GENERATION 7- Judges, Farmers... and Civil Servants

      By now, I trust that you have seen that our ancestors did not seek much variety in the names they gave their children. Indeed, you will need a scorecard to keep track of the HannBs, Philipps, Heinrichs, and Jakobs that follow- not to mention the Anna Maria's and Katharines that fill our family tree. It was, or course, customary for the time, but it is confusing.
      Matthias Schuttenhelm was born in Gruntal in 1553, and he died there as one of the longest living Schuttenhelms, around 1642. He was a farmer (Bauer) and he and his wife, Maria (we finally have the name of a woman), had two sons: Cyriacus (a name that we will see again) and Hans Wilhelm. Philipp Schuttenhelm also lived well into the 17th century, dying in Aach around 1652. He was a Judicial Mayor in Aach and another Knight in the family. Heinrich, however, was a miller by trade, but he also served on the Administration Board in Wittlensweiler. Michael was born around 1553 in Aach and died March 10, 1636 in Untersmusbach. He was a farmer and a miller, and a member of the Administrative Board in Untersmusbach as well. He and his wife, (unknown Krieger), reared two sons: Johann Michael and Philipp, who also became a Mayor and Judge in Aach, where he died on September 1, 1682.

Untersnusbach

Untersmusbach

      HannB was born and died in Aach, where he served as Mayor from 1590-1632. He and his wife, Anna Maria had five sons: Heinrich, Cyriacus, Adam, Jakob, and HannB. Wilhelm, on the other hand, was one more Judge in the family. He was also a member of the Administration Board in Untermusbach. Unlike most of our ancestors in the 7th generation, Wilhelm may not have seen the 17th century. We know that he died after 1595, and we also know that he had a son whom he named, Wilhelm HannB. Jakob Schiltenhelm was a farmer in Vogelsberg and he died in 1638. He and his wife Appollonia Burklen had two sons, whom they named HannB der Beck Schiltenhelm and Jakob Schuttenhelm. The second HannB, HannB's son, was also a farmer, and he died in Vogelsberg, where he is listed on both the 1625 and 1630 tax lists. He had three sons: Jung HannB, Caspar, and Heinrich HannB.