In late February 2024, I was finally able to locate the baptism record of my 3rd great-grandfather, Heinrich Weiss. I am very grateful for the German genealogy website genealogienetz.de that has the Ortsfamilienbuch Klingenmünster (Klingenmünster Local Family Book) which contains church records, and death and burial records that I have been unable to locate elsewhere, this is where I found his baptism record and a plethora of family information and connections.

I updated my prior post: My Weiss, Fried, Propheter, and Related Ancestors from Klingenmünster, Germany, with the new information and changes to my family tree. That post is from May 2021, so I decided I should make a new blog post with some of the new information.

Latest update of August 2025, another researcher questioned one of my lines, and she had a valid point regarding my ancestor’s parentage. She pointed out that the mother listed for him, Anna Barbara Ohl, would have been 51 when he was born. Although not impossible, it was something I needed to look at closer. His baptism record shows he was the son of Joh. Adam Fried and Barbara. I will admit I had become attached to my Ohl, Willem, Sartor/Satter ancestry, and the other ancestors of Anna Barbara Ohl. But alas, after much more research, and noting that the husband of Anna Barbara Ohl, Johannes Fried, was never listed in any church records with the name Adam and my ancestor was listed as Adam, I came to the conclusion that his parentage needed to be updated.

My 4th great-grandfather, Johann Georg Fried was born 24 May 1796 in Klingenmünster. He was baptized the following day in nearby Heuchelheim-Klingen, Bergzabern, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. I knew that he was the son of Johann Adam Fried and Barbara ____ based on his baptism record. I, once again, scoured the German church records and reexamined my DNA matches. I had noticed prior that although I had DNA connections to Ohl, Willem, and Sartor/Satter, they appeared to be via marriage to extended family members of my direct ancestors.

Going way back, I did end up with the surname Sartor in my tree after all. The two families are most-likely related. The Sartor/Satter family related to Anna Barbara Ohl are found in Edenkoben, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. My Sartor family are found in Annweiler, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The distance between the two places is only 13.3 miles (21.4 km).

I looked for other baptism records listing Johan Adam Fried and wife Barbara, as well as searching for their marriage record, and any other records I could locate regarding this couple. I, again, utilized the German genealogy website genealogienetz.de that has the Ortsfamilienbuch Klingenmünster (Klingenmünster Local Family Book), and other sources.

Johann Adam Fried was born 30 April 1755 in Heuchelheim, Bergzabern, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He was baptized on 4 May 1755 in the same place, as the son of Heinrich Fried and Margaretha Röhm/Roehm. See Schmitt below for information regarding his wife Barbara.

In the Reformed Lutheran church, Johann Adam Fried married on 9 January 1787 in Heuchelheim, Bergzabern, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to Maria Barbara Schmitt.

If you take the Fried lines back two generations, I end up with the exact same 8th great-grandparents, Johannes Fried and Anna Juliana ___. But there were some changes on the female lines.

Heinrich Fried was born about 1734 in Klingenmünster, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and died there on 15 May 1781. He married Margaretha Röhm/Roehm. He was the son of Johann Valentin Fried and Anna Barbara Kuhn.

Anna Barbara Kuhn was the daughter of Christoph Kuhn and Anna Barbara Hentz/Heinz.

Christoph Kuhn was the son of Johannes Valentin Kuhn. Anna Barbara Hentz/Heinz was the daughter of Andreas Heinz.

Maria Barbara Schmitt was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church on 6 June 1758 in Klingenmünster, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, as the daughter of Peter Schmitt and Katharina Hahn.

Prior to her marriage to Johann Adam Fried, Maria Barbara Schmitt gave birth to a child, out of wedlock, which was not as uncommon as your think during this time period in Germany. Her son, Nikolaus Schmitt, was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church on 6 August 1781 in Klingenmünster, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. He died two days later on 8 August 1781 in Klingenmünster. The name of the father of the child is not listed.

According to church records, Peter Schmitt was born about 1731 in Wernersberg, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and migrated to Klingenmünster, where he married twice, first to Katharina Hahn, four children were born to the first marriage. He married second to Katharina Stortz, there were two children born to the second marriage.

The distance between Wernersberg and Klingenmünster is 7.1 miles (11.5 km). The parentage of Peter Schmitt is unknown.

Katharina Hahn was baptized on 4 March 1729 in the Roman Catholic Church in Klingenmünster, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, as the daughter of Johann Adam Hahn and Anna Maria Mayer.

According to church records, Johann Adam Hahn was born in Birkweiler, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and migrated to Klingenmünster. He was the son of Jakob Hahn and Margaretha Elisabetha ____. There were at least two other children born to Jakob Hahn and Margaretha Elisabeth ____; Heinrich and Kasper Hahn.

Anna Maria Mayer Hahn died in Klingenmünster on 2 December 1771. Her parentage is unknown. But we know she had at least six siblings; Anna Margaretha Mayer (married Peter Haar), Anna Katharina Mayer (married Joseph Stephen Leidemann), Johann Michael Mayer (married Anna Katharina Leemann), Philip Mayer (married Elisabetha Weber), and Johann Georg Mayer (married Anna Maria Emmerich).

Margaretha Röhm/Roehm was baptized on 4 February 1738 in Klingenmünster, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, as the daughter of Benjamin Röhm and Anna Margaretha Bernzott.

Benjamin Röhm was the son of Johann Jakob Röhm and Maria Susanna (Anna Susanna) Sartor.

Johann Jakob Röhm was the son of Hans Georg Röhm and Anna Maria ____.

Anna Margaretha Bernzott was baptized on 31 January 1717 at the Roman Catholic Church in Klingenmünster, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, she died in Klingenmünster on 4 July 1764. She married Benjamin Röhm.

She was the daughter of Sebastian Bernzott and Anna Katharina Lämel.

Sebastian Bernzott was born about 1680 and died 28 August 1737 in Klingenmünster, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. His parentage is unknown. He had at least four brothers; Magnus Bernzott (married Maria Anna Bieler and Anna Johanna Schafft), Michael Bernzott (married Anna Apollonia Weiss – who is my Weiss 6th great-grandaunt), Johannes Bernzott (married Maria Eva Meister), and Anton Bernzott (married Maria Eva Spönler).

Anna Katharina Lämel was born about 1684 and died 13 March 1742 in Klingenmünster, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Her parentage is unknown. The surname Lämel only appears in Klingenmünster church records in direct relation to her.

Lämmel, a variant of the surname Lämel, is found only twice in the same church records, but much later. I find a Franz Lämmel born 20 January 1884 in Münchweiler, he married in Klingenmünster to Louise Mehlem. Just by happenstance, Louise Mehlem is my distant Weiss cousin. Gertrud Lämmel, also born in Münchweiler about 1876. She married Karl Ballweber.

Münchweiler is about 22.7 miles (36.5 km) from Klingenmünster. It is possible that Anna Katharina Lämel’s roots are also found in Münchweiler, but I cannot say for sure. All her children were born in Klingenmünster, and she died there.

The name Sartor is sometimes listed in German church records as Satter, and I found it listed once as Satorius.

Maria Susanna (Anna Susanna) Sartor Röhm was baptized on 28 February 1686 in Annweiler, Südliche Weinstraße, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and died on 22 March 1742 in Klingenmünster. She married Johann Jakob Röhm on 24 June 1711 in Klingenmünster. She was the daughter of Daniel Sartor and Maria Magdalena Rübel.

Daniel Sartor was born 7 December 1663 in Annweiler, Sudliche Weinstrasse, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. He married Maria Magdalena Rübel on 28 April 1685 in Annweiler. Daniel Sartor was the son of Johann Peter Sartor and Sara Noe.

Johann Peter Sartor was born and died in Annweiler. He married Sara Noe on 9 September 1656 in Annweiler. There were three children born to this first marriage. He married second to Anna Elisabetha Pasquay, and there were numerous children born to this second marriage. He was the son of Hanß Peter Sartor and Judith Langsontags.

Hanß Peter Sartor died 16 November 1645 in Annweiler. His parentage is unknown.

Judith Langsontags died 17 May 1676 in Annweiler. She was the daughter of Daniel Langsontags. Nothing more is known about the Langsontags family.

The surname is actually two surnames together, Lang and Sontag(s). Her maiden name is listed only in one church record.

Maria Magdalena Rübel Sartor was born on 19 March 1665 in Annweiler. She was the daughter of Jacob Rübel and Maria Magdalena Fickeÿsen/Fickeisen/Fickeissen.

Jacob Rübel was the son of Wilhelm Rübel. Maria Magdalena Fickeisen was the daughter of Nicolai Fickeÿsen.

The surname Rübel is also found as Riebel in church records.

Sara Noe Sartor died on 5 April 1665 in Annweiler. She was the daughter of Tobias Noe and Maria Elisabetha Blacks/Blocks. The parentage of Tobias Noe is unknown. Blacks is a very uncommon surname in Germany. Blocks is a German surname. The parentage of Maria Elisabetha Blacks/Blocks is unknown.

Annweiler (aka Annweiler am Trifels) and Klingenmünster, Germany are approximately 8.5 miles (13.7 km) apart by road travel.

My 3rd great-grandfather Heinrich Weiss is still of the same Weiss family of Klingenmünster, Germany, but finding his baptism record changed his parentage and female lines. His prior parentage I listed was based on DNA matches and guessing what year he was born based on various factors. There was so much intermarriage between the families of in and around Klingenmünster, that I have innumerable DNA connections to the same families, direct connections, and via marriage.

Heinrich Weiss was born 10 February 1820 in Klingenmünster, Germany. He was the son of Johann Jakob Weiss and Katherina Wendel. His baptism record is found in the Klingenmünster church records. I have not located a death record for Heinrich Weiss, but his wife Margaretha Fried died and was buried in Klingenmünster. Because I have not located a death record for him, he may have come to the USA with his daughter, my great-great-grandmother Margaret (Margarethe) Weiss Nutick, if he did, then he must have died prior to the first census he would have been found in. But we know for sure that his wife, my 3rd great-grandmother Margaretha Fried Weiss, died and was buried in Klingenmünster.

As stated above, Henrich Weiss was the son of Johann Jakob Weiss and Katherina Wendel.

Johann Jakob Weiss was born 29 May 1785 Klingenmünster, and died there on 11 June 1852. He was the son of Johann Heinrich Weiss and Katharina Häcker, they married on there on 24 May 1773.

Johann Heinrich Weiss was born 30 Mar 1750 in Klingenmünster, and died there in 1798. He was the son of Johannes Weiss and Maria Elisabetha Bohrer, they were married there on 18 April 1746.

Johannes Weiss was born on 17 September 1694 in Klingenmünster, and died there on 31 August 1772. He was the son of Michael Weiss and Maria Elisabetha ____.

The furthest I can take the Weiss line back is to Michael Weiss and Maria Elisabetha _____. Michael Weiss was born about 1658, he died on 2 February 1713 in Klingenmünster. His parentage is unknown. The maiden name of his wife, Maria Elisabetha is unknown. They are my 7th great-grandparents.

Katharina Wendel was born 18 July 1786 in Gleiszellen, and died 21 May 1856 in Klingenmünster. Gleiszellen is 1.1 miles from Klingenmünster. She was baptized on 19 July 1786 in Klingenmünster. She was the daughter of Peter Wendel and Maria Katharina Sambach. Furthermore, she married Johann Jakob Weiss on 1 December 1811 in Gleiszellen.

Peter Wendel was born 8 June 1758 in Klingenmünster and died 27 May 1816 in Gleiszellen. He married on 11 Oct 1785 in Klingenmünster to Maria Katharina Sambach. He was the son of Johannes Wendel and Anna Maria _____.

Johannes Wendel was born 30 May 1720 in Klingenmünster, and died there on 11 November 1776. The maiden name of his wife, Anna Maria is unknown. He was the son of Johann Martin Wendel and Christina _____.

Johann Martin Wendel was born 1 July 1682, and died 27 October 1763 in Klingenmünster. His parentage is unknown. The maiden name of his wife Christina is unknown. They are my 7th great-grandparents.

Maria Katharina Sambach was born 1 June 1765, and died 29 January 1832 in Gleiszellen. She was baptized in Klingenmünster. She was the daughter of Johannes Sambach and Maria Magdalena Fünfstück. 

Johannes Sambach was born about 1741 in Klingenmünster. He married there on 11 Oct 1761 to Maria Magdalena Fünfstück. His parentage or date of his death is unknown. They are my 6th great-grandparents.

Meaning of the German surname Sambach: It is a habitational name from any of various places so called in Hesse, Bavaria, and Baden. (5) Since my family were not from these areas of Germany, it most likely is a surname linked to the placename Sambach, Otterbach, Landkreis Kaiserslautern, Rhineland-Palatinate, which is 38.2 miles from Klingenmunster.

Maria Magdalena Fünfstück was born about 1742. She was the daughter of Georg Fünfstück, he would be my 7th great-grandfather.

The surname was incorrectly read in German church records by some researchers as Funstrocks/Funstercke, it was a German cousin that correctly read and listed her maiden name in his tree as Fünfstück.

The surname Fünfstück is a rare surname, in German it means five pieces or five parts. The exact meaning of the surname has been lost to time, but it is thought to have been a nickname related to something involving the number five. 

Spelled with umlauts as Fünfstück, it is found mainly in Germany where there are 422 people with the surname, six in Austria, and one in Switzerland. Without the umlaut and spelled as Funfstuck, it is found only in the United States, where twenty-seven people carry the surname.

Katharina Häcker was born 3 October 1749 in Klingenmünster, and died there on 21 November 1811. She was the daughter of Johannes Häcker/Hecker and Anna Maria Wendel. The Häcker surname is sometimes found as Hecker, which is just a variation of the surname Häcker.

Anna Maria Wendel was kin to my other Wendel ancestors that I discussed prior. She was born 27 December 1724 in Klingenmünster and died there 13 September 1780. She was the daughter of Johann Martin Wendel and Christina _____. I descend twice from this couple.

Johannes Häcker/Hecker was born 5 February 1723 in Klingenmünster, and died there 30 October 1783. He married on 27 February 1743 in Klingenmünster to Anna Maria Wendel. He was the son of Georg Nikolaus Häcker and Anna Juliana ____.

Georg Nikolaus Häcker was born on 1 October 1688 in Klingenmünster, and died there on 5 February 1740. He married on 30 Apr 1715 in Klingenmünster to Anna Juliana _____. He was the son of Hans Georg Häcker.

The maiden of Anna Juliana is unknown. She was born 11 January 1696 in Klingenmünster, and died there on 13 January 1781.

Hans Georg Häcker was born 1659, he died 12 February 1750 in Klingenmünster. The name of his wife is unknown. His parentage is unknown.

Maria Elisabetha Bohrer was born 5 December 1718 in Klingenmünster, and died there on 28 November 1773. She married there on 18 April 1746 to Johannes Weiss. She was the daughter of Johann Heinrich Bohrer and Maria Elisabetha Zwipf.

Johann Heinrich Bohrer was born 29 February 1692 in Klingenmünster, and died there 11 March 1722. He married there on 27 September 1716 to Maria Elisabetha Zwipf. Although his parentage is unknown, we do know that he had at least four siblings: Anna Eva Bohrer (married Abraham Wiessing/Wissing), Hieronymus Bohrer (married Anna Catherina Willem), Johann Georg Bohrer (married Anna Apollonia Lutz), and Elisabetha Bohrer (married Johann Martin Röhm).

Maria Elisabetha Zwipf was born about 1683 in Klingenmünster, and died there 20 April 1764. She was the daughter of Johann Richard Zwipf and Anna Maria ____.

Johann Richard Zwipf was born 1636 and died 26 December 1713 in Klingenmünster. He married there on 20 August 1719 to Anna Maria; her maiden name is unknown. His parentage is unknown.

Please see my original post My Weiss, Fried, Propheter, and Related Ancestors from Klingenmünster, Germany, for the meanings of the various surnames, more information regarding all of my ancestors hailing from that area, and to fit it all together with my other related lines from in and around Klingenmünster.

Everything posted above is from my own research into the church and other records found in and around Klingenmünster. DNA does show links to all the new female lines, and as I stated prior, the Weiss lines go back eventually to the same 7th great-grandparents that I had listed prior to locating Heinrich Weiss’ baptism record.

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