapitels. His brother bought him Faitsberger Hofes
(An Inn and eating place, that hunters used to go to) In 1801
his place had 12 windows and 12 doors, as their tax Heinrich
had to pay 47, 2 Francs, and his friend Josef Schmitz's building
had 14 windows and 14 doors, and his tax was 69,4 Francs. In
those days, they had to pay taxes according to how many
windows and doors they had in their building.
Heinrich Breckheimer and his wife Agnes owned Faitsburger
Hof . Some Binger Ratsherrn decided to get Heinrich drunk
and then bought the Hof from him by getting him to sign it
over to them, but they forgot to include the land that the
building was standing on. When these men tried to come into
the Hof that they thought they had swindled out of Heinrich,
Agnes his wife would not let them on the property. In Agnes'
later years, she was on her way to church when she slipped and
fell on a steep embankment and hit the back of her head, and
she was blind for the rest of her life. Faitsburger Hof is on a
high hill,
and the roads going to it were not very good either.
Heinrich Breckheimer was the third child of Agnes and
Heinrich Breckheimer. He was a Major when Napoleon
invaded Russia in 1812. The Czar had dropped his alliance
with France, and joined Great Britain against Napoleon.
Napolian entered Russia with almost half a million men just
before the terrible Russian winter began. He found Moscow
deserted, and immediately after his arrival, fires broke out all
over the city. He was forced to retreat without adequate
clothing or supplies for his troops. Thousands froze to death or
starved, and many thousands more were slain or captured by
the wild cossacks. Less than 20,000 men lived to cross the
Polish frontier. Heinrich put on the clothes of a Russian farmer
and was one of the few that got to safety. He learned to sing the
following song which he later sang to his children when they
sat on his knee:
"Petersburg, die Residenz, die Mussen wir noch nehmen,
Da Brot und Fleisch genug und ein junges Frisches
Leben
Auch ein Glas Champagnerwein und einen Schnaps
daneben."
viii. JOHANNES BRECKHEIMER, b. December 03,
1759.
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