Hello Lynelle;
My ancestor was Anne Marie Elisabeth Theiling, born Bohringhaus. Before she
married Casper Herm Theiling (my ancestor)in October 1766, she was married
to Johan Lucas PAPENBAUM. Their marriage was in June 1751 and Johan died in
1765. Anne Marie Elisabeth was Papenbaum's second wife. His first wife was
Catharina Clara Underall.
This Papenbaum couple lived 70 years before the people you are asking about
but my guess is that they are related somehow. They lived on the Papenbaum
farm in Piepenbrink, Riemsloh which is very close (10 km?) to Melle, the
village that someone else mentioned in another reply to you. You can
probably find Riemsloh (east of Osnabruck) on a modern map but not
Piepenbrink.
The farm was inherited by the eldest daughter of the first marriage. This
daughter married Hermann Hinrich Caase, who according to the custom, adopted
the family (farm) name Papenbaum and became Herman Hinich Papenbaum, thus
continuing the family name.
If you think this may be your family and want some help trying to make the
connection, I can give you the name of a professional genealogist/historian
who specializes in this area of Germany. I would have never made any
progress with this branch of my family without his help. The history,
inheritance laws, religious situation, and living conditions of this time
period in this part of Germany are fascinating and very complicated --
making genealogical research a challenge.
Good Luck -- let me know how you do.
Hank Theiling
Charleston, South Carolina USA