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Marriage: Wilbrand Meyer, miller "auf der Thüre?", and Catharina Gerking of Dohnsen; with the other millers of the page, Halle, October–November [1657]

Transcript and translation

Uncertain readings are marked [?] or set in brackets; words that could not be read are marked as such. Each transcript is shown as written, with its transcriber’s notes.

Transcription (German)

Den 13 Octobris Hanß Müller bey Lingen? [Linsen?] mit Anna Margaretha auß Dornsen, David Natans? [..] Tochter. […] Den 20 Octobris Hanß Müller, Henrich Müllers bey Tuchtfelde Sohn, mit Jf. Ilsen Pagards?, Henrich Magnus aus Dornsen, welcher für einigen Jahren zu Wolfenbüttel decolliret worden, hinterlassener Tochter. Den 10 Novemb. Wilbrand Meyer, Müller auf der Thüre? [Thraß?] mit Catharina, Jost Gerkings Tochter aus Dornsen.

Translation (English)

13 October: Hanß Müller by Linse(?) with Anna Margaretha of Dohnsen, daughter of David Natans(?). 20 October: Hanß Müller, son of Henrich Müller by Tuchtfeld, with Miss Ilse Pagards(?), daughter left by Henrich Magnus of Dohnsen, who was beheaded at Wolfenbüttel some years ago. 10 November: Wilbrand Meyer, miller on the Thüre(?) [Thran?], with Catharina, daughter of Jost Gerking of Dohnsen.

Notes

"Müller" may be a surname or the trade. If "Thüre/Thraß" is the Thran, Wilbrand Meyer is the earliest Thran miller on file (possible only).

Addendum: F448 (2).

Grade: Stated (words read); the place possible.

*Conventions: [ ] editorial addition; [?] uncertain reading; [..] or […] illegible or outside the crop; dates as the register gives them (Julian before 1700).