ans Traphagen (possibly son of Cord of Lemgo) He was living at Grossgoltern in 1582 as a Hausling with his widowed mother (De Traphagenesche, Witwe). Other Hauslings included Henni Boe and Grette Gutten, Witwe. In 1592, he was living in a cottage against the churchyard in Grossgoltern with several other people, including Henni Bode, Asche Ulen and Grette Juttken.

Possible child:

1. Henni. (2)

Generation Two

2. Henni Traphagen, was probably born about 1595, probably at Obernkirchen or was at least living at Oberkirchen when he married at Eldagsen on October 21, 1621 Barbara Dunte.

Children of Henni and Barbara (Dunte) Traphagen:

1. Cord. (3)
2. Hans. (4)

Generation Three

3. Cord Traphagen was probably born about 1623 and married at Luthe October 9, 1649, Anna Göings, the widow of Heinrich Borke. He was of Luthe 1655, House # 63. [Bringsitzer] Kopfstatliste Luthe 1664: [Middelkotner]Schmidt, 1 Hauswirte, 1 Hausfraue, and 1 son of Hans Göing and one daughter of Hannes Hietmueller zu Mingael. Kopfstatliste Luthe 1675: Not listed, probably died before 1675.

Children of Cord and Anna (Göings) Traphagen:

1. Hans. (5)
2. Jobst Traphagen (probable son of Cord) was born about 1668. Not sure he belongs here as age would make his mother very old at his birth. Census 1686 Gummer: Age 18 learning a trade, living with his halfbrother, Heinrich Heitmueller, born 1644-46 (probably the halfbrother of his wife Anna Christina Goeings, born 1629-30). Census 1689 Gummer and Luthe: Not located.

Generation Four

5. Hans Traphagen was born 1656-57 at Gummer. He married at Dedensen September 26, 1682 Engel Struehs, who was born about 1660-62. He was a Schlachter, Leineweber and Brigsitzer at Luthe Census 1686 Dedensen: Age 30, wife Engel Struehs ae 26. Census 1689 Luthe: House # 63 [Bringsitzer] Age 32, wife Engel Struehs age 27, son Cord age 2.

Children of Hans and Engel (Struehs) Traphagen:

1. Hans, born June 24,1683 Dedensen, death recorded Kolenfeld September 21, 1683..
2. Jasper, born May 18, 1684 Dedensen and buried there May 20, 1684.
3. Heinrich, born 1685 at Dedensen and buried there February 29, 1686.
4. Cord Hans. (6)
5. Anna Engel, baptized December 2, 1692, Luthe. She maried Heinrich Jurgen Evers.

Generation Five

6. Cord Hans Traphagen Born February 4, 1687 in Dedensen or Luthe and died April 11, 1743 at Luthe. He married November 21, 1709 Luthe to Ilsa Anna Göings.

Children of Cord Hans and Ilsa Anna (Göings) Traphagen:

1. Johann Bernd
2. Catharine Magdaline, born about 1712, Luthe. She married October 16, 1731 at Luthe Jobst Hinrich Meier.
3. Engel Maria, born about 1714, Luthe, and married there April 19, 1742 Hans Christoph Heimberg son of Berend Heimberg, Brigsitzer at Luthe.
4. Dorothea, born about 1718 Luthe. She married at Luthe June 23, 1746 Hans Hinrich Winnecke, son of Cord Hinrich, Schuster at Luthe.
5. Johann Christoph, born April 1724 Luthe.

4. Hans Traphagen, born ca 1625 and died 1675-1686 at Gummer. His wife was probably Sophia Bauermeisters. Luthe 1655, House # 34, Blacksmith [Kleinkotner] Kopfstatliste Gummer 1664: Bringsitzer, Blacksmith, 2 Hauswirte, 2 Hausfraue. Also includes 1 daughter of the Pastor at Seelze and 1 daughter of Cordt Sweegers of Luthe. Kopfstatliste Gummer 1675: Bringsitzer, Smith, wife and 2 Magden daughters. Census 1686 Gummer: Not listed. Census 1689 Gummer: Not listed.

Children of Hans and Sophia (Bauermeister) Traphagen:

1. Agneta. (8)
2. Ilse Engel (Ilsabein). (9)
3. Christian. (10)

Generation Three

8. Agneta Traphagen, She was born 1653. She married about 1676 Diederich Buscher, Smits of Gummer, born 1652-56. Census 1686 Gummer: Living with them a Leibheichter?, Sophia Bauermeisters, age 60. Census 1689 Gummer: Listing included Liebheichter? (her mother?) Sophia Bauermeisters, age 70 and her son Christian Traphagen age 30?.

Children of Diederich and Agneta (Traphagen) Buscher:

1. Engel, born 1678-79.
2. Johann Heinrich, born 1680.
3. Anna Margret, born 1682-83.
4. Cathrina, born 1685.

9. Ilse Engel (Ilsabein)Traphagen, born about 1657 and married first at Luthe May 25, 1675 Berendt Heine. He evidently died soon after the marriage as she married second at Luthe October 4, 1677 Jurgen Droge.

Children Jurgen and Ilse Engel (Traphagen) Droge:

1. Maria born 1678-79
2. Johann Heinrich born 1681-82. [About 1750 was a Hans Heinrich Kruger or Druger living in House #47 the Becker house of 1686-89) at Luthe]

She married third June 22, 1685 at Luthe to Hans Becker of Luthe, born about 1655. Census 1686 Luthe: House #47 Kleinkotter. Children listed but none show Step relationship (Stiefkind) or different surname. Wife's name looks like Ilsabein Hagemans and not Traphagen but children have same first names as 1689.Census 1689 Luthe: House #47 Kleinkotter. Her children called Stiefsohn und Stieftochter and surname Droger.

Child of Hans and Ilse Engel (Traphagen) Becker:

1. Jobst Cordt born 1686, Luthe.

10. Christian Traphagen, born about 1659-1666, probably in Gummer. He was a Glaser and and Bringsiter living House # 30 in Luthe in 1722 He married at Luthe May 5, 1696 Catharina Maria Möller. Census 1686 Gummer: Age 20, Cowherder. Census 1689 Gummer: Listed with mother Sophia Bauermeisters age 70, he age 30, with family of sister Agneta who married Diederich Buscher.

Children of Christian and Catharine Maria (Möller) Traphagen:

1. Anna Engel, born about 1698, married at Luthe November 11, 1722 Hans Hinrich Gefeke\Gevecke.
2. Johann Christian.(11)
3. Cathrina Elisabeth, born about 1702, married at Luthe April 8, 1736 Ernst Hinrich Schwerd.

Generation Four

11. Johann Christian Traphagen, born at Luthe about 1700 and married Ilse Margarethe Wilke, the daughter of Cord Wilke, November 28, 1724 He was living in House # 30 in Luthe in 1774. Earlier there was at Luthe a tailor, Christian Traphagen living in House #59. Other information unavailable.

Children of Johann Christian and Ilse Margarethe (Wilke) Traphagen:

1. Friedrich Wilhelm. (12)
2. Hans Christian

Generation Five

12 Friedrich Wilhelm Traphagen, born at Luthe about 1725 and married there November 16, 1749 Catherine Margarethe Wacker, the daughter of Johann Friedrich Wacker, Amtsbedienster in Hagenburg.