Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg (1765-1822) Family Event Table

The Immanuel Lutheran biography of Johann Heinrich Krückeberg serves as a cross reference to his origianl Petzen 1806 Johann Heinrich Krückeberg Baptism record, which confirms his 12 August 1806 birthdate and further clarifies the complete names of his parents and baptism sponsors, supplies the family’s residence number of #10 in Berenbusch, as well as his father’s occupation.

Using these details as our guide, we look for all records of Johann Heinrich Krückeberg’s family of origin.

We find that his father, Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg (1806-1879), had four children. His death and burial record of Oct. 1822 states that his survivors were: "a widow and four children, namely three daughters and one son". The birth record of his last child and first son, Johann Heinrich, states that he is the "fourth child and the first son". The four children documented children of Jobst Heinrich in the Petzen church records are:

We know from the second document in the Rentkammer (fiscal chamber) case file NLA BU K 2 B Nr. 146 found in the Bückeburg regional archive that Jobst Heinrich’s father was an Ackervogt, a local agricultural supervisory official appointed by the territorial administration or manor to oversee the use and management of arable land within a village or district. He was the official who made sure that fields were used correctly, agricultural rules were followed, and land-related obligations were met by those who held or used farmland.

The reference to Jobst Heinrich Krückeberg’s father as an Ackervogt indicates that he was a mature and experienced agricultural practitioner, entrusted with supervisory responsibilities over farming activities. While this does not establish the scale of his own holdings, it strongly suggests long-term practical experience in agriculture and local land management.

We know that by 1808 Jobst Heinrich was the holder, the Colon, of no. 10 Berenbusch. His father is mentioned as a Leibzüchter in his 1802 remarriage and in his 1822 burial record. On May 29, 1808, Jobst Heinrich petitioned the Rentkammer to enlarge his yard and garden with adjacent land. He is described as a Colon on the case file cover and in several document (like document 2). His Stätte was a Brinksitzt.