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Johann Jacob Lucius I. (1641-1722), pastor at Munster and Wohnbach Johann Jacob Lucius II (1669-1754), pastor in Deer Country John George Lucius (1673-1756), an imperial notary in Tecklenburg John Frederick Lucius (1673-1745), pastor of Mettenheim / Pfalz John Frederick Lucius (1720-1771), goldsmith to Saarbruecken Jacob Lucius, Ernst Friedrich (1714-1761) to Mettenheim / Pfalz Comments

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© 2001 for the treatment by Lucius J. Falk, Königswinter The original text was first published in: The family Lucius (Lotz) from Lich in the Wetterau. A family book. According to the plan of Prof. Dr. Ferd. V. Lucius in Darmstadt, edited and published by Richard Lucius, a pastor in Usenborn, Upper , and Julius, Lucius, cand rev. min., Cassel. Self-publisher, 1886, p. 57-76. This version uses the text and the annotations in the original spelling and punctuation of 1886. Updated on: 28.11.2001. Quotations are allowed with a full statement of the source and author.

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Pastor living in Munster and Bach.

Born on July 18, 1641 at Lich second as the son of the family council Joh Phil Lotz was pastor at Munster in 1667, Lucius Lich -Lich in the county, and entered in the same year in the state of hl. Marriage on the day of St. James. The village of Münster with beautiful old Gothic church, once owned by the most powerful family in the Wetterau, the Lord of coins mountain, with the extinction of the family inherited the Lord of Falkenstein and from the legacy of Count John of Solms received anno 1418 Lich and the demesne belonging to it so that the cathedral. Soon after the Treaty of Passau Ernst I. Graf von Solms-Lich led a Protestant doctrine in his county. Munster will be performed early on as a separate parish. To this parish belonged to the village Oberbessingen, these two villages with Hattenrod Ettingshausen and then constituted the Court of Muenster and Oberbessingen; was mostly held in the latter places the Judiciary.

Lucius, the pastor announces appointment to the above-mentioned church Munster Senior and Schultheis Rühl, "1667, Johann Jacob Lotz prescribed for Parr after H. Jacob Zecklers (4) death († 10 April 1667). "

At that time, was master of the County of Solms-Lich, Hermann Adolf Moritz, distant cousins, which led to the regency, as he himself was not yet majorenn. Actually, had the guardianship of Count

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Philipp Adam deserves, which is a cousin of the minor counts / / 60 / / was the father, but he had not entrusted it, because he was Roman Catholic, yet he knew look in the possession of the government to bring and this gentleman was so the county as John Jacob Lucius was a pastor in Munster. This 1636 count had half his dominion Lich sold to Count Albert Otto Solms-, but when he dies, enters the rightful heir to the dominion. But after two years Rühl reports of a new tribute. The new Count Philipp Adam had in fact passed on to all sworn Stammespakta its share of the house Solms Solms-Lich, on his surviving daughter, Josephine. Only seven years after a process lasting Count Hermann Adolf Moritz will be refunded his heritage again. (4a)

Of the ten years spent what Lucius in Munster, tells us John Rühl. It is this period of his life in the tempestuous period of Hollando-European war in which Louis XIV commanding influence extended over almost the whole of Europe. Also belonging to the cathedral and parish Lucius villages had suffered terribly from billeting and oppression. "Until 1697, this cost the town and took Kriegsbeschwerung Gülten Oberbessingen etlich Dausend well." Even a terrible fire was visited this church 1675, by which the greater part of the village with the building City Hall was cremated. The jurors book reports from the year 1674, Mr John Jac. Lotz, pastor at Munster, by 320 guilders Hofraithe a half since then, along with the owner of John Doerr owned property in Munster field, meadows, fields and gardens on 5 Oct. purchased, the same but later on the 9th Oct. 1677 and 4 Nov. 1680 resold at a loss. - It was not unusual then, as we have since learned that Lucius predecessors did the same, and that he himself will once again stream into residential homeowners.

Munster Lucius came as a priest in residence stream. "On 14 Oct. 1676 he has been of Philip Adam, Count of Solms, gentlemen Munzenberg Wildenfels sun and forest, on Erbherr Herolitz, Humpolitz and Okrawlitz by caro Plenipotentiarium Dr. Glock, Syndicum primarium appointed to the Frankfort parish vacirenden for residential Bach and the 29th Oct. presents to the Christian church there. "

Wohnbach belonged to the dominion as Munster Miinzenberg and came / / 61 / / with this later in the possession of the lords of Falkenstein, and then the Count of Solms Lich. (5)

Lucius had been through in the last three years in Munster much hardship in Wohnbach he was still experiencing harder times. Here, too, had dwelt badly in the years 1674-76 French, and kölnische stiftmünstersche troops. In the rectory of the new pastor found nothing, as "an iron stove in the parlor, in which a Ofentöpfen, a piece of banking in the parlor, a small iron stove in the narrow little room above the stables, a cow's manger, the old and lazy, an old unfit Scheuer ladder, a roll in the barn without a rope. "- But the worst was yet to come. The new minister was barely two months in office, as occurred in the winter in the middle of the night from 6 to 7 January 1677 a repeated invasion of Münsterischen. Most residents fled. Captain Meyer lived miserably with the people and put on a serious arson. Because 42 thalers. Which were still lays claim to the earldom Lich, he let the pastor take Lucius and two court assessors under arrest, and only by a miracle, the prisoners were re-released . (6) the end of 1677 bears the church's pastor Lucius in Book: "many children are in the neighborhood as to ram home and Berstadt been baptized, sometimes because of people standing in the land of Lüneburg and Munster peoples verübet the great Insolentien with the people who avoided were. "

During the absence of the pastor of the study Münsterischen completely ruined in the summer of 1677 re-established, moreover, on 8 Oct. 1678 a brand new parish house "brought," ie probably pitched. Of course it took some time to complete destruction of the church was reconstructed again. For several years the church had to be held outside the church, only on 1 Advent 1681 Lucius could keep the "Church Renovation sermon.

The present spacious church, which seems to have been originally Gothic, but now no longer even a choir, will still be pretty much the same / / 62 / /, as it was then rebuilt. Even now, amid the palm is

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emblazoned on the ceiling in stucco exported images of various symbolic figures (justitia, fides, etc.) with the emblem of Philip Adam transcriptions of Solms Lich.

As it was then in ecclesiastical and moral sense in living stream, which gives us a record of a sad testimony of the pastor and he tells of a "grand Dekretum which of the municipality of residence stream from the pulpit to be read in order to await the industrious and devout worship. "The same complaints are that are often present only 10, maximum 20 people at the sermon, but went about court magistrates and other persons during the service of their work and are wandering about in the taverns, and even that some drunk would come to church. For the transgression of the Sunday order will be determined by the dominion, a fine of 3-6 guilders. Lucius wrote to the edge of this Dekretum: repetitum 6th February 1687, rep. Ao. 1702 Dom. Trin.

In such conditions in the town of Lucius had every reason to prayer, which he inscribed to his appointment to the church record book supremum numen precor, ut huic mandata quam provinciae felicissime praeesse: OM Deo primum deinde mihi et omnibus meis possim auditoribus prodesse, mihi etiam nihil quidquam obesse queat. Faxit ita DOM Amen. (7)

For Wohnbach should come very soon indeed sad times and the part of those to whom they had provided all the best to look normal. On 9 Sept. 1679 joined the already mentioned change of one of the dominion. But Adolf Hermann Moritz Graf zu Solms Lich soon gave birth to his new subjects in Wohnbach oath of allegiance, and this rendered the homage to "the empire-high-born Mr Hans Vollbrecht von Riedesel zu Eisenbach and Sekendorff", which Wohnbach against 15,000 thalers. Lich been ceded by the Count of Solms was. All Huldigungsakt was closed by an ovation of the pastor Lucius. But already in 1683, Mr von Riedesel came from because of irritability is had with the debtor's rights to housing and process stream to the Landgrave / / 63 / / Frederick of Hesse-Homburg, which ensure to Count Solms-Lich yet another 3000 thalers. advanced to. However, due to the Landgrave convenierte not to let the management of his small little country town about 4 hours away by a special officer, he joined them in 1688 against reimbursement of the statutory obligation to 18,000 thalers. to Baron from Alder Camp, at whose command, a new organ work for 50 thalers. comes from the old town church. Erlencamp'scher manager was Max Gambs from 1687-1702. Lord of alder camp must be such encroachments in Wohnbach have allowed that the inhabitants of the village complainants appealed to the imperial court in accordance with Speier. This ruled in favor of the residential Bacher and they promised a lot from this mandate, it has even been registered by Pf Lucius's church book. According to the same residential Bacher should be "under our royal protection for safe and without risk of unreasonable cruelty of the enemy's military power coating and the purchased woeful desolation, robbery and looting, bevorab Mr. Camp of the village of alder cum pacto de retrovendendo for several years in themselves and leave them with their rights and has promised in writing habits. "This was the Lord of alder camp under penalty of ten marks gold from the imperial court had been seriously offered. But when the housing Bacher then asked Mr. von 1688 Alder Camp to be spared from the expected of afflictions, the town was against him and his manager Gambs and his accomplices carried out a vile boy prank. Midst of peace, the administrator came into the town, at the express command and Warrant Churpfälzische reinforced with 24 men, which the Count of Hohen-Solms (8) "for its safekeeping and sought not left entirely to Abuses", under the command of a named steel and more than 100 man National Committee of Count Wilhelm Moritz zu Solms . Landfriedbrüchig they robbed the inhabitants of their best cattle in cattle, sheep and pigs suggested that the chickens died, broke the houses, barns, storage boxes and violent / / to 64 / / samlich, looted fruit, furniture and household utensils, dragged several subjects, which they could be powerful, imprison away from the village on a territory to another Wölfersheim there and they closed with iron bands and a corbels. On the mitgelaufenen wailing women, they chased the dogs, turn them on and blackmailed's shameful effort of the last of this cruel enemy attack from the poor citizenship nor to stipendio 25 fl. A complaint to the imperial court was only thwarted, but finally

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made it, had the consequence that sowol against Mr. Camp of alder and its administrators, as well as against the Count of Solms, published by the cession of the military as an accomplice, charges were levied . "When Mark löthigem penalty of 10 gold, half-pay half in the Imperial Chamber, the Imploranten to prohibit the Mandatum all further acts of violence and the prevention of the continuation of the mandate process." - From then on, we hear nothing more than a further oppression and material injury to the community. Very sad, however, is tell us what Pf Lucius' record on the influence of this ecclesiastical dominion to the community. The list of those who know had to do public penance, this only means of discipline against the sin against the sixth commandment. Buses to the church included the payment of a fine to the church fund and to the dominion. Especially hard to complain about managers had Pf Lucius Gambs oberkirchenrechtliches procedures, since this is already content with where church buses only at the fine was paid, he even once Inkulpantin induced a convert to Roman church, after they paid the penalty to reflect the Church could escape punishment.

But should the community residential Bach and for his last years to the life and ministry now be given for over 60 years old Pf L. still a mild, truly Christian government. "On 4 Oct. 1703 - Pastor Lucius writes in his church records - is Wohnbach, counts of the Baron of alders by Camp of Count Ernst Friedrich zu Solms (9) Tecklenburg, Lord Munzenberg Wildenfels sun and forest, Imperial. Majesty's secret counsel also Madero and the Imperial Chamber President Hochgräfe Excellency / / 65 / / reluirt (again been redeemed). Through an agreement with Count Ludwig von Solms Solms Laubach Lich overcame Wohnbach; still the Count Solms Laubach also presented the local parish and has a large creek in a residential estate.

Count Friedrich Ernst (1671-1723) was a serious man, which was the mental and physical Wol his subjects at heart, and in particular did a lot for churches and schools. Often he visited in person the schools of his county, also are found in Laubacher library nor the sermons, which he used nachzuschreiben every Sunday after church, as he or she belongs. That count is now 1700, joined his brother, Carl Otto (10), together with the Office Utphe Wohnbach, the proportion of Laubacher Miinzenberg Trais and coins from a mountain, and so Wohnbach branch of the House came to the son Laubach, Solms Utphe called the line, but which became extinct in 1762. Under the pastorate of John Jacob Lucius took place a frequent change of teachers, of course, influenced only detrimental to the adolescent youth.

Bach has also been in residential Pf Lucius who own property. "He is - writes Pastor Blumhof on 23 Aug. 1878 by Wohnbach from an extract from the parish records - the owner respectively. Have been provided with a bay window built the house in Water Lane (of Phil Pfeifer VI). "For more than ten years has been torn off the balcony of the stately country house and the bar, engraved on the name of the founder and pastor Lucius Year 1686 should have been (the writing was on the front door), whitewashed beams, like everything in the house.

In his own family, John Jacob Lucius's life during his nearly 81 years old experienced a lot of joy but also much sadness. In 1694 he died his wife and his second wife survived him 7 years and died in 1729 in residential stream. Of his 8 or 9 of his surviving children, he saw 39 grandchildren, of whom there were about 20 still alive when he died. In Alsace, the Palatinate, Tecklenburg, Laubach, Wächtersbach and residential Bach himself, he had married children, so he saw it, that his eldest granddaughter, first child of his eldest son in deer country, the deacon, Johann Christian / / 66 / / Goebel married, which was given to the nearly 80-year assistant, but also to ensure that her granddaughter did not die even after a year of marriage. A daughter took after she was widowed, with her two little children to their father. Two of his daughters were married in Wohnbach two craftsmen.

John Jacob Lucius died on 26 May 1722, after he apparently his post until the last few weeks had

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been able to live. He was 80 years 10 months 8 days old and had been about 50 years in church service.

Pastor in deer country.

At his baptism in Munster with his father, John Jacob Lich Lucius enters into the church book: "1669 12 Our little son of Johann Jacob Augustine St. Tauffer thereby reflecting its andt can incorporate some Our Savior Jesus Christ, his Christian baptismal godfather was Mr. John Vogt Ehrevest tufts and Middle-council relative to the Lich: Avus Maternus "(maternal grandfather). He was the second, and after his elder brother John Clement's imminent death, the eldest son of his father. At Pentecost 1682, he was confirmed by his father in the home stream. He studied for his own records Casting (11) theology, arguing there 1693 and earned his master's degree. In 1695 he was ordained, and examines to Idstein and by Count Friedrich Ludwig of Nassau-Ottweiler (12) as a deacon after Ottweiler presented. From there he was sent by Count Ludwig Crato in early 1698 after Pistorf in the former Nassau County Saarbrück'schen Saarwerden. But since this place was definitely busy soon, so he came on the 25th April 1698 as an ordinary priest in deer country. Deer in the country parish register entry, he writes of the Year 1699:

Heyl and happiness and God's blessing Be with us Flare gantze year Jesus himself wants to maintain our And protect us from danger. Amen. JNJA

/ / 67 / / The county was one Saarwerden Enclave in Lorraine, and hung with the rest of the county of Nassau-Saarbrücken locally anywhere together, she was subjected by her situation at all times unnamed afflictions, so already in 1408 by Count Charles of Lorraine and Louis Black 1460, in the 16th Century by the Peasant (1525 carnage) at Zabern, but especially in the 30 years war. Duke Charles of Lorraine suppressed here since 1575, introduced the Reformation, with great violence. It was not until 1633 the county returned by the Swedish Chancellor Oxenstierna, Count William Louis of Nassau-Saarbrücken, but even 2 years afterward the land is bewitched and captured by Count Gallas, dismissed the counts and their property given to the Duke Charles IV of Lorraine. While coming through the Peace of Westphalia, the county back to the -Saarbrücken, but Charles of Lorraine was in dispute after 40 years ownership of Saarwerden. Since 1672, the first Imperial War began, particularly appalling, Count de Buissy lived in Saarwerden. The Protestant churches were partly ruined, partly torn down, the Protestant clergy expelled from the country, the subjects of violence forced into apostasy. Under Louis XIV of was then the county Count Friedrich Ludwig von Ottweiler given as French fiefs. The oppression of the poor country reached its peak under the economy of the royal. Bergeron, director Anton de la Goupilière, and the effects of the Edict of Nantes, under the dragonades of Le Tellier and de Louvois. Only through peace Ryswick, who made the Second Reich war to an end, were the counties of Saarbruecken and Saarwerden returned to their rightful masters.

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M. Johann Jakob Lucius was one of the first pastor, the deserving of the church to the welfare of his subjects, Count Ludwig Crato summoned in the county. But 1723 the line of the House of Nassau Saarbrücken died out, as the relevant beneficiaries Ottweiler line 1728, Saarbrücken, and came to Henry Usingen from the royal line, who earned his valuable service to those of so much war and quite exhausted halbverwilderte county. With the final cession of Lorraine to France, which took place in the Peace of Vienna, was a complete Saarwerden Enclave in France.

So was the effectiveness of the new ministers in deer country into a powerful time moving. Ten villages were part of his parish, / / 68 / / after the widest branch Lucius had 4 hours journey. Only gradually were able to orderly conditions in the devastated country to be manufactured on the shoulders of the deer country pastor lay a heavy burden. Church and parish house were located at his elevator in such a sad situation that had to be thinking of a new building. The parish house building was immediately taken by Count Ludwig Crato launched and 1700 completed, which is still current year engraved over the door of the house in stone, together with an illegible inscription. Later, the parsonage was exchanged against a nearby church, located in the house, from the old rectory is currently only one part and it is completely rebuilt, for the most part. The church was not completed until after the death of Lucius Pf, it is a very simple in style and scale with unsightly village church tower, from the old church no trace exists.

The 56 year old term effectiveness brought Lucius in office, home and community much sadness. Particularly distressing was the faithful pastor, a teacher's son insulted him in public, so this had to be forced to do it in the presence of Kanzleyherren apology. In 1724, about the beginning of August, was due Pf Lucius performance of his duties in the village of Lorraine Postorff arrested and put under arrest as Statsgefangener after Vinstringen in which he had to remain in ¼ year, and his dismissal was being allowed to officiate in Postorff to , legally recognized.

Also in the house he saw a lot of trouble; 5 of his children he had seen dying away, 2 sons in infancy and 3 adult daughters, two of whom were married barely. But he was also a lot of joy, flourished his 7 children to experience, 2 of his daughters, he could marry on a day when four of his granddaughters one day, reconfirm Sunday Quasimodogeniti 1739,. Two close relatives had found refuge in her final years in the deer country parsonage, his mother and his brother, the John M.. Andrew Ferber, formerly pastor at Hambach in Westrich. - In 1750, he had his wife, Martha Margaretha born Zättinger lose Ottweiler. Since that year, the aged man vicars, the first was called Osterberg received, the other was Past vicarius Georg Christian Engel, who until the death of John Jac. Lucius was with him.

/ / 69 / / On 18 May 1754 brought home the Lord's faithful servant. Pastor Rodenberger held his funeral sermon on II Tim. 4.7. 8: I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which I the Lord on that day will be the righteous judge, not to me only, but also To all who love His appearing.

How has he maintained his position as pastor, which testifies to the memory of what his community has preserved him for a whole century. One of his successor, Pastor Charles Liebrich Hirchland to [sic], wrote under the May 1, 1846 to one of our relatives, "His memory has not faded from memory, the great grandson of his parishioners, and some of his exploits have been transmitted from mouth to mouth. They are all evidence of his zeal, his strict integrity, and especially his great faith. The position of a Protestant pastor at the border of France was then the most difficult. He kept coming with the Catholic neighbors, with the Jesuits pranks to blows and the weak power of Nassau, the Protestants could not defend against these mighty arm. Therefore the Blessed witnessed, among other things the following: It was forbidden every evangelical pastor in a large penalty to meet any official duty on French ground. In a nearby village, Postorff demanded a poor old man in the most earnest after St.. Supper. In the dark of night let the holy man through thick forest escort meaning

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was betrayed taken, beaten and dragged to Finstingen, where he remained for 8 weeks in prison on bread and water until the Colonel of a German, French-related pay; Regiment secured the freedom. "

Imperial Notary in Tecklenburg.

He is the older twin brother of John Frederick Lucius, born on 17 Sept. 1673 at Munster in Lich, with this brother, he was in the year 1687 at home by his father, John Bach Jacob Lucius confirmiert. From then on, unfortunately, we hear no more of John George, Lucius, till 1704 in which he Taufprotokoll the fourth son of his now as a pastor to Mettenheim / / 70 / / called to his twin brother called and he was godfather, and this son is called "Imperial Notaries and Braunfelsischer secretary in Tecklenburg.

This county, located in Westphalia, came through the marriage of an heiress, the Countess Anna von Tecklenburg in 1602 the House of Solms , after his disappearance she fell prey to the Count Solms Stein, who now led the title of Count of Solms Braunfels, Greifenstein and Hungen even Tecklenburg, Chrichingen and Lingen, Lord Munzenberg Wildenfels, Sonnewalde, Puettlingen, Dorst Weiler and Beaucourt. Count of Solms Braunfels but was held by the sides of the House of Tecklenburg Bentheim Limburg end of the 16th Century disputed. To be relieved of the process and to get cash in hand, sold Solms Braunfels, which was heavily indebted, the dominion of Tecklenburg 1707 and despite all opposition from the agnates course, the little land remained in the hands of the stronger.

So it happened that a child was Solmser this is now adrift in Prussian territory. In Tecklenburg John George Lucius lived until his death in the year 1756; about his work, unfortunately, we learn nothing and since the church books Tecklenburger just the beginning of the 18th Century are very sketchy, we know from the progenitor of the second main trunk does not even name the day and the full name of his wife. Can we conclude from the granddaughter of the grandfather be, it must have been John George Lucius, a man after God's heart. This granddaughter, Maria Dorothea married Striicker Krummacher displays the biographer of Daniel Godfrey † Krummacher an uplifting testimony of true godliness. (13)

Pastor in Mettenheim id Pfalz.

He was born on 17 Sept. 1673 in Münster at Lich and the younger twin brother of John George Lucius, Imperial notary in Tecklenburg. After Mettenheimer church records he was on 22 Sept. 1697 to 20th April 1699 Praeceptor primarius the poor and the orphanage in Frankfort, it was not an easy job, he had to deal with here, because not only / / 71 / / orphaned children of both sexes, but also work shy people, "in lawless action and beings who find themselves "were included here, there were an average of 150, including 200 people accommodated at the home, but not only scum, but old men and women every day about 30 beggars and converts, Jews of all ages and sexes, which Here's

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preparatory classes for their passage did to Christianity. Just at that time, when Lucius was in the orphanage were also 50 children of displaced persons and immigrants here in the Palatinate had been admitted to the hospital. This mixed audience had to preside primarius the preceptor and his assistant in a spiritual sense and in particular for youth. To teach "young and old of this house in Christian teaching and morals, even after the opportunity to read and write, (14) was the first preceptor of Appeals established in 1679 to the establishment of the guiding thought. The preceptor and his assistant were also lessons in reading and writing, and get in the Catechism to lead the prayer house and to perform specific functions at the table, the children to dish it meat, look for the meal, the devotion consisting Read assist a Bible section, singing and prayer, but at night they often had their work, the sick and dying and keep arising about fire danger or when a violent thunderstorm a special prayer meeting with the children. Influence of real education, of constant influence on the children but could still be little question, partly because the two spiritual heads were too busy, but because the institution may be obtained yourself and the children were so often employed in the Wollmaschinen , Wollenweber the master, but also the arms of servants, foremen, and journeymen were often the main direction of the boys and guarded them. Better it had the girl under the so-called children's mother and school woman. Thus, although teachers were there, but no teacher, disciplinarian enough, but not fathers, it still takes into consideration, that was during the great weight of professional preceptor their salary is very low - 75 guilders for the first, 50 for the second - then it may not surprising that teachers often change took place, and only the smallest number of-/ / 72 / / same for half a decade, and also to hold out such a place. These few were mostly local (Frankfurt) candidates, which are not easily found a home elsewhere. The weitgrössere majority who dressed in a teaching institution, and indeed were strangers from different parts of . How many, who entered with deep joy in the orphanage of the famed Imperial City, it had to finally be doubtful whether he orphanage in the penitentiary or should seek the penitentiary in the orphanage. "

After John Frederick Lucius worked here 1 ½ years, he has been reformed by the Frankfurt merchant Jacob Campoing, who was then the owner of the village Mettenheim, appointed pastor of this city situated in the Palatinate. In the letter, in which Pf Lucius was appointed to this position, called Mettenheimer impoverished subjects. Twice, the village had been looted by the French in 1695 and 1696.

The information gathered from the church records, notes give only scanty information about the life of that Joh Friedr. Lucius, of course, after all, so much that we see here how alternating sorrow and joy - salutary to our punishment. Soon after the elevator in his Mettenheim he had the pleasure of his father, aged 58 from Wohnbach see in themselves, in September on the occasion of the baptism of his children what his father could not be baptized because he was sick; Pf Lucius seems ever more have been ill since 1699 he writes of his "big maladie" and therefore baptize an infant in Pfarrrhaus [sic], and in 1712 he died, while he himself was in an extreme weakness and severe illness, "a little son. In her first marriage, which he received 1700, his 11 children were born, of whom all but nine early, most died in the first years of life, and only one son survived him. Probably the child from birth, very weak, for the mother of the same died "in the rush." His second wife had died after 14 years marriage and was buried alongside his first wife in the church.

Even among the sad times of the Spanish Succession War Pf Lucius and his community had to suffer very difficult to 26 March 1725 "presented in 2 hours in a fire Mettenheim 114 buildings to ashes and went to the bottom 14 head of cattle, 3 loads of wine and taking them home and also my best meubeln, particularly beautiful books, with each / / 73 / / only my share to 3000 florins, value, "said Lucius writes itself Pf 1726-29 also came to diseases previously viewed Mettenheim. - Managed in many of these afflictions and distress Joh Friedrich teaching with his famous great zeal and loyalty - as the Chronicle says - 47 years long. In December 1705 he was invited by the Count of Nassau- in a guest sermon by Kirchheim, whether he went there is unknown. However, he was

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again the occasion of the division in July 1722 in the old home in a residential stream.

He died on 1 Oct. 1745, 73 years old.

Goldarbeiter to Saarbruecken.

"I, John Frederick Lucius, (15) am 1720 24 Born June at the John Eve between 3 and 4 clock to Hirschlandt this Weldt I whiles very weak and very dangerous with the Geburth arose, I had my getaufft Vatter at once. "" In my youth I have my loving parents for loving prayer, Churches and schools diligently and stopped my dear Father, the Great ohnangesehen official work which He had then lie auf'm Halss, with great diligence and care myself for study bit drilled into my 15t year. But Renovatur alss 1736 the country was carried out, and saw Mr Reg Council and Comissarius Archenholz that I did a clean hand had grown accustomed to write in, zoge me to Schreiberey, this, I became discouraged by the study after the lapse of two years lacked the Renovationsschreiberey and Ao. 1738 me in God's name resolvirte with my brother Eberhard Mr. Gregorio meat Hochfürstl hero. Learn Goldt-and silver in Zweibruecken, the professional, after surviving the apprenticeship, I traveled to Darmstadt to my brother Philip Jacob Lucius dasigem Hoff Goldt-and silver and, by Ihme condicionirte 2 years, John Valentin Panenstiel / / 74 / / I asked Ihme Trummeln Würtembergische to 18 pieces, which were of brass, the Ducal. Waap drive on it, I ¼ year is spent with by nacher Frankfurth and I have stood at dowager Mrs. Birkenholzin as shop officer in condition until the last election and coronation Kayser was passed, I went to Manheim and back of present condition griegte bey dowager Mrs. Bapstin Laden as leader. The ten ... I am described by my brother-in meat hero in his importante Ihme and Pressant fürstl. Work which he had then in hand Helffer, to which I continue to tear and look out for in the set, propo Weld much more was prevented. - From constitute went home and wanted to m. Gustav's brother Lucius to Paris, because Kriegstrubeln ml parents dissuaded me, however, I should bey Ihro Durchlcht. mg Landesvatter notify your counsel, and was followed in 1748 by the 1st Julii Durchlcht. Prince William Henry commuted the Personalfreyheit to establish and accepted as Goldt-and silver me here in Saarbrücken.

15 Augusti I arrived by Hauss and stayed here with my carriage bey Mr. Adolph Bechthold ¾ year. Anno 1749 the 25th Februarii I've gone into marriage with the Holy Standt Virgin Philippina Johanna Sophia, Mr. Christian Ludwig Bartels pt pastor Mahlstatt at Saarbrucken ehel. 5th daughter, then by my brother-Mr. Field-preacher Johann Christian Bartels has been conjugated to Mahlstatt.

My wife is born of Catharina Margaretha née Belzerin Bischmisheim to the 4th Decbr. 1726th "

He then called his wife's godfather and godmother, and then follow the notes on childbirth (in which heavenly signs a child is born), sponsors and Goths his 7 sons and one daughter besides vote. (16) In between the records of the deaths in the family. Of himself he wrote down anything. His eldest son, Johann Christian, but still writes the following in his Bible:

"My father was a skilled goldsmith. My late father was / / 75 / / betlägerig in 1771, 16, Septbr., Complained of severe pains in the limbs, which, according 8tägiger duration is transformed into a cold, fever, which lasted 4 weeks. After this he received a wasting insidious fever, which ended after 8 days of his life, Whose duration was 51 years 3 months 6 days, his corpse was Text: God can not spare us, "etc.

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His wife died on 24 May 1803 (76 years old) Wilh in her fourth son, the goldsmith. Friedr. Lucius in Neunkirchen.

to Mettenheim.

He was born on 30 March 1714 to Mettenheim id Pfalz ninth son of the local rector, Johann Friedrich Lucius - the only one of his 11 children, of whom there is evidence of offspring. He learned the surgery and went, after he learned to Holland in early 1737th, where he took service with the Holland Company, and took effect on 21 May of that year from the island of Texel from a sea voyage to India. On this trip he made very careful notes, which he later processed into a diary, which bears the title:

"So Reyss description of Europe auss the Texel to the East India on that sea, as well as other Tear and done so in eastern India, whose remarkable herein angezeignet of Jacobus Ernestus Friedericus Lucius The year 1737 de 21 May turn arrivirte ahn 1745 EN 27 7br. " (17)

It is regrettable that one of his person, work and relationships almost nothing, the more different records but found that even for him who made the trip, and later could hardly have more interest. The dryness of the notes will have probably kept him from the whole trip just as he started to end, describe. It is only until 22 April 1740 and then discontinued without telling conclusion.

/ / 76 / / Ven [sic] of his journey, he returned in 1745 and settled in his birthplace, was married and valet, and a surgeon, and later Hofkeller and administrators at the count Wartenberg Roth. He must, to judge by the book written by him to have been a diligent, conscientious man of German loyalty and devotion. He died on 16 March, 1761.

(4) An ancestor of the still existing family Zockler: Pastor Reinhard Zockler in Laubach, a professor theol. Otto Zockler in Greifswald.

(4a) "History of the Count and Prince Solms House" by Rudolf, Count of Solms Laubach.

(5) History of the House of Solms. By 1400 George had by Beller home in Wohnbach goods that are sold by his widow to Bernard of Solms Braunfels. At 31 Dec. 1471 invested Otto Solms Braunfels for himself and his cousin Cuno Solms Lich Winther and Johann von Rabenau the northern edges of their ancestors by Gerlach of coins that had fallen Londorf Bergische fief, as the church

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Obbornhofen sentences together with a good home to Bach.

Divided (6) elders of the church book in living stream, which bears the title "church book into 7 classes as there are nouns Babtizatorum etc. consignata sub Pastoratu Joannis Jacobi Lucii Lich. 1676th

(7 I pray) the Lord of lords, that I confided this to me in the best town guide, above all, the Almighty, then myself and all my students use to be, and could not hurt me. To help the all-powerful benevolent God. Amen.

(8) It was Ludwig Graf zu Solms, who remained his brother John in a duel Heinr. Christian, 1668 in the dominion Hohensolms followed and ill governed, so he should be declared to be an idiot and incapable of governing. But he remained regent until his death Hohensolms 1707th He was succeeded by his youngest son of 12 children, Frederick William, whose mother was a Countess of Leiningen Dachsburg, 1718, he inherits Solms Lich. He wrote the present Prince Solms house Hohensolms Lich.

(9) Line Solms Laubach.

Reference (10) Count Of that conscientiousness and his faithful care for his subjects see: "Hessian church newspaper" Nos. 7 and 9 of 1878, as a Christian pastor has authority over 150 years ago.

(11) In the parish register of the parish Pistorf (now Bischdorf), which he started in the year 1698, and in deer country church book, which bears the title: Manuale Ecclesiasticum or Kyrchenbuch wherein stood, etc. starting with M. Johanne Jacobo Lucio solmensi AOR Wombacensi Wetterav. 1698th

(12) Ottweiler was the residence of the county of Nassau-Ottweiler (part of the Nassau-Saarbrück's land.)

(13) picture of life Gottfried Daniel Krummacher. Designed by his nephew D. theol. EW Krummacher. (Publisher: Comité des Rhein. Westfäl. Youth league.)

(14) From "History of the Frankfurt orphanage", 1842, Frederick Schaefer, senior teacher and teacher of religion at the orphanage there.

(15) Kurtzer Entwurff or message of Lucius'schen heirs. Birth and ankunfft etc. as shown here (written by himself)

(16) for Example, in his eldest son, John Christian: "God let him healthy, make a pious and good man outside of him."

(17) This book is in the possession of the family Ihrig.

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