Early Anabaptists and martyrs: roster (1524–1618)

A roster of named early Anabaptists, built toward Claus-Peter Clasen’s figures: about 13,000 identifiable Anabaptists in the Swiss, German and Austrian lands between 1525 and 1618 (Moravian Hutterites excluded), and about 850 executions, most before 1535 (The Radical Reformation - the Mennonites and their peers, How many Anabaptists were there). None of these people is a known ancestor. This is a roster note under vault rule 9: no person notes.

Status (2026-11-07): sources done: Martyrs Mirror; Egli’s Zurich records (1879). The modern Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer volumes are on archive.org but lending-only (need a sign-in).

• Source: the Martyrs Mirror (Thieleman J. van Braght, 1660; English translation by Joseph F. Sohm, 1886), from the free archive.org text. Local copies (OCR text and the 1,158-page scanned PDF): an offline folder.
• Method: every uppercase entry heading dated 1524–1618 was extracted by script, with the first sentence of each account.
• Caveats:
  • Headings set in mixed case, and martyrs named only inside group accounts (for example “Seven brethren”), are not yet itemised. So this is a minimum.
  • Page numbers are approximate (±1), from the scanned page headers.
  • Regions were assigned by keyword and are rough; a few are wrong (Caspar Tauber, for example, was at Vienna).
• Family check: the whole Martyrs Mirror text was searched for Ramseyer, Mast, Mischler, Hochstetler, Stauffer, Gosteli, Zoss, Neuenschwander and Sprunger, and for Signau, Langnau, Trub, Eggiwil, Lauperswil, Guggisberg, Schwarzenburg and Sumiswald. No family surname appears. But the Bern list below includes martyrs from the family’s own parishes: Signau, Sumiswald, Rüderswil, Rüegsau and the Emmental.

1. Executed at Bern, 1528–1571 (from the Bern “Tower Book”)

The Martyrs Mirror (p. 1129–1130) prints an extract from the Bern Turmbuch (prison register), copied by Hans Loersch and kept by Christian Kropff. This is the core list of Bernese Anabaptist martyrs. Spellings are as printed in the 1886 English text, with the modern place in brackets where clear.

Year	Name	From	Notes
1528	Hans Seckler	Aarau	joiner and hatter
1529	Conrad Eicher	”Straffisburg” [Steffisburg]
1529	two believers	the seigniory “Bix” [Biglen?]	names not given
1529	a tinker	the Emmental	name not given
1529	Ulrich Schneider	”Luetzgenpfluehe” [Lützelflüh]
1529	a young lad	Wallis [Valais]
1529	Hagerly	the seigniory “Alburg” [Aarburg]
1532	one man	”Oberbip” [Oberbipp]	1 May
1532	Peter Ancken	the “Siebenthal” [Simmental]
1536	Moritz Losenegger		2 May
1537	Bernhard Waelty [Wälti]	Ruederswil [Rüderswil]	7 July
1537	Hans Schweitzer	Ruegsau [Rüegsau]
1537	Juerg Hoffser	Obergallbach, seigniory Signau	28 August
1537	Ulrich Bichsel
1537	Barbeli Willher	”Hassli” [Hasle]
1537	Barbeli zur Studen	Sumiswald
1537	Catharina Friedli Imhoff
1537	Verena Issoli	”Schuelbah”, seigniory Signau
1537	Ulrich	Rüegsau
1538	Cunas Seidenkohen	Constance	28 March
1538	Peter Stucki	at Wimmis	16 April
1538	Ulrich Huben	”Rietenbach”, seigniory Signau
1538	Hans Wilier		August
1538	Elsbeth Kuepfer [Küpfer]	Sumiswald
1538	two women	one of Sumiswald, one of “Hoestetten” [Höchstetten]	28 May
1538	Peter Wessenmiller	Wimmis	7 September
1538	Stephen Ruegsegger [Rüegsegger]		8 December; executed at “Einygen” [Einigen]
1538	one man	seigniory Signau
1538	one man	Sumiswald
1538	Rudolph Isolly	the “Tannenthal”
1539	Lorenz Aeberly	”Gruenau”	3 June
1539	Hans Schumacher	”Wuemistern”, Aargau
1543	Christian Oberlen		17 September
1543	Hans Ancken	”Ausseldingen” [Amsoldingen]
1543	Waelty Gaerber [Wälti Gerber]	“on the Striethalter”, seigniory Signau
1571	Hans Haslibacher	seigniory Sumiswald	20 December; the last Anabaptist executed in Bern (1571 Last Anabaptist execution in Bern); the Ausbund’s Haslibacher hymn

About 40 people executed in Bern, at least 10 of them from the Signau and Sumiswald districts, the parishes around Eggiwil, Lauperswil and Trub where the Ramseyers lived. Signau’s register begins only in 1589, so if any of these victims were ancestors, there is no record to prove it.

2. Martyrs Mirror entries, 1524–1618 (machine-extracted)

Grouped by approximate region (keyword-based), then year. “Account begins” is the first sentence of the entry, shortened.

Switzerland

Year	Name(s) as headed	Account begins	≈ page
1524	Caspar Tauber	In this year, also Caspar Tauber, a tradesman and citizen of Vienna, in Austria, was apprehended for the Christian faith;	415
1526	Felix Mantz	Felix Mantz was also an originator of the Reformation of the faith, in Germany, and when he, with great zeal, practiced, taught, and preached, the recognized truth of the Gospel, he was envied, accuse	416
1529	Six Persons At Basel	In the year 1529, those of Basel imprisoned nine of those who were baptized according to the command of Christ ;	421
1556	And Eight Women, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, In The Country Of Berne, Prior To And Until The Year	As we were very desirous to know the present condition of our fellow believers in Alsace, as also, what transpired among them prior to this, with regard to the persecutions suffered, we received, thro	704
1571	Hans Haslibacher	In connection with the above account of the persecutions that came upon the Swiss brethren, we do not deem it out of place to add the following, namely, that a certain old and pious brother (commonly	1129
1582	Hendrick Sumer And Jacob Mandel	In the year 1582, in the first week of September, the dear and faithful brother Hendrick Sumer, a minister of the Word of God, still under trial, and with him Jacob Mandel, were apprehended for their	1058

Tyrol and Austria

Year	Name(s) as headed	Account begins	≈ page
1528	Leonhard Schoener	In the year 1528, Leonhard Schoener of Becklasburg was apprehended.	425
1528	Thomas, Balthasar, And Dominicus	In the same year 1528, Thomas and Balthasar, both ministers of the Gospel, and with them one Dominicus, were apprehended, condemned to death, and burned, suffering it very steadfastly, for the faith a	429
1528	Three Brethren And Two Sisters	A.	429
1528	Nine Brethren And Three Sisters	In this year 1528, nine brethren and three sisters were apprehended at Bruck, on the Mur, in Steyermark.	421
1529	Daniel Kopf, With Two Brethren And Four Sisters	Daniel Kopf, a minister of the Word, was apprehended with six other persons, at Bairisch-Graitz, in Steyermark ;	436
1531	Walter Mair, And Two Others	In the year 1531, Walter Mair, a cooper by trade, and minister of the Word of God, was apprehended with two others, at Walsburg, in Kaernthen, and executed with the sword ;	441
1531	George Zaunringerad	In the year 1531, Brother George Zaunringerad, a minister of the Word of God, who, through the help of Jacob Huter, had been placed in the ministry of the Word of God, in the earldom of Tyrol, was sen	441
1533	Ludwig Fest	In the year 1533, Ludwig Fest, a steadfast witness of the divine truth, was sentenced to death, and executed, at Schwatz, in the valley of the Inn, for the testimony of Jesus Christ.	442
1536	Jerome Kels, Michael Seifensieder, And Hans Oberacker	In the beginning of the year 1536, Jerome Kels of Kufestein, Michael Seifensieder of Wald in Bohemia, and Hans Oberacker from Etschland were dispatched to go into the Earldom of Tyrol.	446
1539	Great Persecution In Austria	In said year, 1539, the church having dwelt for a little while at Steinborn, in Austria, and having begun to increase there, the old serpent, the envious and arch-wicked satan, who so miserably tormen	451
1540	Hans Simeraver	In the year 1540, Brother Hans Simeraver was imprisoned for the divine truth, at Schwatz, in the valley of the Inn ;	456
1542	Leonard Bernkop	In the year 1542, Brother Leonard Bernkop was apprehended for the faith, at Salzburg.	466
1545	Oswald Of Jamnits	In this year, Brother Oswald of Jamnits, was imprisoned for the faith, at Vienna, in Austria, and ‘ Emanuel went forth from His Father’s kingdom into this MARTYRS MIRROR 473 various means were tried t	473
1546	Michael Matschilder, Elizabeth His Wife, And Hans Gurtzham	In the year 1546, Brother Michael Matschilder, also called Little Michael, a minister of Jesus Christ and His church, and two others, namely, his wife, Elizabeth, and Hans Gurtzham, a shoemaker, were	475
1546	Hans Staudtach, Antony Keyn, Blasius Beck, And Leonhard Schneider	In the year 1546, four brethren, namely, Hans Staudtach of Kaufbeuren, Anthony Keyn, a tailor of Gunzenhausen, Blasius Beck and Leonhard Schneider, both of them also of Kaufbeuren, while on their way,	476
1558	Konrad Schumacher	In this year a young brother by the name of Konrad Schumacher left Swabia with his people, and was apprehended at Stein, near Krems on the Danube, taken to Vienna, and there delivered into the hands o	574
1567	Nicholas Geyer	In the same year also Bro.	704
1591	George Wanger	In this same year 1591, on the fifth day of the month of August, George Wanger, a tailor, was executed for the faith, at Lorenzi, in the PusterMARTYRS MIRROR 1081 Georg Wanger beheaded at Brixen, AD 1	1081
1591	Jacob Platser	In this year 1591, on the nineteenth day of August, the brother Tacob Platser, a locksmith, was apprehended at Silgen, in the Pusterthal, in the earldom of Tyrol, and remained in bonds and imprisonmen	1083

Bavaria, Swabia and the rest of Germany

Year	Name(s) as headed	Account begins	≈ page
1527	George Wagner	also served with him in the Gospel.	417
1527	Leonhard Keyser	When the believers greatly increased under persecution and the cross (Ex.	421
1528	Leopold Schneider	This Leopold Schneider was beheaded as a pious witness of the suffering of Christ, for the truth, at Augsburg, A.	427
1528	Wolfgang Ulman	Wolfgang Ulman, a celebrated and excellent man in matters of faith, after maintaining and practicing the faith for some time, was burned, together with his brother and ten other persons, all steadfast	428
1528	Hans Feierer, With Five Brethren And Three Sisters	About this time also Hans Feierer, a minister of the Word, and five of his brethren or fellow believers were condemned and burned for the faith and divine truth, at Munich in Bavaria ;	429
1529	Hans Langmantel With His Manservant And Maidservant	Hans Langmantel, a wealthy citizen and of noble descent, during the re-establishment of the churches in Germany, received with his manservant and maidservant the truth of the Gospel, and, kindled with	421
1529	Vigil Plaitner	In the year 1529, Brother Vigil Plaitner, a minister of Jesus Christ, at Scharding, in Bavaria, was condemned and executed, after great steadfastness MARTYRS MIRROR 433 (Matt 24:13), for the faith and	433
1529	John Hut	In this year, John Hut,f a faithful minister of Jesus Christ, was apprehended for the divine testimony, at Augsburg, in Swabia, where he was brought into a tower.	434
1529	Wolfgang Brandhuber, Hans Niedermair, And Many Others, About Seventy In All	In this year, also Brother Wolgang Brandhuber of Passau, and Hans Niedermair, both ministers of the Word and Gospel of Christ, were apprehended, together with many of the pious at Lintz, in the countr	434
1529	Seven Brethren	These seven brethren were executed together on the same day, with the sword, for the evangelical truth, at Gmuend, in Swabia, and thus steadfastly testified^ with their blood to the name of Christ, A.	434
1529	Anna Of Freiburg	This Anna of Freiburg was zealous in the fear of the Lord and as she believed in Christ, and was baptized upon faith in Him, and thus sought to arise with Christ ;	435
1529	Anna Maler, And Ursula	In the year 1529, two sisters, Anna Maler, and Ursula, were condemned to death for the divine truth, and drowned in the water, at Hall, in the valley of the Inn, and thus, though women, they were manf	438
1529	Nine Brethren, Several Sisters, And Another Sister	About the year 1529, the knowledge of the truth began to shine also in the places on the river Rhine, so that divine zeal and the fire of God arose, which the priests, by instigating the authorities,	438
1530	Brother Alda	A few days after the execution of the above person, Brother Alda was also executed for the faith, at Kufstein.	440
1530	George Steinmetz	This George Steinmetz was apprehended and beheaded for the testimony of Jesus Christ, at Portzen, in Germany, A.	440
1531	Martin The Painter; Wolfgang Eslinger, Pain, Melchior, And Three Others	In this year, Martin the painter, a minister of the Word of God, and six others from the Swabian church, were apprehended for the faith and the divine truth.	440
1537	Hans Peiz, And Some Others	In this year 1537, also Hans Peiz, a minister of the Gospel, and several of his fellow believers were apprehended for the divine truth, at Passau, on the Danube.	448
1537	Hans Wucherer, And Hans Bartel	In this same year 1537, Brother Hans Wucherer was apprehended in Bavaria, and with him another brother, named Hans Bartel, a weaver.	448
1542	Hans Huber	In this year, Brother Hans Huber, or Schumacher, was imprisoned at Waserburg, in Bavaria, under the Count of Oting.	466
1545	Hans Blietel	In this year, also Brother Hans Blietel, who had been sent by the church, was apprehended at Ried, in Bavaria ;	474
1550	A Lad Of Fifteen Years	At the same time a lad of fifteen years was put to death, suffering it with great steadfastness, at Leeuwaerden ;	501
1550	Of A Decree For The Introduction Of The Inquisition	It appears that at this time the bitterness of the Romish clergy increased and broke forth more and more, against those who sought to follow the evangelical doctrine of Jesus Christ;	501
1551	Brother John Bair, Of Lichtenfels	In the year 1528, on the Wednesday after All Saints Day, Brother John Bair of Lichtenfels, was apprehended for the faith and the divine truth, and was confined for twenty-three years in a tower at Bam	504
1555	Six Brethren Strangled At The Stake In Volewijk, Near Amsterdam	It occurred A.	569
1558	Grietgen, Tanneken, Lijntgen, And Stijntgen Of Aix-La-Chapelle	Not long after the above, also four sisters, named Grietgen, Tanneken, Lijntgen and Stijntgen of Aix-la-Chapelle were apprehended at Antwerp, on account of thir faith, and severely examined;	584
1558	Hans Smit, Hendrick Adams, Hans Beck, Matthijs Smit, Dileman Snijder, And Seven Others	In the year 1558, Brother Hans Smit, a minister of the Word of God, was sent forth by the church to seek and gather those that were eager for the truth.	589
1559	Laid Down Her Life For The Testimony Of Jesus	Questions and answers between the commissary and Claesken The commissary first interrogated me concerning my name, the place I was from, my age, and other like things.	612
1560	John Korbmacher, George Raeck And Eustace Kuter	In the same year, on the first Friday after St.	646
1561	Orvel, Jan And Pleunis	About this time Orvel, Jan and Pleun were severally apprehended for the truth, at Cologne, and as they steadfastly confessed the truth, and could not be moved by any kind of torture or crafty seductio	655
1561	John Schut	In the year 1561 another valiant hero and soldier of Jesus Christ, named John Schut, fell into the hands of the tyrants and persecutors, for following Christ, and living according to God’s holy Word i	655
1562	George Friesen, A Cabinetmaker, And Will- Iam Van Keppel	This George Friesen, a cabinetmaker, and William van Keppel, formerly a mass priest, were both apprehended at Cologne, A.	662
1565	Conrad Koch	This Conrad Koch was kindled with the light of the knowledge of God, when this light, in these latter days, began to rise again, along the River Rhine as well as in the country of Berg, and the truth	687
1565	Matthias Servaes, Of Kottenem	As this Matthias Servaes was an elder and teacher of the church, it happened, A.	689
1566	John George	In the year 1566 brother John George, a Count from Italy, having lived in Germany for several years, as a refugee, who sojourned with the church, and conducted himself as a very humble and excellent C	704
1571	Wolfgang Finder	In this year 1571, Brother Wolfgang Pinder was apprehended through treachery, at Scharding, in Bavaria.	875
1571	Hans Misel	In the year 1571, Hans Misel, a weaver, who was yet a young man, at Langensmeer in Swabia, was asked by some persons to read and speak from the Word of the Lord;	894
1576	Matthijs Binder	Matthijs Binder, a minister of the Word of God, was apprehended for his faith and the testimony of Jesus Christ, at Neffen, in the country of Wurtemberg, and taken to Stuttgart, and thence imprisoned	1027
1586	Christian Gasteyger	In the year 1586, on the Friday after Whitsuntide, which was the 3rd of June, Christian Gasteyger, a blacksmith, was imprisoned, at Ingolstadt in Bavaria.	1063
1587	Michael Vischer	In the year 1587, about Whitsuntide, Michael Vischer was imprisoned for the faith, at Ingolstadt, in Bavaria, and when he had been confined about twelve weeks, and much had been tried with him by monk	1064
1588	Pieter Saymer	In the year 1588, Pieter Saymer was apprehended at Freiburg in Bavaria;	1070
1591	Leonhard Boltzinger	In the year 1591, on a Friday, the 8th of March, Leonhard Boltzinger a brother, was executed for the Christian faith, not far from Plunaven, in Bavaria, after he had been imprisoned twenty-three weeks	1081
1592	Thomas Han	In the year 1592, on the twelfth day of May, also Thomas Han, of Nicktsburg, was imprisoned for the faith, at Freiburg, in Bavaria ;	1090
1592	Mattheus Mair	The same year 1592, on Mary Magdalene’s day, Mattheus Mair was apprehended at Wier, in the district of Baden.	1090
1605	Scourged Out Of The City, For The Tes- Timony Of Jesus Christ, Hemes Hav- Ing Previously Been Led Through Under The Gall	Under the afore-mentioned Count of Steyn (or Witgensteyn) in Germany, though he was called Reformed, the Anabaptists also at this time, had to suffer much persecution for their faith.	1104
1605	Marcus Eder And Hans Poltzinger	On the 24th of April, A.	1104

Region not identified by the script

Year	Name(s) as headed	Account begins	≈ page
1527	Michael Sattler	After a long trial on the day of his departure from this world, the articles being many, Michael Sattler* requested that they should be read to him again and that he should have another hearing.	417
1528	Hans Pretle	Subsequently also Hans Pretie, who had been a preacher, but had afterwards become a minister of the church of Christ, having exercised his ministry for a time, and pointed many to the knowledge of the	428
1528	Little Hans Of Stotzingen	Little Hans of Stotzingen, having been in prison for a time, for the evangelical truth, at Zabern, Alsace, was finally condemned to death, about the year 1528.	428
1529	To Death For The Faith, Near Altzey, Pursuant To The Imperial Man- Date	The Palsgrave, then, in pursuance with the imperial mandate, in a short time, caused about three hundred and fifty persons to be executed for the faith ;	438
1529	Philip Of Langenlonsheim	One of the last brethren whom they executed in the town of Creitze, was Philip of Langenlonsheim.	439
1529	George Bauman	About this time, a brother named George Bauman was apprehended at Banschlet, in Wurtemburg, for the faith and the Word of God.	439
1530	George Gruenwald	In the year 1530, Brother George Gruenwald, a shoemaker, and minister of the Word of God, and of His flock, was apprehended for the divine truth, at Kufstein, on the Inn, condemned to death, and burne	439
1532	Veit Pelgrims, At Glabbeck	There must by no means be omitted here the manly and divinely confirmed steadfastness of Veit Pelgrims, a German brother ;	441
1532	Lambrecht Gruber, Hans Beck, Laurence Schu- Macher, Peter Plaver, His Servant Peter, And Hans Taller	In this year six brethren, named Lambrecht Gruber, Hans Beck, Laurence Schumacher, Peter Plaver, his servant Peter, and Hans Taller, were apprehended for the divine truth, at Stertzing, in Etschland,	441
1532	Hugo Jacob Krajn, And His Wife Mary, With Two Others	When the Word of God, through the grace of the Lord, came again to the light, and was accepted with great desire by many, and attested and confirmed by the life and death of a great number, said Word	442
1533	Christina Haring	In the year 1533, a sister, named Christina Haring, was apprehended, taken to Kitzbuehl, and there fastened to a chain ;	442
1533	Sicke Snyder	About the year 1533 there was another pious hero and follower of Jesus, named Sicke Snyder, who, according to the counsel of the Holy Ghost, separated from the Babylonian whore, and all her false, sel	442
1535	At Leeuwaerden	( Copy of a certain old document) “It is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation,” which our Saviour spoke and left for our instruction, saying : “Whosoever will save his life shall lose it :	445
1536	Seven Brethren	In this year, also seven brethren, namely, Hans Beck, Wolfert Schneider, Christian Alzeiter, Balthasar Gesel, Wolfert from Getzenberg, Hans Maurer, and Peter Kranewitter, from Gofedaum in Etschland, w	445
1536	Peter Gerrits, Peter Joris, Peter Leydecker, And Johanna Mels	In the year 1536, on St.	446
1537	Sebastian Glasmacher, And Hans Gruenfel- Der	In the year 1537, also Sebastian Glasmacher and Hans Gruenfelder were apprehended for the faith and divine truth, at Imst.	447
1537	Philip De Keurs	In the year 1537, there was at Cassel, in Flanders, a God-fearing pious brother, whose name was Philip Keurs, a joiner by trade.	448
1538	Michael Wideman Or Beck	About this time also Brother Michael Wideman or Beck was apprehended at Ricten in Allgau, together with some other persons, which other persons, however, were sent home, while this brother was put in	450
1538	Martin Of Vilgraten, And Caspar Schu- Macher	In the year 1538, the brethren Martin of Vilgraten, and Caspar Schumacher, were both apprehended for the divine truth, at Michelsberg, in Priesterthal, and, after great steadfastness, sentenced to dea	450
1538	Hans Seyel, And Hans Of Wels	In the same year, 1538, on Wednesday before Christmas, Hans Seyel of Mur, and Hans of Weis, were apprehended for the faith and the divine truth, at Sandweid, in Kaernthen.	451
1543	Damian Of Algau	About this time, a brother named Damian, from Algau, was apprehended at Ingolstadt, in order to draw him away from the faith ;	467
1545	Andrew Kofler	In the year 1545, one Andrew Kofler from Etschland was also apprehended for the faith and the divine truth, at Ips, on the Danube.	474
1548	Claes Lecks	Claes Leeks, a native of Ostende, was summoned to the town-house, in the year 1 548, on account of certain reports that were circulating about him.	482
1549	Elizabeth	Elizabeth was apprehended on the 15th of January, 1549.	482
1550	Teunis Van Haustelraed	As this Teunis van Haustelraed was a zealous man in the fear of God, and very diligent with the talent which the Lord had committed to him, to get gain for the Lord, to bring many to the knowledge of	496
1550	Tijs Van Lindt	Tijs van Lindt was a zealous and devout man, a resident of Remunde, in Guelderland, and walked, according to the knowledge which God had given him, devoutly in the fear of the Lord ;	497
1550	Palm Ken Palmen	Palmken Palmen was a resident of Borren, near the bailiwick of Millen, and was very zealous to live in the truth of the holy Gospel, and to follow Christ his Lord in obedience, whom he had put on when	497
1550	Anthon V Van Asselroye	The Lord Jesus said to Peter, who was not only a lamb of Jesus Christ, but also a faithful shepherd, elder and overseer of the flock: “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast young, thou girde	498
1551	Catharine Burned At The Stake	Eight days after the sacrifice of the preceding persons, a woman named Catharine was also sentenced to the fire.	504
1551	Antwerp	Grace and peace be to both of us from God the Father, and the love of the Son, and the communion of the Holy Ghost be with us, to the strengthening, consolation, joy, and salvation of our souls.	516
1551	The Night When He Was Sentenced ; He Was Put To Death On The 2D Of Sep- Tember	Grace and peace from God the Father, the unfathomable mercy of the Son our Lord Jesus Christ, and the loving kindness and communion of the Holy Ghost be unto you, for an everlasting consolation, joy,	521
1551	Confession Or Defense Of Faith, Of Jan, The Old Clothes Buyer, When He Lay In Prison At Antwerp	Question.	525
1551	Willem The Cabinetmaker, Beheaded In Cleves; Windel Uauens Also Put To Death There	( Copied from an old Writing *) Willem, the cabinetmaker, resided in Weesz, a village belonging to the country of Cleves ;	526
1552	Maria Of Monjou	As it is known and manifest according to the testimony of the divine Scriptures, that all who have been righteous, and lived godly in Christ Jesus, have had to suffer, from the beginning of the world,	526
1552	Barbel Put To Death	About this time, also a pious, God-fearing woman, named Barbel, was drowned, at Guelich, because she had forsaken popery and idolatry, and become obedient to the holy Gospel.	527
1552	At Amsterdam, On The 6Th Day Of August	“The blood of the martyrs,” said one of the ancients, “is the seed of the church ;	536
1552	The Said Pieter Van Olman, Or Van Werwijck, Wrote In Prison In That City, Where He Gave His Life For The Testimony Of Je	The abundant grace and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.	537
1552	The Lad Cornelis Van Kulenburgh	In the year 1552, there was apprehended under the administration of the Count of Kulenburgh, for the testimony of Jesus, a lad called Cornelis ;	539
1553	Joos Kindt	TESTIMONY OF JESUS, A.	541
1553	Sion Of Joos Kindt, Imprisoned At Kort- Rijck, Where He Subsequently Lost His Life At The Stake, For The Testimony Of Je	year’s DAY Grace be with you, and peace, from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ;	541
1555	Hans Pichner, Of Sal	In the year 1555, Hans Pichner of Sal, was apprehended at Vorst, in Etschland or Vintschgau, and taken by the beadles to Schanters, before the judge, who was a dreadful tyrant and of a very fierce dis	551
1556	King Of Spain	Up to this time, Emperor Charles V was alone, or at least chiefly responsible for the shedding of the blood of the saints in the Netherlands, as also for the most cruel tyrannies which, through the in	552
1556	Augustine The Baker	A.	554
1556	Gerrit Hasepoot Burned	In the summer of 1556 there was in the city of Nimeguen, a faithful brother, named Gerrit Hasepoot, a tailor by trade.	561
1557	Hans Brael Severely Persecuted	In the year 1557, a few days before Ascension Day, Brother Hans Brael, while on a journey, was apprehended in the Pusterthal, for the faith and testimony of Jesus Christ.	561
1557	As Already Stated	Grace, peace, and mercy from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, who has called us to His imperishable kingdom, and chosen us before the foundation of the world, and cleansed us with the washin	569
1557	Algerius, A Youth, A Student Of Padua, Mis- Erably Burned For The Testimony Of Jesus, At Rome	To my beloved brethren and fellow servants of Jesus Christ, who have gone out of Babylon unto mount Zion, whose names I do not omit without cause, grace, peace and mercy from God our Father, and the L	571
1558	Joris Wippe, Joosten’S Son, Put To Death At Dortrecht	Joris Wippe, when he still lived in the darkness of popery, was a burgomaster at Meenen in Flanders, his native place ;	585
1559	Karel Van Tiegem	About the same time there was also apprehended at Kortrijck, for the love of God, and living according to His Word, a brother named Karel van Tiegem, who was not ashamed freely to confess Christ his L	618
1559	And Maeyken De Korte	On the 20th of May, 1559, the Margrave of Antwerp, seeking one upon whose head a price of three hundred guilders was set, went forth with many servants, and surrounded and entered two houses, in which	624
1559	His Wife, When He Lay In Prison At Ant- Werp, Where He Was Put To Death For The Word Of The Lord	Grace and peace be multiplied unto you, my dear and most beloved wife and sister in the Lord, according as His divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through	625
1561	Joos Verbeeck	On the 7th of June 1561 the margrave of Antwerp went out with a large retinue, well armed with sticks and staves, and they apprehended Joos Verbeeck, a minister of the Word of God and of His church.	652
1561	Julius Klampherer	In the year 1561, Brother Julius Klampherer, from Italy was imprisoned at Venice, for his faith and the divine truth.	653
1563	Perceval Van Den Berge, Jan Maes, Pie- ’ Ter The Shoemaker, Hendrick Aerts, The Hatter, Janneken Cabiljaus His Wife, Kal	Jan de Swarte, a very good-hearted man, of Nipkerke, with his wife and adult children, came to the knowledge of the truth, and united with the church of God.	665
1563	Joos Jans Put To Death	The same year a brother named Joos Jans was apprehended at Somerdijck, for living according to the truth, and was immediately taken to Zierickzee, where he suffered much examination and hardship, but	667
1567	Karel Halling	Karel Hailing, a native of Steenwerck, who had fled from there to Armentiers, for the testimony of the Lord, was apprehended at the latter place, and, as he was determined steadfastly to adhere to the	705
1567	Adrian Du Rieu	Adrian du Rieu, called Adrian Olieux, a native of Halewijn, and minister of the Word of God, and of his church at Armentiers, was apprehended at the latter place, for the truth, and after boldly confe	705
1567	In The Year	Grace, peace and mercy from God the heavenly Father ;	710
1568	Adrian Willems	In the year 1568 the tyranny and persecution waged against the Christians became very sore and grievous, so that in said year many were apprehended and slain.	722
1569	Anpleunis Van Den Berge	This Anpleunis van den Berge, because he had permitted, in the year 1556, that the Word of God was truly and openly preached on his land, and that he had lodged some of the brethren, had to leave his	759
1569	Dirk Andriess	Dirk Andriess, a pious and God-fearing brother, was apprehended at Zierickzee, A.D .	775
1569	The 10Th Of June	The very pleasant and favored country of Flanders.	775
1569	Mr. Friar Cornelis, A Franciscan Monk ; In The Presence Of Mr. Jan Van Damme, Re- Corder, And Mr. Michiel Houwaert, Cler	Friar Cornelis.	775
1569	In The Presence Of Mr. Jan Van Dam, On The Loth Of May	Fr.	786
1569	Another Letter Of Tijs Jeuriaenss, Written In Prison To The Friends In Edam	My dear brethren and sisters, one with us in our most holy Christian faith, I wish you the weapons of light, to fight against the works of darkness;	828
1569	At Amsterdam, On The 12Th Of March	At the same time, and in the same court, there also received his sentence of death, Cornelis Janss, a sailor, a native of Haerlem according to the body, but born again of God from heaven according to	834
1570	Veit Greyenburger	In the year 1570, Veit Greyenburger, a brother, was apprehended at Wald in Vintschgau as he was traveling through there.	842
1570	Maerten Karettier	Maerten Karettier of Busbeke, who also would rather suffer affliction with the children of God, than enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season, and live in joy with the world, was apprehended for his fa	849
1570	Lijntgen Kemels	In like manner, there was also apprehended, at Luyck, a sister named Lijntgen Kernels, who, after having made a good and steadfast confession of her faith, was burnt there, and thus went boldly, with	849
1570	Both Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Antwerp, The 13Th Of September	A letter of Joost Verkindert to his wife, mother, brother, and sister;	849
1570		JANSS HOEDEMAECKER, WRITTEN IN PRISON AT RIJSSEL The first letter from Adriaen Janss Hoedemaecker, to his wife The love of God the Father, the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the communion of the	884
1571	Douwe Eeuwouts	They who seek truly to follow the words and commandments of God often have to suffer great contempt and persecution from the learned of this world, as was well seen at Leeuwaerden, in Friesland in the	894
1572	A Young Man From Nimeguen Burnt At Hertogenbosch	After the offering up of the afore-mentioned friend of God, Jan Block, a young man who maintained the truth of the slain martyr, and made the same confession, traveled from Nimeguen to Hertogenbosch,	898
1572	Hans Knevel	As is known to many, the world has become so corrupted through the false teachings of antichrist, and iniquity has, according to the prediction of Christ (Matt.	946
1572	Jesus Christ, At Ghent In Flanders, The 4Th Of December	Here follow three letters which Adrian Rogiers wrote from his prison.	952
1573	The Third Letter From Maeyken Wens, Writ- Ten In Prison At Antwerp, The 21 St Of April	Always fear God and love Him above all My dear child Adriaen, my son, I leave you this for a testament, because you are the oldest, to exhort you that you should begin to fear our dear Lord, for you a	982
1573	Dearest Daughter, While I Was (Unwor- Thily) Confined For The Lord’S Sake In Prison, At Antwerp	The true love of God and wisdom of the Father strengthen you in virtue, my dearest child;	985
1573	Copy Of A Letter By Janneken Munstdorp’S Own Hand, Written At Antwerp In Prison To Her Father And Mother, On The 19Th Of	My dear father and my dear mother, I wish you a true understanding, and a contrite spirit in your hearts, to fear God, for an affectionate greeting.	988
1574	Hans Peltner	In the year 1574, Hans Peltner, a tailor, at Rottenhosen in Imtal, was apprehended for his faith, and the divine truth, who had to endure many disputations and temptations, from the priests as well as	994
1574	Another Confession Which Reytse Aysess Made Before The Bishop, On The 5Th Of January	The love of God, the communion of the Holy Ghost, and the love of the Father, who gave His only Son for us all, keep, strengthen and confirm you and us all unto the end, that we may hereafter come to	999
1575	Claes Van Armentierss, And Lijntgen, A Young Maiden	In the year 1575 there was burnt alive at Antwerp, for the faith of the truth and the testimony of Jesus, a God-fearing, pious brother, named Claes van Armentiers, a lace-maker ;	1009
1575	Answer To The Letter Of John Fox ; Written By The Prisoners At London	Reverend and well beloved Sir Doctor Fox : We have read your letter, from which we learn the endeavors you have put forth in our behalf, with her royal majesty as well as with her wise council, for wh	1024
1576	Paul Clock	In the year 1576, Paul Glock, who had been imprisoned without intermission for nearly nineteen years, in the country of Wurtemberg, came to his deliverance, after he had suffered much during his impri	1025
1576	Hans Bret	Hans Bret, who was about twenty-one years old, and the son of one Thomas Bret, an Englishman, was (besides his daily labor which he performed in the service of his master) very diligently concerned an	1038
1576	Monday After Whitsuntide	AT ANTWERP, IN PRISON, TO HIS DEAR AND BELOVED MOTHER Grace and peace from God our heavenly Father, through His only Son Christ Jesus, and the comfort of the Holy Ghost, for the increase of your faith	1040
1583	Melchoir Platser	In the year 1583, on the Friday after Whitsuntide, Melchoir Platser, who had been an apothecary, was apprehended for the faith’s sake, in the village of Rankweil, in the Feldkirch, bailiwick.	1059
1584	Andries Pirchner	On the 26th of May, in the year 1584, Andries Pirchner was apprehended at Laitsch, in Vintschgau, his fatherland, and thence taken to Soltrain, where he was thrice put upon the rack and severely tortu	1060
1584	Leonhart Sumeraver	In the year 1584, about eight days before Saint Martin’s day, brother Leonhart Sumeraver, from the country of Saltzburg, was apprehended, as he was about to leave the country and had embarked at Titma	1061
1585	Wolfgang Raufer, George Pruckmair, And Hans Aicher	In the year 1585, three brethren, namely, Wolfgang Raufer, George Pruckmair, and Hans Aicher, MARTYRS MIRROR 1061 were apprehended for the faith, while on a journey, half a league from Riet, they havi	1061
1586	Of The Mandate Published Against The An- Abaptists In The Duchy Of Prussia (But Not Unto Death), On The 12Th Of November	When on account of the terrible burning and scorching of the pious witnesses of Jesus that were called by the name of Anabaptists, many of them went from papistic regions, where the distress was great	1062
1587	Berg And Its Cities And Suburbs, On Pain Of Corporal Punishment And Loss Of Their Property	Even as it had gone the year before in Prussia, with the Anabaptists, so it went now also in the dominion of Koenigsberg, which was carried out by the same prince, who was also the lord of this territ	1064
1588	Christiaen Rijcen	This Christiaen Rijcen lived still in these latter days as a faithful witness, at Hontschoten, in Flanders, where he, as a true Christian, was imprisoned for the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus	1064
1590	Maeyken Pickelen	That the way which leads to eternal life is strait and narrow, is shown by the holy Scriptures, and moreover, also many devout children of God have actually found this to be so ;	1081
1592	Michiel Hazel	In this year, 1592, also one Michiel Hazel, after he had been imprisoned over four years, for the Christian faith, was beheaded in prison, at Witling, in the country of Wurtemberg, on the seventh day	1089
1601	Ten, Tijnken His Wife, Pieter Ten Hove, And Lijsken Te Linschoten, Near Wit- Gensteyn Led Around The Gallows, Scourged,	In the year of our Lord sixteen hundred and one it occurred that Johann von Steyn, Count of Witgensteyn, Lord of Hamburg, being a member of the Calvinistic Church, purposed to abolish the Romish and L	1103
1614	Hans Landis	That the bloody constraint or dominion over the consciences of men still obtains, is a sad thing, and especially is it to be deplored, that those who boast of being, more than others, followers of the	1104

Low Countries (Netherlands, Flanders) and England: the Dutch Mennonite stream, the Wiebe line’s spiritual ancestors

Year	Name(s) as headed	Account begins	≈ page
1527	Weynken, A Widow, Daughter Of Claes, Of Monickendam, Burnt To Death In The Hague, The 20Th Novem- Ber	On the 15th of November, 1527, Weynken, daughter of Claes, was brought prisoner from the castle of Woerden to the Hague, whither on the 17th day of the same month, came also the count of Hooghstraten,	423
1527	John Walen, With Two Of His Fellow Breth- Ren	In the year 1527, there was also a faithful brother (Rev.	425
1534	William Wiggers Of Barsinghorn, In North Holland	About the year 1534, a God-fearing pious brother, named William Wiggers, residing at Barsinghorn, a village in North Holland, near Schagen, was brought thence to the castle at Schagen, for the true fa	443
1535	Against The Anabaptists	By the Emperor : To our beloved and faithful commanders-in-chief, the president and members of our Privy-Council, the Chancellor and members of our council in Braband, the Governor and Coun* See also	443
1535	Peter Roster	In the year 1535, there was a pious brother, named Peter Koster, who had been sexton of the church at Sardam, in North Holland.	444
1538	Beheaded For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Vucht, Near Herzo- Genbusch	( Copied from certain very old testimonies) In the year 1538, in August, there were apprehended in the town ten or seventeen men and women, who were said to have been rebaptized, all of them humble (o	448
1538	John Styaerts, And Peter	About this year, there were, in Flanders, two cousins, one named Styaerts, the other Peter.	450
1538	Of A Certain Decree Published In England Against The Anabaptists	AND WHAT FOLLOWED THEREUPON, A.	451
1539	And What Followed There- Upon	“After manifold tyranny, persecution and putting to death,” writes P.	451
1539	Place	The following is the Testament which Anna of Rotterdam left and presented to her son, Isaiah, on the twenty-fourth of January, A.	454
1539	Tjaert Reynerts	About the year 1539, there was also a God-fearing peasant, named Tjaert Reynerts, who lived near Harlinger, in Friesland.	455
1541	Walter Of Stoelwijk	On the eleventh of February, A.	456
1542	Jacob And Seli His Wife, Of Wormer	Among many others who voluntarily forsook and delivered up their property and life for the truth of the holy Gospel, there were also a brother at Wormer, in Waterlandt, named Jacob, and his wife Seli.	465
1543	About	In Chronijk van den Ondergang, page 1104, col.	467
1544	Maria Van Beckum, And Ursula, Her Broth- Er’S Wife	In the year 1544, there was a sister in the Lord, named Maria van Beckum, whom her mother had driven from home on account of her faith.	468
1545	Francis Of Bolsweert	At Bolsweert, in Friesland, there was a true lamb of Christ, named Francis, who lived uprightly in the fear of God.	473
1547	Richst Heynes	About the year 1547, there was a God-fearing woman, whose name was Richst Heynes (so named after her husband, according to the custom of the country), and who lived in the list, not far from Sneeck, i	482
1549	Fije And Eelken At Leeu Warden	In the year 1549, about three weeks before Easter, two beloved men, named Fije and Eelken, were apprehended at Boorn, in West Friesland.	485
1550	Willem, Martigen, Dieuwertgen, And Marit- Gen Jans	In the year 1550, there were apprehended at Leyden, in Holland, four lambs of Christ, namely, a brother and three sisters, named Willem, Maritgen, Dieuwertgen and Maritgen Jans, who, having frankly co	496
1550	Remken Ramaeckers	There was also a pious and devout brother and fellow member of the church of Jesus Christ, named Remken Ramaeckers, burned for the evangelical truth, near Sittert.	498
1550	Gerrit Van Kempen	In like manner, Gerrit van Kempen was burned for the testimony of Jesus Christ, at Wislen.	498
1550	Jan	The malice of the priests was so great that they could not bear it, that those who sought in quietness to serve God the Lord in simplicity and sincerity should reside in Antwerp;	498
1551	A Smith At Komen	In or about the year 1551, a smith was apprehended for the divine truth, at Komen, in Flanders.	503
1551	Gillis And Elizabeth	On the 21st of July, A.	503
1551	Jerome Segers, With His Wife Lijsken Dircks, And Big Henry	In the year of our Lord 1551, Jerome Segers, with his wife Lijsken Dircks, and Big Henry fell into the hands of the tyrants, for the testimony of Jesus, at Antwerp in Brabant.	505
1551	Pieter Bruynen, Jan, Pleunis, And Jan The Old Clothes Buyer, And Another Brother, All Put To Death, On The 2D Of Oc- Tob	A letter from Pieter Bruynen van Weert, which he wrote in prison at Antwerp, where he and jour others were put to death for the Word of the Lord, on the 2d of October, A.	524
1552	Willem Of Bierck, Christoffel From Geistens, Christian From Eukeraet, And Tielle- Man From Nunkerken	The four brethren, Willem of Bierck, Christoffel from the Geistens, Christian from Eukeraet, and Tielleman from Nunkerken, were executed together on the same day, with the sword, at Blankenburg ;	527
1552	Mari Ken And Anneken	Those who hold only to God and His holy Word, and seek to fulfill the latter, are not only persecuted but also imprisoned and put to death, as was very evident, in the year 1552, at Leyden, in the cas	527
1552	William Van Robaeys	In this same year, a brother named William van Robaeys, was persecuted, apprehended, examined tortured and finally put to death, at Komen, in Flanders, for righteousness for the truth, and for followi	527
1552	Hendrick Dirks, Dirk Jans, And Adrian Cor- Nells	In the same year, three brethren, named Hendrick Dirks, Dirk Jans, and Adrian Corneliss, were apprehended at Leyden, and examined in regard to their faith;	527
1553	Wouter Van Capelle	In the year 1553, a God-fearing brother, named Wouter Capelle, was apprehended at Diexmuyde, in Flanders, for living according to and following the Word of God, and confessed and sealed the faith of t	540
1553	Tijs, A Young Man, And Beerentge, A Young Maiden	In the year 1553, a bachelor, named Tijs, and a maiden by the name of Beerentge, were drowned at Leeuwaerden, in Friesland, for the testimony of Jesus.	540
1553	Simon The Shopkeeper	About the year 1553 there was at Bergen op Zoom, in Brabant, a shopkeeper, named Simon, who stood in the marketplace, to sell his wares.	541
1553	Of A Pious Brother Who Was Put To Death For The Word Of God, In The City Of Vuren In Flanders	About the year 1553, there was put to death with the sword, in the city of Vuren, in Flanders, for the testimony of Jesus, a God-fearing, pious brother, who had to endure many severe conflicts from th	548
1554	David And Levina	In the year 1554, there was imprisoned at Ghent, in Flanders, for following Christ and living according to God’s commandments, a young brother named David, who, when examined, freely confessed his fai	550
1554	William Van Louvain	In the year 1554, there was put to death for the testimony of the truth, at Ghent, in Flanders, a pious witness of God, named William Van Louvain, the grandfather of Jan Doom.	550
1555	Pieter With The Lame Foot, Jan Droogh- Scheerder, Hans Rorduerwercker, And Frans Sweerdtveger	In the year 1555, the young nobleman Jan van Immerseele having become Margrave, four brethren were apprehended at Antwerp, for the testimony of the truth, namely, Pieter with the lame foot, Jan Droogh	551
1555	Tanneken Van Der Leyen	In said year there was also apprehended at Antwerp, a young maiden from Ghent, named Tanneken van der Leyen, who loved God and His truth more than all that was in the world ;	551
1555	Bartholomew The Potter	Bartholomew the potter, who was a vessel of honor in the house of God (II Tim.	551
1555	Rommeken Put To Death	About this time, also Rommeken, a noted child of God, publicly declared and sealed with his blood the divine truth, in the marketplace at Antwerp;	551
1556	Franci J Ntgen, Grietgen, And Maeyken Door- Naerts	At Belle, in Flanders, three women were apprehended for the testimony of the truth, namely, an old woman named Francijntgen, a young maiden named Grietgen, and niece to the former, and another young m	554
1556	Abraham Put To Death	In the year 1556 there was at Antwerp a very pious and God-fearing brother named Abraham, who was apprehended for his faith, and, after a bold confession, and steadfast adherence to the same, condemne	555
1556	Jan De Kudse	Shortly after, also Jan de Kudse, an ardent lover of God, who had likewise been apprehended for the truth, from which he would not depart, meekly suffered death as an innocent lamb of Christ, in the m	555
1557	Janneken Walraven Burned	In the year 1557, on Pentecost eve, there was burnt alive, at Antwerp, in Brabant, for the immovable foundation of the truth, and the testimony of Jesus Christ, Janneken Walraven, the mother of Jacque	564
1557	Joriaen Simons, Clement Dirks, And A Woman Named Mary Joris	At this time three other pious witnesses of the truth fell into the hands of the tyrants, at Haarlem, in Holland.	564
1557	Maerten Zaeywever, Joris Oudkleerkooper, Willem Droogsch Eerder, Victor And Pie- Ter De Backer	The bloodthirsty constrainers of conscience, not yet satiated, apprehended at Antwerp, in the year 1557, five pious Christians, namely, Maerten Zaeywever, Joris Oudkleerkooper, Willem Droogscheerder,	569
1557	The Miller, Jacob Van Yperes And Maer- Ten The Walloon	In the same year, 1557, there were also apprehended at Antwerp, five brethren of Christ, named Jeronymus, Laurens van Guelders, Pieter the miller, Jacob van Yperes, and Maerten the Walloon, who truste	570
1557	Margriete, Wife Of Jeronymus, Klaerken And Janneken Of Dextelaer	In the year 1557, there were drowned in prison, at Antwerp, three women, namely Margriete, wife of the afore-mentioned Jeronymus, and Klaerken and Janneken of Dextelaer, because they steadfastly adher	570
1558	Govert Jaspers, Put To Death	About this time a lay brother by the name of Govert Jaspers, with two others, left the monastery of the Cross-brethren at Goes.	583
1558	Maerten Bossier Suffered	About the same time there was apprehended at Werwijck, in Flanders, for the truth, one brother Maerten Bossier, who, after much temptation and trial, also had to suffer temporal death (by burning) ;	583
1558	Absalom Van Tomme, Or The Singer	All that would follow Christ, must take His cross upon them;	583
1558	Willem Van Haverbeke	William van Haverbeke also not only suffered persecution for the name of the Lord, but also suffered himself to be apprehended, and to be led before lords and princes, where he freely confessed his fa	583
1558	Daniel Verkampt	About this time, also a young man named Daniel Verkampt, after suffering much persecution, was apprehended at Kortrijck, in Flanders, for living truly according to the Word of God.	583
1558	Marcus De Ledersnijder	Not long after the above, also a brother named Marcus de Ledersnijder was apprehended for the truth, at Kortrijck, in Flanders, who, having been much importuned and tortured, yet constantly remaining	584
1558	Jacob De Melselaer	In the year 1558, Jacob de Melselaer, a brother, was apprehended at Antwerp, for living according to and keeping the Word of God ;	584
1558	Louwijs De Wever	In this same year brother Louwijs de Wever was beheaded in prison at Antwerp, for the confession of and steadfast adherence to his faith.	584
1558	Frans Tiban And Little Dirk	A short time after this, also two brethren named Frans Tiban and Little Dirk, were apprehended for their faith, at Antwerp, examined, tortured, afflicted with much torment, and, finally, as they would	584
1558	Henderick Leerverkooper, Anthonis And Dirk De Schilder	Three brethren, namely, Henderick Leerverkooper, Anthonis and Dirk de Schilder, were also apprehended at Antwerp, for the truth;	584
1558	And Adriaen Pieters	In the year 1558, Waechling Dirks, Maerten Schoenmaecker, and Adriaen Pieters, all three of them natives of Wijnckel, were apprehended for the Gospel and the divine truth, and as they steadfastly adhe	584
1558	Wouter Van Honschoten	In this year, a young brother named Wouter van Honschoten was apprehended, at Honschoten, in Flanders, for following the Word of God, and as he freely confessed his faith, and would in no wise depart	584
1558	Jacob De Swarte, Hansken Van Den Broecke, And Others	In the year 1558, a brother named Jacob de Swarte (son of Jan de Swarte), and Hanscken van den Broecke, went from Ostende to Bruges, to hear the preaching of the Word of God, and were apprehended ther	584
1558	Hans Den Duytsch	About this time, also a brother named Hans den Duytsch was apprehended at Antwerp ;	584
1558	Janneken And Noele	There was also a young maiden named Janneken apprehended for her faith, at Antwerp ;	584
1558	Adriaen Van Hee, Joos Meeuwens, Willem, Goossen And Egbert De Hoedemaecker, And Lambert Van Doornick	As the Jews in the time of the apostles envied the assemblies of the Christians, and disturbed them wherever they could, so have also their successors, the ministers of antichrist, universally done, w	585
1558	Jacques D’Auchy, Imprisoned	A Confession of faith of Jacques d’Auchy, made when in prison in the city of Leeuwarden, in Friesland;	592
1559	Jan Jans Brant	In the year 1559, on the 9th of November, it happened that a brother by the name of Jan Jans Brant, was apprehended for following Christ and the Gospel, at Geervliet, in South Holland.	618
1559	Trijnken Keuts	Trijnken Keuts was a widow who lived in the city of Maestricht.	619
1559	Fransken Vroevrouwe, Naentgen Leerver- Koopster And Pleuntgen Van Der Goes	There were also at Antwerp three sisters, namely, Fransken Vroevrouwe, Naentgen Leerverkoopster, and Pleuntgen van der Goes, who were kindled with the love of God, and, as lambs and sheep of Christ, h	619
1559	Adriaen Pan And His Wife	In the year 1559, also Adriaen Pan, the faithful friend of Christ, and his wife, were in the claws of the wolves, at Antwerp, in Brabant, where they, through the grace of God, endured severe imprisonm	619
1559	Hans De Vette, And Eleven Others, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Ghent, In Flan- Ders	A confession written by Hans de Vette, at Ghent, where he was imprisoned with eleven others, in the year 1 559, touching his examination On the first Friday after Whitsuntide there were imprisoned at	621
1559	Jan Bosch, Of Bergh, Or Jan Durps	This Jan Bosch, commonly called Jan Durps, was a pious, honorable man, and a linen weaver by trade.	631
1560	Anthonis Claes, Joris Tieleman, And Hans De Backer	In the year 1560 three brethren, named Anthonis Claes, Joris Tieleman, and Hans de Backer, were apprehended, examined and tortured ;	641
1560	Peter Of Spain, Gomer The Mason, And Jacob The Goldsmith	In the same year three other pious brethren sealed the truth with their death at Antwerp.	641
1560	Deaf Betgen, Betgen Of Ghent, And Lijsken Smits	A.	641
1560	Lenaert Plovier, Jenneken And Maeyken Of Aix-La-Chapelle	There was a pious man named Lenaert Plovier, about thirty-six years of age, who was a native and MARTYRS MIRROR 641 resident of Meenen, in Flanders, and by occupation a woolen-draper ;	641
1560	Joris And Joachim	A.	645
1560	Willem De Kleermaecker	In the year 1560 a brother named Willem de Kleermaecker was apprehended for the truth, and sentenced to death, at Antwerp.	646
1561	Koolaert, The Cooper	At Honschote, in Flanders, there was apprehended for the truth, in the year 1561, a brother named Koolaert the cooper, who, after freely confessing his faith, was taken to Wijnoxberge, and as he also	652
1561	Lauwerens Van De Walle, Antonis Schoon- Velt, Kalleken Strings, And Maeyken Kocx	In the year 1561 several brethren and sisters, after suffering much persecution, took up residence near Ypres in Flanders, at a place called ten Hoogensiecken.	653
1561	Franchoys Van Elstlandt	A brother, Franchoys van Elstlandt, also called France van Meenene, a mason by trade, went from Meenene to Arien in French Flanders, to work at his trade there, and thus earn his living.	655
1561	Gen, The 15Th Of August	A.	656
1561	Jan Hulle, At Ypres	As it is found that the wolf will generally follow his innate ravenous nature, and therefore the sheep can make no firm compact with him, but stand in constant danger of being devoured by him, so it a	657
1562	Pieter Van Maldegem, Pieter Van Male, Jacques Bostijn, And Lauwerens Allaerts	In the year 1562 four brethren, named Pieter van Maldegem, Pieter van Male, Jacques Bostijn, and Lauwerens Allaerts, were apprehended at Ghent, in Flanders, because they no longer sought to follow the	657
1562	Vijntgen, Goudeken, And Janneken De Jonk- Heer, Betgen Van Maldegem, And Sijntgen Van Gelder	In the same year there were also apprehended at Ghent three sisters, namely Vijntgen, Goudeken, and Janneken de Jonkheer, and two others, namely, Betgen van Maldegem, and Sijntgen van Gelder.	657
1562	Guljame Van Dale	Shortly after, also an imprisoned brother named Guljame van Dale, who adhered so firmly to the truth and love of God that he feared no pain, suffering, fire or sword, had, for following Christ ( whom	657
1562	Heyndrick Eemkens	In the year 1562 there was apprehended at Utrecht, for the testimony of our dear Lord Jesus Christ, a brother named Heyndrick Eemkens, a tailor, who, after all solicitations and pains suffered, finall	661
1562	Martijntgen Aelmeers	In the year 1562 there was apprehended at Honschote, in Flanders, a young girl named Marti jntgen Helmeers, of Steenwijcke, because she had been baptized upon her faith, and ordered her walk and conve	664
1562	Nikasen Van Aelmeers	The same year, Nikasen Aelmeers, the brother of the afore-mentioned Marti jntgen, was apprehended for the faith and the divine truth, at Bruges in Flanders, and when no pain or torture could draw him	664
1562	Jan Grendel	In the year 1562, a man named Jan Grendel, from Kortrijck, in Flanders, came from Oudewater to Goes, and was the same evening on which he arrived in town apprehended by bailiff Vijtwijck, who, upon ha	664
1563	Dirk Lamberts, Christian Van Wetteren, And Antonijn De Wale	At Ghent in Flanders there were apprehended, for the faith, three brethren, namely, Dirk Lamberts, Christian van Wetter en, and Antonijn de Wale, who contended valiantly and heroically for their faith	667
1564	Daniel Kalvaert, Burned	Daniel Kalvaert, a native of Thielt, in Flanders, was apprehended, A.	667
1564	Pieter Van Oosthove	Pieter Floriss, called of Oosthove, a native of Nipkerke in Flanders, was apprehended for the divine truth, at Armentiers, A.	667
1564	Steven De Graet, And Sijntgen	In the year 1 564 there was apprehended at Ghent in Flanders, for the truth, a brother named Steven de Graet, with Sijntgen, his aged mother.	667
1564	Fieri Jntgen Ketels, Leentgen Her Mother, With Pierijntgen And Mari Jntgen Van Male, In The Year	In the same year four sisters of Christ were apprehended at Ghent, namely, Pierijntgen Ketels, with Leentgen her mother, and two sisters, Pierijntgen and Marijntgen van Male.	667
1564	Pieter Van Der Meulen	Shortly afterwards, also one brother Pieter Vein der Meulen contended so valiantly, at Ghent, for his faith in Christ, that, with firm faith and confidence in God, he withstood all who sought to turn	667
1564	Maeyken Boosers Burnt To Ashes For The Testi- Mony Of Jesus Christ, In The City Of Doornick, The 18Th Of Septem- Ber	A confession and letter of consolation of Maeyken Boosers, imprisoned at Doornick, where she sealed her faith with her death The eternal, unfathomable grace of God, and the power of the Holy Ghost, be	668
1564	Mr. Jelis Matthijss, Put To Death For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Middel- Borgh, In The Year	A letter of Mr.	672
1564	Jan Gerrits, Burnt At The Hague, For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, The 15Th Day Of December	A testament by Jan Gerrits, made while imprisoned at the Hague for the testimony of Jesus Christ, in December, A.	681
1565	Adriaen Den Burry	After manifold persecution and fearful tyranny against the flock of Christ, there was also apprehended, in the year 1565, at Oudenaerde, in Flanders, a faithful brother named Adriaen den Burry, who, a	687
1565	Willem De Duyck	In the year 1565, at Ghent in Flanders, Brother Willem de Duyck, after much tribulation and unwavering steadfastness, being not willing to apostatize in any wise, also had to bear witness with his blo	687
1567	In The Year	In the year of our Lord 1567, one Sunday morning, being the 10th of August, Christian Langedul went out to take a letter to his brother R.	705
1567	Jacques Mesdagh, Willem Aerts, Joos Kas- Teel, And Karel	This Jacques Mesdagh was apprehended (with three others, as he writes) on the 1st of March, 1566, and was afterwards, on the 8th of November, 1567, burnt with three others, for the Word of God, at Kor	716
1568	Lucas De Groot Hanged	In the year 1568, a brother named Lucas de Groot, a native of Ostend, in Flanders, was apprehended there for the testimony of the truth, and after he had boldly confessed his faith, and would unwaveri	723
1568	Jan Fortier Burned	In the same year a brother named Jan Portier, a native of Komene, in Flanders, and a fuller by trade, who had also been Lady van Meessen’s porter, was aprehended at Meessen.	723
1568	Jan Van Paris, Pieter Van Cleves, Hendrick Maelschalck, And Lauwerens Pie- Ters	Jan van Paris, Pieter van Cleves, Hendrick Maelschalck, and Lauwerens Pieters, had not yet united with the church, but were novices and ready to unite;	724
1568	Jacob Dircks, With His Two Sons, Andries Jacobs And Jan Jacobs	In this bloody and perilous time of persecution also pious Jacob Dircks and his two sons, Andries Jacobs and Jan Jacobs fell into the hands of the tyrants.	725
1568	Karel De Raet, And Grietgen His Wife, Hans- Ken In’T Schaeck, Willem De Snijder, With Christijntgen His Wife	On the third of May, 1568, some brethren were assembled at Tillegem, near Bruges, in Flanders, to hear the Word of God preached, when they were 726 MARTYRS MIRROR unexpectedly set upon by some who had	726
1568	Jan De Smit, Daniel De Paeu, Daniel Van Vooren, And Passchier Weyns	In the year 1568, at Ghent, in Flanders, also four brethren were apprehended, namely, Jan de Smit, Daniel de Paeu, Daniel van Vooren and Passchier Weyns, who boldly confessed their faith and all the a	727
1568	Valerius Schoolmaster Martyred	A.	727
1568	Heyndrick Arents	Among many other true believers baptized according to the command of Christ, who were everywhere persecuted, expelled and put to death, also one Heyndrick Arents of Briel, about the year 1568, fell in	737
1568	Claudine Le Vettre, And With Her A Brother	Meenen is a beautiful little town in Flanders, three leagues from Rijssel, on the road to Bruges, built on the edge of the Leye.	738
1569	On The 26Th Day Of February	The dreadful murdering, burning and killing of the innocent and upright followers of Jesus Christ were not sufficient at this time to deter from the true confession and practice of the Christian faith	739
1569	Lauwerens Verkamer	In the year 1569 there was apprehended in ’s Hertogenbosch, in Brabant, a pious follower of Christ, named Lauwerens Verkamer, for the single reason that he could not follow the Romish priests and monk	741
1569	Sijntgen Vercoilgen	As in the time of Ishmael and Isaac, he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit (Gal.	741
1569	Lippi Jntgen Stayerts	In the year 1569 there was put to death, at Ghent, in Flanders, by the maintainers of the Roman antichrist, for the genuine truth and the practice of it, a woman by the name of Lippi jntgen Stayerts,	741
1569	Maerten Pieters And Grietgen Jans	In the year 1569, the 25th of June, there was put to death for the testimony of the truth, in Briel, reckoned to Holland, on the Maese, Maerten Pieters of Maesland, a village situated near Delft in Ho	741
1569	Dirk Willems	In the year 1569 a pious, faithful brother and follower of Jesus Christ, named Dirk Willems, was apprehended at Asperen, in Holland, and had to endure severe tyranny from the papists.	741
1569	Hendrick Alewijns, Hans Marijns Van 00Sten, And Gerrit Duynherder	In the year 1569 there were imprisoned for the testimony of Jesus, at Middleburgh, in Zealand, the following pious sheep and followers of Christ : Hendrick Alewijns, a purse-maker by trade, and Hans M	743
1569	Jasper Den Taschrinkmaker	At Antwerp, about the year 1569, there was apprehended a brother, named Jasper den Taschrinkmaker, who, when he was examined concerning his faith, boldly confessed it, and would allow no entreaties, t	759
1569	Adriaen Ol	About the year 1 569 there was imprisoned at Armentiers, in Flanders for the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus, a brother by the name of Adriaen Ol, who, as he could by no temptation or threat, i	819
1569	Abraham Picolet, Henderick Van Etten, And Maeyken Van Der Goes	At Antwerp there was one Abraham Picolet, who was very intimately acquainted with Henderick van Etten, born at Breda, and a certain Herman N.	819
1569	Tijs Jeuriaenss And Jan Claess	In this dark bloody reign of antichrist two other pious brethren fell into the hands of the tyrants, one of whom was a minister of the Word, named Tijs Jeuriaenss, residing in North Holland, at Karop	824
1570	Wife Of Adriaen Boogaert, Drowned For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Haarlem	The misery of persecution continued, so that almost nowhere liberty could be found for an upright Christian soul.	845
1570	Barber Jans	At Haarlem in Holland, in the year 1570, a woman, named Barber Jans, was apprehended, because she had apostatized from the Romish church, and endeavored to be a follower of Christ ;	846
1570	Allert Janss	In the same year 1570, on the 13th of April, also a pious brother, named Allert Janss, was brought prisoner to Haarlem ;	846
1570	Andries N.	In this same year 1570, there was also apprehended in Haarlem, for his faith and the truth, a brother named Andries N., who was tortured very cruelly for the space of three hours, but nevertheless, th	846
1570	Faes Dircks, And Two Others	In the year 1570, on the 7th of April, there was apprehended for the Word of God and the testimony of Jesus, at Gouda, in Holland, a pious follower of Christ, named Faes Dircks, a chairmaker by trade.	847
1570	Hans Van Den Wege, Janneken Van Hulle, And Janneken Van Rentegem	Jan van den Wege, having risen early one morning, and then, about seven o’clock, gone with his cousin to market, was apprehended at the fish market at Ghent in Flanders, by master Klaes (who was wont	865
1570	Hove	At Ghent, in Flanders, there were imprisoned for their faith, two pious sisters, named Barbelken Goethals and Saerken van Duerhove.	871
1571	Jelis Claverss, Lijsabet, Wife Of Claes De Vries, Nelleken Jaspers, And With Them Thirty- Three Other Persons	In the year 1571, thirty six persons were apprehended at Antwerp, in Brabant, for the truth of the * Of these martyrs from Breda mention seems to be made also in one of the letters of Jan Wouterss van	872
1571	Dirck Mieuwess	After much persecution, murdering and burning of the true followers of Christ, there was apprehended at Vlissingen in Zealand, also a pious brother named Dirck Mieuwess, and after long imprisonment th	873
1571	Anneken Heyndricks	In the year 1571, there was burnt alive, at Amsterdam in Holland, for the testimony of Jesus, a woman named Anneken Heyndricks, aged about fifty-three years.	873
1571	Joost Van Der Straten	Joost van der Straten, born at Teems in the district of Waes, in Flanders, a chairmaker by trade, was, when he was about seventy years old, taken from his work, and apprehended with his whole househol	876
1571	Hans Van Der Straten	Shortly after Shrove Tuesday, in the year 1571, the Duke of Alva removed from Antwerp to Brussels, taking with him all the prisoners, those of the reformed as well as those of the Anabaptistic religio	876
1571	Gerrit Corneliss	In the year 1571, there was apprehended at Amsterdam in Holland, for the truth’s sake, as he was standing and working in a lighter-boat, a young brother, named Gerrit Corneliss.	877
1571	Gen Her Daughter	In the year 1571, on the 11th of March, in the night, the Spaniards at Deventer (having held a tournament during the day) went out with swords, halberds, guns, and many other implements, to apprehend	886
1572	Heyndrick Van Eckelo	In the year 1572 there was also imprisoned at Ghent in Flanders, for the testimony of Jesus, a MARTYRS MIRROR 897 young man by the name Heyndrick the Shoemaker, because he had turned his ear to the vo	897
1572	Jan Wouterss Van Kuyck And Adriaenken Jans Of Molenaersgraef, Both Burnt For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Dortrecht	In the year of our Lord 1572, the lords of justice at Dortrecht in Holland, laid their hands on two very meek and dear friends of God, who followed their Saviour, the slain Lamb of the cross, Jesus Ch	898
1572	Lincken, Adriaen Rogiers, Maerten Van Der Straten, And Dingentgen Of Honschoten	In the year 1572, the 4th of December, there were burned at Ghent in Flanders, in the Friday Market, for the testimony of Jesus, with balls in their mouths, a God-fearing, pious brother, named Mattheu	948
1572	Maerten Van Der Straten, With Beliken His Wife	At this time yet another pious brother, named Maerten van der Straten born at Kortrijck in Flanders, with his wife, named Beliken van der Straten, fell into the hands of the enemies of the truth, so t	955
1573	Wife	About the year 1573, there were imprisoned for the testimony of Jesus, at Ghent, in Flanders, Michiel van Bruyssel and Barberken his wife.	966
1573	Jan Van Ackeren	After manifold persecution, murdering and burning of the Christians, there also fell into the hands of the tyrants, in the city of Antwerp a valiant hero and soldier of Jesus Christ, named Jan van Ack	966
1573	Lippi Jntgen Stayaerts, Sijntgen Barninge, Or Lame Sijntgen	In the same year there were imprisoned at Ghent, in Flanders, for the truth of the holy Gospel.	969
1573	Jacob Van Den Wege	This Jacob van den Wege, born at Ronse, in Flanders, was a nephew of Mr.	970
1573	In Holland	Not only those of the city of Ghent, in Flanders, of whom we have just spoken, but also those of Rotterdam, in Holland, again imbrued their hands at this time in the blood of the saints.	978
1573	Maeyken Wens, And Some Of Her Fellow-Be- Lievers, Burnt For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ, At Antwerp	The north wind of persecution blew now the longer the more through the garden of the Lord, so that the herbs and trees of the same (that is the true believers) were rooted out of the earth through the	980
1573	Susanneken And Kalleken Claes	In the year 1573, at Ghent, in Flanders, there were also apprehended, for following Christ, two sisters, young maidens, named Susanneken and Kalleken Claes, or Draeyaerts, the former aged about twenty	992
1573	Anthonis Ysbaerts	While the Duke of Alva so dreadfully persecuted, and tyrannized over, the believers, there was also apprehended and put to death, for his faith and the practice of the truth, at Tielt, in Flanders, on	992
1574	Hendrick Pruyt	About the year 1574 there was another pious brother, named Hendrick Pruyt, born at Harderwijck, in Guelderland, and a seaman by occupation, who came and sailed in the Zuyder Zee, on the coast of Fries	1006
1574	Olivier Willemss, Of Nimeguen, Burnt Alive For The Practice Of The Evangelical Truth, Together With Two Young Maidens, A	Olivier Willemss, born at Nimeguen, educated in the schools, and having become pastor of Leeuwen, a village between Nimeguen and Tiel, began at times to evince scruples in reading the mass, and about	1008
1575	Sander Wouterss, Of Bommel And Evert Hen- Dricks, Of Warendorp, Both Burnt Alive For The Testimony Of Jesus Christ At Am	The misery of the beloved children of God had not come to an end yet at this time, since the words spoken by the Lord: “They shall put you out of the synagogues ;	945
1575	Jacob The Cobbler And His Wife, Grietjen Van Bruyssel, Anneken Van Bruyssel, Tanne- Ken Walraven	In the year 1575, on the eve of Whitsuntide, there were also burnt alive, with their tongues screwed fast, atAntwerp, in Brabant, the following witnesses of Jesus : Jacob the Cobbler and his wife ;	1008
1576	Raphel Van Den Velde And Jeronymus Schep- Ens, And Other Persons	In the year 1576 there were apprehended at Ghent, in Flanders, for the firm foundation of the truth, a God-fearing pious brother, named Raphel van den Velde, and with him a brother named Jeronymus Sch	1027
1576	Louwerens The Shoemaker	In the year 1576, at the time of the Spanish Fury (on the 4th of November), there was in confinement at Antwerp a God-fearing, pious brother, named Louwerens the Shoemaker, for no other reason, than t	1037
1589	Joost De Tollenaer, Michiel Buyse, And Sijntgen Wens	;	1070
1592	Bartholomeus, Panten, Michiel The Widower, And Kalleken N.	In the year 1592, in the month of July, there were apprehended at Ghent in Flanders, for the practice of the Word of God, two brethren and a sister, named Bartholomeus Panten, Michiel the widower, and	1083

3. Zurich, 1525–1533: people named in the Anabaptist court records (Egli 1879)

Source: Emil Egli, Actensammlung zur Geschichte der Zürcher Reformation 1519–1533 (1879; public domain, archive.org; local copy in an offline folder). The 89 documents headed as Anabaptist matters (Täuferprocess, Wiedertäufer) were extracted. Personal names (given name + surname) were then pulled out by script from the OCR text.

Caveats.

• Most are Anabaptists or suspects, above all the Zollikon congregation of 1525 (doc. 636–637) and the Grüningen Anabaptists. But the list also includes some witnesses, informers and officials. The best-known officials (bailiff Jörg Berger, pastor Brennwald, the councillors) were removed.
• OCR variants may duplicate a person (e.g. Bosshard/Bosshart, Ehrismann/Ehrismaun, Bichter/Bichtier).
• Women named only as “X’s wife” are missed.
• The numbers are Egli document numbers: 600s–900s are 1525–26, 1400s are 1528, 1800s–1900s are 1530–33.
• Family check: no tree surname (Ramseyer, Mast, Mischler, Hochstetler, Stauffer…). A “Felix Lehmann” (doc. 795) is a Zurich Lehmann with no known link to the Jura Lehmans.

234 names:

Name	Egli doc. no(s).
Heinrich Aberli	674, 911
Fridli Abyberg	691, 933
Michel Ammann	953
Hans Asper	1993
Rudolf Asper	1829
Elsi Bartli	1560
Michel Baumgartner	795
Hans Bichter	674, 795
Hans Bichtier	674
Hans Bilgerin	1993
Konrad Binzmüller	1826
Jörg Blaurock	933
Jörg Blawrockon	692
Jakob Blepscher	795
Lienhart Bleuler	636, 637, 674, 794, 874
Lienhart Blüwler	636
Marx Bosshard	636, 637
Marx Bosshart	636, 791, 933
Elsi Boumgartner	795
Ruodolf Brei	636
Rudolf Breitinger	636, 637, 795
Hans Bruggbach	636
Uli Bruggbach	637
Kuonrat Brunner	636
Uli Bruppach	636
Hans Bruppacher	636, 1636
Hans Brötli	674
Johannes Brötli	674
Konrad Bumann	795
Klaus Bäbi	1477
Ritz Büeler	636
Ulrich Bülmann	1636
Ulrich Deck	862
Andres Eberli	893
Jakob Ehrismann	1469, 1470, 1486
Jakob Ehrismaun	1486
Thomas Ernst	795
Wilhelm Exel	691
Jacob Falk	1477
Jakob Falk	1470, 1473, 1486
Lienhart Fessler	911
Heini Fischer	1631
Hans Flamer	1631
Peter Forster	674
Felix Frei	1560
Heini Frei	637
Heinrich Frei	1560
Hänsli Frei	1560
Jakob Frei	1560
Hans Freimüller	1560, 1887
Heini Fryg	795
Konrad Fuchs	1829
Uli Funk	668
Jörg Fust	1469, 1470, 1486
Hans Föisi	1469
Gabriel Giger	645, 674, 795
Heini Gigli	636, 795
Regula Gletzli	933
Rudolf Goldbacher	1470
Valentin Gredig	795
Jakob Gross	824, 1277, 1278
Hans Grossmann	1560
Heinrich Gubler	795
Hans Gut	1560
Heinz Gut	1560
Ruodolf Gysiinger	1829
Jörg Göldli	1042
Hans Hager	661, 664, 668, 1636
Hänsli Hartmann	795
Heini Hei	1470
Hans Heingarter	933
Hans Heingartner	933
Hans Herzog	1821, 1829
Hans Hirt	953
Felix Horner	795
Kuonrat Hottin	636
Elsbeth Hottinger	933
Felix Hottinger	890, 893
Hans Hottinger	636, 637, 674, 795, 933
Heini Hottinger	637, 674, 691, 795, 933, 961
Heinz Hottinger	636
Jakob Hottinger	636, 637, 674, 795, 988, 1390
Konrad Hottinger	636, 637, 795
Margaretha Hottinger	862, 933
Rudolf Hottinger	636, 637, 795, 933
Uli Hottinger	795, 933
Hans Hotz	1469, 1470, 1486, 1887
Heinrich Huber	1631
Uli Huber	795
Ulrich Huber	1042
Hans Huggeuberg	1662
Hans Huiuf	890
Rudolf Huotschmann	636
Wilhelm Höubli	636
Rudolf Kambli	795
Heini Karpfis	1469, 1470, 1486, 1829
Jakob Karpfis	1470
Jörg Karpfis	1486
Kaspar Keller	1631
Ritz Kerez	636, 637
Hans Kern	1993
Felix Kienast	636, 637
Hans Kienast	636
Hans Kopp	1469, 1470, 1486
Konrad Kumber	795
Heini Käufeier	1560
Klaus Küeni	1829
Hans Künzi	953, 984
Kaspar Kürsiner	953
Felix Lehmann	795
Martin Ling	862
Regula Lochm	795
Elsi Lochmannin	795
Anna Manz	933
Felix Manzen	636, 645, 646, 674, 692, 776, 862, 933
Hans Maurer	674
Felix Mauz	636
Hans Meier	795, 933
Heini Meier	1631
Jörg Meier	1631
Michel Meier	953
Ursula Meier	911
Heini Merger	636, 645, 795
Jakob Merger	795
Hans Meyger	1829
Jakob Meyger	1829
Michel Meyger	1829
Hans Michel	1969
Rudolf Michel	1469, 1470, 1486, 1544
Ulrich Michel	1969
Grosshans Murer	636
Hans Murer	636, 795
Klaus Murer	674, 795
Felix Müller	1552, 1829
Hans Müller	911, 1887
Klaus Müller	1826
Konrad Napfer	795
Hans Nespler	1631
Hans Ockenfuoss	636, 933
Hans Ockenfuss	637, 674, 933
Heinrich Ott	1560
Hans Palei	795
Lienhart Pfifer	911
Lienhart Pfyfer	1829
Heini Reimann	1473
Hans Reitenknecht	636
Dorothea Roggenacher	933
Jakob Ruof	1829
Rudolf Ruotschmann	795
Rudolf Rutschmann	637
Jakob Röslin	1560
Wilhelm Röubli	624
Hans Rümpi	795
Hans Rüschacher	1631
Michel Sattler	862
Jörg Schad	636, 637, 674, 795
Andres Schmid	1829
Balthasar Schmid	1887, 1963
Barbara Schmid	1755
Hans Schmid	637, 1560
Heini Schmid	1470
Heinrich Schmid	1469
Jakob Schmid	1631
Kuonrat Schmid	1262
Rudolf Schmid	1560
Jakob Schneider	795
Jakob Schnider	795
Kaspar Schnider	1631
Adelheid Schnorf	911
Hans Schoub	637, 1887
Jakob Schufelberg	1469, 1470, 1486
Fridli Schuhmacher	636, 637, 674
Hans Schuhmacher	637, 1631
Marx Schulthei	1991
Fridli Schumacher	674
Fridli Schuomacher	636
Heinrich Schwab	795
Ulrich Schwab	1636
Jos Schwaben	795
Felix Schwarx	1560
Felix Schwarz	1560
Heini Schäniken	795
Hans Schön	637, 1486
Konrad Sewer	1631
Hans Spiegeli	1829
Adelheid Spill	1560
Elsi Spillmann	1560
Heini Spättiker	1631
Konrad Stein	1560
Heinrich Stepha	953
Balthasar Stoll	1631
Rudolf Stoll	668, 1636
Rudolf Studer	1829
Ruodolf Studer	1829
Wolfgang Stürer	953
Jörg Syz	692
Uli Teck	953, 1486
Ulrich Teck	824
Heinrich Thomann	636
Fridli Trüb	1042
Heinrich Trüb	1631
Hans Tschafltli	1829
Hans Ulrich	911
Hans Unger	1829
Hans Unholz	781
Klaus Unholz	794
Jakob Unholzen	636, 674, 795
Margaretha Valdein	1636
Hans Vontobel	929
Rudolf Vontobel	1469
Rudolf Voutobel	1486
Ruodolf Vögeli	1829
Hans Wagner	1560
Hans Waldshuter	911
Jos Weber	942
Lienhart Weber	923
Peter Wellenberg	1278
Heinrich Werder	795
Rudolf Wetzel	1546
Katharina Wiederkehr	933
Hans Wieland	1887, 1892
Hans Wild	1469, 1470
Konrad Winkler	760, 933, 1631, 1636
Konrad Wirth	1560
Heini Wisshans	636, 637, 795
Marx Wydler	1829
Uli Wyss	893
Hans Wäber	1829
Heini Wüest	781, 794
Hans Wüst	636, 637
Hans Zander	1631
Adelheid Zimmermann	1820
Andres Zimmermann	1820
Hans Zimmermann	1820

4. Still to do (the other sources)

• Itemise names inside group entries (“Seven brethren”, “Nine brethren and three sisters”) and the mixed-case headings the script missed task/ai
• Quellen zur Geschichte der Täufer (court records): Zurich (vol. 1), Switzerland vols. 2 and 4, Bavaria, Baden-Pfalz, Württemberg, Austria, Alsace. All on archive.org as lending-only copies (borrowing needs Christopher’s sign-in), or in libraries; this is where most of Clasen’s 13,000 names are task/human
• Ausbund hymn headings: martyrs named in the hymns task/ai
• GAMEO martyr and leader articles (site behind a bot check; needs a person or another route) task/human
• Bern Täuferkammer and Turmbuch originals, Bern State Archives (the full Tower Book behind the extract above) task/human
• Clasen, Anabaptism: A Social History (1972), appendix tables task/human

Record compiled 7 November 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.