Kernein, part 1

During excavations at Kernein, 120 graves from an early Iron Age have been found - that is 800 BC to 650 BC. Artifacts were recovered with a style also known from Posen and Silesia. The name of the village refers to the landscape; it means "settlement at the watercourse"¹. Duke Wladislaus Sputator of Poland left the property to his loyal knight Hermann the Archer as a reward for warfare services. This Hermann in 1252 gave the village as a gift to the monastery Paradies (which is a town in Meseritz County). The property was confirmed by Duke Przemyslaw of Poland in 1257.

The monks used the village like their many different estates, but the considerable distance of Kernein from the monastery (about 25 miles) led to many difficulties. On the other hand the Council of Landsberg, which had bought Dechsel in 1345, desired to add the near-by Kernein to its possessions. In 1372/73 negotiations to do so were successful. The city first bought a part of the village, and twelve years later (1385) added the whole of Kernein. The Feldmark (area) of Kernein consisted of 47 undersized Hufen (fields), and judged on its yield, the Kernein Feldmark was even smaller than that of Borkow. Winter rye had to be sown into the barley stubble.

1. (Son) Schmerse born about 1640, Kernein, died ca. 1710, Kernein.¹⁾ 1652 wohnten im Dorf außer dem Schulzen 14 Bauern und 13 Kossäten sowie ein Hirte, 1718 waren es 15 Bauern (darunter zwei Schmerse) und 14 Kossäten (davon ein Schmerse). Die Bauern betrieben hauptsächlich Viehzucht, die jedoch oft unter dem Hochwasser litt. Kernein mußte zwei große Brände überstehen. Als am 12 Jul 1624 nachts die Flammen loderten, von "losen Buben" angezündet, zerstörten sie den größten Teil des Dorfes: 15 Bauern- und sieben Kossätenhöfe. Am 17 Mär 1822 vernichtete ein Feuer das gesamte Dorf bis auf zwei Gehöfte. Danach entstanden zahlreiche Ausbauten, die dem Dorf ein völlig verändertes Aussehen gaben. Nach 1945 heißt das Dorf Karnin und gehört zu Zieleniec Gorzowski (früher Roßwiese).
Children:
2. i Martin Schmerse born about 1668.
ii Jürgen Schmerse born about 1669, Kernein, Bauer mit 2 Hufen,²⁾ died after 1718, Kernein.
iii Christian Schmeerse born about 1670, Kernein, Kossäth mit 1 Hufe,²⁾ died after 1718, Kernein.

Second Generation

2. Martin Schmerse born about 1668, Kernein, Bauer mit 2 Hufen,²⁾ died after 1718, Kernein.

Children:
3. i Georg Schmerse born 30 Aug 1696.

Third Generation

3. Georg Schmerse born 30 Aug 1696, Kernein,³⁾ Halb-Bauer,⁴⁾ married (Daughter) Nadoll, born about 1700,³⁾ died ca. 1775. Georg died ca. 1766, Kernein.

Children:
4. i Samuel Schmerse born 16 May 1725.
5. ii Martin Schmerse born about 1727.
6. iii Anna Dorothea Schmerse born about 1728.
7. iv Johann Schmerse born about 1732.
8. v (Son) Schmerse born about 1740.

Fourth Generation

4. Samuel Schmerse born 16 May 1725, Kernein,³⁾ bapt. s.p.,⁵⁾ Halb-Bauer,⁴⁾ married (1) about 1745, in Kernein, Eva Neumann, born about 1725,³⁾ died about 1755, Kernein,³⁾ married (2) about 1760, in Kernein, Maria Eichberg, born about 1735,⁵⁾ died ca. 1810. Samuel died ca. 1795, Kernein.⁶⁾

Children by Eva Neumann:
9. i Martin Schmerse born 18 Nov 1746.
ii David Schmerse born about 1748, Landsberg, Dragoner,¹¹⁾ married 12 Nov 1774, in Landsberg,¹¹⁾ Louysa Bumcke, born 23 Oct 1752, Kernein, (daughter of Hans (Johann) Bumcke and Anna Dorothea Schmerse) died ca. 1827. David died ca. 1818, Landsberg. Er ist "von des Hr. Oberstlieutnant v. Rohr Escadron".
Louysa ist die Stief- und Pflegetochter des Gottfried Wilke (2. Ehemann der 2. Ehefrau ihres Vaters).
10. iii Christoph Ludwig Schmarso born about 1750.
Children by Maria Eichberg:
11. iv Christian Schmerse born 11 Jan 1764.

5. Martin Schmerse born about 1727, Kernein, 1768: Bauer mit 1 Hufe,⁷⁾ died ca. 1797, Borkow. For descendants cf. chapter Borkow.

6. Anna Dorothea Schmerse born about 1728, Kernein, and Johann Friedrich Werner, born about 1725, Kernein, Dragoner (Leib-Esquadron),⁸⁾ died ca. 1795, Landsberg, married 3 Jan 1752, in Kernein, Hans (Johann) Bumcke, born 10 Jun 1722, Kernein,⁹⁾ Bauer, died 19 Feb 1762, Kernein. Anna died 10 Nov 1752, Kernein.

Children by Johann Friedrich Werner:
i Anna Louisa Schmerse born 29 Sep 1750, Landsberg,⁸⁾ died 1751 ?, Landsberg.
Children by Hans (Johann) Bumcke:
ii Louysa Bumcke born 23 Oct 1752. (See marriage to number 4 ii.).

7. Johann Schmerse born about 1732, Landsberg, Dragoner,⁸⁾ died ca. 1802, Landsberg. 1769 im Hr. Major v. Rohr Esquadron.

Children:
i Dorothea Elisabeth Schmerse born 5 Sep 1769, Landsberg,⁸⁾ bapt. 10 Sep 1769, Landsberg,⁸⁾ died ca. 1844, Landsberg.

8. (Son) Schmerse born about 1740, Kernein,¹⁰⁾ died ca. 1810. gehört nach 1765 zu den Besiedlern des Netzebruchs.

Children:
13. i (Son) Schmerse born about 1780.

Fifth Generation

9. Martin Schmerse born 18 Nov 1746, Kernein,³⁾ Halb-Bauer,⁴⁾ married Maria Eichberg, born about 1750, Kernein,³⁾ died ca. 1825, Kernein.³⁾ Martin died 1827, Kernein.³⁾

Children:
14. i Martin Schmerse born about 1776.
15. ii Samuel Schmerse born 1780.
16. iii Christian Friedrich Schmerse born 3 Dec 1782.

10. Christoph Ludwig Schmarso born about 1750, married Anna Sophia Benecken, born about 1753, died ca. 1828. Christoph died ca. 1820.

Children:
17. i David Ludwig Schmarso born 1775.
ii Maria Sophia Schmarso born 1777, bapt. 29 Jun 1777, Berlin (Jerusalem).¹²⁾

11. Christian Schmerse born 11 Jan 1764, Kernein,¹³⁾ bapt. 15 Jan 1764, s.p.,¹⁴⁾ Bauer und Krüger,¹⁴⁾ married 25 Jan 1787, in Morrn (L.),⁵⁾ Anna Elisabeth Wotschke, born 1768, Morrn (L.),¹⁴⁾ bapt. s.p., (daughter of Martin Wotschke) died 20 Jul 1841, Kernein.¹⁴⁾ Christian died 11 Mar 1839, Kernein.¹⁵⁾
Children:
18. i Johann Friedrich Schmerse born 15 Feb 1792.
19. ii Christian Friedrich August Schmerse born 10 Jul 1815.

13. (Son) Schmerse born about 1780, Netzebruch, died ca. 1850.

Children:
21. i Wilhelm Schmerse born 19 Aug 1803.
22. ii (Son) Schmerse born about 1810.
23. iii Johann Ferdinand Schmerse born about 1820.

Sixth Generation

14. Martin Schmerse born about 1776, Kernein,¹⁶⁾ bapt. ev.,¹⁶⁾ Kossäth,¹⁶⁾ married Louise Eichberg, born about 1778, bapt. ev.,¹⁶⁾ died ca. 1853, Kernein. Martin died ca. 1846, Kernein.

Children:
i Carl David Schmerse born 1797,²⁵⁾ Bauer und Mühlmeister,²⁶⁾ married 14 Aug 1818, in Gennin (L.),²⁵⁾ Dorothea Luise Persike, born 1794,²⁵⁾ (daughter of (Son) Persicke) died ca. 1869, Küstrin, Kr. Königsberg (Nm.), lives 1818, Ober-Gennin (L.).²⁵⁾ Carl died ca. 1867, Küstrin, Kr. Königsberg (Nm.),²⁷⁾ lives 1818, Küstrin, Kr. Königsberg (Nm.).²⁵⁾ For descendants cf. chapter Küstrin.
ii Christian Schmerse born about 1800,¹⁷⁾ Rentier (1863),¹⁸⁾ married Dorothea ?, born about 1810, died about 1889, Landsberg.¹⁹⁾ Christian died ca. 1870, Landsberg. For descendants cf. chapter Altensorge and Landsberg.
iii Friedrich Ludwig Schmerse born 4 Sep 1806, Kernein,²⁰⁾ bapt. 7 Sep 1806, s.p.,²⁰⁾ Bauer,²¹⁾ married Karoline Wilhelmine Hentschke, born about 1810, died ca. 1885. Ludwig died ca. 1876, Kernein. For descendants cf. chapters Altensorge, Schönow und Wisconsin.
iv Carl Wilhelm Schmerse born about 1808, married in Stettin (Pom.), Friederike Sophie Pabst, born about 1810, died ca. 1885. Carl died ca. 1878. For possible descendants cf. chapter Frankfurt and Kansas

15. Samuel Schmerse born 1780, Kernein,²²⁾ bapt. s.p., Kleinhäusler und Kessler,²³⁾ married Maria Elisabeth Aebelt, born about 1785,¹⁶⁾ died ca. 1860. Samuel died 27 Sep 1859, Kernein.²²⁾ An dieser Stelle sind gesammelt mögliche Nachkommen angeführt, die zu Beginn des 19. Jh. in den Nachbarort Dechsel (3 km von Kernein entfernt) oder auch nach Hamburg, Kiel und Frankfurt/Oder gegangen sein könnten. Belege gibt es hingegen für andere Weggänge von Kernein nach Alexandersdorf (10 km) 1840, Altensorge (5 km) 1845 und 1881, Naulin (50 km) about 1890, Pollychen (10 km) about 1890, Trebitsch (35 km) 1876 sowie nach Amerika (1881).

Children:
i Friedrich Wilhelm Schmerse born 18 Nov 1835, Kernein,¹⁶⁾ bapt. 29 Nov 1835, s.p.,¹⁶⁾ Kleinhäusler,²³⁾ married 27 Jan 1860, in Kernein,²³⁾ Ernestine Wilhelmine Loechert, born 1837, Seidlitz (L.),²³⁾ (daughter of Johann Gottfried Loechert) died ca. 1912. Friedrich died 1 Jan 1880, Kernein.²²⁾ For descendants cf. chapter Kernein 3.

16. Christian Friedrich Schmerse born 3 Dec 1782, Kernein,³⁾ Halbbauer,⁴⁾ married Elisabeth Otto, born 1789, Kernein,³⁾ died 14 May 1859, Kernein.³⁾ Christian died 11 Apr 1864, Kernein.³⁾

Children:
i Karl Ludwig August Schmerse born 8 Jan 1828, Kernein,³⁾ Bauer,⁴⁾ married Ernestine Wilke, born 8 Oct 1834, Kernein,³⁾ died 9 Nov 1913, Kernein.³⁾ Karl died 21 Feb 1860, Kernein.³⁾ For descendants cf. chapter Naulin/Pollychen.

17. David Ludwig Schmarso born 1775, bapt. 2 Aug 1775, Berlin (Jerusalem),²⁸⁾ died ca. 1845. For descendants cf. chapter Berlin.

18. Johann Friedrich Schmerse born 15 Feb 1792, Kernein,¹⁵⁾ bapt. s.p., Bauer,¹⁵⁾ married 18 Nov 1825, in Kernein,¹⁵⁾ Karoline Justine Quilitz, born 10 Nov 1804, Kernein,¹⁵⁾ bapt. s.p., (daughter of Michael Quilitz and Marie Luise Pärschke) died 9 Jan 1877, Kernein.¹⁵⁾ Johann died 11 Apr 1853, Kernein.¹⁵⁾

Children:
i Herrmann Schmerse born about 1835, Kernein,²⁷⁾ Landwirt,⁵⁾ died 1907, Kernein.²⁷⁾ For descendants cf. chapter Kernein 2.
ii (Sohn) Schmerse born about 1840, Kernein,²⁷⁾ died ca. 1910, Kernein.⁵⁾ Herrmann Schmerse hatte noch einen Bruder, aus dessen Ehe eine Tochter hervorging.
iii Wilhelm Schmerse born 25 Sep 1843, Kernein,¹⁵⁾ bapt. s.p., Bauer,¹⁵⁾ married 16 Jun 1876, in Trebitsch,¹⁵⁾ Marie Warncke, born 27 Jul 1851, Trebitsch,¹⁵⁾ bapt. s.p., (daughter of Ferdinand Warncke and Christine Schulz) died 31 Aug 1932, Trebitsch.¹⁵⁾ Wilhelm died 25 Jan 1931, Trebitsch.¹⁵⁾ For descendants cf. chapter Trebitsch.

19. Christian Friedrich August Schmerse born 10 Jul 1815, Kernein,²⁹⁾ bapt. 23 Jul 1815, s.p.,⁵⁾ Eigentümer,⁵⁾ married 24 Jan 1840, in Alexandersdorf,⁵⁾ Johanna Albertine Friederike Weyer, born 1 Nov 1806, Alexandersdorf,²⁹⁾ bapt. s.p.,⁵⁾ (daughter of George Weyher and Christiane Amalie Schulz) died 21 Jul 1860, Alexandersdorf.⁵⁾ August died 29 Apr 1887, Alexandersdorf.²⁹⁾ For descendants cf. chapter Alexandersdorf.

21. Wilhelm Schmerse born 19 Aug 1803, Neustein, Kr. Birnbaum,³²⁾ Häusler,³³⁾ married Ernestine Siefert, born 14 Aug 1803,³³⁾ died 24 Dec 1854, Neustein, Kr. Birnbaum.³³⁾ Wilhelm died 22 Apr 1867, Neustein, Kr. Birnbaum.³⁴⁾ For descendants cf. chapter Neustein.

22. (Son) Schmerse born about 1810, Kreuz, died ca. 1880.

Children:
i Ferdinand Hermann Schmerse born about 1850, Kreuz,³⁶⁾ Tagelöhner,³⁴⁾ married Auguste Krenz, born about 1860,³⁴⁾ died ca. 1935. Ferdinand died ca. 1920, Landsberg.³⁷⁾ For descendants cf. chapter Kreuz.

23. Johann Ferdinand Schmerse born about 1820, married 1844, in Kolmar, Posen, Louise Henriette Wilhelmine Kühn, born about 1823, died ca. 1900. Johann died ca. 1890. Kolmar, heute Chodziez, liegt etwa 60 östlich von Kreuz an der Netze.
Children:
i Auguste Louise Schmerse born 1845, bapt. 6 Jul 1845, Kolmar, Posen,³⁸⁾ died ca. 1920.
ii Emil Gustav Schmerse born 1852, bapt. 9 May 1852, Kolmar, Posen,³⁹⁾ died ca. 1922.
iii Robert Ferdinand Schmerse born 1855, bapt. 29 Jul 1855, Kolmar, Posen,⁴⁰⁾ died ca. 1925.
iv Bertha Adelheid Schmerse born 1857, bapt. 2 Aug 1857, Kolmar, Posen,⁴¹⁾ died ca. 1932.
v Emma Pauline Schmerse born 1859, bapt. 13 Jun 1859, Kolmar, Posen,⁴²⁾ died ca. 1934.
vi Ida Olga Schmerse born 1864, bapt. 30 Jan 1864, Kolmar, Posen,⁴³⁾ died ca. 1939.