Recorded here are the leases relating to the Schneeberger mining industry with the title "Zwei Schneeberger Berglehnbuecher 1503 - 1505 and 1509 1513"

These extracts were compiled by the genealogist Ernst Költzsch in Wilkau-Haßlau, Februar 1965. Publishing was permitted curtesy of his son, Prof. Dr. Költzsch. The transcript is in the library Ratsschulbibliothek Zwickau, a copy in the archive of the AMF e.V. The original tax records are held in the Saxon State Archive, Mining Archive Freiberg.

The list contains the persons who made payments or took loans for their trade business. In the transcript the liabilities are recorded.

There are 1771 traders recorded appearing in 770 regests. The typed version has been saved in a .pdf document.

In his preliminary remarks the Author Ernst Költzsch indicates the following limitations:

"Zwei Schneeberger Berglehnbücher 1503 - 1505 und 1509 - 1513"

Pages 1 - 39 Name list
Pages 39 - 40 example of written text
Pages 40 - 41 mining records 1511
Page 42 - Village register

In sommer 1963 I became aware of the two Schneeberger Berglehnbücher ‎(Mine
Leasing Record Books)‎ 1503 - 1505 und 1509 - 1513, which were in existence
before the Eibenstocker Bergverleihbücher ‎(1527)‎. They were held in LHA
Dresden at the time under Loc.No. 4508.

Now they are held at the Bergarchiv Freiberg. The books have been newly
bound and are in excellent condition.

The titles are: Berglehnbuch Schneeberg 1503 - 1505, Bergarchiv Freiberg 234
3 ‎(2)‎ 1509 - 1513, Bergarchiv Freiberg 234 c ‎(3)‎

I have listed all names in the following transcript of the Schneeberger Mine
Leasing Record books in alphabetical order. Where possible I added the known
mining offices which I found of more importance than the name of the mine.

i.e.: "n. St. Annen" - corrected, "die nächste, 2., 3. or x. Maßen nach St.
Annen Fundgrube".
I also added the year of the leasing and the folio No for each book to be
able to find each entry in the original version.

For the older Lease book, the page numbers written in 1503, were used and
not the pencil entries which contain errors.
The names are all copied in the old version, and to minimise errors there
are other spellings given which could be looked up.
The back of the pages are all marked with an "b".

Page 39 shows some examples of the writing. Of special interests is the
entry ‎( page 40/41)‎ of the big flood in 1511, which flooded all mining
shafts in Slehm. The names for all the technicians, the managers and union
officers are listed here too.

Since these records are not only from the Schneeberger mines and also show
some of the Erzgebirgischen ‎(ore mountain)‎ villages, they are listed on page
42 in alphabetical order with name of the leasee ‎(in numerical order)‎for
that particular mine.

Register of villages:
Listed are names of leased places not belonging to the Schneeberg mining
area. ‎( if it could be established where they belonged to)‎

1. Aue 204, 397, 517, 539
2. Beierfeld 61, 111, 200, 215, 242, 252, 316, 319, 381, 428, 565, 601,633
3. Bernsbach 57, 61, 200, 241, 242, 319, 364, 395, 450, 490, 601 4. Brand
bei Geyer 17, 374 5. Clingsberg a. d. Bockau 599 6. Clösterlein 46, 248,
517, 575 7. Elterle 707 8. Gotsgabe am Hoengebirge 222, 231, 531, 536 9.
Griesbach 24, 500 10. Grunersbach 30, 382 11. Grünhain 60 12. Habichtleiten
b. Bockau 386, 402, 418, 458, 536, 600, 680, 703, 706 13. Heidelsberg b. Aue
9, 76, 120 14. Henneberg 342, 591 15. Hoheforst 226, 498 ‎(Weißbach)‎ 16.
Kirchberg 148 17. Lauter 678 18. Lichtenau 666 19. Lindenau 22, 82, 206,
573, 654, 701 20. Lößnitz 141, 380, 395, 409 21. Mildenau 482 22. Morgner
‎(Tettauisch)‎ 29, 77, 595 23. Neustädtel 37, 167, 187, 195, 210, 216, 236,
238, 253, 306, 328, 367, 405, 438, 439, 452, 499, 724 24. Niedercrinitz 576
25. Pfannenstiel 3, 100, 366, 633 26. Rotenberg 458 27. Scheibe 41, 102,
133, 134, 195, 211, 217, 232, 390, 415, 440, 459, 584, 668, 672, 682, 692,
696, 729 28. Scheibenberg 7, 86, 95, 132, 162, 199, 429, 439, 551, 572, 637,
690, 71.
29. Slehm ‎(Ober- u. Niederschlema)‎ 64, 74, 76, 120, 236, 368, 425, 435, 558,
589, 608, 693 30. Schwarzenberg 568 31. Schwarzwasser 373 32. Vielau 99,
436, 578 33. Wiesen 53, 472 34. Wiesenthal 227 35. Wolframsgrün 183 36.
Zelle 22, 100, 236, 326, 327, 385, 457, 728 37. Zschorlau 119, 158, 195,
220, 231, 272, 311, 316, 430, 440, 479, 564, 574, 653, 704, 705"

Copying and editing was kindly done by Klaus Heilmann, kh ‎[a]‎ webgenealogie
‎[dot]‎ de.

For any inquiries please contact the team: team ‎[at]‎ webgenealogie ‎[dot]‎ de.

Names:

(Kemcke?), Adorffer, Aegelmann, Allenblumen, Alßfelth, Alt, Anger, Apel, Artzt, Bartel, Bartels, Baumann, Bawer, Bawm, Bawmeyster, Bayer, Behem, Beichen(?), Bergiter, Bergmann, Bernhart, Bernwalder, Betzen, Beyer, Beytter, Bischoff, Bleyfelder, Bomberger, Bonitz, Born, Brant, Breitter, Brenner, Brethsneyder, Brewer, Broeß, Burggraf, Butner, Byrke, Canntz, Claffhammer, Claws, Clinger, Clingsör, Clug, Contz, Cöln, Cranach, Cranich, Crawß, Deckynger, Depzer, Dern', Digel, Dober, Dörnigk, Dragkstett, Drechsel, Drechßel, Drechßler, Drumer, Durchswasser, Dynner, Eber, Eberhart, Eberlein, Eck, Eckart, Ecke, Ecksteyn, Egelmann, Egerer, Egra, Engel, Engelhartyn, Erbißmann, Erhart, Erlmann, Ermel, Euvelsteter, Ewling, Fehrn, Fenderich, Feyerabendt, Fiebege, Filberer, Fingk, Finsterwald, Fischer, Fischer (Vischer), Fleischer, Fleyscher, Flinßhut, Floeck, Flynßhut, Fogel, Forster, Förschter (Förster), Franck, Francke, Freiberger, Frenzel, Freyberger, Freyßleben, Friedrich, Fritz (Fritzsch?), Frosch, Früauff, Fuchs, Funck, Gabriel, Georg, Gerloch, Geßner, Gewß, Geyer, Glaßer, Gleitzmann, Glynß, Goltschmyth, Gontzsch, Gopfert, Gorner, Gotz, Göbel, Görthler(?), Görtler, Gößner, Gramann, Grawhaer, Grawl, Grawpner, Greßler, Groß, Grün, Guntzsch, Gürtler, Hack, Hack(en), Haeß, Haeßler, Haffenstein, Haffensteyn, Hammerpeyel, Han(n), Hartslag, Haußmann, Hebenstreit, Heber, Heckel, Helendreßen, Helffer, Helffreich, Hendel, Henel, Henrich, Heralt, Hermann, Hernicke, Herschel, Herschuch, Hertel, Heßler, Hewer, Heyland...?, Heymann, Heynel, Heynnel, Hiernsolem, Hindes, Hirßperger, Hißler, Hoermann, Hoeßling, Hoffmann, Holtzschuch, Hopf, Hoppe, Hornyng, Hornyng (Hornich), Hoyer, Höfflich, Höllerleyn, Hönig, Hößel, Hubner, Hueth, Hunerkopp, Huschen (Husthen?), Hyesch, Hyrsch, Hyrschberger, Ilgen, Iphoffen, Iphoven, Irrlin, Itterschen, Jehn, Jhann, Jheger, Jobel, Jockel, Junckhansen, Kaefer, Kantz, Kantzen, Kantzler, Kappis, Kawfflawb, Kellner, Kempf, Kempfen, Kenicke(?), Keppel, Kern, Kewlner, Khreel, Khroen, Khun, Klinger, Kluchtzer, Kluge, Knappe, Knoblach, Kolbe, Kolditz, Koler, Kopp, Koppel, Köln, Könygk, Körbitz (Korbich), Krannichen, Krawht, Krawß, Krawßen, Krewzing, Kreyschein, Krifflappen, Kroner, Krödel, Kruemp, Kucktz, Kuh, Kuhn, Kumpferß, Kunß, Kurndörffer, Kurtzle, Kutler, Kuttzer, Küpperlyncgk, Kürschner, Lang, Lang(er), Lawckner, Legel, Lehner, Lemmel, Lenk, Leympach, Leynkawff, Lichtenfels, Lichtgißßer, Lipmann, Lochmann, Lockeß, Lowasser, Löbel, Lufft, Lyndener, Lyrk, Mader, Mager, Maltitz, Man, Markart, Markarth, Markgraf, Marstaller, Meister, Meltzer, Merbing, Merbingk (Merwynk), Merckel, Mergettheim, Merten, Metzner, Metzsch, Mewßel, Meyer, Meyhner, Meyner, Meynher, Meynner, Meyster, Mochwitz (Mochbitz), Morungen, Möhr, Mönch, Mulner, Müller, N.N., Neumann, Newmann, Neyden, Neythart, Nodler, Nymann, Ortolffen, Orttel, Ortweyn, Ott, Ölschleger, Österreicher, Pabst, Pachscheyd, Pantzschmann, Panzcer, Pawer, Peck, Peck (Beck), Pehem, Pehr, Penczolt, Perler (Pehr?), Petter, Petz, Petzolt, Pewrle, Philip, Pidermann, Pilgram, Pirner, Plawnitz, Podner, Porthenrheytter, Pöltzsch, Prager, Pram (Bram), Prawn, Prener, Prossel, Pruckel, Prunner, Pucher, Purner, Putner, Pwckner(?), Pynthmann, Pyrwagen, Quaeß, Rabisch, Rabitzsch, Rameck, Rausch, Regentantz, Regenwürffel, Reich, Reichlyn, Rentzsch, Rerer, Rewll (Rewbl?), Rewnhel, Rewter?, Reynnecken, Reynolt, Reynsteynn, Richter, Rodler, Roßner, Rott, Rottenberg(er), Rottenberger, Röder, Römer, Röseler, Rudel, Rudeolf, Rudiger, Ruger, Rulicke, Rumpf, Rupprecht, Sachsen, Salomon, Saltz(a), Saltzburger, Sangner, Sawermann, Saydner, Schawfuß, Scheffel, Schenk, Scheuzcer, Schewner, Schewtzlich, Scheybner, Schindler, Schindtler, Schmidt, Schmitt, Schmyth, Schneider, Schober, Schon, Schönberg, Schönfelder, Schönhanßen, Schram, Schreiber, Schremlyn, Schrenk, Schreyber, Schreyer, Schröther, Schulteß, Schuster, Schutz, Selig, Semhaber, Semler, Semmelpecken, Seydel, Seydenswantz, Seyffart, Seyfried, Seyler, Seytz, Siechen?, Sleynitz, Smide, Smidt, Sneeweyß, Sommerstein, Sömper, Spanenigk, Specht, Speichholtz, Sperber, Spigels, Spyß, Starck, Starcke, Starschedel, Stawdigel, Steinmetz, Stepper, Sterczinger, Stern?, Steuzcel, Steyger, Steynnel, Storm, Stöckel, Stöhr, Straßpecken, Stretz, Strobel, Strödel, Stumm, Stuttzen, Sumpf, Swab, Swab(en), Swantz, Swatzer, Sweyger, Synger, Tagk, Tanthor, Tantschlerß, Tantzer, Tasche, Tegler, Teichler, Teltzsch, Tettaw, Tewffel, Teyler, Thonhawsern, Tiel, Tietz, Tigel, Tischer, Toschalth, Töpfer, Tötzmendel, Trebis, Trepzcer, Trier, Trunckel, Trunkel, Trübenbach, Trypp, Tyell (Thyrl?), Tyl, Tytz, Tzull, Ulrich, Unger, Unruh, Unschalk, Vietrian, Vieweg, Vilhewer, Vinck (Fynck), Vischer, Vleischer, Vogel, Voit, Wagenknecht, Wagner, Walter, Wammes, Weber, Weida, Weißbach, Weißenzcer, Weißpach, Weler, Welker, Werner, Westfalen, Weßnitzer, Weydenhammer, Weydisch, Weydler, Weygel, Weyler, Weyprecht, Weystro, Weyß, Weyßgerber, Whurm, Widkopp, Widman, Widmann, Wild, Wildner, Winther, Wintzperger, Witterer, Wolf, Wolfersdorf, Wolfram, Wolframsdorf, Wolkenstein, Wölner, Wurmb, Wyko (Wicke), Wylwalth, Wyndisch, Wynther, Wyntzperger, Ylgen, Yphoffen, Yphoven, Yphowen, Zcammermann, Zcangen, Zcann, Zcechendorfer, Zceitzer, Zcengle, Zcetzsch, Zcußler, Zcüller, Zcymmermann, Zeyßler, Zighe, Ziviler?, Zoll, Zurler (Zcörler), Zyncke