Don Cook responded in regards to a posting by Cary Anderson; Dan Cook asked: In the baptismal record of Anna Magdalena WALCK, daughter of Peter WALCK and his wife Anna Magdalena, 8 January 1703 in Flinsbach, the godmother is "Anna Magdalena Jungfrau Matthäus Reiner Von Rappenheim" Is Anna Magdalena the wife or daughter of Matthäus Reiner? Cary's remarks: I first translated it as "Anna Magdalena the unmarried daughter of Matthäus Reiner of Rappenheim." This Matthäus is named for Matthew the evangelist. There is another Matthew. In German is Matthias who was one of the twelve apostles. I don't know if I was ever taught the difference. Dan, you said you have Matthaus Reiner's wife as Anna Barbara. In what church record [village] is this found? Cary When I looked at it yesterday, I note that it was Jung Frau. I also noticed that it was clearly "Von" not "von". "Jung Frau" and "Von" indicated in the records of Wagenbacher Hoff in the Huffenhardt church books, that it was an unmarried Lady, daughter of the "Von" nobleman of the village. I plan to review the records at Bad Rappenheim to see what I can find. The record at Flinsbach is difficult to read, but I think I got it right.

I made a big blooper in typing the record from Anna Magdalena Walck's baptismal record. The Godmother was recorded as: "Anna Magdalena Jungfrau Matthäus Reiner tochter Von Rappenheim." I knew it was there, but the readers like Don Cook had no idea. I thought I'd best look at it again as I couldn't imagine a realtionship not being shown. With tochter between Matthäus Reiner andVon Rappenheim, I think we are perhaps back to the Von Rappenheim just being the place where Reiner lived??? Cary