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THE STORY AS I KNOW IT

Caspar Maier was born about 1550 in Bissingen an der Teck, Wurttemberg Germany. He was the first identified ancestor in a long line of Maier's that continue today in Delaware.

A Maier Genealogy was written in the 1930's while a family member was living in Germany. However, I also have a copy of the church records of Bissingen microfilmed by the LDS library. The handwriting is in old German and the spelling varies but the detail matches what had been discovered in the 1930s.

On March 6, 1577 he married Ursula Kail in Bissingen, Wurttemberg, Germany. Ursula and Caspar married almost 300 years before their descendant would emigrant to America from Bissingen.

Caspar and Ursula Maier had three known children, all born in Bissingen.
1. Anna born Nov. 24, 1577
2. Balthasar born December 18, 1578. He married Barbara.
3. Caspar born Nov. 6, 1580 married 1^st Catharina Metzingen &
2^nd Catharina Kirschenmayer.

In the area around Stuttgart, there are 3 towns that could fit the name "Bissingen". They are Bissingen, Bisingen, and Bissingen an der Teck. After a careful study of the 1930's document we believe it is the Bissingen an der Teck. Close by there is a Dettingen unter Teck. These villages are south east of Stuttgart.

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