Johannes Springorum (1625-1694)
Pharrer in Kirchende
Johannes Springorum
Johannes Springorum (~1625 - †1694), priest in Kirchende, should not be confused with Johannes Springorum (†1682), who served as a priest and chaplain in Bochum. The latter played a key role as a liaison between the Abbeys of Werden and Helmstedt and the Marienborn Monastery in Lütgendortmund.
Johannes' Family
In 1659, Johannes married Clara Reinermann. They had at least six children, with baptisms for six of them recorded in the church books of St.-Nicolai-Kirche in Dortmund. I haven't found any church record for Johann Heinrich, but based on DNA testing and supporting research, it's highly likely he was also a son of Johannes.
- Caspar Reinhard Springorum (1660 - 1731)
- Clara Christine Elisabeth Springorum (1662 - 1706)
- Johann George Springorum (1664 - 1706), succeeds his father as priest in Kirchende.
- Anna Catharina Springorum (1667 - 1684), dies at age of 17.
- Anna Sophie Adelheid Springorum (1669 - 1712)
- Johann Friedrich Springorum (1672 - 1717)
- Johann Heinrich Springorum1 (? - ?)
- Bernhard Jacob Springorum2 (? - 1735)
1625 – Baptism of Johannes Springorum
| Year | Event | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1625 | Baptism record of Johannes Springorum in St.-Nicolai-Kirche | Baptized child |
Johannes Springorum was born in 1625 in Dortmund, the eldest son of Reinhard Springorum and Catharina Vasolt. He was baptized that same day3 at St.-Nicolai-Kirche in Dortmund.
Image: Baptism record of Johannes Springorum in the church books of St.-Nicolai-Kirche, Dortmund (15 July 1625).
Source: https://www.archion.de
1650-1652 – Writer at Family Von Der Borg
On 12 October 1652, guardian von Romberg reported to the grandfather of the von der Borg children, Enno Wilhelm von Inn- und Kniphausen in Bielefeld, on his management of the estate. At that time, rentmaster Vasolt, scribe Paul Schneider, and the former scribe Johann Springorum handed over several “memorialia” in which they itemized their expenses and claims.
In one of these “memorialia,” dated 17 October 1652, Johann Springorum requested additional payment of his salary and compensation for the loss of personal belongings (including a comb, knife, snuffbox, gloves, leather cap, and a silver signet ring) valued at 2½ Reichstaler, which had been taken from him by robbers during a journey near Stockum. It is likely that this refers to the son of stable master Reinhard Springorum, Johannes, who served as scribe to the von der Borg family from 1650 to 1652. A short time later, he is found as a Lutheran schoolmaster in Wetter and subsequently as pastor in Kirchende.
1663-1694 – Pharrer in Kirchende (1663 - 1694)
Johannes Springorum, from Dortmund, began his church career as a Vikar and assistant pastor in Wetter. He was ordained in Unna on October 14, 1658, and also worked as a school rector there. After receiving his call to ministry in 1654, he became an official adjunct and formally took up his post on June 2, 1660. He was appointed full pastor at the Dorfkirche in Kirchende in 1663 and served there until his death on February 11, 1694.
His son, Johann Georg, succeeded him as pastor in 1694 and served until his death in 1706.
Image: Johannes Springorum and his son Johann Georg Springorum both served as Pfarrer in Ende.
Dorfkirche, Kirchende
About 300 people can be seated in the village church built between 1756 and 1759. The Romanesque tower points to a much older predecessor and was built around the year 1000. It houses, among other things, the Urbanus Bell from 1426. The organ case, dating from 1663, is preserved in its original form. Historical gravestones surround the church, the oldest dating back to 1549.
Image: Me standing in front of the Dorfkirche in Kirchende. In December 2005, I visited the church, but my timing was off—it was closed for the holidays.
Image: To the left under the arch, opposite the tower entrance, stands the grave slab of Johann Gottfried Gießler, pastor in Ende from 1707 to 1719. The grave slab to the right of it belonged to the burial site of Johannes Springorum, pastor in Ende from 1661 to 1694. Unfortunately, the text on this slab is barely legible.
Image: Several grave plates are displayed in and around the church's main tower. Plate #2 belongs to Johannes Springorum. Plate #15 marks the grave of his daughter, Anna Catharina, who died at the young age of just 17.
Source: https://www.kdwupper.de/herdecke-kirchende_ev_kirche.html
Note:
This archival entry from the Landesarchiv NRW Abteilung Westfalen, under the reference D 002 / Kleve-Märkische Regierung, Landessachen, Nr. 181, covers legal and religious disputes involving church property and pastoral rights, spanning the years (1491) 1619–1668.
Included in the file are:
- A dispute from 1491 (preserved in transcript), involving Pastor Johannes Hamel and others in Boele, who were in conflict with a priest named Johannes Gerste over the income from the Vicarage of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
- A witness interrogation from 1668, ordered by Pastor Johannes Springorum of the town of Ende, carried out by Christoph Philipp von Loe, the regional official (Drost) in Wetter, concerning ownership of the vicarage.
https://www.archive.nrw.de/archivsuche?link=VERZEICHUNGSEINHEIT-Vz_5c2745fb-9af3-4d5b-8478-7448d67ae48f
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No church record for Johann Heinrich has been found yet, proving he is the son of Johannes Springorum. ↩
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A Smart Match on MyHeritage suggests that Bernhard Jacob may also be a son of Johannes, but I haven’t found any evidence to confirm it yet. ↩
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We know Johannes was baptized on his birth date because the church record lists only one date, which typically indicates baptism in 17th-century German records. ↩