West Prussia, Poland
About
Hanseatic city on the Drausen lowlands. Dutch Anabaptist refugees arrived from 1531; in 1550 they were allowed to settle the Ellerwald nearby (Krahn - Dutch Anabaptism (1968) pp. 216–218). The Elbing council leased Einlage to Jacob and Abraham Wiebe in 1640 (Wiebe before Prussia - names and faith networks).
Narratives and research
- Stories: Hamburg, Altona and the Hansa, Muenster, the Dutch Mennonites, the 1711 Swiss and the Wiebes, The Wiebe faith trail - Friesland to the Vistula
- History: Hessian Amish (Waldeck and Hesse)
- Research: Wiebe before Prussia - names and faith networks
- Sources: Krahn - Dutch Anabaptism (1968), Mennonite Encyclopedia (1955-1959), Smith - Smith’s Story of the Mennonites (1981)
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.