Third Generation


5. Silke3 Rath (Beck (Rebecca)2 Götsch, Claus1) was born January 27, 1697. Silke died March 27, 1728, at 31 years of age.

Silke married Peter Speth, October 14, 1718. Peter was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein December 30, 1687. Peter was the son of Peter Speth and Silke Speth. Peter died March 9, 1739, at 51 years of age.

Silke Rath and Peter Speth had the following children:

17 i. Peter4 Speth, was born May 1720. Peter died February 8, 1723 at 2 years of age.

+ 18 ii. Sielke Speth, was born May 4, 1721.

19 iii. Beck Speth, was born January 1723. Beck died September 18, 1742 at 19 years of age.

20 iv. Antje Speth, was born April 1724. Antje died August 18, 1757 at 33 years of age. She married Hans Puck January 31, 1744. Hans was born about 1724.

21 v. Hans Speth, was born November 1725. Hans died July 18, 1745 at 19 years of age.

22 vi. Peter Speth, was born March 1727.


11. Claus3 Götsch (Claus2, Claus1) was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein February 12, 1705. Claus died June 25, 1766 in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein, at 61 years of age.

Claus married twice. He married Antje (Anna) Voege in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein, September 30, 1735. Antje was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein April 4, 1712. Antje was the daughter of Claus Voege and Wiebke Unknown. Antje died March 9, 1751 in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein, at 38 years of age. He married Trin Margreth Lage February 11, 1752. Trin was born about 1705.

Claus Götsch and Antje (Anna) Voege had the following children:

    + 23 i. Trin (Catharina)4 Götsch, was born February 28, 1736.

    + 24 ii. Claus Götsch, was born April 26, 1739.

    25 iii. Hans Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein April 26, 1739. Hans died March 10, 1740 at less than one year of age.

    26 iv. Hans Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein March 17, 1741. Hans died May 24, 1748 at 7 years of age.

    27 v. Hinrich Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein March 17, 1744. Hinrich died June 21, 1785 at 41 years of age. He married Gretje (Margaretha) Muhs October 27, 1768.

    28 vi. Wiebke Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein June 4, 1747. Wiebke died April 9, 1761 at 13 years of age.

Claus Götsch and Trin Margreth Lage had the following children:

    29 vii. Peter Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein January 23, 1753. He married Trin (Catharina) Ladehoff September 5, 1779.

    30 viii. Hans Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein April 2, 1755.

    31 ix. Mallen Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein October 8, 1757. Mallen died April 11, 1786 at 28 years of age. She married Claus Schneekloth October 11, 1776.

    32 x. Antje (Anna) Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein 1760.

    33 xi. Gretje (Margaretha) Götsch, was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein July 31, 1763. Gretje died April 30, 1766 at 2 years of age.


16. Hinrich3 Götsch (Claus2, Claus1) was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein November 28, 1718. Hinrich died April 18, 1784 in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein, at 65 years of age.

Hinrich married Gretje (Margaretha) Dehnk in Schonberg, Probstei, Duchy Holstein, October 26, 1742. Gretje was born in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein February 22, 1719. Gretje was the daughter of Peter Dehnk and Elsche Wiese. Gretje died November 28, 1792 in Stakendorf, Probstei, Duchy Holstein, at 73 years of age.

Hinrich Götsch and Gretje (Margaretha) Dehnk had the following children:

    34 i. Claus4 Götsch, was born January 27, 1744. Claus died January 24, 1813 at 68 years of age. He married Beck (Rebecca) Wiese October 26, 1770.

    + 35 ii. Trin (Catharina) Götsch, was born March 10, 1746.

    36 iii. Peter Götsch, was born February 20, 1749.

    + 37 iv. Hinrich Götsch, was born May 4, 1751.

    38 v. Hans Götsch, was born June 24, 1756. Hans died February 8, 1757 at less than one year of age.