13 Generations

13 Generations from Heroldus Kress to Johann Nicholaus Heinrich Kress

Johann Nicholaus Heinrich Kress is the common ancestor of many of those who bear the surname Cress spelled with a C here in America.

Johann Nicholaus Heinrich Kress (1721-1783 AD aged 62)

the son of

Johann Peter Kress (1690-1749 AD aged 59)

the son of

Phillipp Caspar Kress (1666-1741 AD aged 75)

the son of

Conrad Kress (1640-1694 AD aged 54)

the son of

Carl Kress (1606-? AD aged at least 34)

the son of

Dr. Thomas Kress (1559-1636 AD aged 77)

the son of

Andreas Kress I (1533-1591 AD aged 58)

the son of

Christoph Kress (about 1500-? AD aged at least 33)

the son of

Wilhelm Kress (1481-1556 AD aged 75)

the son of

Herman Kress II of Kressenstein in Culmbach (1425-1491 AD aged 66)

the son of

Knight Herman Kress I (about 1400-? AD aged at least 25)

the son of

Hans Kress I (about 1370-? AD aged at least 30)

the son of

Sir Heinrich Kress I of Neunhof (about 1300-1370 AD aged about 70)

the son of*

Heroldus Kress (about 1240-? AD aged at least 60)

*Note: Sir Heinrich Kress I of Neunhof was originally listed as a son of Friedrich Kress I of Kraftshof (about 1270-1340 AD) who was the son of Heroldus Kress on the old family tree. This would make Heroldus Kress the grandfather of Sir Heinrich Kress I of Neunhof. The later family tree published in 1930 lists Heinrich as a second son of Heroldus. I personally tend to think that Heinrich was more likely a son of Friedrich due to the age gap, and that he did not pass on his land called Neunhof to his children. The lack of records and not knowing exactly where this Neunhof was or if it was at all connected to the later Neunhof leaves us with many questions and few solid answers. Significantly is that another one of Heinrich's sons, Christoph Kress, was mentioned in 1387AD as having married Anna Strobel von Atzelsberg who would have been of the same family as which Friedrich married about a century early. This means that these families remained relatively close during this time period.