Joder Contract Files From Thun - English Text
Contract
File Records- Extracted by Professional Researcher Therese Metzger, Summer of
2009, who was hired by the Yoder Newsletter to do this research for our
readers. The translation from the German is by Bruce Stahley.
These
records reside in the cantonal archive in the city of Bern -- i.e. Staatsarchiv
des Kantons Bern. When you see the expression BEZ Thun, that is an abbreviation
for "Bezirk Thun." "Bezirk" = district. That indicates that
the contract records come from the administrative district of Thun, which
includes, of course, Steffisburg. Just a way of cataloging the material in the
archives.
FOR THE GERMAN, SEE SEPARATE FILE
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"Attached
is my translation of Therese's findings. She went through all the volumes
looking for the three estate settlements (We had targeted three death record
occurences which seemed to offer hints to the „immigrant generation“ of
Steffisburg Joder males). For each volume she has noted the pages where a Joder
was mentioned (but did not include details since we were only looking for the
three estate settlements.) Where you see the words "keine Teilung" it
means she found no estate settlements in that volume.
"It is clear the contract on A296 p. 63 refers to the Caspar/Stauffer
family.
"The transaction in A297, p. 201, is VERY interesting. It sounds like the
absent brother Hans is due some inheritance, but no one knows where he is. Some
sisters seem to be in the "lowlands" ---- the original words would
have said "Niederland" --- this was the usual way to refer to the
Pfalz or Alsace. It does NOT refer to the Netherlands. In any case, it is the
kind of information I wish we had more of, as it is suggestive of emigration
and probably Anabaptism."—Bruce Stahley, August 2009
(Comments
inserted below are generally by Bruce- code identifications (i.e. YB6, are
based on the identifications in Amish and Amish Mennonite Genealogies,
by Kreider and Gingerich, for the Swiss Joder families)
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Documents for Joder from Steffisburg
Contract Files in Thun- BEZ A 275
- 285:
A275
2 Guarantor: Caspar Joder of Steffisburg
1712
3-5 Rental contract: Hans Joder in the Au leased his mill to Jakob Tschaggelar.
1712. (YB)
88-94 Renunciation explanation: the late Caspar Joder in the Scheidgasse. The
heirs are the widow named Anna Zaugg, represented through Jakob Joder, legal
representative, her cousin, and the children Anna Joder, the miller wife from
Wiler, Christina Joder, the smithy's wife of Mettenwil, Margreth Baum-Joder and
Barbara, Verena, Christina and Catharina Joder with their trustee. 4 March
1713. There are many debts. [No sons named!] (Y73)
132 Obligation: Mathys Joder of Steffisburg primary guarantor with Peter Meyer,
Kirchmeier, his brother-in-law. 1713.
A277—children of Hans Joder and Katharine Reusser –omits son Jost-gone to
222-226 Estate Settlement. Hans, Christian, Anna, Barbara, Verena (children
YB6)
237-241 Sales contract: Hans and Christian in the Bernstrasse sold a house and
land in the Bernstrasse. 1714. (Sons YB6)
A278
43 & 45 Jakob Joder the miller, complaint regarding a horse. 1714
170-171 Jakob Joder buys some grain. 1715.
249-252 Sales contract. Jakob Joder the younger at the mill sold the middle
mill in Steffisburg.
281-282 Jakob Joder the younger exchanged some land. 1716
A279
13 Jakob Joder? the miller leased the
middle mill from Jakob Stettler, farmer from Romain Motier. 11 Jan 1715
29 Sales contract. Hans Joder of Steffisburg sold his house and household.
1715.
44 Receipt. Christen Joder paid debts on behalf of his brother-in-law Christen
Meyer of Homberg. 1715
46
171
172 Exchange contract. Between Hans Joder the elder in the Au and his son Jakob
in the Pfaffenhalten. 1716. (YB and YB3)
178 Hans Joder the lieutenant loaned 400 pounds. (Y7a)
190 Debt Contract. Anna Eicher,
Hans Joder the lieutenant's wife, has received 400 pounds. 1716 (Y7a)
241 Obligation. Primary guarantor is Caspar Joder in the Gloggenthal. 1716.
(YB2)
248-249 Debt Contract. Debtor is Hans Joder in the Au. Guarantor Caspar Joder
in the Gloggenthal his son. 1716 (YB and YB2)
A280
21 Debt Contract. Anna Eicher, Hans Joder's wife 1716 (Y7a)
29-33 Sales Contract. Caspar Joder in the Scheidgasse at Steffisburg sold the
house and household that he inherited from his father. 1717 (Y73 son of Niclaus
Y7))
63
85-87
104 Sales contract. Peter Meyer the old Kirchmeier sold to his son-in-law
Caspar Joder and his son Christen Meyer an estate at Zäziwil. 1717.
114.
181
168
A281
63
79 Promisory Contract. Caspar Joder the old Kirchmeir of Gloggenthal. He is
satisfied with with the adjoining land. (YB2)
165 Obligation. Primary guarantor Caspar Joder of Steffisburg and his
brother Hans. 1718.
178
176 Settlement. Handed over script and money for the above transaction.
202 Debt contract. Jakob Joder of the Pfaffenhalten, district treasurer and of
the Steffisburg court, primary debtor 1500 pounds. 1718. (YB3)
203 Debt contract. Jakob Joder of the Pfaffenhalten, 1500 pounds 1718. (YB3)
A282
94 Marriage contract. Between Hans Hodel
and Barbara Joder of Lugstalden in the Schniggenen. 1719.
[See death entry that you found from 28
Dec 1753. I think we muddled
husband's name. Barbara might be daughter of Caspar J. and
Margaret Reiff.]
97 Receipt. Caspar Joder in Gloggenthal. (YB2)
101 Obligation. Jakob Joder in the Pfaffenhalten, creditor 1719. (YB3)
102 Obligation. Jakob Joder in the Pfaffenhalten, creditor 1719. (YB3)
122 Debt contract. Primary debtor is Jakob Joder the old Seckelmeister in the
Au mill. 1720. (YB3)
159 Agreement. Hans Rupp and Caspar Joder the old Seckelmeister's son, in land
under Emberg have guaranteed a loan of 600 pounds for their relative and
brother Jakob Joder. 1719. (YB31 and YB32)
172 Sales contract. Christen Wanzenried sold to Nicklaus Spring, Hans Joder and
others a water run, and a ?????. 1719.
179 Obligation. 1000 pounds. From 1707. Chief guarantors were Hans Joder in the
Au; the old Kirchmeier in the Gloggenthal; and Jakob Joder in the
Pfaffenhalter, sons. The surety was the mill in the Au, belonging to the chief
gurarntor. Cancelled 1719. [Three pages of text, not all read.] (YB and YB2 and
YB3)
A283
No Joders.
A284 (Hans Joder/Verena Reusser family- YB)
12-13 Estate Settlement. The late Hans Joder in the Au of Steffisburg. His sons
and grandsons: Caspar the elder son in the Gloggenthal and his sons Christen
and Caspar, Jakob the younger son of Pfaffenhalten and his sons Hans and Caspar
Joder. 1719/1721. (YB family)
61
70 Marriage contract. Verena Jakob Joder the old Seckelmeister's in the Au daughter
with Christen Maurer of Oppligen 1721. (Y34)
72 Lease Contract. Caspar Joder leasesd to his son-in-law Christian Maurer the
mill in the Au. 1721.
126 Lease Contract. Michel Schiffmann leased Caspar Joder of Steffisburg and
Benedicht Jung of Diessbach the mill at Homberg for one year. 1722
[I think this MIGHT be Caspar born
1695 to Caspar J. and Verena Stauffer, and then married Barbara
Bürki, had numerous daughters. See death notice from 1771 for Caspar and 1778 for Barbara. Looks like he continued to run the mill at
Homberg. What do you think? Thus,
family YB.]
132
A285
91 Debt contract. Caspar Joder the old
Kirchmeier and as guarantors his son Hans Joder and son-in-law Christian
Reusser both of Erlen. 1723. (YB2)
111 Obligation. Caspar Joder acknowledges to his mother Verena Stauffer, who
acknowleded it with the hand of her husband Caspar Joder the old Kirchmeier.
1722. (YB2 and YB26)
118 Debt contract. Jakob Joder old district treasurer, guarantors are his sons
Hans and Caspar Joder. 1723. (YB3)
212 Lease contract. The same people as above, item 91.
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BEZ
Thun A 290-298- English Text
A296
p. 63
Brothers Hans and Christen Joder exchanged for
themselves, and their mother Verena Stauffer with the consent and permission of
Caspar Joder her husband and their
father, with Caspar Joder, a son, and Christen Spring and Hans Zaugg their
sons-in-law and their mother, property in Gloggenthal. 2 houses, a barn, an oven house, a granary,
in return for an Alp (pasture) in the area of Röthenbach for pasturing about 10 cows in the summer. No
date, it must have been 1733. Written in 1737 , the whole thing was cancelled
because the people were dead and no promise had been carried through.
p 127-133
Christen, Jost and Peter Joder, sons of the late
Jakob Joder sign and confirm a
hereditary loan contract for a mill.
Andreastag 1733 (29 June 1733).
p.224
Verena Stauffer with the consent of her husband
Caspar Joder old Kirchmeier of Steffisburg sold
the rights to pasture two cows in the Alps. 29 May 1734.
A297
p.201
Acknowledgment of obligation
Hans Joder, the late Caspar Joder's son, in the
Scheidgasse, about 40 years old, is in some foreign country; moreover it is not
known whether he is still alive. His heirs: Matthys and Caspar Joder, Verena
Joder, wife of Peter Blanck, Margareth
Joder, widow of the late Michel Braun, at this time in the lowlands (Pfalz or
Alsace), --- for all of them, and also in the name of
their sister Catharina Joder, wife of Peter Meier, also staying in the
lowlands, with the permission of their
brothers and brothers-in-law, and all the brothers and sisters of Hans Joder,
who has been due 48 Kroner since 15 April 1724. Executed 16 May 1735.
A298
p. 132-144
Estate settlement
Estate settlement of the late Caspar Joder old
Kirchmeier married to the late Verena Stauffer; parents of
Hans
Christen
Caspar
Anna married 1st Christen Reusser; 2nd Christen
Spring
Barbara married 1st Christen Gasser; 2nd Hans
Zaugg
[Description of the estate and property. 3
pages. 11 August 1736.]