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- The SCHLAGINTWEIT surname is generally believed to have originated in Austria. One scholarly reference states that the surname comes from the German words Schlage--to strike, and Weit--wide, and is an idiom for a reckless person. However, a man who can trace his ancestors to Elias SCHLAGINDIEWEIT of Altenfelden, Austria about 1600, advises that his family name was originally SCHLAG IN DIE WEIT and changed first, to SCHLAGINTWEIT, and then about 1700 to SCHLAGNITWEIT, at least in Austria. He states that, in Upper Austria, the German word Schlag connotes farming and that in die weit means far away; thus SCHLAG IN DIE WEIT is what is known as a place name and likely meant a clearing or a piece of land cleared in an open to wide (often wooded) space for farming. Both derivations almost certainly arose independently.
Legend has it that the first SCHLAGINTWEIT was a knight errant who took that name around the 1400's; legend also has it that he had several brothers who took similar names with essentially the same meaning, e.g. SCHLAGINTHAUPT. What is known for certain is that at some point a descendant of one of the brothers was granted a Coat of Arms by the Emperor of Austria; however, he failed to pay for and retrieve it, so it now sits in an Austrian museum. And it should be noted that, despite what appears on a number of web sites, there is no such thing as a SCHLAGENTWEIT family coat of arms as legitimate coats of arms were awarded to individuals only and were passed down by primogeniture.
The earliest documented SCHLAGINTWEIT is Hansgraf (Principal Merchant) Stephan SCHLAGINDWEIT who was publicly beheaded in Wiener Neustadt, a small city near Vienna, Austria, on 11 Aug 1522, as a result of his opposition to the government of Archduke Ferdinand I* . Since he was beheaded for defending the rights of the populace against encroachment by the nobility, a marker commemorating him was later placed in the city square and remains there.
This SLAUENWHITE family tree begins with Hannss SCHLAG IN DIE WEIT of Weiboldshausen. In the 1670's. The village of Weiboldshausen was not actually in Ansbach, but rather was situated in a small enclave that was under the suzerainty of the Teutonic Order and that was totally surrounded by the Margraviate of Ansbach. This is reflected in Hannss death record, which refers to him as honorable and a subject (untertan) of the Teutonic Order.
We know from Tobias' marriage record that he is son of Hannss, and their use of the SCHLAGINDIEWEIT surname would seem to connect them to the SCHLAG IN DIE WEIT family of Altfelden, Upper Austria. Also, we know that Hannss and his wife Susanna first appear in Weiboldshausen in 1671 when Hanns was age 56, and Tobais first appears two years later. So it may well be that the family originated in Upper Austria which, at times, was controlled by Bavaria, and they do not appear to descend from the SCHLAGINTWEITs of 1400's.
Simon and Paul SCHLAGINTWEIT appear frequently in the Weiboldshausen Communicants Lists starting at the same time as Hannss and Tobias. So it would appear that several members of the same family moved all to the area about 1671. It is not possible to tell from the communicants list what Simon and Paul's exact relationship (if any) to Hannss and Tobias might be, and no other records for them have been found. They are carried here as brothers of Tobias, which would seem to be the most likely scenario. A few other SCHLAGINTWEITs later appear as well, but their relationship to Hannss is unknown.
- The SCHLAGINTWEIT surname is generally believed to have originated in Austria. One scholarly reference states that the surname comes from the German words Schlage--to strike, and Weit--wide, and is an idiom for a reckless person. However, a man who can trace his ancestors to Elias SCHLAGINDIEWEIT of Altenfelden, Austria about 1600, advises that his family name was originally SCHLAG IN DIE WEIT and changed first, to SCHLAGINTWEIT, and then about 1700 to SCHLAGNITWEIT, at least in Austria. He states that, in Upper Austria, the German word Schlag connotes farming and that in die weit means far away; thus SCHLAG IN DIE WEIT is what is known as a place name and likely meant a clearing or a piece of land cleared in an open to wide (often wooded) space for farming. Both derivations almost certainly arose independently.
Legend has it that the first SCHLAGINTWEIT was a knight errant who took that name around the 1400's; legend also has it that he had several brothers who took similar names with essentially the same meaning, e.g. SCHLAGINTHAUPT. What is known for certain is that at some point a descendant of one of the brothers was granted a Coat of Arms by the Emperor of Austria; however, he failed to pay for and retrieve it, so it now sits in an Austrian museum. And it should be noted that, despite what appears on a number of web sites, there is no such thing as a SCHLAGENTWEIT family coat of arms as legitimate coats of arms were awarded to individuals only and were passed down by primogeniture.
The earliest documented SCHLAGINTWEIT is Hansgraf (Principal Merchant) Stephan SCHLAGINDWEIT who was publicly beheaded in Wiener Neustadt, a small city near Vienna, Austria, on 11 Aug 1522, as a result of his opposition to the government of Archduke Ferdinand I* . Since he was beheaded for defending the rights of the populace against encroachment by the nobility, a marker commemorating him was later placed in the city square and remains there.
This SLAUENWHITE family tree begins with Hannss SCHLAG IN DIE WEIT of Weiboldshausen. In the 1670's. The village of Weiboldshausen was not actually in Ansbach, but rather was situated in a small enclave that was under the suzerainty of the Teutonic Order and that was totally surrounded by the Margraviate of Ansbach. This is reflected in Hannss death record, which refers to him as honorable and a subject (untertan) of the Teutonic Order.
We know from Tobias' marriage record that he is son of Hannss, and their use of the SCHLAGINDIEWEIT surname would seem to connect them to the SCHLAG IN DIE WEIT family of Altfelden, Upper Austria. Also, we know that Hannss and his wife Susanna first appear in Weiboldshausen in 1671 when Hanns was age 56, and Tobais first appears two years later. So it may well be that the family originated in Upper Austria which, at times, was controlled by Bavaria, and they do not appear to descend from the SCHLAGINTWEITs of 1400's.
Simon and Paul SCHLAGINTWEIT appear frequently in the Weiboldshausen Communicants Lists starting at the same time as Hannss and Tobias. So it would appear that several members of the same family moved all to the area about 1671. It is not possible to tell from the communicants list what Simon and Paul's exact relationship (if any) to Hannss and Tobias might be, and no other records for them have been found. They are carried here as brothers of Tobias, which would seem to be the most likely scenario. A few other SCHLAGINTWEITs later appear as well, but their relationship to Hannss is unknown.
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1615 - 1675 (60 years)
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