Read from the Archion image, 6 October 2026. This reading supersedes the transcription and commentary below wherever they differ.

The record

Transcription: 4. d. 18 Januar wurde dem [title, unread] J. [C./H.?] Wasmann aus Dohnsen [underlined] [ein] Söhnlein getaufft. Gevattern waren: 1, August Wasmann ein Schneider aus [Ouistede/Duistede?], 2, Joh. Henr. [Jagemeister?], 3, Sophia [Gerland?] H. Meyers daselbst Haus[frau]...; die nenneten das Kind: August Ernst. [page 56, headed 1748]

Translation: 18 January 1748: a little son (Söhnlein) of J. Wasmann of Dohnsen was baptized. Godparents: August Wasmann, a tailor, of a place ending "-stede" (unread); Joh. Henr. [Jagemeister?]; Sophia [?], wife of H. Meyer of the same place. Named August Ernst.

What changed: Corrects the earlier readings on four points. The year is 1748 (page 56 is headed 1748) and the day 18 January, not 8 January 1746. The child is a son ("Söhnlein"), not a daughter. The father is of Dohnsen. The words read "von O...rode" are "ein Schneider" (a tailor), and the "aus ...stedt" line beneath is the same godfather's place, so he is August Wasmann, a tailor, of a place ending "-stede." No Osterode appears in the entry. The father's title and initials are not settled.

Earlier reading, kept for the record:

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On the 8th of January, a daughter of the bailiff/official Johann Christoph Wasmann and Sophie was baptized. Godparents were: 1) August Wasmann, of Osterode; 2) the maiden [ ] Sophia [ ], [an official's wife]; 3) [name unclear].

Named: August Ernst.

Two things stand out. First, the father here is described with an official title — "Amtvogt" or similar, a bailiff or district administrative officer — which is a different, higher-status occupation than the day-labourers, night watchmen, and millers you've seen so far. Second, "August Wasmann von Osterode" as a godparent introduces yet another place name — Osterode am Harz is a real, somewhat larger town in the region, distinct from your smaller villages (Linse, Dohnsen, Tuchtfeld, etc.).

Given the 1748 date and the title "Johann Christoph Wasmann," this could plausibly be an earlier bearer of the same name as the Johann Christoph Wasmann + Henriette Meyer couple from Linse you've built out extensively — but the generational gap (this entry is roughly 40 years earlier) and the different apparent social status (official vs. later descriptions) make me want to flag this as likely a different, earlier Johann Christoph rather than assume continuity. Worth logging as its own branch and letting the dates in your spreadsheet sort out whether there's a direct line between them.