To all my Wotring cousins, I hope you are as thrilled with the translation of the original documents as I am!!!!! =;o) Carolyn ---------------- >From Jean-Paul Hermann in France. Personally gathered documents and translated by him. Rec'd Jan., 2002 by cs (cs/my line: John b.c.1615 > John Peter 1643-1713 > Abraham 1674-1736 > Abraham 1700-1752 > Abraham c. 1745-1809 > Daniel 1776-1839 > John C.1797-1878 > Henry G. 1828-1913 > Priscilla Malissa (Roth) 1862-1953 > Paul Arthur Roth 1893-1952, my grandfather) -------------------------------- Original church record/doc. translation: Sunday the 26th of named month (Feb.), to Hans the Mayor of Kirrberg and to his wife Judith, was baptized a legitimate son named Hans Peter. Godfathers were Peter Kremer, Hans Kleber and Irma, wife of Matthes Klo/a/ubert (o/a/u has umlaut over it. Writing on translation was unclear as to this letter-cs) ===== Original church record/doc. translation: Hans Woltring von Kirrberg und Judith. The birth of their son Jean-Pierre (Hans Peter) recorded at Fenetrange on Feb. 26th, 1643 (Calvinists) ===== Original church record/doc. translation: 1713 the 12th of April was buried in Kirrberg, honorable Johann Peter Votring, miller at Hellering and ancient of the reformed church in the ducy of Sarrewerden, his age was 73. (JPH note says "recorded at Diedendorff"--cs) ===== Original record/doc. , translation: In year 1721 on March 18th died Marie Simon, widow of Jean-Pierre Vautrin, aged about 80 years after getting all the sacrements in the presence of the whole parish and the two church secretaries Nicholas Schmidt and Jean Leonard. (JPH note: At Hellering - in the Catholic books. No doubt she was catholic for a long time.) ===== Original record/doc, translation: 1700 July 11th asked for baptism Abraham Wautrin, legitimate son of the honorable Hans Peter Wautrin, and Catharina Brot from Lixheim. Witnesses: Hans Jacob Marin from Postroff (?), Hans Christopher Urich from Lixheim, Maria-Magdalena Henne (?) from Enswiller. Name of child: Abraham ====== Original record/doc, translation: (bro. of Abraham) (JPH note: In the Lixheim Catholic books on May lst, 1686. In 1686 peersecutions had begun and Lutherans and Calvinist were not allowed to baptize and keep books, hence the recording in Catholic Books.) On May 1st, Jacques Vautrin, born from a legitimate wedding. His father and mother are Pierre Vautrin, miller at Hellering and Marie Simon. Godfather and Godmother who held him on the baptismal fonts were Jean-Nicolas Pomo and Catherine Simon, what I certify -- Cyprien =======