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We have traced this family line back to
a Hans Sonss who
most likely lived in southwestern Germany during the
turbulent 17th
century. The name of his
wife is not known but they did have a known daughter named Eva Sonst (Sonsst).
Eva was born around 1657 at the community of Hoffenheim now located in the German state of Baden-Württemburg.
Around 1672 she married Johann Georg Gobel who was also a native of Hoffenheim. Our lineage continues through their son Hans George Gobel said
to have been born at Hoffenheim in 1693. Eva Sonst Gobel lived her
entire life at Hoffenheim and passed away there
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HANS1 SONSS . Hans Sonss and an unkown
spouse had EVA2
SONST was born about 1657 in Hoffenheim, Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. |
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EVA2 SONST (Hans1 Sonss)
was born about 1657 in Hoffenheim, Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. She died about 1700 in Hoffenheim, Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. She married Johann Georg Gobel in 1672 in Hoffenheim, Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg,
Germany. He was born in 1655 in Nördlingen, Donau-Ries, Bavaria, Germany. He died in 1713 in Hoffenheim, Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. Johann Georg Gobel and Eva Sonst had the
following child: i.
HANS
GEORG3 GOBEL was born in 1693 in Hoffenheim,
Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. He died
on 22 Feb 1765 in Orange, North Carolina, USA. He married Maria Barbara Geisler on 13 May 1716 in Hoffenheim,
Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg,
Germany. She was born about 1695 in Hoffenheim, Rhein-Neckar, Baden-Wurttemberg,
Germany. She died after 1734 in York County, Pennsylvania. |
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evidence is usually defined
as the best available to prove the fact in question, usually in an original
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that evidence which is inferior in its origin to primary evidence. That does
not mean secondary evidence is always in error, but there is a greater chance
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record’s contents. Published
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evidence. Thus it is always a good
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it, (when it is a copy)?; (2) What was the reason for the creation of the
source which contains this evidence?; and (3) Who was responsible for
creating this secondary evidence and what interest did they have in its
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Tracing
our own family’s paths of migration can prove crucial in identifying previous
generations and eventually, figuring out where and how they arrived in the
“New World” as well as where they eventually settled. Knowing the network of trails American pioneers
traveled can help you guess where to start looking. The trail map(s) provided below may assist
you in understanding the routes that our direct ancestors of this family may
have taken to find new homes and opportunities in the vast area now encompassed
by the United States. During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of Europeans
made the perilous ocean voyage to America. For
many it was an escape from economic hardship and religious persecution. For most it was an opportunity to start
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Immigration records show a number of
people bearing the name of SONST, or
one of its variants, as arriving in North America between the 17th
and 20th centuries. Some of
these immigrants were: 25 year old William Sonss a 25 year old German who came to
New York on board a hip from Antwerp, Belgium in 1853; Matilda Sonst from Germany who
became a naturalized U.S. citizen at New York in 1879 and her husband Philipp
Sonst who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1881. |
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The
information presented below shows where the SONST surname is
distributed. It appears that this name
is only common within Germany, the probable
country of origin of this family.
Statistics show that there are approximately 1.5 persons per million
of population with this surname, within Germany. The top regions of
Germany where this surname is the most highly clustered is the North Rhine-Westphalia and Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Durmersheim , Baden-Württemberg is the top
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Origins of the surname
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An Introduction
to the Surname
The practice of inherited family surnames began in England and France during the late part of
the 11th
century. Surnames were first utilized
in the Germanic
region of central
Europe during the second half of the 12th century. The custom of taking on surnames began in
the southern areas of Germany,
and gradually spread northward during the Middle Ages. It took about three hundred years for this
tradition to apply to most families and become a constant part of one’s
identity. With the passing of
generations and the movement of families from place to place many of the
original identifying names were altered into some of the versions that we are
familiar with today. Over the
centuries, most of our European ancestors accepted their surname as an
unchangeable part of their lives. Thus
people rarely changed their surname.
Variations of most surnames were usually the result of an involuntary
act such as when a government official wrote a name phonetically or made an
error in transcription.
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Source(s) & Meaning(s) of the Surname
Most modern German family names are a means conveying lineage.
For the most part, German surnames were
developed from four major sources: (1) Patronymic & Matronymic surnames most
common in northern Germany are based on a parent’s first name, such as Niklas Albrecht (Niklas son of
Albrecht); (2) occupational surnames are last names based on the person’s job or trade for
example Lukas Fischer (Lukas the
Fisherman); (3) descriptive
surnames are based on a unique quality or physical feature of the
individual like Karl Braun (Karl with
brown hair); (4) geographical surnames are derived from the
location of the homestead from which the first bearer and his family lived
such as Leon Meer (Leon from by the sea),
or derived from the state, region, or village of the first bearer's origin
for example Paul Cullen (Paul from Koeln/Cologne).
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History of the
Surname
Most German names have
their roots in the Germanic Middle Ages.
The process of forming family names in what is present day Germany began
early in the 12th
Century and extended through the 16th century.
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Variations of the surname
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Throughout the centuries,
surnames in every country have continued to unfold and expand often leading
to an overwhelming number of variants. As such one can
encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames because in early times,
spelling in general and thus the spelling of names was not yet
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The complexity of researching records is compounded by the fact that in many cases an ancestors surname may
also have been misspelled. This is
especially true when searching census documents. The Soundex
Indexing System was developed in an effort to assist with identifying
spelling variations for a given surname.
Soundex is a method of indexing names in the
1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census, and
can aid genealogists in their research.
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Amorial bearings, symcbols
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In
the Middle Ages heraldry came into
use as a practical matter. The
word heraldry is derived from the German word heer, meaning (a host, an army)
and held, (champion). Heraldry originated
in the devices used to distinguish the armored warriors in tournament and
war, and was also placed on seals as marks of identity. The Germans
transmitted the word to the French, and it reached England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. As far as
records show, true heraldry began in the middle of the 12th
century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several
countries of Western Europe.
Heraldry spread to the German
burgher class in the 13th
century, and even some peasants used arms in the 14th
century. A German
coat of arms is usually referred to by any of the following terms; Wappen, Familienwappen,
Blasonierung, Heraldik,
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ARMORIAL BEARINGS
The associated armorial bearings for this surname and
close variant spellings are recorded in Burke’s
General Armorie and Rietstap’s Armorial
General.
The additional information, presented below, is offered with regard to
the armorial bearings depicted below:
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These arms belonged to a Sonst of
's-Hertogenbosch a municipality in the Netherlands,
and also the capital of the province of North
Brabant. It is located in the southern Netherlands, some 80 km south of Amsterdam. The shield is silver and contains a red saltire
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MOTTO(ES)
A motto is a word or sentence usually
written upon a scroll and generally placed below the shield, but sometimes,
especially in Scotland, above the crest. Many ancient
mottoes were war-cries such as the Douglas motto of
“Forward.” Many mottoes
refer to the name of the bearer, for example “cole regem” for Coleridge.
In general most mottoes convey a sentiment, hope, or
determination, such as the Cotter motto “Dum spiro spero” where the meaning is “While I have breath I hope“.
Mottoes are often used by several successive
generations, but may be changed at any time by the grantee. The languages
most in use are Latin, French, and English.
Exceptions are seen in Scotland where they are often in the old
Lowland dialect, and in Wales, often in the language of the
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It is unusual to find a motto associated with
the coat-of-arms of a noble German family.
As in this case no motto has been located that is associated with the Sonst surname and
its close variant spellings. This does
not necessarily mean that the Germanic culture is devoid of mottos. For example, the national motto of Germany
is “Einigkeit und Recht
und Freiheit”, meaning Unity and Justice and Freedom.
The German word for motto is “Wahlspruch.” Some of the more well known German
mottoes are as follows: Alte Wunden bluten leicht – Old
wounds readily bleed anew; Blut und Eisen –
Blood and iron; Das
beste is gut genug –
The best is good enough; Ein’ feste Burg is unser Gott – Our
God is a strong tower of defense; Ewigkeit – Eternity; Für Gott und Iht – All
for God and her; Gott is überall –
God is over all; Gott mit uns – God is with us; Ich dien – I
serve; Krieg – War; Mehr Licht! – More
light!; Nichts zoviel – Nothing in excess; Prosit! – Good luck!; Vaterland – Fatherland; Vertrau’ auf Gott –
Put your trust in God; Vorwärts! –
Forward!; Zu dienen – At
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Heraldic bearings
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The art of designing, displaying, describing, and recording arms is
called heraldry.
The use of coats of arms by countries, states, provinces, towns and villages
is called civic heraldry. A Coat of Arms is
defined as a group of emblems and figures (heraldic bearings) usually
arranged on and around a shield and serving as the special insignia of some
person, family, or institution. Except
for a few cases, there is really no such thing as a standard "coat of
arms" for a surname. A coat of arms, more properly called
an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, is a design usually
granted only to a single person not to an entire family or to a particular
surname. Coats of arms are inheritable
property, and they generally descend to male lineal descendents of the
original arms grantee. The rules and
traditions regarding Coats of Arms vary from country to country. Therefore a
Coat of Arms for an English family would differ from that of a German family
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Some of the more prominent elements
incorporated into a coat of arms are
: Crest - The word crest is often mistakenly applied to a coat of arms. The crest was a later development arising from the love of pageantry. Initially the crest consisted of charges painted onto a ridge on top of the helmet. Wreath or Torse
– The torse
is a twist of cloth or wreath
underneath and part of a crest. Always shown as six twists, the first tincture
being the tincture of the field,
the second the tincture of the metal, and so on. Mantling –
The mantling
is a drapery tied to the helmet
above the shield. It forms a backdrop for the shield. Helm or Helmet - The
helmet
or helm is situated above the
shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of
helmet displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles
developed over time, in step with the development of actual military helmets. Shield or Arms - The basis of all coats of arms. At their simplest, arms consist of a shield with a plain field on which appears a geometrical shape or object. The items appearing on the shield are known as charges. Motto - The
motto was originally
a war cry, but later mottoes often expressed some worthy sentiment. It may appear at the top or bottom of a family coat of
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