In the Middle Ages members of noble families often had birth briefs prepared, showing that a person was noble in all branches, and therefore acceptable for a noble marriage. The most famous form of birth brief was the Seize Quartiers, showing that all of the person’s 16 great great grandparents were noble. Today, the idea of a birth brief can be used to present a snapshot of a person’s ancestry...
The earliest connected pedigree of the Hauri family begins with the Hauris at Beromünster. There is little doubt that they were connected with the Hauris of Steffisburg and Jegenstorf, perhaps coming from the Aare Valley to Beromünster with one of the von Steffisburg or von Jegenstorf Canons. Hugo von Jegenstorf was a Canon at Beromünster, 1250-1279. Ulrich Hauri appears as Hörinus in charters at...
I am descended matrilinearly from Mrs. Margaret Frame (about 1725-after 1797), of Augusta County, Virginia. The surname Frame was first recorded in Lanarkshire in the 15th century. Margaret (about 1725-after 1797), married before 1741 John Frame, of Augusta County, Virginia. She might have been Margaret Hogshead, daughter of John Hogshead and Nancy Wallace, but the identification is controversial...
This page is the beginning of machine translation into English of the German text. The translation was made by Google. Deutsch Die Beiden Reinacher Schneggen by Dr. Peter Steiner (1987/88) /6/ Der Schneggen entsteht *** /7/ *** Familenwappen waren ja damals noch weitgehend das Privileg von Adeligen und von städtischen Ratsherrengeschlechtern. Zehn Jahre lang, bis 1596, blieb Hauri Untervogt. Dann...
The von Jegenstorf family were Bernese ministerialen and nobles, first mentioned in 1131 with Otto and Kuno as Eigenleute of the Counts of Saugern. Their name comes from the castle of Jegenstorf. Their rights over Jegenstorf and around the Bielersee date from the 13th century. They were were Gefolgsleute of the Dukes of Zähringen and Counts of Neuenburg. After the extinction of the Zähringer it...