Maciej Knapik and Teresa Kloskowska Family – Research Summary 1
Hello,
I would like to update my summary of the records that I’ve found so far, for Maciej Knapik and Teresa Kloskowska. All the Poland sourced records are from the Kaszuby area of Poland. The present day locations are in Gmina Brusy, Gmina Dziemiany, and Gmina Lipusz, which are within Pomorskie Province. The information is derived from the listed records below.
Records:
- Baptism of Maciej Knapik (1747)
- Baptism of Teresa Kloskowska (1759)
- Marriage of Maciej Knapik and Teresa Kloskowska (1778)
- Baptism of Marianna Knapik (1779)
- Baptism of Magdalena Knapik (1780)
- Death of Magdalena Knapik (1782)
- Baptism of Maciej Knapik (1783)
- Baptism of Kazimierz Knapik (1786)
- Baptism of Józef Knapik (1788)
- Baptism of Józefina Knapik (1791)
- Baptism of Paweł Knapik (1793)
- Baptism of Katarzyna Knapik (1795)
- Baptism of Rozalia Knapik (1798)
- Death of Józefina Knapik (1798)
- Death of Paweł Knapik (1798)
- Baptism of Józefina Knapik (1800)
- Baptism of Andrzej Knapik (1802)
- Death of Andrzej Knapik (1805)
- Death of Maciej Knapik (1814)
- Death of Józef Knapik (1819)
- Death of Marianna Nykiel nee Knapik (1821)
- Death of Józefina Synak nee Knapik (1857)
- Death of Kazimierz Knapik (1857)
- Death of Rozalia Wierzba nee Knapik (1871)
Records Preface:
All of the Polish sourced records above came from the Brusy, Leśno, and Lipusz Parishes. The records are taken from the LDS films, Pelplin Diocese Archives, Meldunkowe section of the Genealodzy.pl website, Szukajwarchiwach.pl website, GenBaza, and/or the Genealogy in Archives website.
Surname Variations:
Knapik: Knopik
Kloskowski: Kloskoski
Record Overview:
Maciej Knapik and Teresa Kloskowska
| Year | Name | Parish | Village | Event Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1747 | Maciej Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | The parents were: Wojciech and Agnieszka Knapik. The Godparents were: Jan Knapik and Małgorzata Nykiel, both from Trzebuń. |
| 1759 | Teresa Kloskowska | Brusy | Brusy | Baptism | The parents were: Krzysztof, the village mayor, and Marianna Kloskowski. The Godparents were: Jakub Kloskowski, the father’s brother, and Teresa Szopińska, from Kosobudy. |
| 1778 | Maciej Knapik and Teresa Kloskowska | Brusy | Brusy | Marriage | |
| 1779 | Marianna Knapik | Brusy | Trzebuń | Baptism | The Godparents were: Mateusz Knapik and Marianna Dolna, both from Trzebuń. |
| 1780 | Magdalena Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | The Godparents were: Tomasz Kubałka, from Leśno, and Jadwiga Knapik, from Trzebuń. |
| 1782 | Magdalena Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | She was aged 1. |
| 1783 | Maciej Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | |
| 1786 | Kazimierz Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | |
| 1788 | Józef Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | Franciszek Dolny was the Godfather. |
| 1791 | Józefina Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | The Godparents were: Józef Wałdoch and Krystyna Dolna, both from Trzebuń. |
| 1793 | Paweł Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | The Godparents were: Mateusz Knapik, from Lendy, and Małgorzata ?, from Trzebuń. |
| 1795 | Katarzyna Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | |
| 1798 | Rozalia Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | The Godparents were: ? Nykiel and Agnieszka ?. |
| 1798 | Józefina Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | She was aged 6. |
| 1798 | Paweł Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | |
| 1800 | Józefina Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | The Godparents were: Andrzej Nykiel, a miller, from Pełk – Lipusz Parish, and Joanna Miłoch, from Trzebuń. |
| 1802 | Marcin (Andrzej) | Leśno | Trzebuń | Baptism | The Godparents were: Kazimierz Dolny and Joanna Miłosz, from Trzebuń. |
| 1805 | Andrzej Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | He was aged 2 1/2. |
| 1814 | Maciej Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | He was listed as aged 70. He was a colonist. He leaves behind his wife Teresa, 3 sons, and 3 daughters. |
| 1819 | Józef Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | He was aged 31. He was the son of the widow Teresa Knapik and leaves behind 2 brothers and 3 sisters. |
| 1821 | Marianna Nykiel nee Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | She was aged 46. She leaves behind her husband Bartłomiej Nykiel, 1 son, and 6 daughters. |
| 1857 | Józefina Synak nee Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | She was aged 49. She leaves behind 5 children. |
| 1857 | Kazimierz Knapik | Leśno | Trzebuń | Death | He was aged 70. He leaves behind 3 sons. |
| 1867 | Maciej Knapik | Leśno | Death | He was aged 88. Need to obtain record. | |
| 1871 | Rozalia Wierzba nee Knapik | Lipusz | Tuszkowy | Death | She was aged 75 and a widow. She leaves behind 7 adult children (3 are in America). Her death was reported by Franciszek Wierzba. |
Children of Maciej Knapik and Teresa Kloskowska:
- Marianna Knapik, b. February 21, 1779, d. July 5, 1821
- Magdalena Knapik, b. July 18, 1780, d. May 29, 1782
- Maciej Knapik, b. February 20, 1783, d. 1867
- Kazimierz Knapik, b. February 27, 1786, d. September 29, 1857
- Józef Knapik, b. November 23, 1788, d. August 16, 1819
- Józefina Knapik, b. January 22, 1791, d. February 11, 1798
- Paweł Knapik, b. January 18, 1793, d. February 22, 1798
- Katarzyna Knapik, b. April 28, 1795, d. pre-1814
- Rozalia Knapik, b. April 16, 1798, d. February 2, 1871
- Józefina Knapik, b. March 18, 1800, d. May 28, 1857
- Andrzej (Marcin) Knapik, b. November 19, 1802, d. June 6, 1805
Maps:
The map below is a combination of maps found on the website for Map Archive of Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny: http://english.mapywig.org/news.php. The map below is derived from the following areas:Lipusz, Kościerzyna, Wielki Klińcz, Dziemiany, Wąglikowice, Nowe Polaszki, Lubna, Wiele, Konarzyny, Brusy, Karsin, and Czarna Woda. I used Image Composite Editor to merge the maps into a panorama of the area where my ancestors were located. The map is not 100% aligned, but it does give a general idea of where villages were located.
Prussian Poland
Map Key:
- The villages with “stars” are the locations that Maciej Knapik and/or Teresa Kloskowska lived.
- The villages with “diamonds” are the locations that the couple’s children lived.
More information for the villages within this article can be found on the Słownik Geograficzny Translations page on this website: http://www.apagr.com/slownik-geograficzny-translations/
Assumptions/Theories/Roadblocks:
- The village of Trzebuń records entries and can be found in both the Leśno and Brusy Parishes. The Pastor was sometimes shared between both parishes.
- The Leśno Parish marriage records are missing prior to 1823.
Research Leads/Plans:
- Search for B-M-D records for the remaining family members.
- Leśn Parish – Death record – 1867 Mathias Knapik, aged 88
Best Regards,
Al
