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East Prussia
Martin Grawert found first Grawert’s in East Prussia in the 18th century.
Even the Grawert’s from Lübeck could theoretically have come there on a much more direct path than via the Prignitz.
In 1237 settlers from Lübeck founded the town of Elbing, which fell under Lübeck’s law in 1246 and became a Hanse town. As from 1773 Elbing became a part of West Prussia and from 1815 belonged to the administrative region of Danzig. Elbing actually lay directly on the border between West Prussia and East Prussia and there was a train connection to Koenigsberg (East Prussia).
I only found an Otto Grawert, born ca. 1920 married to Erika Sengers (The Sengers 1920-1944).
Thus I will stick to my theory, that my forefathers came from Lübeck to East Prussia via the Altmark and that most likely Johann Joachim Grawert is the first of my proven forefathers. I believe that to be almost 100% certain.
He was a surgeon with the Prussian army, probably came from around Berlin and his regiment was posted to East Prussia.
Martin Grawert has a detailed list about the Grawert’s from East Prussia. Through him I have received further information about my family and can look back another two generations.
The first Grawert he found in East Prussia was Grawert, Johann George born 1706, died 1779 and than, probably his daughter, Grawert, Charlotte born 1742, died 1810.
In the funeral-, baptism- and marriage registers of Loetzen town Martin Grawert found a further fourteen Grawert’s as well as five in Koenigsberg and one in Allenstein, although all in the period 1863-1921. A direct relationship to my family could not be found.
Julius August Reinold von Grawert was born in Koenigsberg as well (1746). = von Grawert.
On the 23rd of July 1756 Kristian Grawert married Katarina Elisabeth Ludkin. It is mentioned, “that he his from the garrison”. May be he was a younger relative of Johann Joachim.