Johann Gabriel Macasius

Johann Gabriel Macasius , also Macasy , Maccasius or Makasy , von Sternfels since 1663 (* around 1608 in St. Joachimsthal ; † May 16, 1665 ibid), was a Bohemian trade , Bergmeister von Gottesgab , city treasurer and mayor of St. Joachimsthal.

Life

Macasius was the son of the town clerk, treasurer and mayor of St. Joachimsthal Johannes Macasius the Elder. J. (* around 1583 in Lichtenstadt , † around 1625 in St. Joachimsthal) and his wife Elisabeth born. Kolb (baptized November 4, 1575 in Abertham), daughter of the mountain master Gabriel Kolb . Originally of Rhaeto-Romanic origin, the family came from Friuli , where a supposed ancestor is mentioned as early as 1491 in Spilimbergo (German Spengenberg ). His grandfather was Johannes Macasius the Elder , who emigrated from Carinthia for reasons of faith . Ä. (* around 1557 in Villach ; † 1624 in Zwickau ), who was pastor in Platten in 1580 and pastor in Lichtenstadt from 1581 and who emigrated to Electoral Saxony at the time of the Counter-Reformation .

In 1624 he enrolled at the University of Leipzig . Originally a Protestant, he converted to the Catholic faith in 1632/1633 in order not to lose his family property. He was appointed Bergmeister von Gottesgab and held the offices of city treasurer and mayor in his hometown. On September 9, 1633, together with Christoph Löwel , he leased the so-called medium-sized grinding mill on the Breitenbach, which stood dreary and desolate for ten years from the city council. She had to grind the courts , to sell the flour freely, to bake home-made and Bohemian bread, and to bake and sell stollen and rolls with the consent of the trade after the set days . In 1663 he and his three sons were awarded the nobility diploma with the title von Sternfels in Prague , which included all his marital heirs and the same heirs of Mans and Frawen, persons for ever in all places and ends . On May 16, 1665 Mr. Johann Gabriel Maccasius died and was buried in the church .

coat of arms

In the head of the shield is a raised arm that holds a silver-colored piece of ore in its hand.

family

Macasius was married twice. His first marriage was on September 24, 1635 in St. Joachimsthal Magdalena Lengefelder (* around 1610 in St. Joachimsthal; † 1635 there), daughter of the royal mint master Centurio Lengefelder and in his second marriage on November 15, 1638 in St. Joachimsthal Maria Barbara Herold (Hörolt) (* around 1610 in St. Joachimsthal), daughter of the mayor and municipal syndic of Mr. Laurentius Herold in St. Joachimsthal. The following children are known from marriages:

Johann Centurio (* 1636 in St. Joachimsthal, † 1680 in Annaberg ) medic, city physician; ⚭ August 6, 1665 Maria Spitzen in Leipzig
Johann Jakob (* 1639 in St. Joachimsthal) tax collector and mint master in St. Joachimsthal; ⚭ August 15, 1662 in St. Joachimsthal Martha Regina Otto
Johann (* 1641 in St. Joachimsthal, † 1697 ibid), Mayor of St. Joachimsthal; ⚭ June 17, 1668 in St. Joachimsthal Maria Magdalena Otto, daughter of the prince. Saxon captain of the Schlackenwerth rule , Magister Jacobus Otto.
Maria Elisabeth (* 1643 in St. Joachimsthal) ⚭ May 2, 1661 in St. Joachimsthal Zacharias Augustinus Eidner von Wag, customs collector in St. Joachimsthal

literature

Viktor Peter Makasy: The Chronicle of the Macasi Kinship, 1987

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Jos. Walfried: Commercial life on the Breitenbach. In: Communications from the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia . XXI. Year, 1883, pp. 100-102.
^ Rudolf Walter: Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer . P. Lang, 1990, ISBN 978-3-8204-9976-6 ( google.de [accessed on March 25, 2018]).
↑ baptized St. Joachsimthal October 19, 1578, the son of Adam Lengfeller (Lengefelder); the first wife is still unknown, Centurio Lengfelder entered into a second marriage on October 14, 1619 in St. Joachimsthal with Maria, widow of the royal forest cultivator Georg Rauh;
↑ Mr. Laurentius Herold from Tepl, town clerk (1602) in St. Joachimsthal, married on February 4, 1602 in St. Joachimsthal Euphrosina, daughter of the late Dr. med. Andreas Schultze from Zwickau (Traubuch St. Joachimsthal No. 1, fol. 178; back)

personal data
SURNAME	Macasius, Johann Gabriel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Macasy, Johann Gabriel; Makasy, Johann Gabriel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bohemian trades, miner of Gottesgab, town treasurer and mayor of St
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1608
PLACE OF BIRTH	St. Joachimsthal
DATE OF DEATH	May 16, 1665
Place of death	St. Joachimsthal

[1] Jos. Walfried: Commercial life on the Breitenbach. In: Communications from the Association for the History of Germans in Bohemia . XXI. Year, 1883, pp. 100-102.

[2] Rudolf Walter: Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer . P. Lang, 1990, ISBN 978-3-8204-9976-6 ( google.de [accessed on March 25, 2018]).

[3] tized St. Joachsimthal October 19, 1578, the son of Adam Lengfeller (Lengefelder); the first wife is still unknown, Centurio Lengfelder entered into a second marriage on October 14, 1619 in St. Joachimsthal with Maria, widow of the royal forest cultivator Georg Rauh;

[4] Mr. Laurentius Herold from Tepl, town clerk (1602) in St. Joachimsthal, married on February 4, 1602 in St. Joachimsthal Euphrosina, daughter of the late Dr. med. Andreas Schultze from Zwickau (Traubuch St. Joachimsthal No. 1, fol. 178; back)