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Crojanke Area (near Flatow)
Remus, Casper Smierdau Crojanke 18113050 6039 390 28
Casper was living with wife (second wife Ludovica/Louise), six sons (3 over 12 years old
(Michael, ? and ?) and 3 under 12 years old (Johan, Adalbert, and Gottfried), one hired
male worker, and one hired female worker. There were ten in household. ZBS (p. 60)
says the "Dorfkrug" was acquired by Martin Remus on 18 November 1749 and later
passed to his son Casper who was then living in Preuss Friedland. Martin probably was
the kruger prior to 1749. The dorfkrug also included as much land as that held by a
regular farmer. The tavern (krug) was located about one third of the way from Flatow to
Vandsburg on the main road; it burned down around 1859. Augustin Dzialynski of
Pottlitz owned the land.
Remus, Schulze Schwente Crojanke 18113050 6039 372
Schwente is a Germanized version of the Polish Swieta meaning holy hill; this refers to
the tumuli (prehistoric sand mountain) near the center of the village. DKF (p. 295) says
the Schulzengut was acquired on 2 August 1751 by Martin Remus and his wife Katharina
nee Nitz. Martin's son Christoph Remus (who died in 1777) followed Martin Remus.
Franz Remus, who sold the land on 24 March 1796, followed. Gottlieb Remus
"Freikrüger aus Schmirdau" (see above - Caspar's son) bought the land back again briefly
some time after 1804 and sold it again on 13 October 1806. Krüger means
publican/tavern keeper.
The Schultz above is most likely Martin Remus living with wife (Katharina Nitz), two
sons over 12 years old (Christoph and Franz), one daughter under 12 years old (?),
another daughter over 12 years old (Helena), two hired male workers, and one hired
female worker; there were nine in household. The Schultz for this census could also be
his son Christoph. Franz later sold the privilege and took up residence in Vandsburg; it is
Franz’s family that is shown in DGB. Augustin Dzialynski of Pottlitz owned the land.
In the text of the 1773 Krojanke tax records report Schultz Remus' complaints about
sandy soil which needed lots of compost and about the fact that his position of Schultz
was not inheritable by his sons. This may have been why this Remus family left
Schwente.
DKF associates this village with two simultaneous Schwente Frieschultz, Martin Remus
from 1751 onward and David Wenski from 1732 onward; they both had large sections of
land at the head of the village. Marianna Wenski (David's sister) married Lorenz
Christoph Remus of Vorwerk Lukowo suggesting that Lorenz maybe may be the brother
of Martin. Lorenz Christoph apparently had moved to a gut in nearby Vorwerk Gnielke
just across the border by the time of the 1772 census (and died there).
Remus Lorentz Kleindorf/Dreidorf Grabionne 9 - 218
Lorenz Christoph Remus was formerly the Schultz of Lukowo near Sypniewo. Later in
his life he moved to a gut (estate) in Gnielke near Dreidorf. This record shows him as
head of household, with his wife (Marianna Wenski - see below) and one daughter