Other Events and Attributes:

• Education: 26 May 1673, University of Wittenberg, Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
• Life Event: 10 Dec 1677, Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; Conrector
• Life Event: 7 Mar 1681, Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; Director of Choral Music
• Life Event: Between 1683 and 1687, Unfinden, Hassberge, Bayern, Germany; Lutheran Pastor at Unfinden
• Life Event: 1684, Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; Rector
• Life Event: 1688, Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bayern, Germany; Lutheran Pastor at Brunn
• Life Event: 1690, Deutenheim, Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bayern, Germany; Lutheran Pastor at Deutenheim
• Life Event: 1694, Obersteinbach, Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bayern, Germany; Lutheran Pastor at Obersteinbach
• Life Event: 1705, Schornweisach, Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bayern, Germany; Lutheran Pastor at Schornweisach
• Life Event: 1707, Neustadt an der Aisch, Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bayern, Germany; College Teacher

Notes:

Appointed Conrector on 10 Dec 1677, Director of Choral Music on 07 Mar 1681 and rector to Romhild in 1684. born 27 Sept 1651, Rector to Neustand on the Aisch, died 1729

Books: Antiquitates et Memorabilia historiae Franconicae besonders Hildburghausen, Page 309, 378.

Georg Möring Konrektor; Lebensdaten nicht ermittelt. Möring war seit 1677 Konrektor in Hildburghausen, leitete 1681–1684 den Chorus musici. QUELLE: Landesbibliothek Coburg, Manuskript PM I/65: Christian Mühlfeld: Musiker-Buch des Herzogtums Sachsen-Meiningen. Kurze Biographien von Musikern, Kantoren, Organisten, Dilettanten, die im Herzogtum geboren sind oder in demselben gewirkt haben. Meiningen 1908.

Georg Möring Conrector; Life data not determined. Möring had been a rector in Hildburghausen since 1677, and conducted the chorus musici in 1681-1684. SOURCE: Landesbibliothek Coburg, manuscript PM I / 65: Christian Mühlfeld: Musician book of the duchy of Saxony-Meiningen. Short biographies of musicians, cantors, organists, dilettantes, who were born or have been born in the duchy. Meiningen 1908.

“1660 Georg Ebenretter, + 1682, dessen Frau Rosine eine Tochter des Sup. Melchoir Weigler war, die 1686 Konsul Hans Heubner ehelichte, während seine Tochter Sabina an Georg Möring, 1680 Pfarrer in Unsind, Rektor in Neustadt a. d. Aisch, verheiratet war.”

And the English translation :

“1660 Georg Ebenretter [ the fifth Syndicus of Hildburghausen since 1585],died 1682, whose wife Rosine, a daughter of the Sup[erintendent]. Melchoir Weigler, married Consul Hans Heubner in 1686, while his daughter Sabina was married to Georg Möring, 1680 Pastor of Unsind, Rector of Neustadt a. d. Aisch.”

Georg married Ebenretter, Sabina in 1680 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany. Sabina (daughter of Ebenretter, Georg and Weigler, Rosine) was born in UNKNOWN in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; died in DECEASED in Thüringen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Möring, Lorenz Christopher was born in UNKNOWN in Neustadt an der Aisch, Neustadt an der Aisch-Bad Windsheim, Bayern, Germany; died in DECEASED in Germany; was buried in Germany.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Baker and city church worker (stadtkirchner) at St. Lorenz in Hildburghausen

Notes:

From "Klipper Stipendium [Klipper Exhibition]", author unknown, Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte u. Landeskunde [Writings of the Saxe-Meiningen Association of History and Geography], 54. Heft [Issue No. 54] (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meiningen: F. W. Gadow & Sohn, 1906), pages 74, 80, 94.

Page 94:
Stephen Thomæ was apparently the only child of Katharina Hartmann (1607-1669) and her first husband, Christoph Thomæ. He married Cordula, the daughter of Superintendent Michael Buchenröder of Heldburg, and their children, as well as Christian's own children, are listed on this page. Stephen's parents were married on 4 November 1628 but Christoph died on 6 June 1634. Katharina then married Johann Möring on 30 January 1637. They had at least four children. Although he was a baker, Johann was the city Kirchner with the Church of St Lorenz in Hildburghausen. He died on 13 January 1676. His parents were not known. But Katharina's parents are known. She was the second daughter of Antastasia Scheder (died 2 January 1659) and her first husband, Johann Hartmann, the Senior Mayor of Hildburghausen (died 5 June 1615). The parents were married on 21 October 1606 but, after Johann died, his widow married, on 1 March 1647, the Tuchmacher [draper] Paul Thein, who died on 11 December 1678.

Chronik der Stadt, der Diözese und des Herzogtums Hildburghausen [Chronicle of the City, the Diocese and the Duchy of Hildburghausen], by Rudolf Armin Human, Ph.D (a Thomä fan). (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meninigen: Kesselring‘sche Hofbuchhandlung, 1886), pages 81, 82, 396, 397, 470

Antiquitates et Memorabilia Historiae Franconicae [in Latin: Antiquitaties and Memorabilia of the History of Franconia, but the book is in German] darumen insonderheit der Ursprung / Einrichtung und Merckwürdigkeiten der Fürstlichen Residenz-Stadt Hildburghausen von denen âltesten biß auf die jetzige Zeiten aus bewährten Uhrkunden abgehandelt werden [in German: Especially concerning the origin, foundation and curiosities of the Princely Residence-City of Hildburghausen from the authentic documents that were employed from the earliest to the current times], by Johann Werner Krauß [Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen: Johann Gottfried Hanisch, "privileged court publisher", 1753], pages 309 and 311. The title is quite a mouthful. That's why this book is known as just, "Antiquitates et Memorabilia historiae Franconicae besonders Hildburghausen". Maybe the success of his first book went to Mr. Krauß’s head but he wrote excellent chapters about two major schools in Hildburghausen - the Hildburghausen School and the Princely Gymnasium.

Beyträge zur Erläuterung der Hochfürstl. Sachsen-Hildburghausen Kirchen- , Schul - and Landes-Historie: Zweiter Theil von der Stadt und Dioeces Hildburghausen [Contributions to the Explanation of the Church, School and Country History of the Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen: Second Part of the City and Diocese of Hildburghausen], by Johann Werner Krauß (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Hildburghausen: Johann Gottfried Hanisch, 1752), pages 274 and 383

Because Dr. Human used both books by Mr. Krauß as his sources about Christoph Thomä, I'll summarize my findings for you about Stephen's father. According to Mr. Krauß, Christoph lived his whole life in Hildburghausen but he was ordained in Coburg on 18 December 1625 as a deacon. In 1615, he became the 11th Cantor of the Hildburghausen School. The position of Cantor made Christoph the assistant to the Conrector, the second in command of the school. In 1622, he succeeded his boss as the 13th Conrector [Assistant Headmaster], "mit Berbehaltung des Cantorats [with the support of the Council of Cantors]” His promotion also made him the Vicar of the “U.L. Frauen.“ (Maybe that's why his son had to keep going to school in spite of the Thirty Years War.) In 1633, he was elevated to the rank of Archdeacon (Hofprediger = Court Preacher), the position he would hold to the end of his life. He died on 6 June 1634. His widow's second husband, Johann Möring (1596-1676), was, in 1642, the 10th Kirchner of the Hildburghausen School and he was succeeded in this office by his next four descendants. He was in various offices of the Church for 40 years

Listed in Books: Antiquitates et Memorabilia historiae Franconicae besonders Hildburghausen
Mohring, Nicol cantor to Hildburghausen and born 1571
Mohring, Johann Anton pastor to ? and bahea who died 27 jan 1690
Mohring, Georg - Listed here
Mohring, Johann Tobias rector to Schaltau who died 1727
Mohring, Michal Jacob cantor to Eisshausen who died 1750.

Books: Antiquitates et Memorabilia historiae Franconicae besonders Hildburghausen, Page 316.

The following is based on From "Klipper Stipendium [Klipper Exhibition]", author unknown, Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte u. Landeskunde [Writings of the Saxe-Meiningen Association of History and Geography], 54. Heft [Issue No. 54] (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meiningen: F. W. Gadow & Sohn, 1906), As for Footnote 99 on page 115 of the same book, I (Kalb0 had to look up Römersbach to find out exactly where was it in the Hildburghausen area.  Oh, so it used to be an estate at the west edge of Hilburghausen but it was annexed and turned into a street, Am Römerbach, by the City of Hildburghausen. Anna Möring’s husband, Rupertus Pontanus ( Brückner ), was from the Tyrol of Austria.  He was also the first known Syndicus [ lawyer with the city court ], in office from ca 1585 to 1606 as notarius publ. caesareus [ Latin, “Imperial Notary for the Public” ].  The footnote says in German, “Rup. Pont., m[arried]. Anna, d[aughter]. of the baker Michael Möring, from whom he received 6-1/2 acres at Römersbach.”

To me this supports Michael Möring being the father of Johann and this Anna Möring Brückner.

Johann married Hartmann, Catharina on 30 Jan 1637 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany. Catharina (daughter of Hartmann, Johann and Scheber, Anastasia) was born on 25 Oct 1607 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; died before 2 Feb 1669 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; was buried on 2 Feb 1669 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From "Klipper Stipendium [Klipper Exhibition]", author unknown, Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte u. Landeskunde [Writings of the Saxe-Meiningen Association of History and Geography], 54. Heft [Issue No. 54] (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meiningen: F. W. Gadow & Sohn, 1906), pages 74, 80, 94.

Page 94:
Stephen Thomæ was apparently the only child of Katharina Hartmann (1607-1669) and her first husband, Christoph Thomæ. He married Cordula, the daughter of Superintendent Michael Buchenröder of Heldburg, and their children, as well as Christian's own children, are listed on this page. Stephen's parents were married on 4 November 1628 but Christoph died on 6 June 1634. Katharina then married Johann Möring on 30 January 1637. They had at least four children. Although he was a baker, Johann was the city Kirchner with the Church of St Lorenz in Hildburghausen. He died on 13 January 1676. His parents were not known. But Katharina's parents are known. She was the second daughter of Antastasia Scheder (died 2 January 1659) and her first husband, Johann Hartmann, the Senior Mayor of Hildburghausen (died 5 June 1615). The parents were married on 21 October 1606 but, after Johann died, his widow married, on 1 March 1647, the Tuchmacher [draper] Paul Thein, who died on 11 December 1678.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Butcher

Notes:

It is only my (James Thoma's) supposition that Michael Möring is the father of Johann Möring. It is based upon: "Klipper Stipendium [Klipper Exhibition]", author unknown, Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte u. Landeskunde [Writings of the Saxe-Meiningen Association of History and Geography], 54. Heft [Issue No. 54] (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meiningen: F. W. Gadow & Sohn, 1906), As for Footnote 99 on page 115 of the same book, I (Wilbur Kalb) had to look up Römersbach to find out exactly where was it in the Hildburghausen area.  Oh, so it used to be an estate at the west edge of Hilburghausen but it was annexed and turned into a street, Am Römerbach, by the City of Hildburghausen. Anna Möring’s husband, Rupertus Pontanus ( Brückner ), was from the Tyrol of Austria.  He was also the first known Syndicus [ lawyer with the city court ], in office from ca 1585 to 1606 as notarius publ. caesareus [ Latin, “Imperial Notary for the Public” ].  The footnote says in German, “Rup. Pont., m[arried]. Anna, d[aughter]. of the baker Michael Möring, from whom he received 6-1/2 acres at Römersbach.”

To me this supports Michael Möring being the father of Johann and this Anna Möring Brückner. I should also note that this is the oldest record that I have found of the Möring family in Hildburghausen.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Under Mayor for Hildburghausen

Notes:

Johann Hartmann was the under mayor for the town of Hildburghausen, Sachsen-Meningen, Thuringia, Germany.

From "Klipper Stipendium [Klipper Exhibition]", author unknown, Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte u. Landeskunde [Writings of the Saxe-Meiningen Association of History and Geography], 54. Heft [Issue No. 54] (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meiningen: F. W. Gadow & Sohn, 1906), pages 74, 80, 94.

Page 94:
Stephen Thomæ was apparently the only child of Katharina Hartmann (1607-1669) and her first husband, Christoph Thomæ. He married Cordula, the daughter of Superintendent Michael Buchenröder of Heldburg, and their children, as well as Christian's own children, are listed on this page. Stephen's parents were married on 4 November 1628 but Christoph died on 6 June 1634. Katharina then married Johann Möring on 30 January 1637. They had at least four children. Although he was a baker, Johann was the city Kirchner with the Church of St Lorenz in Hildburghausen. He died on 13 January 1676. His parents were not known. But Katharina's parents are known. She was the second daughter of Antastasia Scheder (died 2 January 1659) and her first husband, Johann Hartmann, the Senior Mayor of Hildburghausen (died 5 June 1615). The parents were married on 21 October 1606 but, after Johann died, his widow married, on 1 March 1647, the Tuchmacher [draper] Paul Thein, who died on 11 December 1678.

Johann married Scheber, Anastasia on 21 Oct 1606 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany. Anastasia (daughter of Scheber, Michael and Klipper, Margaretha) was born in UNKNOWN in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; died on 2 Jan 1659 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; was buried after 2 Jan 1659 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From "Klipper Stipendium [Klipper Exhibition]", author unknown, Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte u. Landeskunde [Writings of the Saxe-Meiningen Association of History and Geography], 54. Heft [Issue No. 54] (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meiningen: F. W. Gadow & Sohn, 1906), pages 74, 80, 94.

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Anastasia was the third of four children of Margaretha Klipper and her first husband, Michael Scheber, "Einspännlger 1572 (1574 von seinen Stiefsöhnen 1. Ehe mit N. Naumann wegen 300 fl. väterlichen Erbgutes gerichtlich belaugt” [hackney driver 1572 (1574 was sued by his stepsons from his first marriage with N. Naumann for 300 florins of his father's inheritance)]”. Margaretha's second husband, Joel Siegler, was the mayor of Hildburghausen and the innkeeper of "Güldenen Engel [Golden Angel]”, who died on 14 Oct 1626 at the age of 80 years. Margaretha died on 6 Mar 1636. Dates of her two marriages are not known. Neither are the birthdates of her children.

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From "Klipper Stipendium [Klipper Exhibition]", author unknown, Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte u. Landeskunde [Writings of the Saxe-Meiningen Association of History and Geography], 54. Heft [Issue No. 54] (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meiningen: F. W. Gadow & Sohn, 1906), pages 74, 80, 94.

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Stephen Thomæ was apparently the only child of Katharina Hartmann (1607-1669) and her first husband, Christoph Thomæ. He married Cordula, the daughter of Superintendent Michael Buchenröder of Heldburg, and their children, as well as Christian's own children, are listed on this page. Stephen's parents were married on 4 November 1628 but Christoph died on 6 June 1634. Katharina then married Johann Möring on 30 January 1637. They had at least four children. Although he was a baker, Johann was the city Kirchner with the Church of St Lorenz in Hildburghausen. He died on 13 January 1676. His parents were not known. But Katharina's parents are known. She was the second daughter of Antastasia Scheder (died 2 January 1659) and her first husband, Johann Hartmann, the Senior Mayor of Hildburghausen (died 5 June 1615). The parents were married on 21 October 1606 but, after Johann died, his widow married, on 1 March 1647, the Tuchmacher [draper] Paul Thein, who died on 11 December 1678.

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This is based upon the Kirchenbuch record of Anastasia marriage:
From Chip Kalb:

By the way, when I got your reply, I was eyeballing Joel Seigler, Margaretha Klipper andMichael Scheber up and down that Klipper Genealogy.  I couldn’t find anything wrong with any of them until I got to that infamous item about “Ihme sein Schwager Herr Joël Siegler des Rhats alhier” in that verdammt will.  When I read it as “my brother-in-law Mr. Joël Siegler of the [ City ] Council of this place [ Hildburghausen ]”, I remembered that, like the English language, the German language is not carved in stone.  It is always changing with the times, and not just in the spelling.  As any etymological dictionary will show in any language, words do not always keep the same meanings.  What might make perfect sense to Martin Luther in 1516 would not make any sense to his descendants in 2016!

So I looked up “Schwager” in Ernest Thode’s German-English Genealogical Dictionary.  Here is his definition : “brother-in-law ; father-in-law ; relative ; good friend.”   ( It was the same in Ye Olde English. ).  So, when Michael Klipper wrote his will in 1606, Joël Siegler was still his “good friend”, not his “brother-in-law”.  He didn’t become his brother-in-law for real until 1614, when he married Anastasia’s mother.

So why was Anastasia described as a privigna of Joëlÿ Siegler?   If her father had ever left a will, it is not available online.  But, if he did make his will, we can assume that he took his real brother-in-law’s suggestion and made Mr Siegler the legal guardian of his children.  Even if he didn’t, there might be bonds of guardianship for his children.  So, when Anastasia’s marriage record called her the privigna of Joëlÿ Siegler, it meant that she was his ward, not his step-daughter.  That means that her father, Michael Scheber, was already dead by 1606.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: Hackney driver or civil servant who rides for the city

Notes:

In 1574 he was sued by the step sons from his first marriage to N. Naumann for 300 florins. Evidently this money was from the estate of his step-sons real father and Michael was supposedly to keep it for them until his step sons reached maturity. Evidently, he never gave them the money, so they sued him.

Based on the marriage record of his daughter, Anastasia, he was evidently dead before her marriage.
From Chip Kalb:
By the way, when I got your reply, I was eyeballing Joel Seigler, Margaretha Klipper and Michael Scheber up and down that Klipper Genealogy.  I couldn’t find anything wrong with any of them until I got to that infamous item about “Ihme sein Schwager Herr Joël Siegler des Rhats alhier” in that verdammt will.  When I read it as “my brother-in-law Mr. Joël Siegler of the [ City ] Council of this place [ Hildburghausen ]”, I remembered that, like the English language, the German language is not carved in stone.  It is always changing with the times, and not just in the spelling.  As any etymological dictionary will show in any language, words do not always keep the same meanings.  What might make perfect sense to Martin Luther in 1516 would not make any sense to his descendants in 2016!

So I looked up “Schwager” in Ernest Thode’s German-English Genealogical Dictionary.  Here is his definition : “brother-in-law ; father-in-law ; relative ; good friend.”   ( It was the same in Ye Olde English. ).  So, when Michael Klipper wrote his will in 1606, Joël Siegler was still his “good friend”, not his “brother-in-law”.  He didn’t become his brother-in-law for real until 1614, when he married Anastasia’s mother.

So why was Anastasia described as a privigna of Joëlÿ Siegler?   If her father had ever left a will, it is not available online.  But, if he did make his will, we can assume that he took his real brother-in-law’s suggestion and made Mr Siegler the legal guardian of his children.  Even if he didn’t, there might be bonds of guardianship for his children.  So, when Anastasia’s marriage record called her the privigna of Joëlÿ Siegler, it meant that she was his ward, not his step-daughter.  That means that her father, Michael Scheber, was already dead by 1606.

Michael married Klipper, Margaretha in 1572 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany. Margaretha (daughter of Klipper, Conrad "Cuntz" and Schulmacher, N.N.) was born in UNKNOWN in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; died before 6 Mar 1636 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany; was buried on 6 Mar 1636 in Hildburghausen, Hildburghausen, Thüringen, Germany. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From "Klipper Stipendium [Klipper Exhibition]", author unknown, Schriften des Vereins für Sachsen-Meiningische Geschichte u. Landeskunde [Writings of the Saxe-Meiningen Association of History and Geography], 54. Heft [Issue No. 54] (Hildburghausen, Saxe-Meiningen: F. W. Gadow & Sohn, 1906), pages 74, 80, 94.

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Margaretha (cf. Krauß Beitr. I, p. 308 and J. H. Gentzler’s Tab. I, p. 87 u.a.) was the youngest of six children of Conrad "Cuntz" Klipper, "wohl Paul Klippers, B. and Schusters hier Sohn, der 1560 an 1,200 fl. reich war und in Birkenfeld und Häselreith begütert, + vor 1606 (seine Witwe sep. 30. 3. 1614) [probably the son of Paul Klipper, citizen and shoemaker of Hildburghausen, who 1560 was richer by 1,200 florins and owned properties in Birkenfeld and Häselreith, died before 1606 (his widow died 30 March 1614)]". Her birthdate is not known but her two older brothers, Michael and Peter, were born "hierselbst [in this place = Hildburghausen]" in 1558 and 1560, respectively.

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Anastasia was the third of four children of Margaretha Klipper and her first husband, Michael Scheber, "Einspännlger 1572 (1574 von seinen Stiefsöhnen 1. Ehe mit N. Naumann wegen 300 fl. väterlichen Erbgutes gerichtlich belaugt” [hackney driver 1572 (1574 was sued by his stepsons from his first marriage with N. Naumann for 300 florins of his father's inheritance)]”. Margaretha's second husband, Joel Siegler, was the mayor of Hildburghausen and the innkeeper of "Güldenen Engel [Golden Angel]”, who died on 14 Oct 1626 at the age of 80 years. Margaretha died on 6 Mar 1636. Dates of her two marriages are not known. Neither are the birthdates of her children.