Alswede 1707 Marriage record clarification
Three questions:
1) How do I mark an answer to a question as being completed?
2) Attached is a marriage record in 1707 that I am having a very hard time transcribing. Could you help there? I see:
1707
15) Drica XI
Johan Herm Scheper u. Margarete Elisabethe Hagedorns, er gehö*el nach dem Böchelsin ist freÿ, haben *nchels eigens *delle*sich ihre hä*nde *rbeit *ehren
[It's in light green on the left side of the left page.]
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JH7L-L8H
3) I see in a lot of the entries in the early 1700's for this parish a phrase that looks something like what I am seeing in this marriage record, that says something about being "free people" "freij leute". Can you tell me what this means?
Thank you so much!
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Hello @Jenealogy
Regarding your first question: 1) How do I mark an answer to a question as being completed?
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Thank you. There are always multiple ways to get something done:)
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Here's a few slight corrections to your transcription of the marriage record -
1707
15) Drica XI
Johan Herm Scheper u. Margarete Elisabethe Hagedorns, er gehöret nach dem Böchel, sie ist freÿ, haben nichts eigens, wollen sich ihrer Hände *rbeit *ehren.
I'm not sure about the last two words. "Drica" is probably Domenica - a Sunday.
You asked about "free people," and this record mentioned that the wife is free but the husband belongs to Böchel. The FamilySearch Wiki for Westfalen mentions serfdom and manumission before 1808 here - https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Westphalia_(Westfalen)_Manumissions. There's also a description of Heiratskonsens here https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Westphalia_(Westfalen)_Court_Records that may also be helpful.
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You're welcome, @Jenealogy.
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Robert - Thank you so much! I was able to find the manumissions at the https://www.archive.nrw.de/archivsuche. I've registered and am awaiting further directions on how to order them! It looks like they only have Heiratskonsens in the middle 1800's, which is too late for my research. However, I'm so appreciative of the sources you have provided so that I can learn a little more about these ancestors lives.
Question answered!
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The credit goes to @sylviaelchinger1.
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