William Disselbrett isn't a Disselbrett after all, at least not by bloodline. His grandfather was born J.H. Thier in 1766 and took on the name Disselbrede after a 1796 marriage.
The purpose of publishing this series, though, is to put the twists and turns to the test. And before I can conclude that, I have to explain a few more leaps in logic.
But anyone who would search FamilySearch.org for those parents would find another J.H. Thier baptized June 3, 1761.
How do one set of parents at the same church in Olfen end up with two children by the same name born five years apart?
Tragedy explains it. Henry Thier died February 24, 1766 at age 5.
So, here's the sequence:
Joannes Henricus Thier baptized 3 Jun 1761
Joannes Henricus Thier baptized 6 Jan 1766
Henricus Thier - age 5 - died 24 Feb 1766
It wasn't uncommon to name one child the same as a preceding child when there was the death of a child, or in this case I theorize, a pending death. It wasn't uncommon, either, to go by your middle name, instead of your first name. I present this sequence for scrutiny.
Someone may have also noticed the difference of J.H. Thier's birth in the baptismal record--January 6, 1766--and in the Selm emigration records--June 6, 1769.
My explanation also is a leap in logic that's up there for challenge. It could just be a simple error or one brought on over the passing of time. After all, there are 80 years between J.H. Thier's birth and his voyage to America. It's not that hard to err and transcribe 6 Jun 1769 as 6 Jan 1766 instead.
Lastly, a person baptized on June 6, 1769 at Saint Vitus in Olfen had three similiarities. J.H. Sanners had the given name Joannes Henricus, was born to a father Bernard, and was born to a mother with the maiden name Thier. Though interesting similarities, I dismiss them as as mere coincidence.
Twists aside, our J.H. Their was born in 1766.
Part Eight has the family tree of William Disselbrett and the conclusion.
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