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- From the Berg?n Evangelish-Reformierte Kirchenbuch:
May 1654: In Mayo Copulavi sunt Padruot K?l et Anna Zaun.
Taken from "Historisch Biografisches Lexikon der Schweiz", and translated from German. Under the heading of K[oe]hl, (the "o" and "e" being joined as one letter):
B?ndner-family that come from the Principality/Duchy of J?lich (just to the west of Cologne, Germany), from which they were expelled because of religious conflicts. (According to "Sammlung Rh?tischer Geschlechter", published 1847 in Chur, the fore-parents of this family are Arnold de Rogister and Gertraud van K?lchen, or K?elchen. Arnold de Rogister was the bailiff (amtmann) for the J?lich court at Malmedy.) The surname "K?hl" stems from the mother's name - the two sons, Julius and Johannes, changed to that surname in order to avoid possible persecution. They settled in Chur in 1554, where their noble-status was recognized, and they were granted citizenship (b?rger) status. The oldest son, referred to as "Julius K?hl, Edler von Rogister" (Julius K?hl, Nobleman of Rogister), obtained official positions in Chur in 1561 and 1562. Their younger son, Johannes, settled in Berg?n and is the fore-father of the Berg?n-branch of the family-line. First in the line to come to repute in Chur was Bernhard K?hl, city administrator (Stadtammann) and city "vogt" (Stadtvogt) in 1671-1687, six time mayor from 1690, president of a criminal-court meeting in Chur in 1684. At this occasion the K?hl-family was proven a friend to the Catholics. Coat of arms: sections 1 and 3 split with black and silver; sections 2 and 4 in blue, showing a white Easter-banner held by an Easter-Lamb.
It is notable that the more recently published "Historisch Biografisches Lexikon der Schweiz" does not give Arnold de Rogister and Gertraud van K?lchen as parents of Julius and Johannes von K?hl. As "Sammlung Rh?tischer Geschlechter" was published in 1847, it is possible that this assertion of parenthood has since been proven to be false or unprovable.
J?lich became a Duchy (versus a principality) in 1356. Malmedy was not part of the Duchy of J?lich; Mameldy, together with Stablo, was one of the oldest imperial abbeys in the Empire from about 714 to 1796. Although there might have been a Ducal J?lich representation in Malmedy, this would not have the quality of an upper-judicial court (Hofgericht), but would rather have had the character of an embassy, fiscal clearing-house.
J.B. Rietstap (armorial general, a listing/description of noble coat of arms):
Lists a family "K?l de Rogister" (nobility of Chur) with a coat of arms build around an Easter-lamb. He also has a protestant family "von Rogister" (Bavarian nobility) with coat of arms, and a catholic branch "Edle von Rogister" (Bavarian nobility, Reichsfreiherrn August 25, 1790) again with coat of arms. (Since J?lich was inherited by the house of Wittelsbach - the ruling house of Bavaria - a connection might be possible.)
Although the German nobility von is traditonally translated into Latin with the prefix "de", and the Lower German "van" (as still used in the Dutch language) normally only describes the place of origin (thus not nobility) would be translated into Latin as AB, the usage is not very firm.
It is possible that the "van K?lchen" merely indicates an origin (i.e. not a family name; which for non-noble families only started in that time period). It is noteworthy that the spelling of "K?lchen" as well as "K?hl" are very close (taking into account dialects) to that of the city of K?ln (Cologne), just to the east of J?lich.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1630 - 1667 (~ 38 år)
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