Marriage record help
Hello
I think this might be the marriage record of my 8th GGFather Johann Caspar Schuhmacher and GGMother. It is hard to read. I think her last name is Bentz? It is on the right side of the page at the bottom in the first column and then goes to the top of the same page in the second column. Thank you so much.
Loretta
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On 1 March 1698 were married Hannß Schuhmacher Caspar Schuhmacher, legitimate son of the deceased Hannß Schuhmacher, and Catharina Bentz(in) [the -in is a feminine ending but is not part of the name], legitimate daughter of the local subject Hannß Bentzen.
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Charlotte,
Would I say her father is a Bentzen or a Bentz? thoughts?
Loretta
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It really could be either Bentz or Bentzen; -en can be a genitive ending, but it could be either used that way here or it could be simply part of the name. The surname Bentz is much more common than the surname Bentzen, though, so it is more likely to be Bentz (look at the names on a surname distribution map like kartezumnamen.eu). I would say go with Bentz for now but keep an eye out for both versions in the records.
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Thank you so much. Plus you answered another question I had. the -en- can be a genitive ending. That has happened a few times in this part of Germany. Most of the time there is no -en- and other times they add it. I was wondering if it is like the -in- they put on the feminine.
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You're welcome! They aren't very consistent with the -en genitive ending--even less so than with the feminine -in ending--so it's true that most of the time they leave it off. It is different from the feminine ending in that the -en ending is case-specific (genitive), whereas the feminine -in ending is gender-specific (but not case-specific).
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thank you again.
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