1. Familie Herlin / Heerlien / Herlijn / Herlyn

S. 211/212 "The trade carried on by Elizabeth following her husband’s death in 1563 connected the biannual fairs in Strasbourg and Frankfurt to Antwerp, with Cologne playing an important role in communication between the two poles.11 In 1573, Elizabeth looked to solidify her position within this trade and expand her resources through the marriage of her eldest daughter, who was about twenty-eight years old, to Severijn van de Corput. Born in Breda, Severijn had purchased citizenship in Antwerp in 1572. Elizabeth moved towards creating a company with her new son-in-law that was to focus on the trade she had performed on her own. However, before the company was officially begun, Severijn died in 1575, leaving Anna a widow at the age of thirty with a young son. Anna again entered into the matrimonial estate some time before 1582. Like Severijn, François Pierens was a merchant who specialized in trade at the fairs of Strasbourg and Frankfurt. In 1576, he had created a company with the brothers Jan and Antoine Lempereur to pursue this trade, but in 1581, he liquidated the company to form one with his mother-in-law. Elizabeth was the senior partner in the company, contributing two-thirds of the capital with François responsible for the remaining one-third. Having resided in Cologne since 1572 due to the troubles in Antwerp, Anna’s marriage to François and the creation of the company enabled Elizabeth to return to Antwerp. François now became responsible for coordinating the trade of the company from his base in Cologne.12"