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Freyer
is
the family name of my grandmother Johanna (Hannsche) maternal
side. She is born in Battweiler, perhaps on the Ohmbacher Hof
near Battweiler. The “Ohmbacher Hof” no longer
exists.
Her ancestors lived in Kleinsteinhausen, Zweibruecken
area, Palatinate.
Ancestors
One
can conclude from various indications that the Freyers were among
the early residents of Kleinsteinhausen, i.e. before the 30
Years' War.
According to a report on the state of the Duchy of
Zweibrücken by the king's envoy from 1677, there were 6
families settled in Kleinsteinhausen, probably at least one of
them with the name Freyer. However, I don't have any detailed
sources yet.
The Reformed Church of Kleinsteinhausen belonged
to the Hornbach parish from 1580 to 1790. Since the old Hornbach
church records were burned during the Second World War, there are
significant gaps for the Freyer families. The Zweibrücken
Working Group for Family Research has worked on reconstructing a
lot of data. I have some more detailed information, but it is not
publicly permitted for legal reasons.
At MyHeritage, Laudemann
Web Site by Michael Hübner, I found very early entries, but
without any sources. I've included them here anyway, so maybe
they'll provide clues for further research. According to that
website, the oldest Freyer ancestor is
Melchior
Freyer
He
is probably the progenitor of the many Freyer families in
Kleinsteinhausen, Nünschweiler and other places in this
area.
He could have been born around 1600. and had 3 children:
Johann
Caspar Freyer,
Regina
Freyer,
born in 1658?, died in 1742 in Niederauerbach,
Johann
Heinrich Freyer,
born around 1660 and died in Kleinsteinhausen,
married to
Anna Ottilia, 1660 - 1729 from Kleinsteinhausem.
The
female descendants often have relationships with Knerr families.
Freyer
emigrants:
Johann
Heinrich Freyer,
1760 - 1796, emigrated to Galicia, at that time Austria
Balthasar
Freyer,
1767 - 1842, emigrated to Freudental, Odessa, Ukraine.
Heinrich
Jacob Freyer,
1819 - 1907, emigrated to the USA in 1837 at the age of 19,
Departure: Le Havre, France Arrival: 25 Nov 1837 New York, USA,
with the ship Lorena.
Source: Arriving Passenger and Crew
Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957. He
settled in Pennsylvania.
Today
there are in Kleinsteinhausen many individuals with the surname
Freyer. In local phone book I have found 8 items.
Allocation
of the name 'Freyer' in Germany
The name Freyer
occurs 1702 times in 317 counties. There are an estimated 4538
persons with this surname.
This corresponds above the average
for all German surnames. It is thus at 1880th position of most
common names.
Most occurrences are in Berlin, namely 138.
Source:
Base of name distribution are about 35 million telephone
subscribers in Germany from the year 2002.
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