A marriage to a second wife ended in 1643 with her death without bearing him child, his subsequent 1644 marriage to Catharina Schmuck, daughter of a well known lawyer produced a son named Gottfried Wilhelm.
A marriage to a second wife ended with her death without bearing him child in 1643, the same year as his acting as advisor to Jakob Thomasius. A subsequent 1644 marriage to Catharina Schmuck, daughter of a well known lawyer produced a son named Gottfried Wilhelm.