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The Berlich family connects with the Struve family on the marriage of Susanna Berlich<\/a> to Georg Adam Struve<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We begin the Berlich family with the Three Loeck Sisters’ direct ancestor Nicolaus \/ Nicklaus \/ Nikolaus (1555 – 1594) and Maria (Kodritzsch \/ Kodritsch \/ Kodtitsch \/ Koedritz) Berlich. They were the parents of the Three Sisters’ ancestor Georg Peter Berlich and his brother Matthias<\/a>.  Nicolaus Berlich was Mayor of Schk\u00f6len, slightly north of Jena. Maria (Kodritzsch) Berlich was the daughter of a country judge, Egidius Kodritzsch \/ Koedritz [Aegidius Kodritsch] of Seidewitztal and his wife Catherine Vogt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below, the title page of the funeral book praising Marie (Koedritz) Berlich, the wife of Nicolaus Berlich, upon her death in October 1633: Exequiae Berlichianae, Das ist: Christliche Leichen-Predigt \u2026<\/em> Roughly translated into English as: \u2018This is the funeral sermon of Maria, the wife of Mr. Nicolai Berlich mayor of Schk\u00f6len, who was left a widower on the 28th of October, after Midday 3 o’clock Anno Christi 1633, and on the following 31st, having been put into her bed [buried], she is now with the Lord blissfully slumbering.\u2019 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The second page (below left) shows contributions by Matthew [Matthias], Peter, and Burchard Berlich. The following page (right) shows verses by: Christian, Matthias (junior), and Friedrich Berlich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GEORG PETER BERLICH<\/strong>, the son of Nicolaus and Maria, the father of Burchard Berlich and the Three Loeck Sisters Nth grandfather, was born in 1575 at Schk\u00f6len bei Naumburg and died in 1635 at B\u00fcrgel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He married three times, but as far as we can tell, he only had children by his first two wives: The first wife was Christine Cilingius \/ Cilling \/ Zilling (the ancestor of the Three Loeck Sisters) and the second was Sybilla Meyer. His third wife was a widow \u2013 Maria Heinicke – whose maiden name may<\/em> have been Mencke.  For Maria, the marriage on 11 November 1617 brought several of Peter\u2019s young children to take care of.  In most cases Georg Peter appears as just Peter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter and Christine (Cilling) Berlich were married on 5th<\/sup> July 1596. She was the daughter of Tilemann Cilling (1550 – 1618) and sister of Georg Friedrich Cilling (1582 – ?). Christine died in 1613 having borne three surviving children: Georg, Burchard, and Sophia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After her death, Peter Berlich married Sybilla Meyer on 25th<\/sup> May 1613, and they had one son: Christian who was born on 8th February 1614 and who died on 19th September 1666. More on Christian Berlich can be found below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Berlich and Cilling families lived most of their lives in and around the town of Burgel, a municipality in the northeast of the Saale-Holzland-Kreis region of Thuringia and located about 86 Km Southwest of Leipzig. (Georg) Peter Berlich started out as an office holder of the Saxon court in Tautenburg and then became a tax collector and land judge [Land Richter] in B\u00fcrgel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As stated above, Christina Cilingus \/ Cilingius was the first wife of (Georg) Peter Berlich and was the Three Loeck Sisters ancestor. Her father Tillman \/ Tilemann Cilling \/ Zilling (1542 \u2013 1618) was a pastor of Frauenprie\u00dfnitz and a magistrate of some standing. For more on the Cilling family click here [not yet! still under construction].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter had a brother Matthias Belich for whom a separate page has been created that can be found HERE<\/a>. Peter and Christina had a son:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BURKHARD \/ BURKARD \/ BURCHARD BERLICH (<\/strong>1603-1670) Burkhard Berlich [Three Loeck Sisters direct ancestor], was born on 23rd<\/sup> April 1603 at Frauen-Prie\u00dfnitz. He was married three times. His third wife, Barbara Hilliger, was the direct ancestor of the Three Loeck sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His first wife was Marie Anshelm (* 18.11.1605 in Lauchstedt + 27.06.1639 in Dresden) and they were married on the 9th February 1629. Marie was the daughter of Johann Anshelm (24.12.1586 – 17.09.1630). Burchard and Marie had one son Gottfried Ehrenreich Berlich (1629 \u2013 1659). To mark the occasion of their marriage a wedding book was published: Gluckwundschung auf den hochzeitlichen Ehrentag Des Ehrenvesten Achtbarn und Wolgelahrten Herrn Burchard Berlichd izes bieder Rechte Kandidaten Und Der Ehren und Tugendsamen Jungfrauen Marien Des Ehrenvesten und Wolgeachten Herrn Johan Anshelmens<\/em> … <\/p>\n\n\n

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Burchard\u2019s second wife was Sophia Nehl whom he married on 24th November 1640 on which occasion a wedding book was published titled: Sacrum nuptiale Burchard Berlichii sponsi, virginis Sophiae \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sophia died in 1644 having borne Burchard two sons: Paul Gottlieb and Friedrich Severin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon Sophia\u2019s death, a funeral book was published: Trost-Schrifft Uber den sehr fr\u00fchzeitigen  jedoch seligen Hintritt Der … Frawen Sophien Herrn Burchardi Berlichii, etc<\/em>.  Burchard’s brother Georg being a licenced theologian took the service:<\/p>\n\n\n

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It may be that Sophia Nehl had a sister – Anna Magdalena Nehl (ca. 1618 \u2013 1659) – who married Theodor M\u00f6stel (1622 \u2013 16??). They had a \u201clittle son\u201d, Theodor Severin<\/em>, who on 1st January 1659 died young and who was laid in \u201chis nesting bed\u201d on 9th January and for whom a funeral sermon book was published with the title: Frommer Christen Creutz- Angst- und Errettungs-Hau\u00df Das ist: K\u00fcrtzliche Erkl\u00e4rung des 19. Vers im 94. Ps. Angestellet Bey dem … Leichen-Beg\u00e4ngn\u00fcs Theodori Severini M\u00f6stels Des … Herrn Theodori M\u00f6stels \u2026 <\/em>The connection to the Berlich family comes from two contributions made to the book by Paul Gottlieb Berlich and Friedrich Severin Berlich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Theodor M\u00f6stel (* 2. January 1564 in Dresden; \u2020 19. May 1626 or 22. March 1628 in Leipzig) was the mayor of Leipzig whose grandson (Theodor the Yonger) by the same name married Anna Magdalena Nehl whose sister Sophia married Burchard Berlich. This connection is nowhere else to be found but here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Theodor (the younger) Mostel studied and received his doctorate. iur. In 1598 he became a council member of the city of Leipzig. He was mayor here in 1604, 1607, 1610, 1613, 1616, 1619, 1622 and 1625. M\u00f6stel also acted as the elector’s councilor of appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M\u00f6stel bought the P\u00f6tzschker Mark in 1612 and owned the village of Gro\u00dfmiltitz. In 1622 he also bought the Sch\u00f6nau manor from the city of Leipzig for 2,000 guilders. There he donated a school and in 1624 the picture of the Last Supper for the church, on which he and other Leipzig councilors and members of his family are depicted as apostles. He was also 1623-1624 owner of the Elephant Pharmacy in Freiberg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today’s Garskestrasse in Sch\u00f6nau bore his name, M\u00f6stelstrasse, until 1950. He was buried at the Leipzig University Church.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Burchard\u2019s third and last wife was Barbara Hilliger (* 12.04.1618 in Jena + 09.01.1663 in Dresden; oo 19.10.1645) with whom he had five daughters, one of whom, Susanna<\/a> (1647 – 1699), married Georg Adam Struve<\/a>, (1619 \u2013 1692).<\/p>\n\n\n

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Barbara Hilliger was the daughter of a lawyer, Oswald Hilliger<\/a> and his wife Anna Sch\u00f6nlebe<\/a>, and the widow of Nicolaus Helfrich<\/a>. Burchard and Barbara’s five daughters each married men who were academics (see below). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burchard and Barbara (Hilliger) Berlich had three sons: Adam Gottlob; Gottfried Sigismund; and Gottfried Ehrenreich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before marrying Burchard Berlich, the Nth great grandmother of the Three Loeck sisters, Barbara Hilliger, married Nicolaus Helffreich \/ Helffrich \/ Helfferich<\/a>. He was born in 1594 and was baptized on 15th<\/sup> June in Leipzig, the son of Georg and Anna (       ) Helffreich. He married Barbara Hilliger, in 1630, at age 36 in Freiberg. Nicolaus died on 19th<\/sup> October 1645, at the age of 51. There appear to have been no children. Before marrying Barbara Hilliger, Nicolaus Helffrich had married Anna Maria (B\u00f6ckel) Helffrich. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon Barbara (Hilliger) (Helffreich) Berlich\u2019s death on 9th January 1663 a number of funeral books were published as shown below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dolori ex inopino, beato tamen obitu Clarissimae Matronae Barbarae Berlichiae<\/em> … <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Another funeral sermon book for Barbara – Gl\u00e4ubiger Christen Demant-Art in der Creutz-H\u00e4rte Aus den Worten \u2026<\/em><\/em> – tells us that she was once the beloved spouse of Burchard Berlich, the feudal lord of Wegefarth & Waltersdorff, and that she has “dismounted the horse” and that her funeral was solemnly instituted on the Eighteenth day of January 1663. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Burchard Berlich studied jurisprudence at Jena and held law lectures there beginning in 1624. He later trained, under the direction of his uncle Matthias Berlich, in Leipzig to become a counselor and city judge. In 1637 he set off for Dresden and entered the service of Elector Johann Georg I of Saxony. In 1651 he was promoted to Hofrath, and in 1652 to Pfalzgraf. When the elector died in 1656 and was succeeded by Georg II of Saxony, Burchard fell out of favor and was dismissed from the court. Burchard died on 1st<\/sup> August 1670.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The portrait below (left) from 1633 was made on his appointment as a \u2018city judge\u2019. It is by an unknown artist and is described as follows: \u201cOil on canvas 73 x 60.5 cm. On the back: Burchardus Berlichi [us] P. gml. Bonnard 15<\/em> Inv No .: magistrates no. 2<\/em>.  Burchard has parted shoulder-length curls, whiskers, and a goatee that is turned grey, a black, buttoned shirt with a white underdress and cuffs. On his chest a heavy double chain with a pendant depicting the colored picture of Elector Johann Georg I, which his left hand covers slightly, the right is not visible. The background is reddish with a hinted curtain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Below some legal works by Burchard Berlich:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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De Novercarum Iure, Statu Et Affectu Novus Et Utilis Tractatus \u2026 [1628]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Nomini Pariter Ac Famae Splendidissimae Viri, .Burchardi Berlichii in Wegefarth &c.\u2026 [1648]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Virum Magnificum, Nobilissimum Et Excellentissimum, Dn. Bvrchardvm Berlichium<\/em> [an appreciation of Burchard by Adam Samuel Freystein]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In 1622 Burchard contributed a poem to the wedding book: Taedae in amore & honores Nuptiales \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When Burchard died in 1670, a number of funeral sermons were published in his honor. Below are pages from: Da\u00df Rechtschaffener Christgl\u00e4ubiger Christen Leben Christus<\/em> \u2026 (1670) funeral orations in memory of Burchard Berlich. The full text of which can be found here.<\/a> He is described as a respected lawyer, Councilor, and chamber secretary, and a councilor to the Count Palatine – the Elector Johann Georg I. Further pages from the funeral book: Da\u00df Rechtschaffener Christgl\u00e4ubiger <\/em>(shown below) listed his sons: Friedrich Severin, Paul Gottlieb, and Adam Gottlieb, as well as his married daughters: Susanna who married Georg Adam Struve<\/a>, Christine who married Romanus Teller<\/a>, Anna Magdalena who married Johann Georg Butzschky<\/a>, and Eva Marie who married Benjamin Olikschens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A book in praise of Burchard was written by Johann Frentzeln titled: Gedicht bei der Abreise aus Dresden fu\u0308r Burchardus Berlichius, vielm. Berlich, Hofrat, Ma\u0308rz 1652<\/em>. [Not Digitized]. Below, two more funeral books for Burchard:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the vestibule of the church of the village of Wegefahrt (6,8 km west of Freiberg) is the following executed on two sandstone grave plates for Bernhard [?] Berlich of Kleinwaltersdorf and of Mrs. Barbara, Mr. D. Osswald: Hilligeri Professoris Publ. To daughter. He went to Jena and was the Churf. Hof- and Justitienrath Bernh. Berlich married, \u2020 1653. The last three works show the deceased in full figure and are worthy of note. Below, the grave plates of Burchard and his wife Barbara (Hilliger) Berlich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Among Burchard and Barbara\u2019s children was Susannah who married Georg Adam Struve and from whom the Three Loeck Sisters are descended. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Burchard had a sister, Sibilla Sophia, who married Nicolaus Eschenbach. A separate web page for this family can be found on this website here.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The five daughters of Burchard and Barbara (Hilliger) Berlich were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n