The records were in any case poorly kept at first. Of his six children, all born in Schneidlingen, only the younger three are mentioned by name. Of the eldest three only the date and gender was noted. Even his wife is not mentioned by name. We only know that Melchior was his son in a round about manner.
Nothing is known about the other five children.
This could be Melchior. This could also be Melchior. The same church books record his death on 16 Apr 1753. Nowhere is she mentioned in Schneidlingen and we can only deduce that she is his wife because she is recorded as the godmother at the baptism of her grandson Friedrich Gottlieb Gerhard . Melchior Friedrich M elchior, as we have seen , may have been born either on 6 Oct 1722 or on 23 Oct 1725.