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| Description: | In 1504, Ötisheim, which had been in the Palatine region, came under Württemberg control. The church predates this time, but has undergone extensive changes. John and Ursula BROYLES (Johannes BREYHEL and Ursula RUOP) worshipped here (http://www.genebase.com/node/P1980115) see also (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/johnsgermnotes/oetisheim.html) !!!!!
Perhaps the most significant fact about Ötisheim from the Broyles/Briles family perspective is that the town was sacked on September 27 and 28, 1692. This also explains why this church`s records do not go back any earlier. The reason for the sacking was an attempt by France's "Sun King", Louis XIV, to claim the inheritance of his sister-in-law Lieselotte from the Palatinate. In so doing, he launched a war of succession that in a few years time left southwestern Germany lying in rubble. One of the war's decisive battles was fought near Ötisheim at which the Duke-Administrator Karl von Württemberg was taken captive by the French. Ötisheim was burned down leaving only the church, town hall, and monastery administration building still standing. In 1744, looking back on that time, pastor Christian Gottfried Nicolai wrote "the inhabitants were all dispersed, everything plundered and the village sat in complete ruin." Only nine inhabitants lived in the ruins in 1697. It is for this reason that the Waldensers (religious followers of Peter Waldo) were granted the right to move straight into this depopulated neighborhood. They established a community in nearby Schönenberg, the site of a museum today. Thus Ötisheim was a vacuum, and it attracted the persecuted Waldenser sect and others. Johannes seems to have been part of the migration into the area. The town was rebuilt during the early 1700's with a strong fortification that had a moat, embankments and thick walls, the remains of which can be seen today. from http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~george/otisheim.html ------ This family was part of the Germanna Second Colony - circa
1717 They were Lutherans from the Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg regions of Germany. They paid passage to their
intended destination, Pennsylvania, but the captain landed in Virginia where he demanded more money. Lt. Governor
Alexander Spotswood paid this extortion, in exchange for an indenture of 7 years on the Germans. The truth of the matter here is that the Captain, Andrew Tarbett was in cahoots with Governor Spotswood, and this additional money was the captain`s bonus for bringing the Germans to Virginia rather than Pennsylvania. Spotswood used this indenture to secure for himself headrights for land based on his importation of these Germans. The Colonists of 1717 and 1719
remained in the Germanna neighborhood until 1725 or 1726 when they acquired land in Madison County.
http://www.germanna.org/history.html
------- Evidence exists for a settlement of some kind during celtic (Keltische) times, and later during the Roman era. The earliest written record of the town is from the year 756 when it is referred to as Autinesheim, from an old clan name "Autines". Like other towns, it was 'owned' by a variety of local nobles, each of whom had a share, but by the year 1150 it had been brought into the possession of the monastery in nearby Maulbronn. |
| Keywords: | Kirche,Germany,Ötisheim,Deutschland |
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