The earliest Struve that we have sufficient information about, other than just dates, is Barthold / Berthold (Bartholomaeus or Bartholomäus) Gotthelf Struve (*4th February 1588 at Cramme and + 15th February 1650 at Magdeburg). He was the Lord of the Manor of Wandesleben (Wantzleben), and a judge in the supreme court of the duchy of Magdeburg. He married Anna Margaretha Brunner (born 26th September 1598 at Schleusingen; † August 24, 1669 in Magdeburg). There are some references to Barthold to be found in Geschichte des Klosters U. L. Frauen zu Magdeburg by Albert Bormann.
Barthold and Anna Margaretha (Brunner) Struve had the following children (at least):
- Georg Adam Struve (1619 – 1699)
- Anna Margaretha Struve (1624 – 1679)
- Anna Maria Struve (1634 -1666)
- Johann August Struve (1637 – 1704)
- Julianne Struve (1621 – 1679)
- Johann Caspar / Kaspar Struve (1628 – ? ). There is scant information out there about him. There is another JCS who is writing circa 1720-1730 and thus of the next generation whose connection to this Struve family is uncertain.
- Christoph Barthold Struve (* 02.01.1641 Magdeburg + 18.02.1665 Magdeburg) – see the bottom of the page.
Barthold was the author (along with Johann Niederhof) of De testamenti ordinatione ejusque infirmatione published in 1599. The book was written as a dissertation for qualifying as a lawyer at the University of Helmstedt. However, the date of publication would suggest that Barthold was only 11 years old when he wrote the piece. As a result, we would need to either revise his date of birth or abandon “our” Barthold’s claim of authorship. Only one copy of this work exists and that is held at the University of Leipzig. Another work of Barthold’s Disputatio XXX. Ex Lib. XLIII. Pandect. Desupmta [1614] was co-written with Anthony Matthews (Antonius Matthaeus) and is shown below (left):
Below, the funeral book for Barthold Struve: Consilium, solatium et simile … [Leichenpredigt auf Barthold Struve] which notes that Barthold died on 15th of February 1650 at the age of 63 years.
It included verse contributions by his son Georg Adam Struve as well as members of the Brunner family – Daniel and Paul.
Other contributors included: Christopher Philip Richter whose daughter Maria was Georg Adam Struve’s first wife; Gottfried Moebius; Christian Wasewitz; Johann Christfried Sagittarius, etc.
When Johann Samuel Brunner submitted his dissertation – Dissertatio Iuridica De Consuetudin … in 1643, Georg Adam Brunner and Barthold Struve were indicated as dedicatees:
When Barthold’s wife, Anna Margaretha (Brunner) Struve, died in 1669 several funeral sermons her honor were published such as: Trauer-Gedichte Bey Ansehnlicher Beerdigung Der … Frauen Annen Margariten/ gebohrner Brunnerinnn Deß … Herrn Barthold Struvens …
And, Schmertzliche Klage Welche über den Verlust Der … Frauen Annen Margariten gebohrner Brunnerinnn … Among the contributors were: Johann Georg Krull; Friedrich Wilhelm Krull; and Levin Christian Krull:
As well as: Famae & Memoriae Matronae quondam Nobilissimae …
And, Spiegel der wahren Gottseligkeit lieber Alten Leute, aus dem XC. Psalm gezeiget an der weiland Edlen, und Viel-Ehr- und Tugendreichen Frauen Annen Margarethen, gebohrnen Brunnerin, des … H. Bartoldi Struvens …
Christoph Barthold Struve son of Barthold and Anna Margaretha Brunner appears not to have married but there are traces of his existence among the bibliographic records. For example, his public delivery of a legal argument judged by his brother Georg Adam was published under the title: Disputatio De Acquirendo Rerum Dominio Quam … Sub Praesidio Viri … Dn. Georg-Adami Struven … Publice defendendam suscepit Christoph. Barthold. Struve Magdeburgensis Saxo. In Auditorio ICtorum ad d. 3. Martii H. L. C.
And with his brother Georg Adam’s father in law, Christoph Philipp Richter, Christoph Barthold’s name appears on: Disputatio inauguralis juridica de actione familiae erciscundae, quam … arbitro … Christophoro Philippo Richtern … ad d. 31 julii, a. 1663 … propono Christophorus Bartholdus Struve ... [Right]
When Christoph Barthold died on 18th February 1665 at Magdeburg some funeral verses were published under the title: Epicedia Quibus Praematuram, ut videtur, sed beatam, & a Deo praefixam analysin Viri Amplißimi … Dn. Christophori-Bartholdi Struvii, U. I. D. … devotis animis prosequebantur Fautores … .
