This is the history of the ancestors of Susanna Hochholzer 1641-1686. Her family were citizens of Zurich, Switzerland. The main surnames covered are: Hochholzer, Hirtzgarter, Schön and the Murer or Maurer family from Grüningen; with some information on the Schärer and Näf or Neff lines.  The time covered is from the early Reformation records to about 1700. This story includes what is known about these direct lines and how the research developed. It also includes a short account of modern descendants' trips to Zurich in 2018 and 2019, and sources used in the research with links and some instructions on using them to help in Zurich research. Any of the descendants of Johannes Hochholzer and Elisabetha Hirtzgarter 's daughters would be equally related to all the ancestors in this book. It could be useful for those doing early Zurich research.