Below is a transcription of text interesting to my Steichen family history (I do not have the source document). However, I also do not know whether this is well-transcribed Lëtzebuergesch or poorly transcribed or written German. Determining that fact would be useful first step. If it is Lëtzebuergesch then I would greatly appreciate a translation by a competent reader, as would other researchers of this family. Thanks, Tom Steichen

"Johan STEICHEN wonhafftigs zu Schifflingen Mathis GALLAS von Garsch und Maria FRANCK ehelenth Johan KAUFFMAN mayer zu Limpach undt Elisabetha FRANCK ehelenth Balthazar CREUTZ und Eva FRANCK ehelenth zu Walmeringen ßeßhafft und Henricus STOURM von glen Garsch und Magdalena STEICHEN ehelenth gle eheweiber von ihren ehemenneren gebuhrlicher maßen authorisirt und haben freywilligs erkandt und zuwersehen geben wir daß sie vor erblich (...) dem ersannen Johan Wolff TERVER von Hettingen und Niclaußen HIPPER Linster mayer von Soetrich so gegenwetigs und ahnnemendt(?) vor Anna HIPPER undt Angelaß THENUS ihre ehefrawen ihre erben undt nachkommen verkaufft cedirt und ubertragen haben und hinmitt(?) krafft dießes verkauffen cediren und ubertragen ein gewißes glidt gut ihn Hettingen und Soetricher bangelegen herkommendt von Margreth RANCKANDALß wittwe und Caspar STEIFFGEN gemmenglich Steiffges guth genandt und ahn gemelten verkenfferen von Georgen Niclauß HAUPERT und Susanna STEICHEN ahnerfallen es sey habstadt garten und wießen ...".

SOURCE: Lawyer Lanio - 3E7597

I forgot to mention that the document was from 1687... that may be important to know.

You might try contacting Rene Daubenfeld for helping with the translation. He has a web site at www.haffen.lu

Kathy

Hi Kathy, Thanks for the suggestion; I was not aware of his efforts. However, for others who might read your post, I believe the correct website address is www.haffren.lu (the r was missing in your version). Tom

Hi Tom,

Rene was very helpful when I was doing Luxembourg research. Sorry I misspelled his web site address!

Kathy

Hi, My name is Deborah Hentgen..I came across your post. My husband Larry Hentgen's Grandparents were Antione Hentgen who was married to Marianne Steichen.
Any information or translation that you need can come from our cousin Pierre Hentgen who lives in Luxembourg. hentgen@pt.lu He has a lot of information that can help you. The Steichens and Hentgens all come from Luxembourg. I noticed in the post Hettingen..so I assumed the name was Hentgen.
Hope this helps you in your search