I am descended from Hans Jacob PETRI originally from Denmark (Danish name may have been PETERSOHN), born in Denmark c 1620 Hans Jacob PETRI moved to Reinheim in Hesse and married Martha ??? c1653. Their children included Hans Hans Caspar PETRI born 15/05/1653 at Reinheim married at Groß Bieberau in Hesse 1673 to Anna Barbara BADER born C1658. Their children included Johann Heinrich PETRI born c1672 died 15/03/1744 at Groß Bieberau, married at Groß Bieberau in Hesse c1700 to Elizabeth Barbara ??? born c1677 died 15/03/1744. I am looking for information on antecedents of Hans Jacob and if possible for info on subsequent generations and any living descendents. Peter Strauss Melbourne AUSTRALIA

Peter, I have worked with the microfilms of the Protestant church records from Gross Bieberau and I dont recall ever seeing the name Petri but that was not one of the names I was looking for. I know that I did see several surnames that are also given names and I may have seen Peter as a surname. Also, I mostly worked with the records for the 1800's. The handwritting in the 1700's is really hard to read. The family book for about 1805-1850 has been filmed and is a valuable tool if you can trace down that far. The surnames that I researched were Bixler/Buexler/Buechsler, Krichbaum, Hartmann, Rettig, Vetter, Elbert, Kaffenberger, Lautenschlaeger, Beilstein, Steinmetz and Schwoebel. I've been in touch with several other distant cousins who are researching these names in the Odenwald area. I've got a tree on WorldConnect named Bode_Bixler and would be happy to share info with you if you find overlaps later. Beverly Bode Howard Austin, Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: Peter Strauss To: HESSE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 3:58 PM Subject: [HESSE] PETRI (dANISH petersohn) I am descended from Hans Jacob PETRI originally from Denmark (Danish name may have been PETERSOHN), born in Denmark c 1620 Hans Jacob PETRI moved to Reinheim in Hesse and married Martha ??? c1653. Their children included Hans Hans Caspar PETRI born 15/05/1653 at Reinheim married at Groß Bieberau in Hesse 1673 to Anna Barbara BADER born C1658. Their children included Johann Heinrich PETRI born c1672 died 15/03/1744 at Groß Bieberau, married at Groß Bieberau in Hesse c1700 to Elizabeth Barbara ??? born c1677 died 15/03/1744. I am looking for information on antecedents of Hans Jacob and if possible for info on subsequent generations and any living descendents. Peter Strauss Melbourne AUSTRALIA ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== Many towns in Germany have the same name! Add the 5-digit zip code in front of the name! Zip codes explained, http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm

>I am descended from Hans Jacob PETRI originally from Denmark (Danish name >may have been PETERSOHN), born in Denmark c 1620 Hans Jacob PETRI moved >to Reinheim in Hesse and married Martha ??? c1653. Their children included Hans >Hans Caspar PETRI born 15/05/1653 at Reinheim married at Groß Bieberau in >Hesse 1673 to Anna Barbara BADER born C1658. Their children included Johann >Heinrich PETRI born c1672 died 15/03/1744 at Groß Bieberau, married at Groß >Bieberau in Hesse c1700 to Elizabeth Barbara ??? >born c1677 died 15/03/1744. > >I am looking for information on antecedents of Hans Jacob and if possible for info on >subsequent generations and any living descendents. Dear Peter: I have no firm information we are related, however, I am descended from a line of PETRI's that lived in Egelsbach, Hesse, in the late 1800's. Gross Bieberau is quite close to Egelsbach, and I believe I have traced at least one uncle (surname GAYDOUL) to Gross Bieberau. As I continue my research in Egelsbach, I will keep in mind your information. Perhaps I will yet uncover a link, Linda Fick Dudek -- Linda <Linda@nwcd.net>