1744 Johann Heinrich Krückeberg Baptized

Johann Heinrich Baptism
Name Baptism Date

Johann Heinrich Krückeberg

19 Jan. 1744
Godfathers
Name

[Frerking/Frerkung?]

Ahldags

Weiland in Behrenbusch

Watermann’s son

The baptism of a Johann Heinrich Krückeberg son occurred 19 January 1744. His given names are not entirely known. The word preceding Johann is badly faded and not discernable. Nor is the original hard writing sharp. Many arcane abbreviations of ending syllables are used. All this makes it hard to be confident in the trans- literation.

Image 167

The baptism entry is found on image 167, year 1744, fourth entry for January.

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Figure 1. Unknown Krückeberg (Click to enlarge)
The word before "Johann Heinrich"?
Due to the poor quality of the text, it is unclear word precedes "Johann Heinrich". Is it the first of three given
names? It is might be benahmsen, with benahmsen likely just another form of benamsen, colloquial for benennen, "to name somebody or something after, or for".
Transliteration
Anno 1744

[First three entries from 1744 ommitted...]

d. 19 dito Krückeberg ein Söhnlein taufen laßen
[See note below: benahmset = benamset = benennt = to name] Johann Heinrich, Gevatter sind G[eorg?]
[Frerking/Frerkung] Ahldags. [see note below]  Weiland in Behrenbusch. Watermanns
Soh[n?] von Nordholtz.

  • dito means ditto and thus the month of Januar (Janmuary).

  • The verb benahmset is apparently benamset, whose inifinitive is benennt meaing to name.

  • There are a few undecipherable words are written very small, raised above the line that begin before the word 'Sohn'
Translation
the 19th January a Krückeberg son was baptized
named Johann Heinrich, Godfathers are G[eorg?]
[Frerking/Frerkung]  Ahldag. [small and written between the lines: 'son'] Weiland in Behrenbusch. Watermann's
son from Nordholtz.

Citations

  • [image-vo1a-167] "Archion Protestant Kirchenbücher Portal", database with images, Archion (https://www.archion.de/p/6ebd3448c0/: 23 November 2023), path: Niedersachsen > Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv > Kirchenbücher der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe > Petzen > Verzeichnis der Getauften und Konfirmierten, 1641-1784 > Image 167 of 322