A Wilson Family Tree
Notes for Peter Knauss
Capt. of Militia and Farmer. During the 30 year war of 1618-1648, Peter served in the Imperial Bavarian and Swedish Armies. He survived and returned to Dudelsheim in 1653. Peter became a farmer and on 4-4-1664 was appointed capt. of the militia by Ct. Johann Ernst of Ysenburg and Buedingen. The first day on the job, he and his militia provided crowd control during the trial of a local witch. It is not clear what happened, but during the previous year on 9-7-1663, Margarette Kranz--called Black Margaret, was beheaded in Dudelsheim.
-- Knauss Family Genealogy
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