I wonder if you have this forum at the digital-archive: http://forum.arkivverket.no/topic/176686-hjob-wilhelm-von-printzen-o1670-tyskland/?hl=printzen There are not much other info about Printzen-family that is online, this is from "Lassens samlinger": Kildeinformasjon: Lassens samlinger, Personalhistoriske samlinger, Personalhistorie, ordnet etter slektsnavn, bind 33 (RA/PA-0051/F/Fa), 0-, oppb: Riksarkivet. Merknader: Pla-Qvae Permanent sidelenke: http://arkivverket.no/URN:db_read/db/40156/117/ Permanent bildelenke: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-sa20110412630117.jpg Jostein A ----- Original Message ----- From: "p.maguire via" <norway@rootsweb.com> To: <norway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 12:21 AM Subject: [NOR] help needed > Dear Listers, > > I am trying to find birth records for my family who were born in Norway. > > Frederich Wilhelm von Printzen, born in Norway in 1697, the eldest son > of Major Hjob Wilhelm von Printzen and his wife Birgitta Chalanna. > This information comes from Naval Officerers since 1660. Commander > Captain Friderich Wilhelm von Printzen married Susanna Elisabeth Clavel > de Letang at Holmens Kirk in Denmark on 22 October 1734 - he was aged 37 > and she aged 19. According to his naval records, it shows on 7 > January 1740 Friderich was recruiting officer in Egersund and in 1743 he > was on the naval ship Nordstiernen in Esk. On 10 June 1747 he was > Commander Captain. He died on 25 January 1748 in Kobenhavn. > > Otto Henrik von Printzen, son of Major Hjob Wilhelm von Printzen and I > think a Birgitte Chalanna. According to Ovenstad's > Militaerbiographier den Norske Hoers Officerer Fra 18 Januar 1628-17 Mai > 1814, pp 267-268, it says he was born between 1701/05 in Kristiansand > Norway. Entered military service ca 1719 and served first with the > naval cadets for three years and later with Romlings infantry regiment. > He retired on 9 December 1760 and died in 1761. He was buried on 20 > November 1761 in Kristiana (vor Freisers Kirke). He married > Tugendreich Sophie Zeplin (daughter of Jaegermaester Joachim Christoffer > von Zeplin and his third wife Ida von Rheder. > > Birgitte Cathrine von Printzen - no record at all for her birth but she > was the youngest of the family. She married a Captain Peter Helmich > who came from Hamburg. He and Birgitte lived in Fredrikstad, Ostfold, > Norway where Peter died on 21 February 1738. Birgitte then moved to > Kobenhavn and became Lady in Waiting to Queen Louise - her father, Major > Hjob Wilhelm von Printzen lived with her until his death in 1740. > > Any help at all will be most appreciated. Melva Printzen-Maguire