Early Orbik History in Tajno and Augustow
1680s- 1690s
According to royal population registers, completed after the devastation of the Swedish War (1655-1656), the Orbiks appeared in the area sometime between 1665 and 1674. A personal examination of the detailed population registers in the Archive of Ancient Documents (AGAD) in Warsaw, does not reveal any Orbik member in the all the villages of Barglow Koscielny in 1665. Nor do Orbiks appear in the Church records during this time. The first Orbik to appear in any documents is a Walenty Orbik and wife, in the 1674 population census. But Walenty Orbik was not living in the villages of Barglow Koscielny parish, but he was listed as living in Augustow. Records do not indicate where the new immigrants came from.
In the year 1698, the following Orbiks appear in the records as owning quarter wloks of land:
Jakub Orbik renting a quarter of wlok, second one remaining empty.
Jozefa Orbikowa, renting a quarter of wlok, second one remaining empty. Potocki Archives Page 96
Piotr Orbik, renting a quarter of wlok, second one remaining empty.
Thomas Orbik, renting a quarter of wlok, second one remaining empty.
The widow Wojciechowa Orbikowa, renting a quarter of wlok, second one remaining empty. Potocki Archives Page 94
We see from these records that it was permissible in this area for not only commoners to own land but for women to own land too. At least in this particular part of Podlasia.
Parish Records from Barglow Koscielny also show Orbiks starting in 1680.
In the 1680s and 90s, there were 5 adult Orbiks in Barglow Koscielny parish, all in Tayno: Tomas Orbik, Andreas Orbik, Jakob Orbik, Albertus Orbik, and Anna Orbik.
Tomas Orbik and Zophia
Birth in 1680 of Tomas Orbik, son of Tomas Orbik and Zophia. Record 47.
Birth in 1680 of Simon Orbik, son of Tomas Orbik and Zofia. Record 160.
Birth in 1684 of Laurentis Orbik, son of Tomas Orbik and Zofia. Record 227.
Birth in 1685 of Joannes Orbik, son of Tomas Orbik and Zofia. Record 449.
Birth in 1684 of Marianna, to Christofer Wibicki and Anna Orbik - Record 269.
In 1680 Andreas Orbik was a witness to a marriage. Record 123.
In 1693 Anna Orbik was a witness to a marriage. Record 269.
Jakob Orbik and Nastasia
Birth in 1680 of Mathias Orbik, son of Jakob Orbik and Nastasia. Page 15-Record 103
3 May 1683, Birth of Anna, daughter of Jakob Orbik and Nastasia - Record 218.
Adalbert Orbik and Marianne Kilmont
Birth in 1678 of Zofia daughter of Adalbert Orbik and Marianne-Record 332.
Birth in April 1689 of Kristopher Orbik, son of Adalbert Orbik and Marianne.
Birth in 1708 of Marianna Orbik, daughter of Albertus Orbik and Marianna Klimont.
1700s- 1710s
In the early 1700s there were several more adult Orbiks: Nikodem Orbik, Joannes Orbik (possibly 2), Zofia Orbik, Martin Orbik, Mathias Orbik, Anna Orbik (x2) , Agnes Orbik, Marianna Orbik (x2), Barbara Orbik (x2), and Catherine Orbik (x2).
Nikodem Orbik and Margaret Bieldzianska
Marriage in 1702 of Nikodem Orbik and Margaret Bieldzianska
Joannes Orbik and Marianna Matynowna
Marriage in March 1703 of Joannes Orbik and Marianna Matynowna.
Joannes Orbik and Magdalena
Birth in 1710 of Nikodem Orbik son of Joannes Orbik and Magdalena. Page 496-Record 621.
Marriage in 1722 of Christofer Jelenewski and Zofia Orbik.
1710s- 1720s
Orbiks and the Swedish Wars of 1710
From 23 January
1710 until 26 June 1710 3 regiments of the royal army were stationed in the
Braglow region. One regiment was stationed in Tayno.
According to records of January 1710, Tomasz Orbik from Tajno and
Wawrzyniec Konoza from Polkowo, served on a local board involved in
the supply for three regiments.1 page 241 Marcin Orbik and Wojciech
Orbik were also listed as having supplied wheat for the horses of these
regiments. P 247
At that time, Michal Jankowski was wojt (community leader) of Tajno
Notes:
1.
Archiwum Potockich z Radzynia in AGAD , Warsaw,
call
number 245:
Martin Orbik and Anna Sanas
Birth in 1719 of Simon Orbik, son of Martin Orbik and Anna Sanas. Record 320.
Birth in 1725 of Casmir Orbik, son of Martin Orbik and Anna Sanas. Record 937.
Mathias and Zofia Orbik
Birth in 1726 of Adalbert, son of Mathias and Zofia Orbik.
Birth in 1716 of Bartlomiej, daughter of unknown father and Anna Orbik. Record 124. This could actually be my ancestor, Bartlomiej Orbik..
Birth in 1717 of Stanislaus Kuceki, daughter of Adam Kucecki and Agnes Orbik. Record 169.
Birth in 1720 of Marianna, daughter of Simon Santor and Marianna Orbik. Record 345.
Birth in 1720 of Joseph Santor, son of ??? Santor and Barbara Orbik. Record 410.
Birth in 1720 of Joannes, son of Adalbert Janowkewicz and Catherine Orbik. Record 332.
Marriage in 1722, marriage of Mathias Konoza and Anna Orbik - Record 67.
Birth in 1724 of Adalbert, son of Adalbert Prok and Catherine Orbik. Record 572.
Birth in 1724 in Barglow of Catherine, daughter of Jakob Marchel and Marianna Orbik. Record 549.
According to a register of inhabitants on 3 August 1720, there was this list of villagers of Tayno who were renting land in nearby Pruska: Adam Dorys, Maciej Maxicy, Jan Sokolowski, Olexy Szafarczuk, Szymon Santor, Maciej Konieczko, Franek Moskal, Wojccieck Broszcz, Maciej Ogrodnik, Wojceich Lew ogrodnik, Bartosz Perka, Brat przynem, Jan Sienko, z matka, z bratem, z siotra, Jozef Kolenda, and Marcin Orbik. - Potocki Archives Page 403
Feeding the Armies again in 1720:
Pag 262 and 263 (1720?) Marcin Orbik and Wojciech Orbik mentioned in a list of those proving grain for horses Marcin Orbik wydat tynf. 24 owsa korzec
Page 269 mentioned again Martin Orbik providing 28 korzec of grain per week.
In the Augustow Population Register of 1721:
There was a Mathias Orbik, Albertus , Petronella and Dorota [Orbik] living in Augustow..
Notes:
Population Register of Barglow Koscileny parish, 1665.
Population Register of Augustow area, 1665.
The register of Augustow inhabitants from 1800-1820, from the Parish Church in Augustow, 2007.
Augustow Population Register of 1721, from the Parish Church in Augustow, 2007.
Additional Notes:
Parish Records of Barglow Koscielny, microfilmed from the books at the Polish State Archives in Bialystok, 1972-1981 by The Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah : 1972-1981
Records1 to 112 = 1680, Records 113 to 173 = 1681, Records 174 to 204 = 1682, records 205 to 246 = 1683, Records 247 to 300 = 1684, Records 301 to 534 = 1685.