Johann Michael HAMMAN

Male 1723 - 1791  (68 years)


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  • Name Johann Michael HAMMAN 
    Born 25 Apr 1723  Langstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 5E744F5585604EE99E82EFEE98896BB9D430 
    Died 12 May 1791  Langstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • 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.
    Person ID I5831  Master File
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2011 

    Family Anna Catharine Sauerwein,   b. 21 Feb 1724, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1787, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 21 Jan 1749 
    Children 
    +1. Johann Peter HAMMAN,   b. 05 Sep 1752, Langstadt, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1797, Botetourt Co. VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
    +2. Maria Barbara HAMMAN,   b. 29 Jan 1758, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1789, Langstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg, Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2011 
    Family ID F3385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart