Facts gathered by Ernst Thönen, Bern Switzerland:                                                                                                Deutsche Version

  • Ernst Thönen, who constructed  as timeconsuming hobby/work the Thönen-Chronicle and builded the familytree, was the father of  Erich Thönen, my genealogy-contakt in Bern, Switzerland.
    He died 1972, 84 Years old.
    Many of the dates foand by him I did find in an ordner in the Statsarchiv at Bern.
    The eldest Thönen he foand is Martin, born. 1480.
    Further back he couldn't  reconstruct the history, why at that time the archive did burn down.

    There are five branches A, B, C, D and E.
    Branch A, whom Ernst Thönen belongs to and branch E are going back to this Martin.
    Martin, who went to Flandern with v. May, belongs to branch E. We never did hear or find anything about him or his children.
    It would be possible, that Hans, born 1661 branch B, is the one who emigrated to Holland.
    On the other hand none of Hans (born 1661) children is named after his father Jakob, born 1634.
    And mennonites seem to name their children after the grandparents from both sides.
    The oldest person in branch B is Peter, born 1540.

    branch E
    Martin 1695 1715 with Companie v. May to Flandern
    Peter 1699-?
    Martin 1645-1676                                                                                         branch B
    Martin 1624-?                                                                                               Hans 1661 emigrated
    Hans 1602-1671                                                                                           Jakob 1634
    Hans 1576-1613                                                                                           Jaggi 1610
    Martin 1550-1591              branch A                                                            Jakob 1588
                               \             /                                                                           Jakob 1565
                                Peter    1510-1587                                                            Peter 1540      branch C
                                Martin 1480-1543                    branch D                          /                      /
                                   \                                            /                                      /                      /
                                    \                                         /                                       /                     /
                                            I didn't manage to find out when these branches come together

    Some questions about fragments, I foand in the swiss archives:

  • 1613(?)
    On the 23 day August I Hans Döhnen and his wife Anna Stoller baptised a child named Bennedieka: whitnesses Anna Ogi, Elsbeth Hans Truchens wife and ...

    On the 11 day January 1613
    Hans Dönnen and Anna Stoller
    born ca. 1588 born ca. 1593

    Anna Stoller, parents: Caspar Stoller/Margreth Betschen
    baptised 20-07-1592 Aeschi at Spiez

    or:

    Anna Stoller, parents: Caspar Stoler/Verena Giegelman
    baptised 06-12-1590 Basel, Ziefen
    Original: archive Kirchgemeinde Frutigen

    Questions:


  • 1e Is Hans Dönnen born ca. 1588 family of Hans Dönnen born 1661 in Reutigen?
    2e Are there any other children born from this marriage?
    3e Which of the two mentioned parents are the parents of Anna Stoller?
    4e Who are the parents and anchestors of Hans Dönnen born ca. 1588?
    5e When did these anchestors settle down the first time in Frutigen?