Notes for Joselin/ Josef/ Jossel b’ Gomprecht Eppstein segal mi Köln z Buchsbaum z Kessel
Dayan [Hochmeister] — “….der
alte Josef…..” — “….
alt und satt am Tagen in Überfluss, in gutem
Greisalter endeten seine Jahre, der
Greis, Herr Josef, Sohn de Herrn Efraim Halevi…” [cf Epidat
®30]
son of Gomprecht/Efraim b’ Faibesh/Uri b’ Eliezer/Liepman mi Osnabrück & NN (daughter) b’ Bonem Schaf mi Jülich — NB: his surname ‘
Eppstein’ is derived from his father-in-law, as recorded in the Frankfurt council administration]
1423 in Frankfurt, coming with his father from Köln
House “Buchsbaum” (in ‘Vorgassenzeit’), later “Kessel”
17 children [cf ET and Epidat]:
# Nathan b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l z Kessel z schwarzen Ring (d. 23.4.1514), married (abt 1465) to Meimlen b’ David (d. 30.3.1514) — 2 children mentioned [cf ET]
# Mannes b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l z Kessel (d. abt 1510) — moved to Höchst
# ‘the Dayan’ Gumpchen/Mordechai b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l z Kessel z Buchsbaum z goldenen Rose (d. 2.1.1502), married (1) (abt 1465) to Golde b’ ’the ab”d’ Simmel Epstein [‘die verrückte Golde’] (d. abt 1497); and (2) (aft 1497) to Ryle b’ NN (d. ?) — no children mentioned
# ‘the Parnas’ Shimon b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l z Hirsch z Löwen (d. abt 1497), no wife and no childreen mentioned in ET
# Maier b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Mynde b’ NN — they left Frankfurt
# Jakow b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Brune b’ NN — they left Frankfurt
# Kalman b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Zorlin b’ NN — they left Frankfurt
# Gele b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Awraham z Kaltbad (d. abt 1510)
# Tserlin b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. abt 1551), married (abt 1511) to Zalman Eppstein mi Kronberg zu Krone (d. abt 1541) — no children mentioned in ET
# Henlin/Chanle/Endlin b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. 14.3.1505) >>
# Beile/Belchen b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to ‘the Parnas’ Awraham b’ NN mi Schaffhausen z roten Rose (d. abt 1497) — 1 daughter NN mentioned [cf ET]
# Golde b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. 6.10.1493), unmarried?
# NN (daughter I) b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Zeligman z Kessel (d. ?) [mentioned in 1499 as son-in-law of Joselin)
# NN (daughter II) b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Zalman z Affen (d. abt 1498)
# NN (daughter III) b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Moshe z Kessel (d. ant 1477)
# NN (daughter IV) b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to David b’ Nathan (d. ?), mentioned in 1492 — they left Frankfurt and moved to Kronberg
# NN (daughter V) b’ Joselin Eppstein sg”l (d. ?), married to Benjamin z Wolf (d. abt 1510)