| The colonial Haupt families of the Philadelphia area are descended from the Windesheim, Rheinland-Pfalz Haupt lines. Church records in Windesheim show that the Haupt family was there in the early 1600's. Windesheim is a small wine village located just 7 miles NW of Bad Kreuznach. Located near the Nahe River Valley, it is but a "stones throw" from the Rhein River. During the summer of 1993 and after 250 years, it was finally determined that this was the Haupt homeland. In April of 1998, I had the distinct pleasure of visiting Windesheim for the first time. |
| Family Facts: |
| Five brothers emigrated from Windesheim between 1738 and 1754. Those brothers were: Johann Nicholas (b. 1709), Johannes (b. 1712), Johann Heinrich Sebastian (b. 1715), Johann Michael (b. 1719), and Johann Samuel (b. 1725). Their first cousins, Johann Nicholas Haupt (b. 1725) and Johannes (b. 1734) also emigrated. President Lincoln's Railroad Man, Brig. General Herman Haupt, descended from these lines. The German word Haupt used as a noun means: Head; Chief, Leader; Principal, Boss; Chieftain. As a prefix the word Haupt means: Chief, Main, Principal, Primary, Master. Other spelling derivations in America include: Haub, Haup, Haupe, Hawpe, Hope, Houp, Houpe, and Houpt. The Evangelische Lutheran Kirche Windesheim is 850 years old and still being used today. |
| Additional Notes: |
| Ray Haupt is the compiler of: Haupt Family Origins in the Rheinland-Pfalz and their American Descendants, Vol. I and II, (1996, 1997) |
| This Web Site was created by Ray Haupt - February 8, 1999 |
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| Haupt Germany Tours New Website: www.hauptgermanytours.com |
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| Yahoo has just announced that they have decided to shut down operations of their Geocities web sites sometime this summer. This will mean the end of this web site. Yes, I am crushed by their decision. It has been a good 11 year run. This site first launched in February of 1998. Please pass the word and record or copy any material on this site that you wish to keep. I may have to re-think the book idea sometime in the future. At least there is still some permanancy in good old fashioned books. |
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