Witt-Warstede und andere Witt Familien an der Elbmündung.

Anmerkungen Personen die vor  1920 nördlich der Elbe  geboren wurden  zählten zur  lutherischen Religion, daher ist die  Religionszugehörigkeit nur bei Abweichungen erwähnt.  Hinweis:  Oft findet man Familien der Region bis 1864 in dänischen Archiven [die Nationalität der Familien wird dann irreführenderweise als dänisch angegeben], weil die Region politisch der dänischen Krone unterstellt war.  In meinen Arbeiten wird grundsätzlich „Deutschland“ angegeben.  Abkürzungen  verwende ich für Schleswig-Holstein [ SH ] und  Deutschland [DE ] Niedersachsen [NS] u.a.  Berichtigungen, Hinweise gerne unter peterzornig@chello.at.

Witt- of Wilstermarsch      According to records of G. W. Witt that were edited by Dr. W. Jensen in 1935, the name Witt is quite frequent at the Elbe estuary. The core of the name list is made up of the Witt-Warstede family tree. The Witt-Warstedes of Wilstermarsch were mentioned here as early as 1377. But all the other Witts of my collection are published here as well. The Witt-Warstede family tree gives detailed information about the history of this family. Pastor Jenssen has put an infinite amount of information about the Witt-Warstede family into a context. What Jenssen wrote is testified and there are no misleading assumptions. Thus, the book also depicts the history of the Duchten-Uhrendorf family and the Warstedt family of Beidenfleth. A remaining piece of a family memorial plaque from 1575 can be found in the church of Beidenfleth. Pictures and maps complete the precise work of the great family researcher Jenssen. Once again, a mayor of Rendsburg from 1280 is the first known ancestor. It is the time of the beginnings, the time when family names in the region around the northernmost part of the Elbe formed. Indeed, by publishing the oldest population register of the Steinburg collective municipality from 1499, Jenssen makes us genealogists a special present.  Example: To Hakebu (Klienhakeboerducht), Johann Bremer ,Juergen Schel ,Clawes Poppe ,Johann Poppe Marquard Brand ,Johan Herik , Borchard Willem ,Jacob Bulth , Johenneke Wenne …Source: Records from Gustav J. J. Witt, complemented and published by Dr. W. Jenssen (pastor in St. Margarethen), J. Augustin publishing house, Glückstadt 1935            Notes: People who were born north of the Elbe before 1920 were Lutherans and thus their religion is only mentioned in case of deviation. Note: Many families that lived in the region before 1864 can be found in Danish archives [where the nationality of the families is misleadingly indicated as Danish], because the region was under the rule of the Danish crown. In my works I generally write “Germany”. I use abbreviations for Schleswig-Holstein [SH], Germany [DE], Lower Saxony [NS] and others. Please e-mail corrections and advice to peterzornig@chello.at.