It seems only Katharina Bischler didn't confess (she was 3 times tortured) and therefore maybe released. I believe all other were executed after torture and confession ("Urgicht"). If she as lucky she was executed (strangled or beheaded) before the burning. Wendelin ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Krussel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [Ortenau] witches > Does anyone know what happened to these women? At least one of them, > Barbara, widow of Benedikt Schilling, is my ancestor. > > John Krussel > > On Nov 1, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Wendelin Irslinger wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > a list of the accussed women because of witchcraft in Zell, Weierbach, > > Rammersweier, Fessenbach: > > > > Anna, wife of Claus Schütterlin, Zell, 1557 > > Anna Katharina, wife of Hans Kreß, Zell, 1557(?) > > Mrs. Rohrbach, Rammersweier, 1596 > > Widow of Mathias Preinig, Rammersweier, 1599 > > Katharina, wife of Melchior Fey, Fessenbach, 1603 > > Barbara, wife of Abraham Hartnagel, Rammersweier, 1627 > > Wife of Andreas Heiz, Rammersweier, 1627 > > Anna, wife of Mohl, Fessenbach, 1627 > > Ursula, stepdaughter of Georg Schreiner, Rammersweier, 1628 > > Magdalena, wife of Hans Ent, Rammersweier, 1628 > > Daughter of Hans Gries, Rammersweier, 1628 > > Maria, wife of Hans Grünberger, Rammersweier, 1628 > > Barbara, widow of Benedikt Schilling, Fessenbach, 1628 > > Wife of Philipp Vetter, Fessenbach, 1628 > > Katharina, daughter of Hans Bischler, Fessenbach, 1629 (without > > confession) > > Anna, wife of Philipp Vetter, Weierbach, 1630 > > Eva, wife of Lorenz Grütler, Zell, 1630 > > Christine, widow of Jakob Basler, Rammersweier, 1631 > > Widow of Christian Basler, 1631 > > > >

How common were these "witchcraft accusations"? Since it happened in Appenweier as well with Sauer women, I'm wondering if it took place all over Germany during that period of time. Someone I know with ancestors down around Furtwangen said one female ancestor was burned at the stake for having cows that produced "too rich" milk. Was this practice limited to women? If so, I wonder why - and why none of the males were able to stop it as it seemed to cover a 70-80 year period. Or were women just considered inferior beings back then? Carol -----Original Message----- From: Wendelin Irslinger [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 3:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Ortenau] witches It seems only Katharina Bischler didn't confess (she was 3 times tortured) and therefore maybe released. I believe all other were executed after torture and confession ("Urgicht"). If she as lucky she was executed (strangled or beheaded) before the burning. Wendelin ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Krussel" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2004 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [Ortenau] witches > Does anyone know what happened to these women? At least one of them, > Barbara, widow of Benedikt Schilling, is my ancestor. > > John Krussel > > On Nov 1, 2004, at 2:29 PM, Wendelin Irslinger wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > a list of the accussed women because of witchcraft in Zell, Weierbach, > > Rammersweier, Fessenbach: > > > > Anna, wife of Claus Schütterlin, Zell, 1557 > > Anna Katharina, wife of Hans Kreß, Zell, 1557(?) > > Mrs. Rohrbach, Rammersweier, 1596 > > Widow of Mathias Preinig, Rammersweier, 1599 > > Katharina, wife of Melchior Fey, Fessenbach, 1603 > > Barbara, wife of Abraham Hartnagel, Rammersweier, 1627 > > Wife of Andreas Heiz, Rammersweier, 1627 > > Anna, wife of Mohl, Fessenbach, 1627 > > Ursula, stepdaughter of Georg Schreiner, Rammersweier, 1628 > > Magdalena, wife of Hans Ent, Rammersweier, 1628 > > Daughter of Hans Gries, Rammersweier, 1628 > > Maria, wife of Hans Grünberger, Rammersweier, 1628 > > Barbara, widow of Benedikt Schilling, Fessenbach, 1628 > > Wife of Philipp Vetter, Fessenbach, 1628 > > Katharina, daughter of Hans Bischler, Fessenbach, 1629 (without > > confession) > > Anna, wife of Philipp Vetter, Weierbach, 1630 > > Eva, wife of Lorenz Grütler, Zell, 1630 > > Christine, widow of Jakob Basler, Rammersweier, 1631 > > Widow of Christian Basler, 1631 > > > > ==== DEU-BAD-ORTENAU Mailing List ==== Pre Napoleonic maps of B-W which include the lands of the Ortenau: < http://www.hoeckmann.de/deutschland/bwsued.htm > < http://www.pantel-web.de/bw_mirror/history/bwmaps/bw_316.jpg >. ============================== Expand your family tree. Search more than 200 million names in Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx

Here the list for Appenweier, Urloffen, Zimmern (and 1 of Bottenau, Griesheim, Herztal): Bleich Hans, Urloffen, executed, 1630 Bremß Katharina, Appenweier, executed, 1628 Brünklin Catharina, Appenweier, executed, 1629 Brünklin Hans, Appenweier, confession, 1630 Brünklin Margarethe, Appenweier, confession, 1630 Butz Jacob, Urloffen, sentence of death, 1601 Cranz Martin, Urloffen, confession, 1629 Eckart Maria, Urloffen, executed, 1629 Erhardt Catharina, Appenweier, executed, 1595 Gering Anna, Appenweier, torture protocoll, 1629 Gering Hans, Appenweier, confession, 1630 Gering Jacob, Appenweier, confession, 1629 Groß Anna, Appenweier, executed, 1629 Grüner Magdalena, Appenweier, torture protocoll, 1629 Hain (Hein) Anna, Appenweier, executed, 1630 Halm Catharina, Urloffen, sentence of death, 1630 Halm Maria, Urloffen, executed, 1630 Häußler Elisabeth, Appenweier, executed, 1629 Horn Barbara, Urloffen, sentence of death, 1630 Huppenecker Margaretha, Appenweier, executed, 1630 Koch Katharina, Appenweier, confession, 1629 Kuon Margaretha, Appenweier, confession, 1629 Kuon Sophia, Appenweier, executed, 1595 Lenz Barbara, Zimmern, executed, 1569 Lenz Wolf, Zimmern, executed, 1569 Loch Maria, Appenweier, executed, 1630 Marggraf Barbara, Appenweier, executed, 1630 Marggraf Christina, Appenweier, executed, 1595 Marggraf Catharina, Appenweier, executed, 1595 May Catharina, Appenweier, confession, 1630 Mengiß Brigida, Appenweier, suicide in jail, 1629 Miller Appolonia, Urloffen, died in jail, 1602 Neuenstein Eva (Ena), Urloffen, sentence of death, 1630 Pfeiffer Brigitta, Urloffen, executed, 1599 Pfeller Brigida, Appenweier, sentence of death, 1629 Pfeller Jacob, Appenweier, confession, 1630 Ramshurster Anna, Urloffen, executed, 1630 Reinuß Catharina, Appenweier, executed, 1629 Reinuß Maria, Appenweier, confession, 1629 Remp Christina, Appenweier, confession, 1629 Rempiß Barbara, Urloffen, executed, 1628 Roß Catharina, Appenweier, executed, 1595 Ruen Eva, Appenweier, executed, 1629 Sänger (Thänger) Anna, Appenweier, executed, 1630 Sauer Appolonia, Appenweier, confession, 1630 Sauer Ludwig, Appenweier, confession, 1630 Sauer Margaretha, Appenweier, executed, 1608 Schertlein Anna, Appenweier, confession, 1629 Schiffmann Barbara, Appenweier, executed, 1595 Schneider Barbara, Appenweier, executed, 1629 Schneider Catharina, Urloffen, executed, 1630 Schneider Ursula, Urloffen, confession, 1630 Widmar Barbara, Appenweier, confession, 1629 Byser Urban, Bottenau(?) Lurker Barbara, Griesheim Schwarz Barbara, Herztal Pfeiffer Barthlin, clemency Ketter Margarete, probably clemency