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...came out of the area of the nowadays states of Hessen (Hesse) and Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony). Doelme (Holzminden county) at the upper Weser (Henke tree; yellow point), some
villages nearby Alsfeld (the former Ziegenhain county; Dippel line;
blue point), Giessen county (Reuschling; green point) and the villages
of Allna, Cyriaxweimar and Niederweimar at Marburg county, which are
called Weimar (Heckroth roots; red point). Looking on some elder researchers I`m so far behind - I think I`m first.
The first named ancestor is Wygel Rueschelin, Gleiberg, Giessen county. Wygel died in 1433.
The best known ancestors and areas are listed below:
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