Dear Sirs :
I am researching my Familiennamen through the centuries, starting with CHRANNEST, CHRANEST in Vienna, Austria. Continuing to KRANNEST, KRANEST und CHRONEST to Graz,Austria.
Moving to Germany the town of BURGHASLACH in Bavaria, und REGENSBURG.
My Familie was Catholic in Austria und Evan.-Luth. in Germany.
I am searching for my GROSSVATER of 13 generations past, his name was ABRAHAM KRANNOSTER, born ca. 1580, formerly of WOLFSPASSING, AUSTRIA in LOWER AUSTRIA, near STEINAKIRCH EN AM WOODS.
He had a Sohn named, MATTHIAS KRANNESTER, born 1615. He married MARGARETHA HOLBLING, born 1629, Tochter of Hanns und Rosina Holbling to Purgestall, Austria. Matthias und Margaretha Krannester had (8) children. Records at Badenbach, Evan.- Luth. churchbook....
Jackkran@verizon.net
Dear Sir,
Bingo, I have done some research for KROENESTER (sounds very similar to the names you have mentioned) in Burghaslach (Franconia) and surrounding parishes like Aschbach (I was born there) and Geiselwind. My KROENESTER pedigree starts with a Wolff Kroenester (born around 1645), he lived in a tiny village named Pretzdorf (which is close to Burghaslach); his son Kilian was born in Pretzdorf and baptized October 18, 1668 in Burghaslach. Kilian was married to Anna Elisabetha Stolz from Aschbach on January 16, 1698 in Aschbach.
Please let me know if this fits into your own pedigree so we could exchange our researched results.
Best wishes
Herbert (Jordan) > Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 00:42:32 -0500> From: jackkran@verizon.net> To: Franken-L@genealogy.net> Subject: [FR] Surnames: Krannest, Chranest, Kranest, Chronest> > Dear Sirs : > > I am researching my Familiennamen through the centuries, starting with CHRANNEST,