Vahl is an old "Rathsherr" family from the Hansa town Greifswald, starting probably with Johann Vale who was a "Rathsherr" there in 1255. The unbroken genealogical tree begining 1565 with the trader Peter Vahl in Greifswald. From this family comes the brothers Gottfried and Peter Vahl, traders in Greifswald and owners of the "lehn" estate Grellenberg by Grimmen, 1794 november 19. they got a nobel title. (more below).
The family name have many wriying variations: Vale, Vahl, Fahl, Faal, Wahle, Wale .....
Die Lübecker Pfundzollbücher 1492.1496:
1492, Hans Vale, "Befrachter", export to Reval (Tallin).
Hermann Vale, big trader in Odense 1519, but 1540 he failed in business.
Jørgen Vale, customs official in Helsingør, + 1570.
Iacobus Vale (Jakob Wahl) stud. 1588 at the university in Rostock, b. in Lübeck.
Peter de Vale, goldsmith.
Diplomatarium Norvegicum, volum 16 del 2: Hans Michelssen told King Christiern II. that Paulus (Kempe) is traveled from Antwerpen Tuesday (Decbr. 12.) and have for horse and food got paid 83 Guldgylden; as companion to Køln, where he now probably have arrived, he got the goldsmith Peter Vale's brother (halfbrother?), Christiern Vinter, from whom letter have been sent, have to get money for a new horse ...... 1525
1. Michael Vahl, 1724 "Rathsherr" in Lassan, 1724-1736 "Kämmerer" in Lassan
(Lassan south east for Greifswald)
1.1. Johann Christian Vahl
1.2. Louisa (Vahlen) Vahl
1.3. Michael Vahl, trader in Greifswald
1.4. Regina Juliana Vahl * 1743 Oct. 11. in Lassan with Hans (Woltern) Wolters
1.5. Margareta Sophia Vahl. b. 1715 Feb. 7. in Lassan
1.6. Balzer (Balthasar) Peter Vahl, f. 1718 + 1794 Greifswald, "Rathsherr", mayor and trader i Greifswald * 1745 Nov. 4. in Greifswald with Christine Elenore Venthien
1.6.1. Regina Marie Vahl, f. 1746 + 1811 * Christian Gabriel Balthasar
1.6.2. Gottfried Michael von Vahl, f. 1748 + 1811, owner of the "lehn" estate Grellenberg by Grimmen, royal Swedish "handelsråd", got a royal title 1794 of the emperor * Catharina Maria Witton
1.6.3. Balzer Peter von Vahl, got a royal title 1794 by the emperor
Jeronimus Vahle, 1621 "Prahmherr" i Lübeck for "Bbergenfahrere", member of "Bergenfahrerkollegiet" i Lübeck. He might be related to:
1. Edvard Vahl (Effuert Faall), + 1680 in Bergen, citizenship in Bergen (Norway) 1656, from Lübeck * Wibiche Gutzow, b. 1636 in Bergen + 1695
1.1. Michel (Faal) Vahl, b. 1658 in Bergen + 1704. master of the goldsmith guild in Bergen
* Margrethe (Grethe) Mortensdatter Lange b. 1660 + 1720
1.2. Agnete (Vael) Vahl, + 1717 *1. Reinert Wormhus *2. Niels Nielsen Juul
1.3. Elisabeth (Lisbet) Vahl, b. 1659 + 1692 *1. Zander Jonsen Bert *2. Dinis (Didrich) Møller
1.4. Peter (Faal) Vahl, b. 1660 in Bergen, citizenship in Bergen * Anna Pedersdatter Busch
1.5. Edvard Vahl, + 1747, citizenship as "Kandestøper" in Bergen
* 1695 in Bergen with Wibiche Fridrichdatter von Merl
1.6. Berent Vahl, + 1698, and 1696 citizenship as trader in Bergen * Wibiche (Fux) Fuchs
1.7. Edvard Michelsen Vahl, b. 1692 + 1765, goldsmith in Bergen * Maren Hess
Goldsmith Peter de Vale, halfbrother of Christiern Vinter, mentioned 1525 in Diplomatarium Norvegicum.
Hinricus Wale, in Lübeck 1373 and 1388.
Evert (Eberhard) / Everhardo) Wale, "Rathsherr" in Greifswald 1326 and 1331.
Berhard Wale, from Lübeck, stud. 1456 at the university in Leipzig.
Iohannes Fahl, from Rostock, studerte 1571 at the university in Rostock.
Iacobus Vale (Wahl), from Lübeck, stud. 1588 at the university in Rostock
Samuel Wahle, from Penzlin, stud. 1609 at the university in Rostock
Hinricus Vahle (Heinrich Wahl), from Stralsund, stud. 1616 at the university in Rostock
Henric. Christian Fahl (Falius), from Lübeck stud. 1745 at the university in Rostock
Claus Jacobsen de Vale, Danish "herold" 1611.
