• Born: 1497, Langtaufers (South Tyrol, Italy)
• Died: unknown

Eltern:

• Father: (probably) Hans von Patschayd
• Mother: unknown

Marriage:

• 1530 with Barbara WADELLER born in Nauders (South Tyrol, Italy)

Children:

• Florian PATSCHEIDT
• Paul PATSCHEIDT † 1584
• Anna PATSCHEIDERIN

(Author's note: my 11-times-great-grandfather: always on fathers side)

The oldest Patscheider known by name, to whom our lineage can be directly traced back, was Claus Patscheider, a farmer at the Patscheyd Farm. Presumably, a large part of the Patscheider family living today can be traced back to him (cf. my overview of the descendants of Claus Patscheider).

From Engelbert Waldner’s dissertation on Langtaufers we learn that in 1522 a Hans von Patschayd was recorded as the owner of the farm. He was most likely the father of Claus Patscheider, who held the property until 1564. In that year, the father transferred the entire Patscheid farm to his three children. In the years that followed, however, only Paul Patscheider is mentioned, he presumably acquired his siblings’ shares, thereby preventing the division of the estate.

The records of the regional court in Nauders also confirm the transfer of the farm on March 11, 1564. By then, Claus Patscheider was already 67 years old.

Excerpt from Dr. Richard Patscheider: Vom Oberrhein zum Etschquellraum ("From the Upper Rhine to the Adige Spring Region")

It is widely accepted that the Bavarian-Franconian immigrants established Patscheidthof in the Langtaufer Valley around the same time as the neighboring Gschwell, Grueb, and Wies farmsteads, all of which can be linked to Patscheider lineage.

End bokk excerpt

In his book "Vom Oberrhein zum Etschquellraum", Dr. Richard Patscheider provides detailed explanations about the various family clans of the Patscheidt family, which were likely interrelated during that period.

Sources (original contents in italics):

• Handwriting 3992 national file of Innsbruck - author: J. Wopfner: page 2, Gen. I, Nr.1 lead to:
  Clauß Patscheider am Patscheidthofe in Langtaufers
  Frau Barbara N. lt. Land. Ger. Nauders 17/3 1559 (64) 62 Jahre alt
  Hofübergabe 11/3 1564 (29)
  This means: Claus Patscheider at the Patscheidthof in Langtaufers - His wife Barbara N. according to country court Nauders - 17/3 1559 (64) 62 year old. Farm handover 11/3 1564 (29)
• Dr. Richard Patscheider "Vom Oberrhein zum Etschquellraum" page Z8:
  Clauß am Patscheidt-hof in Langtaufers
  1530 h. mit Barbara Wadeller (von Padöll)
  Übergabe des Hofes: 1564 III. 11. (29 §) Ger. Pr. Naud.
  1559 III. 17 (64): 62 Jahre alt - also gb. 1497
  This means: 1530 marriage with Barbara Wadeller (from Padöll) - Farm handovers of the Patscheyd-Farm: 1564 III. 11. (29§) Court protocol Naud. - 1559 III. 17 (64): 62 years old - so born 1497
• Dissertation by Engelbert Waldner „Langtaufers - a Contribution to the Historical Regional Studies of South Tyrol” Chapter C, 3. Farm Genealogies:
  In diesem Jahre 1522 ist Hans von Patschayd als Inhaber des Hofes erwähnt, es handelt sich dabei wahrscheinlich um den Vater des Claus Patscheider, der bis 1564 Hofinhaber war. In diesem Jahre übergab der Vater seinen drei Kindern Paul, Florian Patscheider und Hans Wadeller für seine Frau Anna Patscheiderin den ganzen Patscheidhof, wobei sich die Eltern bis zu ihrem Tode den Nutzgenuss aus einem Teil des Hofes bis zu ihrem Tode vorbehielten. In der Folgezeit ist aber nur mehr von Paul Patscheider die Rede, vermutlich hat er von seinen Geschwistern deren Hofanteil erworben, sodass eine Teilung vermieden wurde.

Comment:

The year of birth 1497 is confirmed by the entry of Mar. 17th, 1559, in which Claus Patscheider is recorded at the age of 62. Also confirmed is the transfer of the farm on Mar. 17th, 1564. Three children are likewise verified, including son Paul as successor to the farm, although without dates of birth, at least the date of Paul’s death, 1584, is confirmed. Whether Hans von Patschayd was truly Claus’s father is merely an assumption.

The wording regarding the farm handover is so ambiguous that it is unclear whether Claus actually received the farm on that date (he would already have been 67 years old at the time) or whether he rather handed it over to his children, which is far more likely.

What exactly the other dates mean remains unclear – whether 17 March was in fact Claus’ date of birth or another occasion, possibly his wedding, cannot be established with certainty. At the farm transfer he was 67 years old, if Mar. 17th, 1559 were the wedding date, he would have been 64 at the time of marriage. If, however, the year cited by Richard Patscheider as "1530" is correct, the age at marriage would have been 33, which appears more plausible. Where Richard Patscheider obtained the year "1530" remains unresolved.