Generations 1 Through 5

EARLY GENERATIONS

 

1. PETER HAPS ( ? - 1611) & ANNA FROELICH ( ? - 1611)

2. JOACHIM HAPS (1611 - 1653) & ELISABETH HOFFMAN (1611 - ?)

3. (JOH) ULRICH HAPS (1644 - 1688) & ELISABETH MURR (1654 - 1690)

4. (JOH) MICHAEL HAPPES (1688 - 1750) & ELISABETH ZIMMERMAN (1678 - 1742)

 

CB = churchbook NA = not applicable

                                        SOURCE
GENERATION: 	1
HUSBAND: 	Peter Haps	
BIRTH DATE:	unknown	
BIRTH PLACE:	Toess 	                All CB Toess Haps were born in Toess.
SPOUSE:	        Anna Froelich	        CB Toess
MARRIAGE DATE:	unknown (circa 1600)	Not in CB Toess; first child born 1602.
MARRIAGE PLACE:	most likely Toess	Froelich & Haps families living in Toess.
DEATH DATE:	1611	                Plague year, no record of Peter thereafter.
DEATH PLACE:	Toess	                One son survives in Toess.
BURIAL PLACE:	Toess	                With other Toess victims of plague.
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Children's births recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        unknown
FATHER'S BIRTH:	most likely in Toess
MOTHER: 	unknown
OTHER DATA:	Was probably still living in father's household at time of death.
GENERATION:	1
WIFE:	        Anna Froelich
BIRTH DATE:	unknown
BIRTH PLACE:	Toess 	                There were Froelich families in Toess then.
SPOUSE:	        Peter Haps	        CB Toess
MARRIAGE DATE:	unknown (circa 1600)	Not in CB Toess; first child born 1602.
MARRIAGE PLACE:	most likely Toess	Froelich & Haps families living in Toess.
DEATH DATE:	1611	                Plague year, no record of Anna  thereafter.
DEATH PLACE:	Toess	                One son survives in Toess.
BURIAL PLACE:	Toess	                With other Toess victims of plague.
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Children's births recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        unknown
FATHER'S BIRTH:	most likely in Toess
MOTHER: 	unknown
OTHER DATA:	Was probably still living in Peter's father's household at time of death.

GENERATION:	2
MALE CHILD:	Heinrich Haps	        CB Toess
BAPTISM DATE:	February 28, 1602	CB Toess
BAPTISM PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE:	        NA
MARRIAGE DATE:	NA
MARRIAGE PLACE:	NA
DEATH DATE:	1611	                Plague year, no record of Heinrich thereafter.
DEATH PLACE:	Toess	                One sibling survives in Toess.
BURIAL PLACE:	Toess	                With other Toess victims of plague.
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Baptism recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        Peter Haps	        CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                CB Toess
MOTHER: 	Anna (Froelich) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	None
GENERATION:	2
FEMALE CHILD:	Baerbel Haps	        CB Toess
BAPTISM DATE:	September 1, 1607	CB Toess
BAPTISM PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE:	        NA
MARRIAGE DATE:	NA
MARRIAGE PLACE:	NA
DEATH DATE:	1611	                Plague year, no record of Baerbel thereafter.
DEATH PLACE:	Toess	                One sibling survives in Toess..
BURIAL PLACE:	Toess	                With other Toess victims of plague.
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Baptism recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        Peter Haps	        CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                CB Toess
MOTHER: 	Anna (Froelich) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	None
GENERATION:	2
CHILD/HUSBAND:	Joachim Haps	        CB Toess
BIRTH DATE:	January 1611	        CB Toess
BIRTH PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE:	        Elisabeth Hoffman	CB Toess
MARRIAGE DATE:	February 4, 1640	CB Toess
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
DEATH DATE:	1653	                His transaction records end that year.
DEATH PLACE:	Toess	                Wife still residing in Toess.
BURIAL PLACE:	Toess	                With other Toess deceased.
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Marriage recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	Peter Haps	                CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                Family living there then.
MOTHER: 	Anna (Froelich) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	See "Swiss Roots"
GENERATION:	2
WIFE:	        Elisabeth Hoffman	CB Toess
BIRTH DATE:	unknown
BIRTH PLACE:	Seen	                Local Hoffmans at the time were born in Seen.
SPOUSE:	        Joachim Haps	        CB Toess, Censuses of Toess households
MARRIAGE DATE:	(to be entered later)	CB Toess
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
DEATH DATE:	unknown	
DEATH PLACE:	unknown
BURIAL PLACE:	unknown
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Marriage recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        unknown
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Seen	                Nearly all Hoffmans at the time born in Seen.
MOTHER: 	unknown
OTHER DATA:	Emigrated to Palatinate/Sinsheim area in mid-1650s.
GENERATION:	3
FEMALE CHILD:	Elisabeth Haps	        CB Toess
BAPTISM DATE:	December 20, 1640	CB Toess
BAPTISM PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE:	        unknown
MARRIAGE DATE:	unknown
MARRIAGE PLACE:	unknown
DEATH DATE:	unknown
DEATH PLACE:	unknown
BURIAL PLACE:	unknown
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Baptism recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	Joachim Haps	                CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                CB Toess
MOTHER: 	Elis. (Hoffman) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	Emigrated with mother to Palatinate/Sinsheim area in mid-1650s.
GENERATION:	3
MALE CHILD:	Hans Haps	        CB Toess
BAPTISM DATE:	March 6, 1642	        CB Toess
BAPTISM PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE:	        NA
MARRIAGE DATE:	NA
MARRIAGE PLACE:	NA
DEATH DATE:	infancy (1643 - 1646)	Household censuses of Toess 1643, 1646
DEATH PLACE:	Toess	Infant death
 BURIAL PLACE:	Toess	Infant death
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Baptism recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        Joachim Haps	        CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                CB Toess
MOTHER: 	Elis. (Hoffman) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	One year old in March 1643 census; missing in 1646 census of Toess.
GENERATION:	3
MALE CHILD:	(Joh) Ulrich Haps	CB Toess
BAPTISM DATE:	June 1, 1644	        CB Toess
BAPTISM PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE #1:	Barbara Preusch	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MARRIAGE DATE:	July 16,1667	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
SPOUSE #2:	Elisabeth Murr	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MARRIAGE DATE:	May 24,1674	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
DEATH DATE:	October 4,1688	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
DEATH PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
BURIAL PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Baptism recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        Joachim Haps    	CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                CB Toess
MOTHER: 	Elis. (Hoffman) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	He was a master tailor; killed in forest when a tree crushed his chest.
GENERATION:	3
FEMALE CHILD:	Elisabeth Haps	        CB Toess
BAPTISM DATE:	January 6, 1646	        CB Toess
BAPTISM PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE:	        NA
MARRIAGE DATE:	NA
MARRIAGE PLACE:	NA
DEATH DATE:	1646	                Not shown in 1646 census of Toess. 
DEATH PLACE:	Toess	                Infant death
BURIAL PLACE:	Toess	                Infant death
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Baptism recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        Joachim Haps	        CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                CB Toess
MOTHER: 	Elis. (Hoffman) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	Emigrated with mother to Palatinate/Sinsheim area in mid-1650s.
GENERATION:	3
MALE CHILD:	Waelti Haps	        CB Toess
BAPTISM DATE:	February 14, 1647	CB Toess
BAPTISM PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE:	NA
MARRIAGE DATE:	NA
MARRIAGE PLACE:	NA
DEATH DATE:	1647-49	                Not shown in 1649 census of Toess. 
DEATH PLACE:	Toess	                Infant death
BURIAL PLACE:	Toess	                Infant death
RELIGION:	Swiss Protestant	Baptism recorded in CB Toess.
FATHER:	        Joachim Haps	        CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                CB Toess
MOTHER: 	Elis. (Hoffman) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	None
GENERATION:	3
CHILD:	        Salome Haps	        CB Toess
BAPTISM DATE:	March 11, 1649	        CB Toess
BAPTISM PLACE:	Toess	                CB Toess
SPOUSE:	        Peter Layer	        CB Brombach
MARRIAGE DATE:	June 9,1668	        CB Brombach
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach
DEATH DATE:	March 16, 1710	        CB Brombach
DEATH PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach
BURIAL PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Brombach
FATHER:	Joachim Haps	                CB Toess
FATHER'S BIRTH:	Toess	                CB Toess
MOTHER: 	Elis. (Hoffman) Haps	CB Toess
OTHER DATA:	Emigrated with mother to Palatinate/Sinsheim area in mid-1650s.
GENERATION:	3
SPOUSE #1:	Barbara Preusch	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
BIRTH DATE:	unknown
BIRTH PLACE:	unknown
SPOUSE:	        (Joh) Ulrich Haps	CB Brombach/Odenwald
MARRIAGE DATE:	July 16, 1667	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
DEATH DATE:	January 21,1674	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
DEATH PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
BURIAL PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
FATHER:	        Wolf Preusch	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
FATHER'S DEATH:	Prior to July 16,1667	CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	unknown
OTHER DATA:	Re: CB Brombach, two sons: Valentin Habs (baptized  Nov 20, 1668); 
                Ludwig Habs (baptized Jan 18, 1674).  No additional data about either.

GENERATION:	3
SPOUSE #2:	Elisabeth Murr	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
BIRTH DATE:	1654	                CB Brombach/Odenwald: Died in 36th year.
BIRTH PLACE:	Langental?	        Father Valentin was from Langental.
SPOUSE:	        (Joh) Ulrich Haps       CB Brombach/Odenwald
MARRIAGE DATE:	May 24,1674	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
DEATH DATE:	March 5, 1690	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
DEATH PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
BURIAL PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
FATHER:	        Valentin Murr	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
FATHER'S DEATH:	Before May 24, 1674	CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	unknown
OTHER DATA:	Re: CB Brombach, she had three daughters: Margarete Habs (baptized Feb 28, 1676);
                (Anna) Elisabeth Habs (baptized Aug 21, 1677); (Anna) Katherina Habs 
                (baptized August 6,1681). Margarete married Martin Salzgeber of Kleingemuend
                April 18, 1725 in Neckargemuend. Elisabeth had an illegitimate daughter
                (Anna) Elisabeth baptized May 7, 1715. 
GENERATION:	4
HUSBAND:	(Joh) Michael Happes	CB Brombach/Odenwald
BAPTISM DATE:	August 25, 1688	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
BAPTISM PLACE:	Brombach/Odenwald	CB Brombach/Odenwald
SPOUSE:	        (Anna) Elis. Zimmerman	CB Hirschhorn
MARRIAGE DATE:	January 11, 1712	CB Hirschhorn
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Hirschhorn
DEATH DATE:	December 12, 1750	CB Schriesheim
DEATH PLACE:	Altneudorf	        CB Schriesheim
BURIAL PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Schriesheim
FATHER:	        Ulrich Haps	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
FATHER'S BIRTH:	June 1, 1644	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	Elisabeth Murr	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
OTHER DATA:	Citizen and farmer died of tuberculosis; buried December 14, 1750.
GENERATION:	4
WIFE:	(Anna)  Elisabeth Zimmerman	
BIRTH DATE:	1678	                CB Schriesheim
BIRTH PLACE:	(Alt)Neudorf?	        Family living there then?
SPOUSE:	        (Joh) Michael Happes	CB Hirschhorn
MARRIAGE DATE:	January 11, 1712	CB Hirschhorn
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Hirschhorn
DEATH DATE:	November 9, 1742	CB Schriesheim
 DEATH PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
BURIAL PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Schriesheim
FATHER:	unknown
FATHER'S BIRTH:	unknown
MOTHER: 	unknown
OTHER DATA:	Died of fever and chills at age 64; buried November 11, 1742.
GENERATION:	5
FEMALE CHILD:  (Maria) Elisabeth Happes CB Heiligkreuzsteinach
BAPTISM DATE:	November 6, 1712	CB Heiligkreuzsteinach
BAPTISM PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Heiligkreuzsteinach
SPOUSE:	        (Joh) Jacob Reichert	CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE DATE:	February 1,1740	        CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE PLACE:	unknown/Odenwald	CB Schriesheim: Groom from Hebstal
DEATH DATE:	unknown
DEATH PLACE:	unknown
BURIAL PLACE:	unknown
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Schriesheim
FATHER:	        (Joh) Michael Happes	CB Schriesheim
FATHER'S BIRTH:	August 25, 1688	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	Elisabeth Zimmerman	CB Schriesheim
OTHER DATA:	Came to America in 1751 with other Happes relatives.
GENERATION:	5
MALE CHILD:	(Joh) Georg Happes	CB Schriesheim
BIRTH DATE:	1715	                CB Schriesheim
BIRTH PLACE:	(Alt)Neudorf	        CB Schriesheim
SPOUSE:	        (Anna) Catharina Kern	CB Schoenau, CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE DATE:	December 28, 1744	CB Schoenau, CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Schoenau, Odenwald	CB Schoenau, CB Schriesheim
DEATH DATE:	September 1800	        Moravian Church Records
DEATH PLACE:	Deep Creek, NC	        Moravian Church Records
BURIAL PLACE:	Deep Creek, NC	        Moravian Church Records
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Schriesheim
FATHER:	        (Joh) Michael Happes	CB Schoenau,CB Schriesheim
FATHER'S BIRTH:	August 25, 1688	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	Elisabeth Zimmerman	CB Schriesheim
OTHER DATA:	Arrived in Philadelphia, October 1751 as indentured servant.
                Wife was previously married to Schoenau master locksmith, Heinrich Lang.
GENERATION:	5
MALE CHILD:	(Joh) Martin Happes	CB Schriesheim
BIRTH DATE:	July 1717	        CB Schriesheim
BIRTH PLACE:	(Alt)Neudorf	        CB Schriesheim
SPOUSE:	        (Anna)Katherina Seib	CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE DATE:	May 2, 1747	        CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
DEATH DATE:	September 19,1780	CB Schriesheim
DEATH PLACE:	Altneudorf	        CB Schriesheim
BURIAL PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Schriesheim
FATHER:	        (Joh) Michael Happes    CB Schriesheim
FATHER'S BIRTH:	August 25, 1688	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	Elisabeth Zimmerman	CB Schriesheim
OTHER DATA:	He was a citizen and farmer in Altneudorf.
GENERATION:	5
MALE CHILD:	(Joh) Michael Happes	CB Schriesheim
BIRTH DATE:	1722	                CB Schriesheim
BIRTH PLACE:	(Alt)Neudorf	        CB Schriesheim
SPOUSE:	        Katherina Machler	CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE DATE:	November 24, 1748	CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Schoenau?	        Michael & Katherina were living in Schoenau.
DEATH DATE:	1787	                Estate administration, Northampton Co., PA
DEATH PLACE:	Lizard Creek, PA	Estate administration, Northampton Co., PA
BURIAL PLACE:	Zion's (Old Stone)Cem	He donated this land for a church.
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Schriesheim
FATHER:	        (Joh) Michael Happes    CB Schriesheim
FATHER'S BIRTH:	August 25, 1688	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	Elisabeth Zimmerman	CB Schriesheim
OTHER DATA:	Arrived in Colonial US in 1751
GENERATION:	5
FEMALE CHILD:	(Anna) Elisabeth Happes	CB Schriesheim
BIRTH DATE:	1723	                CB Schriesheim
BIRTH PLACE:	(Alt)Neudorf	        CB Schriesheim
SPOUSE:	Johannes Breitenstein	        CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE DATE:	May 2, 1747	        CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
DEATH DATE:	October 29, 1769	CB Schriesheim
DEATH PLACE:	Altneudorf	        CB Schriesheim
BURIAL PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Schriesheim
FATHER:	        (Joh) Michael Happes	CB Schriesheim
FATHER'S BIRTH:	August 25, 1688	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	Elisabeth Zimmerman	CB Schriesheim
OTHER DATA:	She was a housewife; he was a master weaver in Altneudorf.
GENERATION:	5
MALE CHILD:	Johannes Hoppes	        CB Schriesheim
BIRTH DATE:	1725	                CB Schriesheim
BIRTH PLACE:	(Alt)Neudorf	        CB Schriesheim
SPOUSE:	(Maria) Catherina Vogt	        CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE DATE:	February 22,1751	CB Schriesheim
MARRIAGE PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
DEATH DATE:	March 30,1780	        CB Schriesheim
DEATH PLACE:	Altneudorf	        CB Schriesheim
BURIAL PLACE:	Heiligkreuzsteinach	CB Schriesheim
RELIGION:	Lutheran	        CB Schriesheim
FATHER:	        (Joh) Michael Happes    CB Schriesheim
FATHER'S BIRTH:	August 25, 1688	        CB Brombach/Odenwald
MOTHER: 	Elisabeth Zimmerman	CB Schriesheim
OTHER DATA:	Johannes Happes was a citizen and master weaver in Altneudorf.


Harry Hoppes		Friday February 18, 2000
	 Revised	Monday January 1, 2001