Readable copy: Documents/Codex/2026-10-29/tr/outputs/mueller-1895/Mueller-1895-Geschichte-der-Bernischen-Taeufer.md (whole book as Markdown, with chapter headings and page markers; next to the English Martyrs Mirror in outputs/martyrs-mirror/). Raw OCR text: work/rhine1711-sources/mueller1895.txt and page images pp. 301, 306–314 (saved by ChatGPT, 2026-10-31).
What it is
Ernst Müller, Geschichte der Bernischen Täufer (Frauenfeld: Huber, 1895). The standard history of Bern’s Anabaptists, built on the Bern archives and the Amsterdam Mennonite archive (letters of the Dutch envoy J. L. Runckel, the relief committee’s accounts, via Huizinga).
What it says about the family
- Ch. XVI (pp. 279–314): the 1711 Rhine exodus, with Runckel’s full passenger lists by boat, and who left the boats at Basel, Breisach and Mannheim. See 1711 The Rhine exodus from Bern.
- Ch. XVII: the Ammann–Reist split; ch. XVIII: settlement at Groningen, Kampen, Deventer and Harlingen.
- p. 299: Christen Neuenschwander among those resisting the arrest of Hans Bürki at Langnau, July 1711.
- Also covers the Jura (Erguël, Münsterthal — complaints by Perrefitte and Montagne de Moutier against Anabaptists, 1731).
Reliability
A careful 1895 history quoting archival documents with references; treat its quoted documents as strong and its interpretation as compiled lead.
Also searchable on e-rara (added 2026-10-31, Claude)
Full text on e-rara (ETH copy, ID 27582159; plain text per page at /zut/download/fulltext/plain/<page id>). Used for: the March 1538 Bern disputation attendees (incl. Uli Neuenschwander of Eggiwil), the 1709–10 prisoner lists (Hans Ramseier), Hans Ramseier’s 1711 mission to inspect Prussia, and the Jura residence lists of 1745, 1768 and 1832. See 1528, 1653 and the Anabaptist files - family-name matches and Lancaster’s Swiss Mennonites, 1710s - backdrop and inroads.
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.