In the Nederlands Adelsboek I found the informations about the familys
"Schimmelpenninck" and "Schimmelpenninck van der Oye" from 1388 till today.
But there are only the informations of the "direct" line.
I`m looking for informations about a possibly collateral line or other
members of the family within the timeframe 1550 - 1600.
I have the following:
"In 1602 members of the noble dutch familys Schimmelpenninck and
Schimmelpenninck van der Oye left the province of Geldern because of
religious reasons. They settled in Ermland ( Eastprussia ) and changed their
names into Schimmelpfennig and Schimmelpenning von der Oye".
( Source: Zedlitz-Neukirch, part 4, page 167 ).
The given names of two of them possibly are Alexander and Christoph.
I`m looking for any help and information you can give to me.
Thank you in advance.
Dieter Schimmelpfennig
http://www.schimmelpfennigweb.deDie Genealogie der Familie Schimmelpfennig
The Genealogy of the Schimmelpfennig Family