Heest

This family, originally from Holstein is eponymous with the village Heest near Haseldorf. It begins with Tidericus Heest, known 1285-1288 at the bailiff of Segeborg castle. He could have been the father or grandfather of the following:

1. Hr. Hartvig Heest, known 1342, knight in 1359, died before 1376.
1.1. Hr. Bertram Heest, known 1407, a knight in 1411.
1.1.1. ? Henning Heest, known 1412-1415.
1.1.1.1. Arnt Heest, known 1412-1424.
1.1.1.2. Henning Heest, known 1412, killed before 9 October 1434 in a battle against duke Bernhard von Sachsen-Lauenburg.
1.1.1.3. Tonnies Heest, known 1412.
1.1.2. Hr. Hartvig Heest, known 1361, died before 1419, married Ermengaard (died before 1423).
1.1.2.1. Bertram Heest, known 1409.
1.1.2.1.1. Lyder Heest, known 1470, married Catharina (or Elsebe) Hummersb�ttel.
1.1.2.1.1.1. Mikkel Heest, known 1509, died about or before 1548, married Anne Lorentsdatter Leve.
1.1.2.1.1.1.1. Dorte, married 1stly Andreas Rantzow of Salsau; married 2ndly 6 September 1593 at Stensgaard to Otte Emmiksen of Stensgaard (born 1531 at Stensgaard, killed 6 July 1594 at Stensgaard, supposedly on the instigation of his wife, buried 8 August 1594 at Svanninge church).
1.1.2.1.1.1.2. Anne, married Mourids von der Wisch (known 1576).
1.1.2.1.1.1.3. Ewald Heest of Rethwisch and Bollingsted, known 1548, died before 1600, married Emerentia Pedersdatter von Ahlefeldt of Lindau (died after 1621).
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1. Lyder Heest of Rethwisch, born about 1572, died after 1610, married Anne (died before 1632).
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.1. Benedict Heest of S�holt, died after 1641.
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.2. Catharina, died after 1625.
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.3. Heilwig, known 1634 and 1660 as a nun at Itzehoe Abbey.
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.4. Magdalene, known 1634 and 1660 as a nun at Itzehoe Abbey.
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.5. Emerentia, known 1638, 1641 at Itzehoe Abbey, and from 1660-1668 abbess there.
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.6. a daughter, married Johan Philip von Hartinghausen (died before 1646).
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.1.7. Dorothea, married about 1622 Poul Wittorp of Pronstorf (born 7 February 1594).
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.2. Peter Heest, died after 1624.
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.3. Henrik Heest of H�isb�ttel, Holstein, died before 13 May 1636.
1.1.2.1.1.1.3.4. Anne, married 3 September 1589 at Ekenf�rde to J�rgen Rantzau of Pronstorff.
1.1.2.1.1.1.4. Lyder Heest.
1.1.2.1.1.2. Lyder Heest of Rethwisch, died about or before 1541, married Margrethe (died after 1550).
1.1.2.1.1.2.1. Catharina, died about or before 1575, married Breide Rantzow of Bollingsted (died 13 October 1562 at Bollingsted, buried at Eggebeck).
1.1.2.1.1.3. Henning Heest, killed 1509 by Wulf von der Wisch of R�st.
1.1.2.1.1.4. ? Catharina, known 1491/2 to have been at Preetz Abbey.
1.1.2.2. Lyder Heest, known 1415, died about or before 1433.
1.1.2.2.1. Siver Heest, known 1427.
1.1.2.3. Volrad Heest of Tremsb�ttel, known 1415, died after 1451.
1.1.2.3.1. Lyder Heest of Tremsb�ttel, killed 1500 at Ditmarsken, married Anne.
1.1.2.3.1.1. Volrad Heest, killed 1500 at Ditmarsken.
1.1.2.3.1.2. Detlev Heest, killed 1500 at Ditmarsken.
1.1.2.3.1.3. Heinrich Heest, killed 1500 at Ditmarsken.
2. Hr. Tidike Heest, known 1342-1407.
2.1. Hr. Lorents Heest, known 1386, known 1386, died after 1435.
2.1.1. Hartvig Heest of Elved, known 1436, died after before 1462.
2.1.1.1. Lorents Heest, died after 1486 at Skovby county district.
2.1.1.1.1. Hartvig Heest, known 1490-1499.
2.1.1.1.2. Hedevig, known 1510, married Erik von Hadeln.
2.1.2. Anton Heest, killed before 1445.
2.1.3. Sigfrid Heest, died about or before 1487, married Drude.
2.1.3.1. Margrethe, known 1487, married Henrik Rantzow.
2.1.3.2. Elsebe, abbess of Itzehoe Abbey, died about 1486.
2.1.4. Eggert Heest, known 1441-1470.
2.1.4.1. Poul Heest, known 1497-1512.
2.1.5. Dionysius Heest, an ecclesiast, died about or before 1481.
2.1.6. Mikkel Heest, died about or before 1465.
2.1.7. a daughter, married Bruneke von Alversloh (known 1438).
2.1.8. Jutte, died about or before 1481, married Hans Ritzerow (Rantzow?).
2.1.9. Dorte, died after 1479, married Bendix von Ahlefeld zu T�rning.
2.2. ? Helene, known 1377 at Dalum Abbey.
3. Eggert Heest, known 1346.
4. ? Johan Heest, known 1376, an ecclesiast, died after 1390.

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