Joseph Staffen

Joseph Staffen was born 1558 at Kloten, (a town between Winterhur and Zurich in Canton Zurich) Switzerland died 1640 in Henggart, (a town north of Winterhur) Switzerland. He married Verena Huber at the Reformed Church on February 5, 1583; Kloten, Switzerland. She was born August 30, 1560 at Neftenbach, Zurich, Switzerland and died 1634 in Henggart, Switzerland.

General Notes: No baptism record has been found for Joseph Staffen, so his parents are unknown. Between 1536 and 1565, references to three adult male Stäffen have been found in the church records of Kloten-- Hans, Jörg, and Heini Staffen. It is likely that Joseph is descended from one or more of these men.

Joseph Staffen is likely a descendant of the Stäffen family of Brütten, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. In 1457, the brothers Eberli and Aberli Stäffen of Brütten bought their freedom. By 1463, they paid the highest taxes assessed the dozen heads of households in Brütten. The Stäffen family provided many bailiffs at the monastery in that community. By the middle of the 1500's, the family had spread to the nearby communities of Embrach, Neftenbach, and Kloten Source-Daniel W. Bly, From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Vol. III, (Baltimore, 2002), Stephens Chapter, pp. 171-3.

General Notes: No baptism record has been found for Joseph Staffen, so his parents are unknown. Between 1536 and 1565, references to three adult male Stäffen have been found in the church records of Kloten-- Hans, Jörg, and Heini Staffen. It is likely that Joseph is descended from one or more of these men.

Joseph Staffen is likely a descendant of the Stäffen family of Brütten, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland. In 1457, the brothers Eberli and Aberli Stäffen of Brütten bought their freedom. By 1463, they paid the highest taxes assessed the dozen heads of households in Brütten. The Stäffen family provided many bailiffs at the monastery in that community. By the middle of the 1500's, the family had spread to the nearby communities of Embrach, Neftenbach, and Kloten Children:

1. Annali Staffen b. February 21, 1585; Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland. died young

2. Cleophe Staffen b. February 27, 1586 Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland.

3. Elsbeth Staffen b. April 9, 1587; Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland. died young

4. Heinrich Staffen b. February 16, 1589; Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland. died 1633/1634

5. Jacob Staffen b. September 20, 1590 Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland.

6. Elsbeth Staffen b. February 17, 1592; Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland. d. 1650 m. Gratz Frauenfelder

7. Anna Staffen b. May 26, 1594 Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland.

8. Verena Staffen b. March 7, 1596 Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland.

9. Rudolph Staffen b. November 20, 1597 Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland.

10 Jorg Staffen b. March 27, 1599 Kloten, Zurich, Switzerland.

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