Struggling with 1751 birth record in the Pfalz

Tom Randolph

Interesting record for child born a couple of weeks before the parents' marriage which appears to recognize the child's legitimacy based on the banns being completed, but has the word 'abgodle' that I can't make sense of -- probably latin? Something like 'before God' might work, but can't find it:

Transcription:

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D 14ten Febr: Nachdem Hanß Jacob Pfeiffer, weÿl Hanß Jacob Pfeiffer von Godramstein, mit Juliana, Philipp Jacob Roeller, B: alhier Tochter, zwar 3 mahl Proclamirat worden, so kame ober Sponsa von abgodler Pfeiffer, d 13ten Febr: nemlich vor der Copulation mitt einer Tochter nieder, welche auch d 14 ten dito getauftes und Annam Mariam genonnet worden; Zeügen waren Philipp Jacob Röller, filius, U: Anna Maria Eheleüthe B:abgodle Eheleütje seyn d 3 ten Mantÿ Copuliret worden.

Translation:

1751

The 14th Febr: After Hanß Jacob Pfeiffer, of the late Hanß Jacob Pfeiffer from Godramstein, with Juliana, daughter of Philipp Jacob Roeller, [middle class] citizen here, had banns announced 3 times to be precise, then becoming fully engaged ??[abgodle] Pfeiffer, namely before the official marriage with a low daughter, which also on the 14th Febr was baptized and named Anna Maria; Sponsors were Philipp Jacob Röller, son, and Anna Maria married couple, [middle class] citizen ??[abgodle] married couple married on the 3rd Monday.

Protestant Reformed Parish in Mühlhofen

Birth record for Anna Maria Pfeiffer, 1751

* '''Baptism''': "Germany, Lutheran Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1500-1971"<br/>Citing Baptism, Billigheim, Bergzabern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland, Alsenz, Altenbamberg, Asselheim, Billigheim u Dernbach, German Lutheran Collection, various parishes, Germany.<br/>{{FamilySearch Record|QPRF-QQRZ}} (accessed 5 May 2022)<br/>{{FamilySearch Image|3Q9M-CSWT-T1F5}} Image number 00358<br/>Name: Annam Mariam Pfeiffer; Baptism Date: 14 Feb 1751; Baptism Place: Billigheim, Bergzabern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland; Birth Date: 13 Feb 1751; Church Name: Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Alsenz (BA. Rockenhausen); Misc Note: Heiraten, Tote, Taufen u Konfirmationen 1715-1895; Source Contract Nbr: 192/1.

Name: Annam Mariam Pfeiffer

Sex: Female

Baptism Date: 14 Feb 1751

Baptism Place: Billigheim, Bergzabern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Baptism Place (Original): Billigheim, Mühlhofen, Alsenz, Altenbamberg, Asselheim, Billigheim u Dernbach, Bayern, Preußen

Birth Date: 13 Feb 1751

Father's Name: Hanß Jacob Pfeiffer

Mother's Name: Juliana

Mother Is Married: Y

Page Number: 042

Church Name: Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Alsenz (BA. Rockenhausen)

Note: Heiraten, Tote, Taufen u Konfirmationen 1715-1895

 FamilySearch image not available, so Image downloaded from Archion.de; accessed 5 May 2022; Image 46:

https://www.archion.de/en/viewer/?no_cache=1&type=churchRegister&uid=52125

Ulrich Neitzel

@Tom Randolph

Hello Tom, you did very well with this quite difficult record. I can't really help with the word in question, but have some other minor corrections for the transcription, see below. I read the name as Pfrister, not Pfeiffer.

Transcription:

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D 14ten Febr: Nachdem Hanß Jacob Pfrister, weÿl Hanß Jacob Pfristers von Godramstein [Sohn], mit Juliana, Philipp Jacob Roellers, B: alhier Tochter, zwar 3 mahl Proclamiret worden, so kame aber Sponsa von abgodler Pfrister, d 13ten Febr: nemlich vor der Copulation mitt einer Tochter nieder, welche auch d 14 ten dito getaufet und Annam Mariam genannt worden; Zeügen waren Philipp Jacob Röller, filius, U: Anna Maria Eheleüthe NB: abgodle Eheleüthe seyn d 3 ten Martÿ Copuliret worden.

Translation:

1751

The 14th Febr: After Hanß Jacob Pfrister, of the late Hanß Jacob Pfrister from Godramstein, with Juliana, daughter of Philipp Jacob Roeller, [middle class] citizen here, had banns announced 3 times to be precise, but the bride of ___ Pfrister then gave birth to a daughter on the 13th February, i.e., before the official marriage, which also on the 14th Febr was baptized and named Anna Maria; Sponsors were Philipp Jacob Röller, the son [jr.], and Anna Maria, a married couple, Note: [abgodle] the couple was married on March 3rd.

Ulrich Neitzel

@Tom Randolph

I find it difficult to transcribe a word when I don't understand the transcription. If I guess the meaning could be something like obengenannter = above named, but I can't identify the letters.

The term for "she was born" is "kam.... mit einer Tochter nieder"; niederkommen is the (outdated) verb for "give birth to".

Tom Randolph

Another specific question is whether the last date cited -- 3ten Mantÿ-- should be Martÿ a form of the latin Martius for März rather than some version of Montag. This would make sense given that their official marriage date was 3rd March.

Tom Randolph

@Ulrich Neitzel : thanks very much! This version makes good sense. I had also suspected the family name was different from the indexed record version of Pfeiffer. Same thing for their marriage record below, for which the indexed record also reported Pfeiffer, but also looked more like Pfrister! Did you agree with my transcription of the spelling for 'abgodle'? And also, what word in the birth record specifically indicated she was born [on the 13th]?

Tom Randolph

@Ulrich Neitzel : thanks for clarifying 'nieder' -- that definition doesn't appear in the usual references! Makes sense, though -- just like 'mettre bas' in French (though usually for animals).