Person:Johann Arensburg (1)

Apparently a German living in Stockholm, in the parish of St. Gertrud. He was appointed as Mint Master at the royal mint in Stettin, sometime before his marriage there. His brothers, Julius Christian Arensburg and Zacharias Hartwigh Arensburg, also were employed at the mint in 1695 & 1696, respectively.

Early in 1698, the three Arensburg brothers became involved in the "Count Bielkish affair, were arrested in March 1698, and all their real and personal property was confiscated. They were held prisoner at Stettin for 14 months, then were transferred to Stockholm. In Stockholm, they were held prisoner at the 'barnhus'. They petitioned the king 5 Nov 1701, asking to be provided the means to pay their debts incurred while in prison and for traveling money to return to their homes. They complained that they were never prosecuted for any crime, much less convicted of anything. This and several subsequent petitions, by both themselves and their landlady, apparently were ignored.

Back in Stettin, Johann Leonhard had owned a large house and garden situated in front of the 'Frauenthor' ("Women's Gate"). During the Russian siege of 1713, the local military commander had defensive trenches dug and ordered the house and garden destroyed.^[1]

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Robichaux, Albert J. German Coast Families : European Origins and Settlement in Colonial Louisiana. (Rayne, Louisiana: Hebert Publications, 1997)
   p. 134.