Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: LRFH-31Q
• Life Event: 1523, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany; Rector of Boys School
• Life Event: Aft 1523, Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany; Rector of Boys School

Notes:

Translation by Wilbur Hanson Kalb
TABLE I.

Peter Tryller,
Citizen of Torgau, married Anna, the mother of Nicolaus and probably also Justus Tryller [ citizen of Saalfeld circa 1500 ].  Both were already dead by 1526.

Nicolaus Tryller ( Trüller, Drüller ),
born in Torgau, was circa 1523 Rector of the boys school in Wittenberg, afterwards in Torgau.

Johannes Tryller ( Trüller, Dröller, Triller ),
b. probably in Wittenberg, attended school in Torgau, from 1543 at the University of Wittenberg, where he taught the children of Johannes Bugenhagen ( Dr. Pomeranus [ 1485 – 1558, Martin Luther’s parish pastor in Wittenberg, brought the Reformation to his native Pomerania and later Denmark, and named as “The Second Apostle of the North” ] ), was promoted to Baccalaureus in 1546 and Magister in 1549 ; 1552 he was Pastor of Neuendorf in the Mark ( probably Neuendorf in the District of Belzig, 19 miles north of Wittenberg, in the Electorate of Saxony.  Luther preached in Belzig at St Mary’s Church on 14 January 1530. ), but 1555 he continued his studies at Jena ; 1556 he was Pastor of Lauenstein [ 18.6 miles southeast of Dresden and three miles from the Bohemian border ] in [ the Electorate of ] Saxony, 1559 Pastor of Old Dresden, 1565 Court Preacher for the Elector of Saxony [ Augustus, reigned 1553 – 1586 ] in Dresden, as which he was awarded on 3 Dec. 1578 municipal citizenship.  He died on 20 October 1584.  He was married to Katharina Hartmann, a daughter of a citizen ( Bürger ) from Dresden, who herself was supposed to have died in 1599.

The Children of Johannes Tryller der Ältere
1. Katharina, b. 1562 ( baptized 13 July ) in Dresden, married Hans Müller, a merchant and a council officer in Dresden.
2. Johannes [ I ], died young.
3. Magdalena [ I ], married Samuel Wayner, Electoral Saxon Secretarius of the districts of the Vogtland [ now the east end of the State of Saxony ].
4. Johannes [ III ] Tryller ( Troller, Droller ), attended the Princely School in Meissen from 26 January 1586 to 1589, studied in Leipzig, was himself Magister and 1593 Con-Rector of Pirna [ in the Electorate of Saxony, 10.8 miles southeast of downtown Dresden and 10 miles from the Bohemian border ], 1594 Diakonus in Dohna [ 3.5 miles west of Pirna ], 1596 Pastor of Dittersbach bei Stolpen [ 5.5 miles north of Pirna and 11 miles east of Dresden ] in [ the Electorate of ] Saxony, 1606 of Kindelbrück bei Weissensee [ 20 miles north of Erfurt, in the Electorate of Saxony ], where he died on 4 September 1611.  He had been married since 5 November 1593 to Magdalena, the daughter of Kaspar Zimler ( Zunckler ? ), Council relative in Pirna.  Of the children of this marriage, only [ two ] are known.
5. Daniel Tryller, came out of the Princely School in Meissen and was later Pastor in Jedenspeigen in Austria South of the Enns [ River ].

The Children of Johannes Tryller der Jüngere
1. Johannes [ IV ], b. 21 October 1594 in Pirna.
2. Magdalena [ II ], b. 20 May 1596 in Pirna.

P.S.  Pirna was a complete pushover for the Reformation.  Like Sonnefeld and Grünhain, it had been a monastery town for centuries but, unlike them, the monks, the Dominicans, were so unpleasant to the townsfolk that, once in a while, the Electors and Dukes of Saxony had to intervene.  So, when the people of Pirna heard about the Reformation, they had the City Council to shop around for an Evangelical pastor.  But the hunt had to be kept as a secret because the monks had a powerful ally — the Duke of Saxony, George the Bearded, a Catholic loyalist who was ready to fight tooth and nail.  However, he knew that the Reformation was inevitable ; his own son and heir apparent, the future Heinrich IV the Pious, was a supporter of Martin Luther.  The City Councilors of Pirna knew that, too, so they just had to sit and wait.  They finally got the chance on 15 April 1539, when George died, and two of them rushed to Wittenberg to inform Luther that they had chosen his friend, Antonius Lautenbach ( 1502 – 1569 ), the Magister and Diakonus of the City and Parish ( St Mary’s ) Church of Wittenberg, to be the first Evangelical pastor of Pirna.  At that time, Johannes Bugenhagen was the Senior Pastor of the City and Parish Church so, of course, he had to be informed!

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• FSID: LRF4-BPR
• Name: Peter TRYLLER
• Death: 1526, Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany

Peter married Gotthard, Anna. Anna was born in UNKNOWN in Sachsen, Germany; died in 1526 in Torgau, Torgau-Oschatz, Sachsen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Death: DECEASED
• FSID: LRF4-B4L
• Name: Anna GOTTHARDT

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany

Notes:

George Triller, Pülvermacher [ powder maker ], moved to Freyberg ( now Freiberg, District of Mittlelsachsen, Saxony, Germany ), the center of ore mining for centuries, in the Electorate of Saxony and had two sons — Burchard Triller, the Pülvermacher [ powder maker ] who stayed in Freyberg and became the ancestor of Dr Daniel Wilhelm Triller of Usingen, Hesse, and Peter Triller, who left for Torgau.  When Princes Ernst and Albrecht divided their father’s lands in 1485, Freiberg went with the Duchy of Saxony to Albrecht.  But Grünhain, Graba, Saafeld  and Torgau, along with Coburg, Hildburghausen, Frohnlach and Sonnefeld, all went with the Electorate of Saxony to Ernst.  Torgau itself became the principal residence of Ernst’s two sons, Frederick the Wise and John the Steadfast, and John’s son, John Frederick the Maganimous.  It was also the epicenter of the Reformation.  Of it, Martin Luther wrote, “Wittenberg ist die Mutter, Torgau die Amme der Reformation [ Wittenberg is the mother, Torgau the wet-nurse of the Reformation ]”

Other Events and Attributes:

• Nickname: Triller
• FSID: LRFH-3KN
• Life Event: 1455, Grünhain, Aue-Schwarzenberg, Sachsen, Germany; Charcoal Burner

Notes:

From Chip Kalb
01 = Urban Schmidt
02 = Georg Schmidt, alias Triller, charcoal burner of Grünhain, Saxony, 1455, and “Der Prinzenretter” = Maria Wälder
03 = George Triller, Pülvermacher [ powder maker ], moved to Freyberg ( now Freiberg, District of Mittlelsachsen, Saxony, Germany ), the center of ore mining for centuries, in the Electorate of Saxony and had two sons — Burchard Triller, the Pülvermacher [ powder maker ] who stayed in Freyberg and became the ancestor of Dr Daniel Wilhelm Triller of Usingen, Hesse, and Peter Triller, who left for Torgau.  When Princes Ernst and Albrecht divided their father’s lands in 1485, Freiberg went with the Duchy of Saxony to Albrecht.  But Grünhain, Graba, Saafeld  and Torgau, along with Coburg, Hildburghausen, Frohnlach and Sonnefeld, all went with the Electorate of Saxony to Ernst.  Torgau itself became the principal residence of Ernst’s two sons, Frederick the Wise and John the Steadfast, and John’s son, John Frederick the Maganimous.  It was also the epicenter of the Reformation.  Of it, Martin Luther wrote, “Wittenberg ist die Mutter, Torgau die Amme der Reformation [ Wittenberg is the mother, Torgau the wet-nurse of the Reformation ]”

THE TORGAU BRANCH
04 = Peter Triller ( 1482 – 1512 ) of Torgau = Anna Gotthard
05 = Justus Triller, the youngest son, moved from Torgau to Saalfeld, where he became a Bürger [ citizen ] in 1504, and had twelve daughters and two sons — Simon Tryller, who founded the Saalfeld branch, and Rev. Caspar Tryller ( 1497 – 1561 ), the first Evangelical Lutheran pastor of Graba, who founded the Graba branch

THE SAALFELD BRANCH
06 = Simon Tryller ( 1496, Saalfeld – 14 Dec 1576, Saalfeld ), Beutlermeister [ master maker of leather purses and gloves ] = ( 1 ) Katharina Gärtner ( + 25 Oct 1566, Saalfeld ), daughter of Matthias Gärtner the Rathsherr [ City Councilor ] of Saalfeld, 11 children ( eight boys, three girls )
07 = Sebastian Tryller ( 1524, Saalfeld – 1 Nov 1574, Saalfeld ), the fourth son = 21 Oct 1549, Saalfeld, Cordula Schaden ( + 3 Dec 1578, Saalfeld ), the daughter of Hans Schaden the Kastner [ landlord’s administrator, or beady-eyed bean-counter ] from Eisfeld in Thuringen, 11 children ( five boys, six girls ), the eldest of which was
08 = Samuel Tryller ( 22 Sep 1550, Saalfeld – 28 Feb 1608, Saalfeld ), merchant, the Rathsherr [ City Councilor ] and later Rathskämmerer [ City Chamberlain ] of Saalfeld
09 = Sabina Tryller ( * 1 Apr 1565, Saalfeld ) = 1685, Rev Andreas Reinmann, the fourth Evangelical Lutheran pastor of Graba

Sabina’s marriage record states that she was the daughter of Samuel Tryller the shoemaker ( Schuster ) of Saalfeld but the only Samuel Tryller I could find at Geneanet was Samuel Tryller ( 1550 – 1608 ), the Kaufmann [ merchant ] of Saalfeld.  This Samuel is supposed to have married twice, both times in Saalfeld — to Ottilie Winzterlein, who died without issue, and, in 1583, Judith Müller, the daughter of Nicolaus Müller.  She bore him six children — two boys and four girls — but none of them was Sabina.  Compared to Judith, there’s nothing about Ottilie.  But I note that Samuel the merchant was 15 years old when Sabina was born.  Maybe he had a scandalous fling with Ottilie but she died in childbirth and their baby was adopted as Sebastian’s daughter to keep her biological father’s secret.

But there may be two different Tryller families in the same town. The first Evangelical Lutheran Deacon of Graba was Sebastian Tryller but he got the job in 1520 — four years before the other Sebastian was born in nearby Saalfeld.  Perhaps the Deacon was Peter’s son.  He’s not in the tables and Geneanet but Peter did live in Torgau, the epicenter of the Reformation.  So I gotta read through the Triller-Sagen, which covers your Tryllers on pages 15 – 18, and “Der Prinzenraub und die Familie Triller” to be sure.

Georg married Wülder, Maria. Maria was born in UNKNOWN; died in DECEASED. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From Chip Kalb
01 = Urban Schmidt
02 = Georg Schmidt, alias Triller, charcoal burner of Grünhain, Saxony, 1455, and “Der Prinzenretter” = Maria Wälder
03 = George Triller, Pülvermacher [ powder maker ], moved to Freyberg ( now Freiberg, District of Mittlelsachsen, Saxony, Germany ), the center of ore mining for centuries, in the Electorate of Saxony and had two sons — Burchard Triller, the Pülvermacher [ powder maker ] who stayed in Freyberg and became the ancestor of Dr Daniel Wilhelm Triller of Usingen, Hesse, and Peter Triller, who left for Torgau.  When Princes Ernst and Albrecht divided their father’s lands in 1485, Freiberg went with the Duchy of Saxony to Albrecht.  But Grünhain, Graba, Saafeld  and Torgau, along with Coburg, Hildburghausen, Frohnlach and Sonnefeld, all went with the Electorate of Saxony to Ernst.  Torgau itself became the principal residence of Ernst’s two sons, Frederick the Wise and John the Steadfast, and John’s son, John Frederick the Maganimous.  It was also the epicenter of the Reformation.  Of it, Martin Luther wrote, “Wittenberg ist die Mutter, Torgau die Amme der Reformation [ Wittenberg is the mother, Torgau the wet-nurse of the Reformation ]”

THE TORGAU BRANCH
04 = Peter Triller ( 1482 – 1512 ) of Torgau = Anna Gotthard
05 = Justus Triller, the youngest son, moved from Torgau to Saalfeld, where he became a Bürger [ citizen ] in 1504, and had twelve daughters and two sons — Simon Tryller, who founded the Saalfeld branch, and Rev. Caspar Tryller ( 1497 – 1561 ), the first Evangelical Lutheran pastor of Graba, who founded the Graba branch

THE SAALFELD BRANCH
06 = Simon Tryller ( 1496, Saalfeld – 14 Dec 1576, Saalfeld ), Beutlermeister [ master maker of leather purses and gloves ] = ( 1 ) Katharina Gärtner ( + 25 Oct 1566, Saalfeld ), daughter of Matthias Gärtner the Rathsherr [ City Councilor ] of Saalfeld, 11 children ( eight boys, three girls )
07 = Sebastian Tryller ( 1524, Saalfeld – 1 Nov 1574, Saalfeld ), the fourth son = 21 Oct 1549, Saalfeld, Cordula Schaden ( + 3 Dec 1578, Saalfeld ), the daughter of Hans Schaden the Kastner [ landlord’s administrator, or beady-eyed bean-counter ] from Eisfeld in Thuringen, 11 children ( five boys, six girls ), the eldest of which was
08 = Samuel Tryller ( 22 Sep 1550, Saalfeld – 28 Feb 1608, Saalfeld ), merchant, the Rathsherr [ City Councilor ] and later Rathskämmerer [ City Chamberlain ] of Saalfeld
09 = Sabina Tryller ( * 1 Apr 1565, Saalfeld ) = 1685, Rev Andreas Reinmann, the fourth Evangelical Lutheran pastor of Graba

Sabina’s marriage record states that she was the daughter of Samuel Tryller the shoemaker ( Schuster ) of Saalfeld but the only Samuel Tryller I could find at Geneanet was Samuel Tryller ( 1550 – 1608 ), the Kaufmann [ merchant ] of Saalfeld.  This Samuel is supposed to have married twice, both times in Saalfeld — to Ottilie Winzterlein, who died without issue, and, in 1583, Judith Müller, the daughter of Nicolaus Müller.  She bore him six children — two boys and four girls — but none of them was Sabina.  Compared to Judith, there’s nothing about Ottilie.  But I note that Samuel the merchant was 15 years old when Sabina was born.  Maybe he had a scandalous fling with Ottilie but she died in childbirth and their baby was adopted as Sebastian’s daughter to keep her biological father’s secret.

But there may be two different Tryller families in the same town. The first Evangelical Lutheran Deacon of Graba was Sebastian Tryller but he got the job in 1520 — four years before the other Sebastian was born in nearby Saalfeld.  Perhaps the Deacon was Peter’s son.  He’s not in the tables and Geneanet but Peter did live in Torgau, the epicenter of the Reformation.  So I gotta read through the Triller-Sagen, which covers your Tryllers on pages 15 – 18, and “Der Prinzenraub und die Familie Triller” to be sure.