Martin Wenski1,2

M, d. 14 December 1829
FatherChristoph Wenski3,4 b. c 1712, d. 10 Aug 1793
MotherMaria Elisabeth Osten4 b. c 1738, d. 28 Jan 1814
Charts
Pedigree Chart of Erhard Hugo Zander (#1)
Pedigree Chart of Erhard Hugo Zander (#2)
     Martin Wenski was the son of Christoph Wenski and Maria Elisabeth Osten.3,4

In Otto Goerke's book, Die Geschichte der Familie Wenksi-Welke, he asserts that, Martin Wenski inherited the mayoral estate Schwente from his uncle, Ludwig, because Ludwig didn't have any male heirs. This contradicts what Goerke wrote in other places, that Martin inherited the mayoral estate from his father.5

Even though Christoph had given one half of his estate to his oldest son, Johann, before his death, this was retracted. According to the distribution of Christoph's estate on 7 December 1793, Martin received the estate for a payment of 3400 Taler. The estate contained a house, several barns, three orchards, four kitchen gardens, six enclosures, a small lake to the right of a mountain, a meadow of two morgan, called Kuppel, and a meadow of four morgen called Czersch. There were no mortgages on the property. Martin had to pay out to Gottfried his portion of the inheritance, which he did promptly, except for 105 Taler, which he paid him in 1815. Christoph's widow received her dower portion of 1997 Taler, 5 Groschen, and 3 1/2 Pfennig. She gave Martin one quarter of this, and the remainder was divided equally among the remaining heirs. Martin rounded up the amount they would receive to 300 Taler. He therefore received 500 Taler in advance, and then the 300 Taler, bringing the total to 800 Taler.6

Martin married Anna Susanne Wilhelmine Busse, daughter of (--?--) Busse, on 10 January 1797 at Schneidemühl, Chodzież (Kolmar), Polen.1,7

Martin became the guardian of the three sons of his sister, Marianna, Wilhelm, Karl, and Michael, when her husband Michael Remus died circa 1810.8

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon on 14 December 1829, Martin died of an accident at Schwente (Święta) leaving Susanne as a widow. Pastor Tobold wrote of the incident. Martin wasn't much of a hunter, but when he saw a partridge on his property, he got the idea to shoot it. He went inside to load his old rusty shotgun, whose hammer was no longer safe. He was unfortunately holding the weapon so that it was pointed towards him, when it went off and he shot himself in the face. He died on the spot.3,9,10

After his body was inspected by a doctor and court officials, his funeral, attended by a large group of mourners, was held on 18 December 1829.11

Family: Anna Susanne Wilhelmine Busse d. 23 Apr 1831

Citations

  1. [S150] Dr. jur. Bernhard Koerner, Deutsches Geschlechterbuch, Seite 489, 677.
  2. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seiten 26, 28-31, 40, 44-46.
  3. [S156] Otto Goerke, Der Kreis Flatow, Seite 295.
  4. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seiten 26.
  5. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 38.
  6. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 28-31.
  7. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 40.
  8. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 26.
  9. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 44-46.
  10. [S150] Dr. jur. Bernhard Koerner, Deutsches Geschlechterbuch, Seite 677.
  11. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 46.
  12. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seiten 40.
  13. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seiten 41.
  14. [S150] Dr. jur. Bernhard Koerner, Deutsches Geschlechterbuch, page 489.
  15. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seiten 73.
  16. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 42.
  17. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 43.
  18. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 43, 65.
  19. [S2841] Eastern Prussian Provinces, Germany [Poland], Selected Civil Vitals, 1874-1945 [database on-line], online www.ancestry.com, https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60749/… Flatow - Sterberegister 1886
    Image 58, Nr. 54 - Ferdinand Wenski - 19. Jun 1886
    "Flatow am 19t Juni 1886
    Vor dem unterzeichneten Standesbeamten erschien heute, der
    Persönlichkeit nach bekannt,
    der Gutsbesitzer Wilhelm Panknin
    wohnhaft zu Flatow Abbau.
    und zeigte an, daß sein Schwiegervater der Rentier
    Ferdinand Wenski
    73 Jahr alt evangelischer Religion,
    wohnhaft zu Flatow Abbau
    geboren zu Schwente Kreis Flatow am 9t
    November 1812
    Sohn der Eheleute Besitzer Martin
    Wenski und Johanna Susanna gebo-
    renen Buss
    zu Flatow Abbau
    am neunzehnten Juni
    des Jahres tausend acht hundert achtzig und sechs
    Vormittags um sechs ein halb Uhr
    verstorben sei
    Vorgelesen, genehmigt und unterschrieben
    W. Panknin
    Der Standesbeamte
    F. A. Schmidt
    Die Uebereinstimmung mit dem Haupt-Register beglaubigt.
    Flatow am 19ten Juni 1886."
  20. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 44.
  21. [S1155] Otto Goerke, Geschichte der Familie Wenski-Welke und des Freischulzenguts Schwente Nr. 2, Seite 44, 87.
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