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Map of Holy Roman Empire dated 1648 with these early Koberstein families locations marked with the earlies record for each. Map of religions in Holy Roman Empire.
I have determined that it is unlikely that Koberstein is connected with Koppenstein and its variants. Link to Koppenstein and variants.
| 1280- | Gobel Romilian Von Cobern. The FamilySearch link to the Cobern family. City of Kobern where the came from. |
| 13th Century | Koberstein Castle in what is now the Czech Republic |
| 1310-1360 | Knight Gobel Rumilian Von Cobern. The FamilySearch link to the Cobern family. |
| 1340-1380 | Johann rumlian Von Cobern The Family |
| 1343-1358 | Johann Von Kobern built the Castle Koberstein built near Altenkirchen and changed surname to Koberstein. This is the genesis of the Koberstein name. Even though this castle is gone now the Koberstein Estate is nearby. Thorsten Schmitz ( thoschi ) has a Tree on Geneanet about Johann von Koberstein. Koverstein Family. The Kommern Open Air museum has artifact from Koverstein Castle (mill I believe) |
| 1375-1420 | Knight, kurtrierscher Rat Johann Von Cobern The FamilySearch link to the Cobern family. |
| 1441-1495 | Agnes Von Cobern The FamilySearch link to the Cobern family. |
| 1442 | Katarina Von Koberstein provided funds to construct The Chapel of our beloved Lady of Hausenborn/isenburg |
100 year gap in Koben/Koberstein family history.
1541-1616
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Ecuharius Koberstein was born at Wolfsmunster, Unterfranken, Germany and marreid Margaretha 1563 at Aidhausen, Unterfranken. Ancestral Quest of this family. Here is the FamilySearch link for this family.
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1584 |
Christoph Koberstein of Erfurt, Saxony, Germany:
This gives an approximate marriage year of 1604 and birth of 1584. |
| 1596 | Maria Küberstein married Siomon Noel at Bretten, Baden |
| 1603 | Michael Koberstein (FamilySarch decendancy view , father, Eucharii also given) married Susanna Kleinschnitz at Heidelberg. This line may link to Christain below but there are no sources and I have send a message to the person that put this second father on FamilySearch. |
| 1625 | Elisabeth Coberstein born (died aft. 1676) Father: Andreas, Mother: Anna Wick. |
| 1645 (abt.) | Elisabeth Coberstein married Johann Balthasar Bloss at Gärtringen, Odenwald, Germany |
| 1655 | Anna Margretha Koberstain christened at Kissiegg in 1655, father Hanns Koberstain and mother Anna Maria Knostlin. |
| 1671 | Matys Matthias Koberstein in Czarnkow, Posen, Prussia |
| 1656 | Friedrich Bernhard Koberstein (FamilySearch decendancy view). including other children: 1) Anna Elisabeth (born 1697), 2) Johann Friedrich (born 1699), 3) Hans Jacob Koberstein born at Neckarwestheim (born 1701, This son immigrated to Pennsylvania) and 4) Anna Katharina Coberstein (born 1705) all at Neckarwestheim. I have autosomal DNA evidance that I am related to this Koberstein line. and Y DNA testing for a Coverstone descendant is in progress. |
There are 18 years between Adam’s marriage and first known birth, leaving lots of room for other children. Christian is possibly one of these.
| 1702 | Christian Koberstein (FamilySearch decendany view) married at Neckarwestheim, Est birth 1680 |
| 1703 | Fridericus Koberstein married Barbara Friederichs, Father Christian Friederich at Stuttgart |
| 1774 - 1808 | Johann Gottfried Koberstein born of Teicha, Saalkreis, Sachsen, Preußen, Deutschland and his descendants including those who moved to Sweden. |
| 1775-1848 | Christoph Koberstein I am related to this Koberstein line by paper documentation, who emmigrated to Wisconsin then on to Oregon.. |
| 1797-1870 | Karl August Koberstein Teacher and Literature historian |
From here on I will call the modern era of Koberstein when they migrate throughout the world.
Here is a chart summarizing the Koberstein migration throughout the world.
I have made a map graphic that attempts to show the movement of Koberstein Families on world maps and in time. It is divided into two Diaspora, Early (13th to 17th Century) and Late (18th and 19th Century). The Early has a back ground map of the Holy Roman Empire showing the origin of Kobern/Koberstein name transition and movement within the southwest area of that empire then it shows an inset map Colonial America which is the only world dispersion during this time. The Late has a background of the German Empire and insets of places around the world where Koberstein's emmigrated to.
Koberstein Diaspora Maps: Early (13-17th Century), and Late (18-19th Century, old version)
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Here are links to the root person of each family line in their order from oldest to newest. There are no record links between these lines but the circumstantial evidence is strong.
However note that the variations in Koberstein below occure in american records indicating that it is not just a spelling variation but a family line that continued after emmigration.
| # | Birth - Root individual | Reason for inclusion if last name is not spelled Koberstein |
| 1 | 1280 - Gobel/Romilian von Cobern | Original Kobern line, probable connect to #5 who changed name from Kobern |
| 2 | 1541 - Eucharius Koberstein | |
| 3 | ~1584 - Christophel Koberstein | |
| 4 | 1620 - Johannes Kliebenstein | Only somewhat similar to Kobern/Koberstein but possible. |
| 7 | 1671 - Matys Matthias Koberstein | |
| 8 | 1682 - Christian Koberstein | Christian's children were born in Neckarwestheim between 1702 and 1719, with his first child born within a year after his marriage. Christians calculated birth year is 1681 but could be as early as 1684 making him a possible child to Adam above. In any case the birth of both Adam's and Christian's children in the small village of Neckarwestheim makes it probable they are related. |
| 12 | 1774 - Johann Gottfried Koberstein | This Koberstein tree connects to the family that emmigrated to Sweden and the family that was erroneously given christenings in Kittsford, England. |
| 13 | 1775 - Christoph Koberstein | I am related to this Koberstein line by paper documentation. |
Estimated birthdays are 20 years before marriage or 21 years before first childs birth.
