In a report by the Amtmann in Beilstein there were three groups of people were listed in the Westerwald: Eigenleute ("independent people") and their houses, the Egenhöf.
In einem Bericht des Amtmannes in Beilstein werden drei Personengruppen auf dem Westerwald aufgeführt: Eigenleute und ihre Häuser, die Egenhöf.