SOUFFLENHEIM 1680 RELIGIOUS ACCOUNT

The 1680 Soufflenheim Town Account contains the following religious account which lists a tax to which most parishioners contributed. This list of 66 names, which mentions some people more than once, is reduced to 46 names. It is the earliest list of people living in Soufflenheim. Translated by Marie Odile Peres.

· RELIGIOUS ACCOUNT

Account rendered by Joseph Burckert as administrator of the saints : our beloved Lady and Saint Wendelin ; the property paying interests here in Soufflenheim, recording all income and expense for year 1680 inclusively until year 1681 exclusive.

SOUFFLENHEIM

INCOME

Left From Year Before

First received by previous administrator Hans Erz : 4 Gulden

Same received by the same : 5 Gulden

Same for the same one : 1 Gulden

And again left on this account as received by him : 1 Gulden 1 s

Left : 11 Gulden 1 s

Same received by the same man as administrator of the goods of the saints : 11 Gulden 4 s 9 d

Same the previous administrator has still to receive as left and due : 31 Gulden 7 s 3 d

Sum of the total left on this previous account is : 54 Gulden 3 s

Received In Money From The Church Property Tax

First: received from Jacob Leyman : 18 s

Same from Philipp Kieffer, received : 5 s

Same from Paul Moser, received : 3 s

Same from Georg Volck, also : 3 s

Same from Martin Kirri, received : 15 s

Same from Paul Berckinger : 5 s

Same from Paul Berckinger, again : 5 s

Same from the same Paul Berckinger : 7 s

Same from Hans Stifflmeyer : 4 s

Subtotal : 6 G 5 s

[Not translated for the remaining names are "same from", "again", "received", "also", that are found in each line]

Jacob Mey : 6 s

Martin Kern : 3 s 6 d

Hans Dobler : 7 s

Hans Dobler : 4 s

Hans Stifflmeyer : 2 G 4 s

Paul Kieffer : 2 G

Wendel Götz’s wife : 15 s

Jacob Mey : 5 s

Hans Merz : 6 s

Johann Jäck : 10 s

Johann Jäck : 10 s

Subtotal : 11 G 6 d

Görg Irr: 0 [his contribution of 10 shilling is crossed out]

Hans Jacob Schöffter, mayor : 2 G 10 s

Lorentz Schöffter, inn landlord : 2 G 10 s

Jacob Kieffer : 6 s

Andreas Renck : 5 s

Adam Obermeÿer : 4 s

Hans Duwa : 8 s

Paul Moser : 16 s

Paul Moser : 10 s

Jacob Mey : 3 s

Jacob Messner : 10 s

Wolff Frey’s the eldest, heirs : 5 s

Philips Kieffer : 2 s

Subtotal : 12 G 2 s 8 d

Lorentz Schöffter, forester : 5 s

Philips Kieffer : 2 s

Hans Berckinger : 6 s

Mathias Breÿ : 9 s

Philips Kieffer : 2 G

Johannes Wïssermeÿr : 6 s

Matheis Messner : 5 s

Hans Kalckbrenner : 5 s

Subtotal : 5 G 8 s

Mrs. Schöffter : 4 s

Mathias Giger : 4 s

Michael Albrecht : 7 s

Görg Görzen’s widow : 3 s

Martin Kirri : 13 s

Blasy Buttwiller : 5 s

Jacob Rider’s widow : 7 s

Hans Görg Herrnlebers : 10 s

Mathias Breÿ : 4 s

Hans Kalckbrenner : 5 s

Subtotal : 6 G 2 s

Michael Windisch : 6 s

Johannes Jäck : 5 s 3 d

Hans Stifflmeyer : 11 s

Fridrich Kalckbrenner : 4 s

Hans Kegelin : 5 s 6 d

Lorentz Schäffter : 4 s

Urichs Hans from Roppenheim : 13 s

Hans Erz : 5 s

… Riser : 2 s 6 d

Hans Heussler : 16 s 6 d

Hans Stifflmeÿr :1 s

Lorentz Schöffter : 2 s

Adam Obermeÿer : 8 s

Mathis Breÿ : 10 s

Martin Böller : 10 s

After is left: 4 G 7 s 6 d

Same received from the smith in Gissenheim for grass : 1 G

Left : 5 G 7 s 6 d

Received In Fruit

So I received here from the Soufflenheim community in fruit

An amount of : 8 measures (Sester)

Same from the community of Hatten received : 2 measures (Viertel)

Same from the community of Ohlungen received : 6 measures (Vierling)

Left a total of : 3 fiertel 3 1/2 sester

So that should now still to be delivered to him previous administrator of the saints properties an amount of : 5 fiertel

Left a total of : 8 fiertel 4 1/2 sester

General Income In Money

[Crossed out are the words "First from the smith of Gissenheim on grass 1 G". This entry was a mistake as it was already noted above.]

Total of all income in money is, including money left from the previous account : 107 G 4 s 1 d 

· RELIGIOUS TAXPAYERS

The names of the religious taxpayers in alphabetical order and taxes paid. The 66 names mentioned have been reduced to 46 after removing names mentioned multiple times.

Year	Surname	Name	Description	Source
1680	Albrecht	Michael	Tax: 7 s	Religious Tax
1680	Burckert	Joseph	Church Account administrator. No Tax.	Religious Tax
1680	Berckinger	Paul	Tax: 5 s, 5 s, 7 s	Religious Tax
1680	Berckinger	Hans	Tax: 6 s	Religious Tax
1680	Böller	Martin	Tax: 10 s	Religious Tax
1680	Breÿ	Mathias	Tax: 9 s, 10 s, 4 s	Religious Tax
1680	Buttwiller	Blasy	Tax: 5 s	Religious Tax
1680	Dobler	Hans	Tax: 7 s, 4 s	Religious Tax
1680	Duwa	Hans	Tax: 8 s	Religious Tax
1680	Erz	Hans	Tax: 5 s	Religious Tax
1680	Frey	Wolff	The eldest, heirs of: Tax: 5 s	Religious Tax
1680	Giger	Mathias	Tax: 4 s	Religious Tax
1680	Görzen	Görg	Widow of. Tax: 3 s	Religious Tax
1680	Götz	Wendel	Wife of. Tax: 15 s	Religious Tax
1680	Heussler	Hans	Tax: 16 s 6 d	Religious Tax
1680	Herrnlebers	Hans Görg	Tax: 10 s	Religious Tax
1680	Irr	Görg	No tax. Contribution of 10 s crossed out.	Religious Tax
1680	Jäck	Johann	Tax: 10 s, 10 s, 5 s 3 d	Religious Tax
1680	Kalckbrenner	Hans	Tax: 5 s, 5 s	Religious Tax
1680	Kalckbrenner	Fridrich	Tax: 4 s	Religious Tax
1680	Kegelin	Hans	Tax: 5 s 6 d	Religious Tax
1680	Kern	Martin	Tax: 3 s 6 d	Religious Tax
1680	Kieffer	Philips	Tax: 5 s, 2 s, 2 s, 2 R	Religious Tax
1680	Kieffer	Jacob	Tax: 6 s	Religious Tax
1680	Kieffer	Paul	Tax: : 2 R	Religious Tax
1680	Kirri	Martin	Tax: 15 s, 13 s	Religious Tax
1680	Leyman	Jacob	Tax: 18 s	Religious Tax
1680	Merz	Hans	Tax: 6 s	Religious Tax
1680	Messner	Matheis	Tax: 5 s	Religious Tax
1680	Messner	Jacob	Tax: 10 s	Religious Tax
1680	Mey	Jacob	Tax: 6 s, 5 s, 3 s	Religious Tax
1680	Moser	Paul	Tax: 3 s, 16 s, 19 s	Religious Tax
1680	Obermeÿer	Adam	Tax: 4 s, 8 s	Religious Tax
1680	Renck	Andreas	Tax: 5 s	Religious Tax
1680	Rider	Jacob	Widow of. Tax: 7 s	Religious Tax
1680	Riser	Unknown	Tax: 2 s 6 d	Religious Tax
1680	Schäffter	Lorentz	Tax: 4 s	Religious Tax
1680	Schöffter	Hans Jacob	Mayor.  Tax: 2 R 10 s	Religious Tax
1680	Schöffter	Lorentz	Inn Landlord.  Tax: 2 R 10 s	Religious Tax
1680	Schöffter	Lorentz	Forester.  Tax: 5 s	Religious Tax
1680	Schöffter	Lorentz	Tax: 2 s	Religious Tax
1680	Schöffter	Unknown	Mrs. Tax: 4 s	Religious Tax
1680	Stifflmeyer	Hans	Tax: 4 s, 2 R 4 s, 11 s, 1 s	Religious Tax
1680	Volck	Görg	Tax: 3 s	Religious Tax
1680	Windisch	Michael	Tax: 6 s	Religious Tax
1680	Wïssermeÿr	Johannes	Tax: 6 s	Religious Tax