The Family Ziefle from the Black Forest.

about 1200	Henrici Zwivils/Zwivels in Köln [Source: Berger/Etter, Die Familiennamen der Reichsstadt Eßlingen im Mittelalter (the family names in the town Eßlingen in Middle Ages), in: Eßlinger Studien, Bd. 7, 1961]
1394	Hans Zyfflin in Kempten [Stiftkemptisches Saalbuch, 1394]
1427	Jos Zyfflin and his father Haincz Zyfflin in Kempten
1436	Jos Zyfflin in Kempten
1440	Züflin / Zwfflin [source: Berger/Etter, see above]
1459/60	Reinerzau: 3 fiefs (among them Huttenbacher's and Seebronner's fief) belong to the "Zifflin" (later Johannesbauernhof) [Q115k]
1525	Reinerzau: Hans Zyflin owns house/farm worth 15 fl. (this is average in Reinerzau, 10 - 25 fl.); perhaps son or grandchild of the Z. from 1459/60 [Q115k]
1564	Lagerbuch Schömberg: Michel Ziflin "auff dem Hardt" at Schömberg (later Blumenhof) [Q115k]
1582	Martin ZIFLEN [ >6a], lawsuit;
1589	Musterliste [examination for military service] 1589: Hanns and Peter ZYFELIN as "Doppelsöldner"
1590	Lagerbuch 1590: Peter ZIFLEN: owns a farm in Weißenbach (Fol. 406u.), Hans ZIFLEN "im Dorf", mayor
1590	Martin ZIFLEN [ >6a], fields Tonbach
1593	Lagerbuch 1593: Peter ZIFLEN, Weißenbach, Hans ZIFLEN "im Dorf", mayor
1595	Martin [ >6], named in Röt, Martin ( >6a), "Reichenbacher Höfe im Tonbach"
1598	Martin [ >6], named in Röt, Martin ZIFLEN [ >6a], Hof im Tonbach
1603	Musterliste [examination for military service] 1603: Hanns ZYFELIN, mayor, "Doppelsöldner"; Michael, unmarried "Doppelsöldner"; Hans, married "Mußgatierer"
1608	Martin [ >6], named in Röt
1610	First entry in the citizen book Röt: "Fridt Ziflen Schmidt" [ >2]; "Hans Ziflen" [ >1]
1612	"Enderiß ZIFLOIN, Friden Sohn hat Ao. 1612 Erbhuldigung erstattet" (son of Friden, has done in 1612 "Erbhuldigung".
1613	Endriß huldigt as "Enderißen Sohn" (son of Enderis)
1616	Michell ZIFLEN huldigt, * calc. 1598
1625	Enderiß ZIFLEN Friden Sohn (Enderiß, son of Friden), Schütze; Endris ZIFLEN Enderisen Sohn (Endris, son of Enderis), Schütze
um 1625	Lagerbuch: "Jung Enderis Ziflen ... 300 R"
1641	Lagerbuch 1641: Peter ZÜFFLIN [ >9]: "... at Weissenbach"
1667	Lagerbuch Röt 1667, S. 3651: "... wie dann Enderes: Unnd Friderich Ziflen, gewesene Brüder solche Güeter miteinander genoßen ..."

last changed: January 21, 1998

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