Jankowski h. Jastrzebiec Jankowski

1 jankowski h. jastrzebiec

1.1 origins
1.2 migration
1.3 world war ii
1.4 diaspora

jankowski h. jastrzebiec
origins

it possiblehjcan oldest in poland , has largest number of derivative branch family names associated it. subsequent families adopt same crest of jastrzebiec clan blue shield gold horse shoe encircling maltese cross , goshawk above. name jastrzebiec has several synonyms representing regional descriptors goshawk; accipiter, bolesta, boleścic, jastrząb, jastrząbek, kamiona, Łazęka, lubrza.

during 11th , 12th centuries, polish state fragmented amongst rival royal dukes, causing instability. szlachta including jastrzebiec, in turn formed stable , successful semi-feudal backbone allowing decentralised state evolve. subsequently resulted in many new branches of szlachta, in 13th century, comprised 10% of population. example, subsequent jankowski branch of jastrzebiec descendants (written jankowski herbu jastrzebiec) resident in region of lomza (north eastern poland), villages of jankowo młodzianowo , jankowo skarbowo. in following decades, immediate descendants of jankowski family held lands further north , east, south of vilnius (now lithuania), west of minsk (now belarus), , near town of suwalki (still in poland). nobility including jankowski h. jastrzebiec given special impetus casimir iii great in 14th century formally adopted them leaders of warriors replace levée en masse used previous kings. proportion of jankowski lands in part granted family members kings of poland following acts of military devotion state against many hostile invaders including germans, teutons, russians, mongols , tatars.

migration

the jankowski h. jastrzebiec family members adapted local eastern european customs , language , known lithuanian form jankauskas , in russian cyrillic form Янковский. progressive eastward migration particularly prominent 15th century onwards, when treaty of union of horodło signed, granting polish nobility freedom settle in vast underpopulated fringes of lithuania , belarus. further endorsed union of lublin century later. 16th century in many ways golden age of poland rural agricultural economy booming grain exports central , western european markets britain. in period jankowski family consolidated position , expanded lands , surplus income educating families in renaissance style. in 17th century, polish-lithuanian commonwealth largest country in whole of europe , decentralised nature of country s government relied on semi-autonomous distinct regional principalities. therefore, while members of family predominantly owners of farms of sizes, undertook executive administration regional states including posts privy councillors, judges, army reservists , regional politicians.

in 18th century, rule of both augustus ii , iii led external wars , internal chaos impacting on largest magnates further expanded lands. consequence members of jankowski family nobility means middle szlachta (termed szlachta zamozńa) have struggled maintain lands. 19th century, things worse poland had ceased exist independent state , under foreign occupation. new administration harsh repressive making long established feudal agricultural economy more difficult , uneconomic. furthermore, exploitation of abundant natural resources, consequence of industrial revolution spreading west, hampered inefficient infrastructure. small proportion of jankowski family moved west continental europe in mid 19th century, predominantly france due shared cultural, religious , military traditions. however, majority of poorer members of jankowski family emigrated predominantly america via german , english ports. in 20th century remaining progeny of family sufficient means diversified professions including civil , industrial engineering medical sciences.

world war ii

in world war ii, members of family suffered many military , ethnic-based casualties in following incidents; polish defensive war september – october 1939, katyn massacre , related smolensk region massacres, nazi concentration camps, nazi crimes against ethnic poles, soviet gulags , military deaths in resistance movements or anti-axis members of british, soviet or french armies. led collapse of kinship 20–50% in several branches of family while became extinct altogether. furthermore, loss of heart of jankowski h. jastrzebiec lands in polish eastern borderlands (kresy), soviet union, led large proportion of surviving jankowski descendants relocating west new poland. however, second wave of political emigration overseas followed. time, sizable proportion went uk , commonwealth, many poles including jankowski diaspora had fought distinction in ii corps (poland) of british army , polish air force part of royal air force during war.

diaspora

there members of jankowski h. jastrzebiec family distributed throughout world, especially, in descending order of numbers, in poland, belarus, lithuania, united kingdom, united states, canada, france, germany, south america , australia.

the major challenge diaspora finding adequate resources homeland link ancestors. in many cases records have been destroyed in various wars, political upheavals, pogroms , ethnic clearings meaning gaps in usual genealogy reference sources.