Discrete
Families Currently in the Database
The goal of the Durrenberger database is to
connect all branches of the Durrenberger
family, or at least the Alsatian part of the family, together in one large tree.
We're not there yet, and probably never will be, but this page should help
monitor progress as well as help you find your way around the database. Below
is a list of the earliest Durrenberger ancestors of
all the unconnected families currently represented in the database. Hopefully
as more information is gathered, these discrete families will eventually merge,
although inevitably new discrete families will appear.
- Durss Dürrenberger ("der alt mayer") (d. 1611) of Reigoldswil
(Baselland). His death
record is found in the early Bretzwil Reformed
church records. He is probably the father of Jacob Dürrenberger
"Dursen sohn"
who married Margreth Probsten
in 1627; however, this is uncertain, and it is possible that Durss was too old to have been Jacob's father. They
are listed as father and son in the database.
- Johannes Dürrenberger (b. abt 1560, d. <1612) of Ribeauvillé
(Haut-Rhin, Alsace). Records of his
children appear in the early Ribeauvillé
Catholic church book. Johannes and wife Barbara Birckel may have lived in nearby Riquewihr,
where records have not yet been checked.
- Balthasar Dürrenberger (b. abt 1564,
d. 1632) of Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin, Alsace). Records of Balthasar,
his wife Kunigunda Börser,
and children appear in the early Ribeauvillé
Catholic church book. Whether Balthasar was born there is unclear, and his parents
are unknown.
- Pentelius Dürrenberger
(1564-1636)
of Reigoldswil (Baselland). A head of household in the early Bretzwil
Reformed church records. First name also written "Panteleon."
- Joss
Dürrenberger of Lauwil
(Baselland). Father of Jacob
Dürrenberger of Lauwil,
found in the early Bretzwil Reformed church
records. He is known only because Jacob was referred to as "Joss' sohn." Probably the ancestor of most of the Dürrenbergers of Lauwil.
- Johannes
Dürrenberger ("Bogenthal
Hanss") (d. 1638) of Reigoldswil
(Baselland). Father-in-law
of Romey Durrenberger
the hoffmann of Mertzwiller. Lived in "Bogenthal",
which may have been a farm, estate, or some natural feature in or near the
town of Reigoldswil in Baselland,
Switzerland. His wife was Elsbeth Tschudi.
- Heinrich
"Heini" Dürrenberger
(d. 1636)
of Reigoldswil (Baselland). A head of household in the early Bretzwil
Reformed church records. His wife was Madlen Guntzinger.
- Joss
Dürrenberger (d. 1624) of St. Romey
and Reigoldswil (Baselland). A head of household in the early Bretzwil
Reformed church records. His wife was Verena Baschung.
- Remigius "Romey" Dürrenberger of St. Romey
and Bretzwil (Baselland). A head of household in the early Bretzwil
Reformed church records. His wife was Anna Kettinger.
- Remigius "Romey" Dürrenberger (1603-1665) of Bretzwil
and Reigoldswil (Baselland)
and hoffmann of Mertzwiller (Alsace). Progenitor of by far the largest family of Alsatian Durrenbergers in the database (along with his father-in-law,
"Bogenthal Hanss"
Durrenberger above). Originally from Bretzwil, Basel-Landschaft,
Switzerland, he settled in nearby Reigoldswil
after marriage. In the early 1660s, he emigrated
to Alsace, and became a landed farmer (herrschafflich
hoffmann) in Mertzwiller.
His parents' names are unknown.
- Ulrich
Dürrenberger of St. Romey
and Bretzwil (Baselland). A head of household in the early Bretzwil
Reformed church records. He is the grandfather of Romey
Durrenberger (1649-1721), formerly called Romey "the younger" of Mertzwiller
and the apparent founder of the Dürrenberger
family of 18th century Gumbrechtshoffen. Romey evidently moved to Gumbrechtshoffen
sometime between 1669 and 1705, and his son Georg became stabhalter in Gumbrechtshoffen,
and grandson Georg moved to Weitbruch.
- Johannes Dürrenberger (b. abt 1640)
of Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin,
Alsace). Father of senator Johann Georg Daniel Dürrenberger, whose prominent family has been found in
the Catholic church records of Strasbourg. He is also the ancestor of the Dürrenbergers of Fortschwihr
through his grandson Matthias. His
wife was Salomea Holtzinger.
- Christoph Dürrenberger (b. abt 1642)
of Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin,
Alsace).
One of the four unconnected Dürrenbergers
of Ribeauvillé, he was a possible brother of
Johannes (b. 1640). His wife was Elisabetha Seltz, and his
parents are unknown.
- Johann
Jacob Dürrenberger (b. abt
1635, d. <1692) of Basel (Switzerland). Married Anna Strub, and father of Johann Jacob Dürrenberger
(ca. 1670-1707), the ship hand who settled in Strasbourg and married Maria
Salome Bischoff.
- Ulrich
Dürrenberg [sic] (d. 1665), Melker
of Gundershoffen (Alsace). A head of household in the early Niederbronn
Lutheran church records, which include Gundershoffen.
A Calvinist, he was probably born about 1635 in Switzerland. Survived by
his wife Veronica and three children; their whereabouts after his death
are unknown.
- Appollonia Dürrenberger of Reigoldswil
(Baselland). Wife of Martin Plattner. This couple appears in the Bretzwil records with the birth of their daughter in
1664. She cannot be connected with either of the Appollonia
Dürrenbergers whose baptismal records are found
in Bretzwil, therefore her parents are currently unknown.
- Johannes
("Hanss") Dürrenberger
(m. 1689, d. <1736) of Reigoldswil (Baselland). Husband of Margreth Wirtz and father of
several sons who raised families in Reigoldswil
in the early to mid-18th century. He may be one of the Hanss
Dürrenbergers already in the database, with Margreth as a second wife, but this is still unknown.
Referred to once as "Hanss der gerth."
- Johannes
("Hanss") Dürrenberger
(d. <1701)
of Reigoldswil (Baselland). Father of Hanss Durrenberger who moved to Gundershoffen
(Alsace) and married Anna Eichkern there in
1701, and grandfather of Christoph Durrenberger who emigrated to
America in 1750.
- Georg
Dürrenberger (b. circa 1664) of Oberbronn
(Alsace). Called "Reebmann"
in Oberbronn, and very likely a Swiss immigrant.
He and his wife Anna Maria had numerous children in Oberbronn
between 1686 and 1705. Later Oberbronn records
have not yet been checked.
- Johannes
Dürrenberger (b. abt
1650, d. <1711)
of Strasbourg (Alsace). Called "Stadtherchandens" in Strasbourg, also a
soldier, and very likely a Swiss immigrant. Wife Susanna Schwaul, and daughter Susanna (b. 1681) married Peter Waldhardt (of Switzerland) in 1711 in Oberhausbergen.
- Franz Dürrenberger (b. abt 1680, d. 1738) of Ferrette
(Haut-Rhin, Alsace). Ancestor of all
of the Dürrenbergers of Ferrette
(Pfirt), he probably migrated there from another
town in the region. His wife was
Anna Margaretha Fröhl. His town of origin is unknown.
- Margreth Dürrenberger (b. abt 1710) of Lupsingen
(Baselland). Second wife of Durss Nägelin of Reigoldswil. Records from Lupsingen
have not yet been researched.
- Johannes
Dürrenberger (m. 1713, d. 1741) of Mertzwiller
(Alsace). Probably either born in
Switzerland or a son of Romey "the
younger" of Mertzwiller and Gumbrechtshoffen, he appears in about 1710 in the
employ of Georg Dürrenberger (1676-1735) the hoffmann of Mertzwiller (and grandson of Romey
Durrenberger the hoffmann
above). Became a Catholic in the early 1720's and had several children in Mertzwiller. Origins unknown.
- Heinrich
("Henri") Durrenberger (1696-1770) of Neuleiningen
(Palatinate) and Alsting (Lorraine). Founder of the Durrenberger
family of Alsting, Lorraine and its nearby
towns. Born in the Palatinate, his connection to Durrenberger
families in Alsace and Switzerland has not yet been established.
- Johann
Georg Dürrenberger (b. abt
1735), of Strasbourg (Alsace). Roman Catholic, married Maria
Johanna Lorentz. Their daughter
Maria Theresia died in Strasbourg in 1767 at age
4, but no further records of this family are found in the Strasbourg
records.
- Joseph
Berry (ca. 1740-1812), of Prince Edward Co., VA (U.S.A.). Married
Elizabeth Hastie, and had about 10 children. The Y-chromosome DNA profile of a single
male descendant indicates he was originally a Durrenberger,
but his immigrant ancestor is unknown.
Descendants in Sullivan and Washington Cos., TN, and Putnam Co.,
MO.
- Jacob
D. Barker (1761-1824),
probably of Lupsingen (Baselland),
later of Delaware Co., PA (U.S.A.). Known in early
American records as Jacob Deribarker, and later
Jacob D. Barker, he is known to have come to America from the Basel area
in 1772. His family perished on the ship voyage to America, leaving Jacob
to be sold as an indentured servant to Richard Dutton of Delaware Co.
Jacob was in all likelihood the son of Jacob Dürrenberger
and Verena Burgin of Lupsingen,
who are known to have emigrated to America in 1772, and Jacob is shown
here as their son; however, further research is necessary to solidify this
connection.
- Franz Anton Dürrenberger
(b. 1777),
of Rhain (Württemberg). Found in the Primisweiler
Catholic church records, he is the father of Gebhart
Dürrenberger, who immigrated to Minnesota and
founded a large family of Dürrenbergers and Dürenbergers in the US (see www.durrenberger.org for
more information). His connection to the Swiss and Alsatian family is
unclear.
- [unknown] Derryberry (b. abt 1800), of North Carolina, widow Cassie
later of Dade Co., GA (U.S.A.). It is assumed
that the Cassie Derryberry found living in Dade Co.,
GA by 1850 was the widow of a Derryberry man
whose name and parents are unknown. She is presumably the Kessiah Jane found in earlier records from Warren Co.,
TN, suggesting a link with the family of Jacob Derryberry,
but such a connection is currently speculative.
- Jacob
Durenberger (b. abt 1800), of Reigoldswil (Baselland). Married
Margareta Frae.
Son Arnold Durenberger emigrated to the US
in 1856, settling in Wyandot Co., OH.
- Jacob
T. Dernberger (1801-1856), of Warren Co., NJ and later
Oakland Co., MI (U.S.A.). Found in
Belvedere, Warren Co., NJ in the 1830 US census, then moved to Oakland
Co., MI about 1838 along with several siblings. Parents unknown, but by
proximity he may be a descendant of George Frederick Durrenberger
who moved from Morris Co. to Warren Co., NJ.
- Elizabeth Terryberry (b. 1804), of New Jersey and later
Northampton Co., PA (U.S.A.). Originally from
New Jersey, she married Garrett Pittenger about
1826. They were in New York circa 1828 where their son Peter was born,
then they settled permanently in Easton, PA. She was not the daughter of
Philip Derenberger and Mary Ann Hann (ancestors of the Terriberry
family of New Jersey), so her parents remain unknown.
- John Derryberry (ca 1806-1868), of Monroe and Itawamba Cos., MS
(U.S.A.).
Born in North Carolina, John does not fit well with any of the
known Derryberry lines still in NC in 1806. His first wife is unknown, and his second
wife was Mrs. Sarah Vandever.
- Jacob Durrenberger (b. abt 1815),
of Switzerland.
His son Jacob (b. 1837 Switzerland) immigrated to the US ca. 1880, joined by wife Magdalena nee Bruderlin
a year later, settling in Manhattan, where he worked as a silk weaver.
- Charles
Frederick Durrenberger (1824-1849), of
Alsace and later Saratoga Springs, NY (U.S.A.). Immigrated to America and married Mary Ann Plunket in Saratoga Springs in 1845. He also had ties
to New Orleans, where his son was born the following year. Returned to
Saratoga Springs and died there in 1849. Widow ended up in Storey Co., NV near the family of Peter G. Durrenberger, suggesting a possible connection.
- David
Derrenberger (1826-1882), of Baltimore, MD (U.S.A.). Like Jacob Derenberger
(originally of Griesbach, Alsace), David Derrenberger was a confectioner in Baltimore, and
seems to be the ancestor of the family in Baltimore that spells its name
"Derrenberger." It has not been
confirmed that David came from Alsace.
- George
Durrenberger (b. 1830), of Alsace and later Rochester,
Monroe Co., NY (U.S.A.). Immigrated to
Rochester ca 1850, probably with his wife
Rosalie, and died relatively young. His widow and several children then
moved to Bowling Green, KY. Information from the IGI suggests he was from Ribeauvillé (Haut-Rhin),
Alsace, but this has not been confirmed.
- George
Terryberry (ca
1830-1865),
of Wentworth Co., ON (Canada). Married an
Elsie Ann and lived in the Saltfleet Twp. area.
He died relatively young, and his son Wellington went to Cleveland, Ohio.
His probable brother John (1828-1872) lived in Ancaster
in 1871, then moved to Montcalm Co., Michigan where he died shortly
thereafter. They are probably descendants of the settler George Terryberry (1781-1866), but a connection has not yet
been made.
- Wilhelm
Durrenberger (b. 1840, d. ca
1902), of Switzerland
and later Kane Co., IL (U.S.A.). Wilhelm and
wife Rosina immigrated to the US ca. 1887, settling in Elgin Twp., Kane
Co., IL. Has descendants through sons Willliam and Robert. His parents and town of origin
are currently unknown.
- Jacob
Durrenberger (b. 1840), of Switzerland and later Passaic
Co., NJ (U.S.A.). Immigrated to the US ca. 1885,
probably with wife Salome Giesen, settling in
Passaic Co., NJ, where he worked as a silk weaver. His parents and town of
origin are currently unknown.
- John Berry
(b. ca 1845), of Pennsylvania (U.S.A.) Married Jane Riggs, based on the death record of their son
Edward Martin Berry, who seems to have been orphaned at a young age, and
moved to West Virginia.
- Jacob Durrenberger (b. 1852), of Switzerland and later
Passaic Co., NJ (U.S.A.). Immigrated to
the US ca. 1888, probably with wife Rosa, settling in Passaic Co., NJ,
where he worked as a silk weaver. His parents and town of origin are currently
unknown.
- Frederick Durrenberger (b. 1858), of Switzerland and later
Passaic Co., NJ (U.S.A.). Immigrated to
the US ca. 1890, probably with wife Ida Brogli,
settling in Passaic Co., NJ, where he worked as a silk weaver. His parents
and town of origin are currently unknown.
- Jacob
Durenberger (1860-1944), of Switzerland and later San Mateo Co., CA
(U.S.A.). Immigrated to the US ca. 1883, he
may have settled initially in San Francisco before moving to San Mateo
Co., CA, where he worked for a paint company and later a fish
cannery. He married Eva Lohrum in the U.S., and his parents and town of origin
are currently unknown. He and his family typically spelled the surname
with one "r".
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