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Early Origins of the Henneberg family

The surname Henneberg was first found in Artois, a former province of northern France where this illustrious family held a family seat with lands and manor for many centuries. The family were well established in the region of Arras and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Henneberg family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Henneberg research. Another 86 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1442, 1484, 1504, 1512, 1749, 1791 and 1852 are included under the topic Early Henneberg History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Henneberg Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Henne, Henneberg, Hennebert, Hennebo, Hennebont, Hennefeldt, Hennenberg, Hennhofer, Hennquin, Henner, Hennicke and many more.

Early Notables of the Henneberg family

Notable in the family at this time was

  • Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild (1442-1504), an Archbishop of Mainz and Prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 1484 to 1504


United States Henneberg migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Henneberg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Christian Henneberg, who arrived in New York, NY in 1782 1
Henneberg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Carl Henneberg, aged 40, who arrived in New Orleans in 1845 aboard the ship "Agnes"

Contemporary Notables of the name Henneberg (post 1700) +

  • Jill Henneberg, American equestrian rider
  • Zdzislaw Henneberg, Polish fighter pilot and flying ace in the Polish Air Force then the Royal Air Force, during World War II, credited with 8½ aerial victories

Hindenburg LZ-129
  • Mr. Max Henneberg (1893-1937), German Steward from Hamburg, Germany, who worked on board the Hindenburg LZ-129 and survived the Airship Fire 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Hindenburg Disaster Passenger List | Airships.net. (Retrieved 2014, April 11) . Retrieved from http://www.airships.net/hindenburg/disaster/hindenburg-passenger-list/


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