1. Samuel

(Aug 31, 1685, Kirchheim unter Teck – Apr 20, 1772, Augsburg). After studying theology at Tübingen (M.A. in 1705, consistorial examination in 1707), in 1708 he set out on several years of educational travel (with ducal support) throughout Germany (where he visited A.H. Francke in Halle), Holland, and England. In 1713 he was appointed pastor in Stetten in the Rems Valley; in 1714 he was appointed court chaplain and consistorial co…