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| − | Spronk (Spronck), a Dutch Mennonite family, in the 17th century found at [[Utrecht (Netherlands)|Utrecht]], [[Netherlands|Netherlands]]. Here Abraham Spronck was from about 1620 an elder of the Old Flemish Mennonite congregation, which in 1632 merged with the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]], and in 1639 with the High German and [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian congregation]]. In all these unifications Abraham Spronck took an active part. In 1632 he signed the [[Dordrecht Confession of Faith (Mennonite, 1632)|Dordrecht Confession ]]in the name of the Utrecht congregation. He served until 1652. His son Cornelis Spronk was a deacon of the Utrecht congregation in 1661-63. | + | Spronk (Spronck), a Dutch Mennonite family, in the 17th century found at [[Utrecht (Netherlands)|Utrecht]], [[Netherlands|Netherlands]]. Here Abraham Spronck was from about 1620 an elder of the Old Flemish Mennonite congregation, which in 1632 merged with the [[Flemish Mennonites|Flemish]], and in 1639 with the High German and [[Frisian Mennonites|Frisian congregation]]. In all these unifications Abraham Spronck took an active part. In 1632 he signed the [[Dordrecht Confession of Faith (Mennonite, 1632)|Dordrecht Confession]] in the name of the Utrecht congregation. He served until 1652. His son Cornelis Spronk was a deacon of the Utrecht congregation in 1661-63. |
| − | The Spronck (Sprunck) family in [[West Prussia|West]] and [[East Prussia|East Prussia ]]was apparently a collateral branch of this same family. It was found in [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] both in the Flemish and Frisian congregations, from 1678 and 1685 respectively. As early as 1618 a Cornelius Sprungk is named, a farmer at Altebabke, West Prussia. Hans Sprung rented the "Schlossbrennerei" (distillery) at [[Tiegenhof (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhof]] in 1664. Johan Peter Sprunck moved from Danzig to Königsberg in East Prussia in 1716. The following members of the family were living in Königsberg in the 18th century: Abraham Jansz, distiller; Bernhard (or Peter Bernhard), distiller; Heinrich, wholesale dealer; and Isaac. Wilhelm Sprunck (1795-1871) was the owner of the famous distillery "Bunte Bock" at Memel, East Prussia. Hermann Sprunck was a preacher of the [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]] congregation in [[West Prussia|West Prussia]] in 1869-95(?). | + | The Spronck (Sprunck) family in [[West Prussia|West]] and [[East Prussia|East Prussia]] was apparently a collateral branch of this same family. It was found in [[Danzig (Poland)|Danzig]] both in the Flemish and Frisian congregations, from 1678 and 1685 respectively. As early as 1618 a Cornelius Sprungk is named, a farmer at Altebabke, West Prussia. Hans Sprung rented the "Schlossbrennerei" (distillery) at [[Tiegenhof (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Tiegenhof]] in 1664. Johan Peter Sprunck moved from Danzig to Königsberg in East Prussia in 1716. The following members of the family were living in Königsberg in the 18th century: Abraham Jansz, distiller; Bernhard (or Peter Bernhard), distiller; Heinrich, wholesale dealer; and Isaac. Wilhelm Sprunck (1795-1871) was the owner of the famous distillery "Bunte Bock" at Memel, East Prussia. Hermann Sprunck was a preacher of the [[Heubuden (Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)|Heubuden]] congregation in [[West Prussia|West Prussia]] in 1869-95(?). |
= Bibliography = | = Bibliography = | ||
Berghuys, H. B. <em>Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinde gemeente te Utrecht. </em>(no place of publication indicated, no date of publication indicated, Utrecht, 1926. | Berghuys, H. B. <em>Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinde gemeente te Utrecht. </em>(no place of publication indicated, no date of publication indicated, Utrecht, 1926. | ||
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Spronk (Spronck), a Dutch Mennonite family, in the 17th century found at Utrecht, Netherlands. Here Abraham Spronck was from about 1620 an elder of the Old Flemish Mennonite congregation, which in 1632 merged with the Flemish, and in 1639 with the High German and Frisian congregation. In all these unifications Abraham Spronck took an active part. In 1632 he signed the Dordrecht Confession in the name of the Utrecht congregation. He served until 1652. His son Cornelis Spronk was a deacon of the Utrecht congregation in 1661-63.
The Spronck (Sprunck) family in West and East Prussia was apparently a collateral branch of this same family. It was found in Danzig both in the Flemish and Frisian congregations, from 1678 and 1685 respectively. As early as 1618 a Cornelius Sprungk is named, a farmer at Altebabke, West Prussia. Hans Sprung rented the "Schlossbrennerei" (distillery) at Tiegenhof in 1664. Johan Peter Sprunck moved from Danzig to Königsberg in East Prussia in 1716. The following members of the family were living in Königsberg in the 18th century: Abraham Jansz, distiller; Bernhard (or Peter Bernhard), distiller; Heinrich, wholesale dealer; and Isaac. Wilhelm Sprunck (1795-1871) was the owner of the famous distillery "Bunte Bock" at Memel, East Prussia. Hermann Sprunck was a preacher of the Heubuden congregation in West Prussia in 1869-95(?).
Bibliography
Berghuys, H. B. Geschiedenis der Doopsgezinde gemeente te Utrecht. (no place of publication indicated, no date of publication indicated, Utrecht, 1926.
Hoop Scheffer, Jacob Gijsbert de. Inventaris der Archiefstukken berustende bij de Vereenigde Doopsgezinde Gemeente to Amsterdam, 2 vols. Amsterdam: Uitgegeven en ten geschenke aangeboden door den Kerkeraad dier Gemeente, 1883-1884: No. 2289.
Kühler, Wilhelmus Johannes. Geschiedenis van de Doopsgezinden in Nederland II. 1600-1735 Eerste Helft. Haarlem: H.D. Tjeenk Willink & Zoon n.v., 1940: v. II, 195, 199.
Mennonitische Geschichtsblätter (1956): 29, Nos. 100-6.
Penner, Horst. Ansiedlung menn. Niederländer im Weichselmündungsgebiet. Weierhof, 1940: 41, 47, 70.
Reimer, Gustav E. Die Familiennamen der westpreussischen Mennoniten. Weierhof: Mennonitische Geschichtsverein, 1940: 118.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Spronck family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spronck_family&oldid=112810.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1959). Spronck family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Spronck_family&oldid=112810.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 604. All rights reserved.
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