General Notes

married (2)  3 September 1754, Preuschdorf,67250,Bas-Rhin,Alsace,FRANCE,,  to Anne HITTLER

Children: :

1. Maria Eva Dorothea, aged 21 years and 7 months.
2. Maria Anna, aged 19 years and 7 months.
3. Johann Nicolaus, aged 17 years and 7 months.
4. Catharina Magdalena, aged 15 years.

All this made according to the inventories of property made after death of mother on the 30th of August, 1754, and of the father on the 16th of April, 1765.

Noted first : that after the death of his first wife, MARIA MAGDALENA BIESSER, the widower and father remarried to MARIA, born HÜTTLER, and that a son named MATHIAS was born to them, now aged 7 years and 3 months. This son received as guardian, Johannes JÜLG, the Inn landlord of the Liebfrauenberg, who is here as witness of how the account is presented.

Several sales of the property left have been made by the guardian in the name of the children:

An auction of the house on the 11th of January, 1766 in Woerth.

Sales of land on the 30th of September, 1765 for 199 Gulden.

Clothes of the father sold on the 23rd of May, 1765.

Note : ANDREAS MESSNER is probably an uncle of the children as he is married to a BIESSER girl.

It appears that there was much more property as later, more accounts are presented after the death of Nicolaus BÜRGER.

There was a Decision of Justice in Wissembourg on the 11th of July, 1765 because of the various marriages, wills and to guarantee the rights of the children.

Liebfrauenberg is a pilgrimage and dependence of Goersdorf.
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WILL OF JACOB BÜRGER





General account for the five children of what is due to them as interest of property.



First to my four guardians children named:



From the auction sale of Jacob's property:

First: According to an article passed in WOERTH contracts the house in GOERSDORF was sold to Christoph FRANCK on the 11th day of January, 1766 for the amount of 166 Gulden.

Second: According to another contract in WOERTH notary records dated the 30th September, 1765, another property in the village of GOERSDORF was sold for the amount of 199 Gulden, 5 Schillings.

Third: The father's clothes were sold by auction on the 23rd May, 1765 for 11 Gulden, 8 schillings and 1½ d.

Hay in the fields: none

Also: concerning the property that Jacob had loaned to Andreas SCHENCK until his death, and sold on auction, under condition that the loaner would receive compensation for the crops in the fields.



Money:

Credit Debts:

According to the father's inventory is first concerned:

A credit made to Lienhard STOCKER in WEILER according to a letter of credit written on the 7th January, 1764 for an amount of 30 Gulden.

On this amount my 4 guardians children claim for one third in the name of their deceased mother as this credit had been made in her lifetime and only included in the father's inventory, so 10 Gulden, and each one receives 2 Gulden 5 Schillings, and the five children each 20 Gulden, but 3 Gulden has already been paid on this sum, so remains 17 Gulden.

On my side, I have tried to obtain the interest on this credit in front of the Justice Court in WISSEMBOURG and obtained decision on the 11th July, 1765 there but this was taxed with the amount of 1 Gulden, 1 Schilling and 6 d.

The same is still due by Andreas SCHENCK for the loan of house and land : 15 Gulden for year 1764.

Also due by JOHANNES, shepherd in PFAFFENBRONN for potatoes he sold: 1Gulden, 6 Schillings, 5 d.

Total amount is: 414 Gulden, 9 Schillings, 6½ d.



Follow now the debts that the five children have on this inventory:

First due to the guardians, Andreas MÖSSNER, Hans Michael KEIFER in name of Gottfried GREINER for  the glaziers works in MATTSTALL, a sum of 5 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 2½ d according to receipt dated the 11th January, 1766.

Also due to Hans Michael KOBLER the shoe mender for work, the sum of 2 Gulden, 7 Schillings, according to receipt dated 13th June, 1765.

Also due to Philipp SCHAFFNER for conveyance work, the sum of 2 Gulden, 7 Schillings according to receipt dated 18th July, 1765.

Also due to MEYER the Jew in GUNSTETT according to Notary record and decision rendered on the 28th August, 1764 on a sum with interests of 113 Gulden, 1 Schilling, 6 d.

Also due to Georg THOMANN senior, according to foundation made by the deceased to the churches of GOERSDORF, PREUSCHDORF and LAMPERTSLOCH as from receipt made on the 12th December, 1765 in the father's inventory which equals 60 Gulden.

Also due to the widow in this inventory according to two receipts on the 3rd October, 1765 and 15th June, 1765, 24 Gulden.

Same to Eva Dorothea, daughter, an amount of 22 Gulden, 5 Schillings according to a receipt on the 12th August, 1763.

Same to daughter Anna Maria according to receipt on the 13th December, 1764, 9 Gulden.

Same to vicar KÜGELE for the burial as from receipt on the 14th July, 1765, 2 Gulden, 7 Schillings, 6 d.

Same to the schoolteacher as from hand written note, 5 Schillings, 6 d.

Same the cost of redaction of the father's inventory, 8 Gulden, 1 Schilling, 6 d

Same to Hans Georg BRUCKER for war's taxes to be paid on the 14th January, 1766, (no amount given)

Same to Gottfried LORENTZ for crop delivered and omitted in the previous inventory, as from receipt dated 15th September, 1765, 8 Gulden, 9 Schillings.

Same to Georg Nicolaus MÜLLER, the Mayor, for the yearly town tax on the father's property as from receipt dated 7th February, 1765. (no amount given)

Same to the vicar as asked by the children that he would read Holy masses for the father, 4 Gulden.

Same due to Stephan, the Mayor in GOERSDORF, on request of the deceased father, to be admitted to leave GOERSDORF for PFAFFENBRONN, and then back again as protected citizen in GOERSDORF, but upon this request, he happened to die, dated 4th August 1765 and for an amount of 9 Gulden.

Same due on occasion of trips to WISSEMBOURG to obtain a decision concerning the debt of Leonhard STOCKER in WEILER of 30 Gulden and time spent to try to obtain there the interest of this amount has cost of 1 Gulden, 6 Schillings, 6 d.

Same for publication of the auction of the father's property, spent: 6 Gulden.

Same, my four guardians children are endowed to receive on the father's inventory on their mother's property:

Maria Eva Dorothea. 25 Gulden.

Maria Anna. 23 Gulden, 4 Schillings.

Johann Nicolaus. 22 Gulden, 2 Schillings.

Catharina Magdalena. 23 Gulden, 2 Schillings.

Cost of the account rendered here, to be deducted off the general account is: 6 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 7½d.



Note: What is considered as debts will be deducted here after from the detailed account of what each of the 4 children should receive after this.

Total of this page is 99 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 7½ d.

Item: each of the children must receive from their deceased brother one share of the mother's property, on what the father has sold, 25 Gulden, 5 Schillings and each of them receives on this a sum of one quarter, so, 6 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 9 d.       (Using this calculation, 12 d = 1 Schilling, 10 Schilling = 1 Gulden)

Same is due to the Justice Accountant for 2½ days work on this account, a total of 2 Gulden, 4 Schillings.

Same is due to Johannes GÜLG, the guardian of the son in the second marriage (Mathias), 33 Gulden and 9 Schillings.

All 5 children also owe to the Bailiff's authority a sum of 4 Gulden and to the same for one years accounting of 2 Gulden, 6 d.

Same to the Bailiff for assisting this account, 7 Schillings, 6d.

Same for the Bailiff for 3 trips to WISSEMBOURG in order to obtain payment due by Lienhard STOCKER, 2 Gulden, 2 Schillings, 6 d.

Same due to the guardian from time of the father's death, 5 Schillings.

The rest will be named afterwards.



General payment of the 5 children is: 397 Gulden, 6 d. Remains to be paid to the guardian, Andreas MÖSSNER for his four guardians children and to Johannes GÜLG for the 5th son, Mathias, totalling 17 Gulden, 9 Schillings, 6½ d.

On this is due a fifth part to Johannes GÜLG, so: 3 Gulden, 5 Schillings, 10 d.

To be added, the share of the sale of the father's clothes: 8 Schillings, 6d. on a total of 1 Gulden, 7 Schillings. Total is: 4 Gulden, 4 Schillings, 4 d.

This will be considered by Johannes GÜLG when he renders his accounts as a received sum from Andreas MÖSSNER. And to Andreas MÖSSNER as guardian of the other 4 children: four fifths or 3 Schillings and 7 and 3/5 d.



Now follows what is due to MARIA EVA DOROTHEA, eldest daughter.

First as before named what she owes to her guardian: 1/5th or 3 Gulden, 5 schillings, 10 d.

Interest on sales:

According to auction made 2nd January, 1760 on the mother's property, it had been agreed that the property in GOERSDORF would be loaned to Philipp SCHAFFNER for a yearly interest of 3 Gulden, with condition that the auction buyer would pay the interests yearly on St. Martins Day (11th November), so: For year 1760: 3 Gulden and interest on 5 years, 7 Schillings 6d.

For year 1761: 3 Gulden and interest on 4 years, 6 Schillings.

For year 1762: 3 Gulden and interest on 3 years , 4 Schillings 6 d.

For year 1763: 3 Gulden and interest on 2 years, 3 Schillings.

For year 1764: 3 Gulden and interest on 1 year, 1 Schilling 6 d.

For year 1765: 3 Gulden.

This amount at the time of the mother's death had been left to the deceased father on condition that he would pay the taxes on this amount of 20 Gulden, 2 Schillings, 6 d.

Crops in the fields: These were also left to the father on the death of the mother with no conditions.

Same is due to Maria Eva Dorothea on her share of the debt of Lienhard STOCKER which amounts to 30 Gulden and the interests on this of 10 Gulden which is 1/4, so 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interests for a year of 1 Schilling, 3 d.

She is to receive on her mother's general inventory: 24 Gulden, which makes a total of 26 Gulden, 6 Schillings, 3 d.

She is to receive one quarter of the inheritance of her deceased brother Georg Jacob's share of her mother's inventory which equals 6 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 9 d.

These last amounts are included into the general account by Andreas MÖSSNER.

This makes a total for Maria Eva Dorothea to receive: 63 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 1 and 9/10ths d.

Minus:

She purchased a pair of stockings which cost 7 Schillings, 6 d and made receipt for this on the 6th August, 1765, plus interest  for 11 months of 6½ d.

She also received at the time that she was named as Godmother a sum of 2 Gulden, 1 Schilling and has to pay the interest on this for 1 year of 1 Schilling, ¾ d.

She also received for herself and Maria Anna some grocers ware as receipt made on the 10th January, 1766 for 14 Gulden, 5 Schillings, 6 d.

And on tailor's work in 1765 for receipt of 7 Schillings 6 d.

This makes a total of 18 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 1¼ d already spent by her and part for her sister of 7 Gulden, 6 Schillings, 6 d with interests added to this leaves a total of 10 Gulden, 6 Schillings, 7¼ d.

Paid to the Tax receiver BALLIS at this time to assist the inventory, as by receipt on the 31st March, 1756, 1 Schilling, 6 d.

And to myself, Andreas MÖSSNER, guardian at time of oath taken, 4 Schillings.

And interest on both articles is: 10 d.

And for 14 years of guardians account at 5 Schillings per year, 7 Gulden. plus 5 Schillings.

Gives a total of 8 Gulden, 1 Schilling, 4 d.

So: one quarter equals 2 Gulden, 4 d.

The total of her debts being: 12 Gulden, 9 Schillings, 1/10 d.;

Her share left on the general account: 50 Gulden, 4 Schillings, 2/10 d.



Now follows what is due to MARIA ANNA, second daughter.

First as before named what she is owed from her guardian: 1/5th or 3 Gulden, 5 schillings, 10 d.

According to auction of 1761 she has sold on her mothers share in GOERSDORF and with interest to Andreas BÜRI:

For the year 1761: 2 Gulden.

For the year 1762: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and the interest for 3 years, 3 Schillings, 9 d.

For the year 1763: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1764: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1765: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1766 and 1767 a new account will be made later.

Total of page is: 12 Gulden, 7 Schillings, 6 d.

As did her sister, Maria Anna has to receive on her share of the debt from Lienhard STOCKER, from WEILER, 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interests for a year of 1 Schilling, 3 d.

On her mother's property her share of 25 Gulden plus 5 Schillings as all children by the first marriage.

She is to receive one quarter of the inheritance of her deceased brother Georg Jacob's share of her mother's inventory which equals 6 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 9 d.

Received these articles by the guardian, Andreas MÖSSNER in his general account.

Maria Anna's share is: 50 Gulden, 8 Schillings, 5 d.



Minus:

She purchased a pair of stockings which cost 7 Schillings, 6 d and made receipt for this on the 6th August, 1765, plus interest  for 11 months of 6½ d.

She also received for herself with Maria Eva Dorothea some grocers ware as receipt made on the 10th January, 1766 for 14 Gulden, 5 Schillings, 6 d. her share being 7 Gulden, 6 Schillings, 6 d.

And on tailor's work in 1765 for receipt of 7 Schillings 6 d.

For Taxes and accounting, 2 Gulden, 10½ d.

And so she has to compensate the others for this and is left a sum of 39 Gulden, 9 Schillings, 9 d.



Now follows what is due to JOHANN NICOLAUS, eldest son.

First as before named what he is owed from his guardian: 1/5th or 3 Gulden, 5 schillings, 10 d.

According to auction of 1761 he has sold on his mothers share in GOERSDORF and with interest to Andreas BÜRI:

For the year 1761: 2 Gulden.

For the year 1762: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and the interest for 3 years, 3 Schillings, 9 d.

For the year 1763: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1764: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1765: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1766 and 1767 a new account will be made later.

Total of page is: 12 Gulden, 7 Schillings, 6 d.

As did his sister, Johann Nicolaus has to receive on his share of the debt from Lienhard STOCKER, from WEILER, 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interests for a year of 1 Schilling, 3 d.

On his mother's property his share of 25 Gulden plus 5 Schillings as all children by the first marriage.

He is to receive one quarter of the inheritance of his deceased brother Georg Jacob's share of his mother's inventory which equals 6 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 9 d.

Received these articles by the guardian, Andreas MÖSSNER in his general account.

Johann Nicolaus’s share is: 50 Gulden, 8 Schillings, 5 d.



Now follows what is due to CATHARINA MAGDALENA, third daughter.

First as before named what she is owed from her guardian: 1/5th or 3 Gulden, 5 schillings, 10 d.

According to auction of 1761 she has sold on her mothers share in GOERSDORF and with interest to Andreas BÜRI:

For the year 1761: 2 Gulden.

For the year 1762: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and the interest for 3 years, 3 Schillings, 9 d.

For the year 1763: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1764: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1765: 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interest of 1 Schilling, 3 d

For the year 1766 and 1767 a new account will be made later.

Total of page is: 12 Gulden, 7 Schillings, 6 d.

As did her sisters, Catharina Magdalena has to receive on her share of the debt from Lienhard STOCKER, from WEILER, 2 Gulden, 5 Schillings and interests for a year of 1 Schilling, 3 d.

On her mother's property her share of 25 Gulden plus 5 Schillings as all children by the first marriage.

She is to receive one quarter of the inheritance of her deceased brother Georg Jacob's share of her mother's inventory which equals 6 Gulden, 3 Schillings, 9 d.

Received these articles by the guardian, Andreas MÖSSNER in his general account.

Catharina Magdalena's share is: 50 Gulden, 8 Schillings, 5 d.



Andreas MÖSSNER.    Johannes GÜLG. Guardians.


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NOTARY RECORDS WOERTH   6 E 46





CONTRACTS : to be checked : 23rd of May, 1765 : sale of house in Goersdorf.

30th September, 1765 and 11th January, 1766 found :



30th September 1765 :

Compared Andreas MOESSNER and Johannes GÜLG concerning the auction sale of the deceased JACOB BÜRGER.

And give the results of the auction of property (as mentioned by the entry of the 4th of May)

And results in :

Sale page 158, one piece of field to the same near Andres MULLER and Catharina Magdalena BÜRGER.

Sale page 178, to Johann Valentin GOSCHNAT.

Sale page 254, to Maria Barbara WÜRTZ, field in district Baumacker.

Sale page 275, of a piece of field in Mühlhof sold for 44 Gulden to Peter BIESSER.

Sale page 586, to Philipp SCHAFFNER of field in land record near Georg Michael PFEIFFER and Georg Jacob THOMANN.

Sale page 710, to Andreas MOESSNER and Anna Maria BIESSER of land.



11th January 1766.          (register bound, no copies allowed)

page 12 record 17 :

Compared Andreas MOESSNER burgher in Goersdorf and Johannes GÜLG, Inn landlord on the Liebfrauenberg, both as guardians of the deceased JACOB BÜRGER of Goersdorf from first and second marriage.

As this JACOB BÜRGER shortly before his death had decided a sale by auction of his immobiliary (real estate) property, to pay some debts, this auction has been authorized by the baillif after his Inventory was written.

And so the auction took place and the results are that the new acquirers after auction were :



Christoph FRANCK, burgher and carter of this place and wife as on folio 60, a house and farm in Goersdorf in the FLIESSGASSE, one side is Michael HERMANN, other side the Fliessgasse itself, in front is Jacob SCHAFFNER and behind partly Johann FISCHER and Michael HERMANN : estimation : 160 Gulden.

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NOTARY RECORDS OF  WISSEMBOURG



9th of December, 1746 :



Compares JACOB BÜRGER, presently resident in BOBENTHAL, concerning his claim against his father : PETER BÜRGER in GOSSERSWEILLER (Pfaltz jurisdiction) ; concerning his heritage. As on the time of death of his mother MAGDALENA GAHLA, wife of PETER BÜRGER, the inheritance record passed on the 29th of August, 1737, referred to a donation made by his mother in his favour on house and several other properties ; as he did not receive these since that time, he made a claim on the subject in front the Sovereign Alsace Council (Conseil souverain d’Alsace at residence of Colmar) on the subject ; but was not given right to this in lifetime of his father, and reminded to his filial duties.

He has accepted the sentence and renounced any right on the house and goods so far, except those he already received in money at time of his mother’s death. In presence of his father, here in Wissembourg notary court undersigned : JACOB BÜRGER, PETER BÜRGER.



This is a record that is not for sure referring to your JACOB BÜRGER but could so ; as we know his father was in Weiler, Langenburg, and around in the period 1746 ; a child may have been born in Bobenthal ( ?) not far from Wissembourg, or in Pfaltz, depending on the Wissembourg jurisdiction at that time.



As we know he had to buy a house in Goersdorf, about this period. The inventory of Magdalena GAHLA may have been passed later than her death took place, as usual (one year eventually) ; with a sum of money, Jacob BÜRGER could have left Gossersweiler, in conflict with his father about the house, and settled in Goersdorf ?

This is not for sure as there is no other clue as to Jacob’s wife in this document or other.



The rest of my continued research in notary records of WISSEMBOURG, inventories of WEILER, brings more BÜRGER results with no JACOB heir, or contracts in Rechtenbach, Schweighoffen, with no further Jacob in any of those.



The WOERTH  notary records do not bring evidence (checked again contracts of period 1760 to 1765) of novelties concerning Jacob and family ; some obviously missed and I supposed they could have been joined to later records, or remembered in the children’s records. Not so far.

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GOERSDORF  TOWN RECORDS.



Record 8 E 159

Register of payment of Royal contributions in hay.





1745 burghers : HANS GEORG BIESSER pays 39 Gulden.

                         HANS JACOB BIESSER pays 25 Gulden.

No BÜRGER payers.

Only one : Nicolaus BURGEN’s widow mentioned pays l6 Gulden.



Unverburgerte (Not burghers, also submitted to this contribution or tax)



Same year :

JACOB BÜRGER pays 3 Gulden.

JOHANNES BIESSER’s heirs pay : 5 Gulden.



In DIEFFENBACH

Same year same tax :

ANTON HÜTTLER pays 2 1/2 Gulden.



GUNSTETT

Hans HÜTTLER pays l Gulden.



Town accounts : HEIMBURGER RECHNUNG :



In year 1738 mention of :

Nicolaus BÜRCK payment of interest received on loaned town land.



In year 1760 : same tax : Allmend Zins

Named :

Georg BIESSER and

JACOB BÜRGER on 3 pieces of land pays : 3 Gulden.



Consequently to auction and account rendered in year 1757 :

An interest on town land loaned for 9 years by : JACOB BÜRGER

Will be charged : 15 Gulden.



(These  accounts and taxes do not continue from year to year ; only some have been kept ; they do not seem to concern all persons in the community).



Again it names JACOB BÜRGER only after his arrival in GOERSDORF

(as we know from previous research).

It mentions the HITTLER family in both DIEFFENBACH and GUNSTETT.

It does have some doubtful BURG, BURCK probably not to be confused with BÜRGER.



WISSEMBOURG, WEILER notary records :   (72) contracts



1736 :

Johann Michael BÜRGER, burgher here buys property described as one part near Jacob BÜRGERS widow.



1734 :

sale by JACOB BURG of RECHTENBACH and Margaretha his wife for themselves and for their heirs. Could be a connection.



1733 Philipp BURG in Rechtenbach ; acquires goods for 80 Gulden

Same :

Johann Christoph BURG from Rechtenbach acquires property in Wissembourg.



WISSEMBOURG catholic records :

Parish St Jean.

Baptism record :



In year 1748 the 24th of October was baptized by the undersigned vicar JOANNES NICOLAUS legitimate son of JOANNES JACOB BÜRGER, cattle shepherd in WEILER and to his wife Maria Magdalena BÜSSER. Godfather is Joannes Nicolaus Münch, young man in Weiller, godmother is Dorothea Stapfer, young girl in Weiller, undersigned.

Signature of : Hans Jacob Bürger

Johann Nicklaus Mingig



Checked marriages there : no marriage for them.



GUNSTETT Catholic Records :



One Johann GEORG HÜTTLER born 1717, on the 26th of December son of Johann HÜTTLER and Maria KUNTZ.

He is found married : in 1740, on the 31st of May to Catharina PHILIPS, daughter of Adam Philips in Gunstett.