Hans Adam MATTERN

Progenitor of the Böhl Matterns. His name is also written Hanß Adam and his last name is written Matern in the Latin church records of Böhl. He was made a citizen in Böhl in 1653, where he leased the Königsgut. Dorfmeister1654/55. He lived in the Kirchgasse next to Felix Schmaltz and Hans Adam Gummersheim. At least the older children of Hans Adam were Catholic, even though Böhl was almost exclusively Reformed. He came from the Bishopric ofSpeyer, where among others Geinsheim, Heiligenstein, and the city of Speyer had Mat(t)ern families already in the 16th century. His given name Adam also indicates he was probably baptized Catholic.

In an assessment list of 28 Jul 1648, among the town residents of Heiligenstein (now Römerberg) are listed under Nr. 15: Hanß Materns sons Hanß Adam lives in Speyer and Hans Michel is a preaching monk.

After his death, an inventory of his possessions was written and his six living descendants were listed at the end as Thomas, Anna Margret, Apollonia, Joh. Michael, Hans Adam and Joh. Peter.

GEDBAS gives as original sources: Gemeindearchiv Hassloch(Pfalz), Standesamt Böhl-Iggelheim, Landesarchiv Speyer, Pfälzisch-Rheinische Familienkunde, Ludwigshafen (Rhein), Otto Mattern: Der Böhler Stamm der Mattern,1989,Rüdiger H.Schloz: Böhler Mattern,1994, Hildegard Kästel: Familien der katholischen Pfarrei St.Peter und Paul Geinsheim 1655 bis 1870, Winfried Seelinger: Familienin Dannstadt und Schauernheim 1480–1880, 1994, Johann Benedom:Familien und Einwohner in Schifferstadt Band 1, 2001, Klaus Lohrbächer in Heimat-Jahrbuch Bd.15 Landkreis Ludwigshafen: Heiligenstein am Ende des Dreissigjährigen Krieges 1648, Paul Schwaninger: Familien und Personen in Waldsee1998, Dr.K.Linnartz: Unsere Familiennamen Bd.II,1958, G.Wenz: Beiträge zur Geschichte der Pflege Hassloch (Pfalz),1925, Gemeinde Böhl: 1200 Jahre Böhl 780-1980 und Böhl 780-2005.

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