When was Hans/Jan Liebezeit born?

Research note by Wesley Johnston - begun 12 Jun 2022 - last updated 12 Jun 2022

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Overview

Hans/Jan (records refer to him both with German and Czech names) LIEBEZEIT (spellings vary greatly) was apparently born at Milý in the Rakovník district west northwest of Prague to Matej/Matthias Liebezeit and Anna (maiden name unknown). No baptismal record (nor marriage record) of him has yet been found. And his entries in Seigniorial Registers (of Kalivody) date from after he had married and moved away so that they do not contain his age.

This research note gathers the available information in order to reach a working conclusion about when he was born.

Birth of his eldest known daughter Magdalena LIEBEZEIT

In the Seigniorial Registers, his eldest known daughter Magdalena LIEBEZEIT appears with her age. Her age consistently calculates back to birth about 1655. This makes Hans/Jan's age in 1654 about 18 or older, thus pointing to birth about 1636 or earlier.

Working Conclusion - Birth about 1628

In seeing the ages at which other millers married, he was likely to have married later. His son Kašpar LIEBEZIET who became the miller at Hřešice married at about age 26. And another of his sons Jan LIEBEZEIT, who moved to Hřešice to help Kašpar and later became the miller at Čelechovice also married at about age 26.

So, my working hypothesis/conclusion is that Hans/Jan LIEBEZEIT was about age 26 when he married about 1654, thus calculating to a birth year of 1628.