The Polkowski (Litwinski) Family from Polkowo in Jaminy Parish
This Polkowski family comes from a village called Polkowo in the parish of Jaminy, near the town of Augustow.
I had been searching for the marriage record of Jan Orbik and Franciszka Polkowski for 16 years before I found in the parish record books of the small parish church in Jaminy. Below is an excerpt of that record:
It happened in Jaminy, 14/26 August 1871 at 1 PM appeared Pawel Nitepik, 27 and Karol Judnicki, 45 who work and live in Polkowo village, witnesses of the marriage between Jan Orbik, gospodarz (farm owners), the son of Jakob Orbik and Franciszka Wawiorko, the married couple Orbik, both robotnikow (workers), inhabitants of the village of Tajno, parish of Barglow. He was born in Tajno village, is 20 years old, and he lives with his parents in that village and Franciszka Polkowska, virgin, daughter of the deceased Mateusz Polkowski and his living wife Marianna, born Hata, the married couple Polkowski, gospodarz, who lived in the village of Polkowo. She was born in Polkowo village, is 23 years old, and she lives in the same village with her mother. There were 3 banns before this marriage, on 21 Oct, 14 Nov, and 19 Nov. This act was written and read aloud by a priest because those present could not read or write. There were no objections to this marriage contract.
Below is Franciszka Polkowska's birth record:
It happened in Jaminy, 11 March 1846 at 4 PM appeared Mateusz Polkowski, rolnik (farmer) 26, living in Polkowo, and in the presence of Maciej Judycki also from Polkowo 22 , and also Maciej Wisniewski, a farmer from Polkowo, 40 years old, they showed us baby of the female sex that was born in the village of Polkowo on 9 March at 6 am of his wife Marianna Chata. She was 20 and this child was baptized Franciszka Ewa and her godparents were the above mentioned Maciej and Marianna Polkowska. This record was written and read aloud by priest because those present could not read or write. Ks. Wyncenty Andruszkiewicz.
Polkowski-Litwinski Name Change
The Polkowskis from Polkowo have origins in the name Litwinski.
There were no Polkowski or Litwinski births 1761-1780 and 1790-1796 in Jaminy parish. Polkowo belonged to Dolistowo parish before the 1800s.
In the early 1800s, a family emerges in the parish of Jaminy called Litwinski. For some reason in the 1820s they start to change their name to Polkowski. In various records they use Polkowski or Litwinski as an alias. Here are some examples:
Polkowo
Ludwik Polkowski was born in Polkowo on 22 Aug 1790 to honestus Franciszek Polkowski and Marianna Szenkiewicz. Godparents were honestus Ludwik Piotrowski and Agniezka Szenkiewicz. Record 333 in Dolistowo parish.
Ludwik Litwinski married Antonina Waszkiewicz in Polkowo on 4 March, 1809.
Their children were born:
Ludwik Polkowski, farmer, 54, died on 19 Oct 1839 in Polkowo. It was announced by Mateusz Polkowski, 23, and Maciej Judycki, 36.
Mateusz, son of Ludwik Polkowski and Antonina Waskiewicz. He married Marianna Chata 1834 in Polkowo in Jaminy parish as Mateusz Litwinski. See this record. He died on 3 June 1865 as Mateusz Polkowski, aged 49, announced by his son Wyncenty, 22. Marianna Chata Polkoski died in Polkowo on 24 Nov 1876. Their children were:
Karol Polkowski, 22, son of deceased Ludwik and Antonina Waszkiewicz, married Anna Strzalkowska 22, daughter of deceased Bartlomiej and Katarzyna Krukowska, on 31 Jan, 1841 in Polkowo in Jaminy parish. Their children were:
Anna Strzalkowska Polkowski's father, Bartlomiej Strzalkowski, son of Pawel Strzalkowski and Rozalia Wasilewska, died in Polkowo on 2 Apr 1833 at the age of 56. His wife was Katarzyna Krukowska. His children were listed as Pawel, Jozef, Marianna, Anna, Franciszka, and Antonina.
Anna Strzalkowska Polkowski's grandmother, Rozalia Krukowska, 90, wife of Wojciech Krukowska died in Polkowo on 8 Oct 1834. Her children were Piotr, Maciej, and Katarzyna ( Anna Strzalkowska's mother).
Anna Strzalkowska Polkowski's brother, Jozef Strzalkowski, died in Polkowo on 9 Aug 1835. The death was announced by Mateusz Polkowski.
On 4 Mar 1809, Hieronim Omanowski married Elizabeth Litwinski.
On 11 Feb 1821, Casmir Wisniewski married Catherine Polkowski in Polkowo.
In 1824, Adalbert Litwinski married Katherine Krozowa in Polkowo in Polkowo.
On 20 Sep 1815, Adam Jaworski married Jozefa Litwinska in Polkowo.
There was a Jan Litwinko and Helen (Marcella) Marcinkiewicz having children in Polkowo at the same time as Ludwik Litwinko/Polkowski and Antonna Waszkiewicz. Jan and Marcella's children were born:
On 7 Nov, 1836, in Polkowo, died Jan Liwinski, 96, husband of Marcella. His sons were listed as Mateusz, Stanislaw, and daughter Jozefata. Announced by Adam Litwinkski, 47, and Ludwik Litwinski, 47, farmers from Polkowo.
On 17 Sep 1850, in Polkowo, died Marcella Polkowski, announced by sons Mateusz, 35, and Stanislaw Polkowski.
On 18 Jun 1836 Mateusz, son of Jan Pokowski* and Helena from Polkowo, married Anna Litwin, daughter of Bartlomiej and Jadwiga. In the margins Helen was corrected as Marcella and Jan Polkowski was corrected as Litwinski. Their children were:
On 31 Jan 1841 in Polkowo, Stanislaw Pokowski, 21, son of deceased Jan alias Litwinski and Marcella Marcinkiewicz, married Marianna Szczesny, 21, born in Polkowo, daughter of deceased Piotr and Katarzyna Bobrowski. Their children were born:
On 6 Feb 1837 in Polkowo, Adam Polkowski * Litwinko, 40 (born circa 1797) son of Jan Litwinko and Marianna Omanowski married Petronella Zak, 30, daughter of Mateusz and Rozalia Judycki. Their children were born in Polkowo:
16 Feb 1842, Maceij Polkowski.
2 Nov 1839, Karol Polkowski. His first marriage was to Salomea Boguszewska, daughter of Mateusz Boguszewski and Zofia Kilickowa on 6 Jan 1862 in Polkowo. Their one child, Anna Polkowska was born in Polkowo on 24 Jan 1865. Karol Pokowski's second marriage was to Jozefa Lewoc on 1 Jul 1866 in Pokowo. Their children were born in Polkowo:
20 Apr 1867, Teofila Polkowska.
2 Oct 1870, Rozalia Polkowska.
Adam Litwinko husband of Petronella Zak, died at 53 on 8 Mar 1846 in Polkowo.
Adam Polkowski and Jozefa Szyc. They were not married in Jaminy, Augustow, or Barglow-Koscielny but the Szyc surname comes from parish of Sztabin. They had these children in Polkowo:
13 July 1885, Anna.
26 May 1887, Franciszka.
28 Mar 1889, Adam. Godmother was Zuzanna Polkowska.
Wincenty Polkowski, gospodarz, and Zuzanna Olszewska had these children in Polkowo:
13 Mar 1870, Wincenty Polkowski. Witness was Karol Polkowski - 45 and Franciszka Polkowska.
9 Sep 1871, Mateusz Polkowski. Witnesses were Mateusz Polkowski and Rozalia Polkowska.
29 Sep 1878, Zuzanna Polkowska.
4 Oct 1880, Jozef Polkowski.
18 June 1882, Jan Polkowski. A note in the margin said he married Agata Senk in America on 17 Jan 1909.
21 De 1884, Stanislaw Polkowski. Godparents were Wincenty and Anna Polkowski.
24 Jan 1886, Wiktor Polkowski.
6 Aug 1888, Aleksander Polkowski. His godmother was Jozefa Polkowska. Notes say he married Bronislawa Prolan on 29 Nov 1928 in the parish of Dolistwo. Her father Wincenty Polkowski was 45 on this record (born about 1843).
This is most likely Wincenty Polkowski, son of Mateusz Polkowski and Marianna Chata. He was fist married to Barbara Harasim in Barglow-Koscielny parish on 28 May 1867. There were no children from this marriage. Barbara died in Polkowo in 1868
Zuzanna Olszewska was born around 1850 in Rutkowszczyna in the parents of Sztabin. Zuzana Olszewska died in Polkowo on 5 Mar 1893.
Stanislaw Polkowski, (born circa 1859) and Michalina Zoniewska had a child in Polkowo:
20 Jan 1883, Apolonia Polkowska.
This Stainslaw Polkowski was probably the son of Stanislaw Polkowski and Marianna Szczesna on 30 Mar 1860, in Polkowo.
Jasionowo
Dominik Litwinko, 90 (born circa 1760), husband of Helena Kowalko, died in Jasionwo on 3 Mar, 1850. It was announced by Wincenty Litwinko, 29.
On 26 Oct 1858 in Polkowo, Jozef Polkowski, 20, son of Ludwik and Antonina Litwinko from Polkowo, married Agnieszka Joka, 20, daughter of Antoni and Franciszka Jasionowa. Their children were al born in Jasionowo:
Kopytkowo
In 1808, Szymon married Teresa Litwinska in Kopykowo.
6 Nov 1820, Jozef Litwinski, widow, married Rozalia Halczowna in Kopytkowo.
21 Nov 1831, marriage of Wawrzyniec Litwinski, 33, gospodarz born in Kpytkowo, son of Bartlomiej Litwinski and Jadwiga Komadlow and Franciszka, daughter of Bartlomiej and Krystyna z Jaziowo.
4 Feb 1833, Mateusz Luzowski, 22 married Franciszka Litwinska, 20 in Kopytkowo. She was the daughter of Ignacy Litwinski and Marianna.
Bartlomiej Litwinko, 60 ( born circa 1790), husband of Franciszka Solowiejow, died on 7 March, 1850 in Kopytkowo.
Wawrzyniec Litwinko, 50 (born circa 1804), husband of Maria Calewska died on 18 Marc1854 in Kopytkowo.
9 July, 1875 marriage of Jan Polkowski, 25, born in Augustow parish and lived in Tayno in the parish of Barglow-Koscielny, son of Maciej Polkowski and Katarzyna Dziądziak to Anna Krzystopa, daughter of Ignacy Krzystopa and Franciszka Chodorowska. There children were born in Kopytkowo:
Marriage on 24 Jan 1876 in Kopytkowo of Mateusz Litwink, 25, born in Ok..? and living in Kopytkowo, son of deceased Mateusz and Krystyna Krzysztopa to Marianna Pyczuliowna, 18, daughter of Kazimierz and Marianna.
Jaziewo
Kazimierz Litwinko, a begger, husband of Helena Lewandowska, died in Jaziewo in 1850.
19 Nov 1888, marriage of Marianna Polkowski, 21, daughter of deceased Tomasz Polkowski and living Katarzyna Bongar and Adam Roszko, 28, son of Adam Roszko and Antonina.
On 7 Feb 1874 in Polkowo, Piotr Polkowski 25, son of Stanislaw Polkowski and Marianna Szczesny married Anna Guzewicz, 23, daughter of Jakub Guzewicz and Zuzanna Chodorwski. Their children were born in Jaziewo:
Examples of the Polkowski-Litwinski Name Changes
Mateusz Litwinski married Marianna Chata in 1834. His children were born as Polkowskis and he was listed as Polkowski on these birth records. Finally when Mateusz died in 1865, he was listed as Polkowski.
Adam Litwinko vel Polkowski son of Mateusz and Marianna Chata the married couple Polkowski married Marianna Godlowski in 1859 in Tajno in Barglow Koscielny parish.
Here is a record example of how the name changed from Litwinski to Polkowski. Several records like this were found in regards to these families. In this record, we see a marriage of a different Mateusz Polkowski used in the text of the record with symbols over the name. These symbols refer to notes in the margin with the name Liwinski.
Not all the Litwinskis changed their names to Polkowski and Litwinski records appeared with Polkowski records through the 1880s and beyond.
In late 2007, I found a Polkowski marriage record in the nearby parish of Janowka. It happened in February 1709 in the village of Borowizna between Noblis Jacob Polkowski de Polkowo and Marianna Boranowska, widow de Borowizna. The witnesses are Gnosa Peter Olszewski de Rajgrod and Gnosa Joannes Polkowski de Polkowo.
The Chata (Hata) Family from Polkowo
There was a family in Polkowo surnamed Chata (Hata) which means cottage or hut.
Benadykt Chata was mentioned in the 1770s and 1780s court cases of the inhabitants of Polkowo vs. the leaseholder of the Tayno estate from Tajenko, named Anna nee Swiderska, 1st marriage to Artillery Captain Karwowski, second marriage to Major General Rostkowski.
