Johann Jacob Barb
Compiled by
1/2005
Johann Jacob Barb He is the earliest ancestor that our family has documentation from parish records in Hochstenbach.
The surname Barbe translates to Beard in French. Hochstenbach borders eastern Metz, Lorraine, France in the Palatine. The word palatine also come from the French meaning "of the palace." Palatine’s origin is Latin. The Latin word for beard is Barb•a -ae.
Hochstenbach is located in the state of Rheinland-Pfalz. In 1673 King Louis of France declared war on the elector of the Pfalz unofficially annexing the lands extending France’s eastern boundary to the Rhein. France became a dominating country in Europe. Johann Jacob Barb was coming into adulthood. On November 21 1679 he married in the parish at Hochstenbach. His wife’s given name was Anna Margaretha.
The only child that this researcher has record of is Wigandt born several years before Louis XIV rampaged across the Palatine in what became known as the War of the Grand Alliance or the Palatine Wars of Succession. The area was devastated leaving one to wonder how many records were also lost during this period.
Known Child of Johann Barb and Anna --?-- is:
*Wigandt Barben,
born About 1686 in Hochstenbach, Germany; died 12 August 1746 in Hochstenbach, Germany; married Eva Maria --?-- 26 Sep 1710 in Hochstenbach, Germany.