Christopher, I think you'll find that Michael Zinck was the manager of a large farm (agribusiness) named Weiblesbroch (or whatever). Many of these farms exist today and some of the ones that have disappeared have left traces such as a street named for them. The fact that other witnesses were aristocracy strengthens the idea because these farms were owned by such. My wife's ancestors co-managed three such farms near Gondelsheim for the von Menzingen family. (I have a 930 page dissertation about the management of half a dozen of these farms in the Kriachtal Valley.) One of the farms is now the vacation property and horse ranch of a rich owner, one is a working farm/agribusiness, and the other has disappeared into the urban sprawl of the town but a street bears its name, Meierrhof (dairly farm). I've seen this in other towns also. I would email someone in the city government of Forbach (of which Herrenwies is a part) and ask about the phrase and Weiblesbroch. To find a contact, go to the website www.forbach.de Regards, Paul near Portland -------------------------------------------------- From: "Christopher Barttels" <chrisbarttels@msn.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2009 9:04 AM To: <baden-wurttemberg@rootsweb.com> Subject: [BW] Latin words and location question > I have a marriage record from Herrenwies in 1753 that has me puzzled. > From the record: > > "fuerant Joannes Georgeus Zinck filia Michaelis Zinck aeconomi in > Weiblesbroch, & Maria Magdalena Herzogin filia Joannis Michaelis Herzog > Lignatori in Hundsbach." > > I am puzzled by the words "fuerant" and "aeconomi" and the location > "Weiblesbroch". I don't find either word in my Cassell's, or Thodes's > German/English Genealogical Dictionary. And a google of Weiblesbroch, > goes nowhere, even on google.de. Any ideas? > > > Christopher Barttels > Dayton, WA