Hans Ramseyer (bapt. 1594)

bapt. 20 Jan 1594 – ?, baptized at Signau

Christopher’s 9th great-grandfather · ancestor no. 3072 · generation 12
Evidence: identity documented · link to parents documented

Family

• Parents: Ludwig Ramseyer (16th c.) and Madlen Huser (16th c.)
• Spouse: Anna Haldimann (16th c.)
• Family notes: Hans Ramseyer + Anna Haldimann (m. unknown)
• Children in this vault: Ulrich Ramseyer (17th c.)

Life and evidence

Baptism found in the original register (2026-10-31)

Signau baptisms, vol. 1 (K Signau 1), p. 48, entry 336, 20 January 1594: “Ludi Ramseyer und Madlen Huser ein Sun toufft, heisst Hans.” Witnesses: Christian Baldenegger, Hans [Zaum?], and the wife (Anna) of Hans [Ab…?].

This confirms both his parents’ names exactly as Staker and the 2002 Family Record give them. “Ludi” is the Bernese short form of Ludwig.

Staker’s chain.

Status of the early chain (2026-10-31)

Checked in the registers: Hans bapt. Signau 1594 to Ludi Ramseyer and Madlen Huser; Ulli Ramseyer × Barbli Stauffer married Eggiwil 1663; Christen bapt. Eggiwil 1672 to them. One link is still unproven: that Ulrich (m. 1663) is Hans’s son. Signau has no baptisms for 1618–1650, so it must come from other records (Hans’s 1629 farm purchase, inheritance or Chorgericht records). Peter (c.1534) → Ludwig is also unchecked.

2002 Family Record (p. IX–X)

The Family Record gives the same line: Peter (b. 1535, Signau; wife Christina) → Ludwig (b. 1568) → Hans (b. 1594) → Ullrich (b. 1640) → Christian (b. 1672). It adds: Christina was present at a baptism at Lauperswil; the family’s children were baptized as infants (so not yet Anabaptist); Hans bought a farm in 1629; Ullrich was a saddler “who moved several times during his marriage”. The book credits Adolph Ramseyer, a Swiss police officer who researched Ramseyers, so it and Staker probably rest on the same unpublished research: they agree but are not independent confirmation.

In their lifetime

• 1631 — 1631 Eggiwil church founded to combat Anabaptism
• 1659 — 1659 Bern creates the Anabaptist Chamber

Pedigree

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Research tasks

• Baptism verified: Signau 1, p. 48, 20 Jan 1594 (2026-10-31)
• The 1629 farm purchase (Bern land records, Signau Kontraktenprotokolle) task/human

Sources

• Staker - Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County Part 5

Narratives and research

• History: 1631 Eggiwil church founded to combat Anabaptism, 1659 Bern creates the Anabaptist Chamber, Hessian Amish (Waldeck and Hesse)
• Research: How far back each line goes
• Sources: Staker - Amish Mennonites in Tazewell County Part 5

Record compiled 31 October 2026.

About this research

Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.