The Plague of 1710-1711

This is a list of people who died in Tayno from the plague of 1710 brought on by the "Third Northern War".

From AGAD, Archiwum Potockich z Radzynia, call number 245,  page  269 translated by Iwona Dakiniewicz.


It happened in Goniadz, on the second Sunday after the holiday of Lent  in  1711.

The local authority of  Goniadz, Captain  Branscen,  acting  as the commander of  regiments with a company of  Maciej  Kuzma , Wawrzyniec Cichun, Wojciech Sakowski , Tomasz   Szczepanczuk   from the villages TAJNO, Wolka , Wozna Wies i Barglowka   -  the advocates  of  Tajno and  witnesses  -  they reported   about the disaster which   happened during  last year ; the pest [plague].

They expressed their grief , grudge and demand for compensation for neglected duties.

Here is the register of   victims from TAJNO who died due to the plague:

Balcer  Miteierew  - 4 people

Pawel Skorupa   -  6 people

Stefan Kampa  -  4 people

Mateusz Leszczynski     p.

Pawel Perka   -  1  person

Mateusz Kista   -  3 people

Sobiech  -  4  people.

Jan Jurczyk   - 5  people.

...  Perka    -  3 people.

Janowa  Skorupowa    - 5 people

Bartosz  Miezca  -  5  people.

ORBIK  family   -  3  people

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TOMEK  ORBIK   -  4 people

Kazimierz   Wyste (?) - 3 people.

Andrzej  Kowal   5 people.

Maciej Marchol   3 people

Grzes  Ignat   4 people

Blasko  3 people

Kucko   3 people

PIOTR ORBIK   3 people

Holodziej    3 people

Zdanuka   5 people

Durgata    5 people

Grygo   3 people

Mr. Voyt   2 people

Feraster  2 people

Madej   2 people

Gutowy   3 people

Kargol   2 people

Siemienowy   1 people.

Perczantowa   2 people

Bartosz  Szczesny   5 people

 

The  total sum   of   deceased  due  to   pest  air [plague]  in  Tajno from January of 1711 to January 1712   -  233.

There was no sowing of  winter corn. wheat, oats, and rye have not been collected .

In Wolka :  only two quarters of  land were sowed.

In   Pruska  and Orzechowka  - little  sown

In   Rzekutowo: sowed - 3  quarters

Barglowska:  4  wlok -  sowed   only   6 q.

Uscianki : wlok 3 sowed   6 q.

Wozna Wies :  4  wlok  - sowed  6 q.

Tajno: 12  wlok  - sowed    7  quarters

Wolka:  4  wlok   - sowed   2  q.

The total amount of  sowed  włoks are  32 in the Tajno district

There are only  29 inhabited włoks in the Tajno district .