Historical Document: Property Transfer at Scherffenhof, Wiltz
📜 Original Transcription
Document 1 – Land Transfer:
“sambt derhalben theilen allein obgemelter verschreibung folgender stucken wiesen, geschehen mit garten ohne exception einiges, Amt hingegen cedieren Unterblich übertregen zwey erscheinende ehrleiche Johannes Schröeder vndt Cathrin von aber mertzig…”Document 2 – House Sale (July 13, 1725):
“Auf heuth 13ten July 1725 vor mir unterschriebenen Notarien Welther und unten benäuten zeugen erschienen, Peter Majerus mit Zustanden seiner haußfrauen Catharin hofftlenth uf dem scherffenhoff…”Original German text – See complete document on Transkribus
🌍 English Translation
Document 1: Land Cession Agreement
Together with the aforementioned parts of the above-mentioned deed, the following pieces of meadows, accomplished with gardens without any exception, the office hereby cedes and transfers irrevocably to the two appearing honorable Johannes Schröeder and Cathrin from Abermertzig a certain piece of land called “Wild Unteralland” situated between Abermertzig and Mertscheidt.
Document 2: House Sale at Scherffenhof (July 13, 1725)
On this day, July 13, 1725, before me, Notary Welther, and the witnesses named below, appeared Peter Majerus with the consent of his wife Catharin Hoffleuths at the Scherffenhof (court of aldermen) on one part, and Heinrich Reding from Meysenburg with the consent of his children on the other part.
The Reding Family Sellers:
- Peter Reding from Meysenburg (with power of attorney)
- Bernardt Pühl from Kehmen
- Theiß Reding, Johannes Reding, Elisabeth Reding
- Jacob Reding (with power of attorney)
Purchase Price: Each child receives six reichsthalers for their share, paid to the buyers Peter Majerus and Catharin Hoffleuths for hereditary and eternal ownership.
📚 Historical Context
This document represents a typical 18th-century property transaction at the Scherffenhof (court of aldermen) in Wiltz. The sale involves both agricultural land transfer and urban property consolidation, demonstrating complex inheritance practices where multiple heirs collectively sell their shares.
👥 Key Historical Figures
- 🏠 Peter Majerus & Catharin Hoffleuths – Property buyers
- 👨👧👦 Heinrich Reding – Patriarch from Meysenburg
- ⚖️ Notary Welther – Legal authority at the Scherffenhof