Maria Barbara HAMMAN

Maria married Johann Henrich Heil 02 Mar 1786, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany. Johann was born 09 Nov 1756, Klein-Umstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany; died 23 Jul 1844, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet]

1. Anna Dorothea Heil was born 18 Jan 1787, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany; died 14 Sep 1861, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany.

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His last name was spelled Hammann. His occupation was listed as "Feldgeschworener."

A Feldgeschworener (usually there were 7 of them in a community) marked the borders of fields in order to prevent or to settle land disputes. These men set boundary stones. As a means to find out, whether the boundary stones had been moved (in case of a dispute),they put a secret sign on the stone itself or together with the stone. Each community and each team of Feldgeschworener had its own secret of
course. This secret was known by them only. They were sworn in (=geschworen) to keep the secret, only the seven of them knew about it. And only when one of the seven died, another one was sworn in and told the secret sign. So he was a settler of boundary disputes, a "field juryman"

He was most likely employed by the local court to check the boundaries of the fields and settled boundary disputes to make sure no one was plowing a tract of land that actually belonged to someone else. There were no fences, just stones marking where one property started and someone else's ended.

Peter was born and died at Kleestädter Straße im Haus Zum Kloster.

Johann married Anna Catharine Sauerwein 21 Jan 1749. Anna was born 21 Feb 1724, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany; died 24 Feb 1787, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany. [Group Sheet]

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Born Hintergasse 20

Died Haus Zum Kloster