1517. In support of German nationalism and widespread religious reforms, the leader of the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther posts his historic 95 thesis on the door of the church at Saxony. Issued a bull of condemnation, Martin Luther burned it publicly and was excommunicated in 1521. Anabaptist John of Leiden, an associate of Luther who had become increasingly iconoclastic in theology and radical in political and social beliefs, set up a theocracy and led, as king, a communistic and polygamous state in 1534. He was later overthrown and beheaded.  A sect among the Swiss Anabaptists seceded from the church of Zürich, for a time called Swiss Brethren, later became known as Mennonites. It was to this group that Hans Heinrich Lattschar belonged -- possibly related to the Anabaptist LOTSCHER family of Latterbach and Erlenbach. Born in Simmenthal, Bern Switzerland; Hans moved to Masmunster in Alsace, later settling in Kurbornchesof, Germany where he lived the remainder of his life as a tenant farmer.

Hans Heinrich LATTSCHAR b. BET 1670 - 1675, Simmenthal, Bern, Switzerland, m. [1] Maria Margaretha [unknown], m. [2] Anna Maria [unknown], d. ABT 1759, Kuhbomcheshof, Germany.  Hans died ABT 1747, Kuhbomcheshof, Germany.

Children by Maria Margaretha [unknown]:

1. John Franz LATSCHAR b. BET 1686 - 1704, d. 6 Feb 1787, Hereford Township, Berks County, PA.
2. Lorenz LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1706, Masmunster, Germany.
3. Anna Katharine LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1708, m. Konrad HERZOG, d. Kalseralautern, Germany.  Anna died Kalseralautem, Germany.
   

Children by Anna Maria [unknown]:

1. Joseph LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1710, m. ABT 1740, in Erpoizhelm, Germany, Anna Elisabeth BERG, d. Erpoizhelm, Germany.  Joseph died Erpoizhelm, Germany.
2. Johann Thomas LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1712, d. Obermehilgen, Germany.
3. David LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1714.
4. Heinrich LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1716.
5. Anna Elisabeth LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1718, m. [1] BEF 1740, Johannes LEDERMANN, d. Porrbach, Germany, m. [2] BEF 1747, Christof FRITZ.  Anna died 4 Sep 1779, Porrbach, Germany.
6. Peter Joseph (Johannes) LATTSCHAR b. BET 1699 - 1720.
7. John Jakob LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1724.
8. Anna Maria LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1726, m. BEF 1747, Johannes HERSTEIN, b. Battenberg, Germany, County Frankenthal.
9. Gertraud LATTSCHAR b. ABT 1728, m. Andres BERG, b. Erpolzheim, Germany.
10. Peter LATTSCHAR b. BET 1730 - 1738, d. ABT 1794, Enkenbach, Germany.