[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Doberstein

[Mike and Tana Laudolff]

I recently found my gr (3x) grandfather's death record. It is recorded in the year 1833. The name recorded is Piotr Doberstein. He is suvived by his wife, Elizabeth . Elizabeth's brother, Andreas Friske is listed as one of the witnesses. Piotr is listed as a Kollonia of Pogorzele. I was not able to make a copy as the LDS center is fairly new and does not yet have a copier for micofilm. 

What is interesting is it also notes that he is surivived by  "Michata i Bogumila". I  am aware of  son Michael as this is the line I arrive from.  The second name... is what is interesting, as Elizabeth's death record in 1853 at Wyrobki, Radziejow, Bydoszcz states that she is surivied by 4 sons and 1 daughter. I now have all children accounted for. but a new search begins!

My questions is this- I have found on the sggee site where a Gottried and Elizabeth Friske Doberstein had a son, Gottried in 1830 in Prewow Maly. I am suspecting that this is the same family, as I have long suspected that these two families were connected. Can anyone shed some light onto the variation the names Piotr, Peter, Gottfried, Godfrey etc take.  I think that before I can look any farther I am going to need to understand this better. Records are tricky enough without adding more ! 

I plan on looking in the Orle church records for traces of Bogumila ( or name variations) and see what comes up. My Michael married a Rosine Richter in that area and it is were Elizabeth  Friske Doberstein Kitzman traveled to by 1835, where she gave birth to a son Johann August Kitzman.  ( I did find Elizabeth's and Johann Kitzman's marriage record in 1834).

Thank you any suggestions and input.

Tana Laudolff
In Search of .... Doberstein, Friske, Kitzman, Richter, Guenther
Sompolno, Pogerzele, Gakzyczki, Teodorowo - Poland
Nataliendorf, Josephow- Volhnyia