KAJÁN FAMILIES IN UPPER HUNGARY
AFTER
IN SLOVAKIA
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County ÁRVA/ORAVA
Alsó Kubin/Dolný
Kubin
Bezine/Bziny
Árvaváralja/Oravský Podzámok
Krasznahorka/Krásna Hôrka
Nina, Moovce, Ruomberok, Reviné,Kňaia,
N.Oravou, Oravska Jasenica, Turdoin, etc.,
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The list of Kajáns in Felvidék is far from complete, its starting point is our
family. But during the tracing of genealogy we have met more Kajáns than
expected. Data found at random are just not enough to picture a more complete
family history, but their review is justified.
An exception is made just with the branch our own family moved into Hungary, as
it may be taken complete.
This branch arrived from Alsó-Kubin, and its origin could be traced back to
Bezinig,
We have found several Kajáns in Árvaváralja and Krasznahorka as well.
Their descendants are still living there, as found in the telephone directory.
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County TRENCSÉN/TREČÍN
Ennoblement
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 With
the assistance of Erzsébet Lucrecia Szunyogh from Budatin in the circle of
Csadcza the following three villages were founded in 1641: Fenyvesszoros/Svrčinovec,
Cserne/Čierne and Sziklaszoros/Skalité. Among the first 28 dwellers of
Cserne we find a
Michael
Kajan. He is the first among the Kajans of Upper Hungary known by us.
There had been a
noble Kaján family
of
county Trencsén.
The armoried patent of nobility had been received by Mihály Kaián and his spouse
Anna Peörgeő, and also by his brothers János and György from King Lipót I (made
out in Vienna on 24 August 1669), that had been also announced in
this year.
The descendants lived in the XVIIIth century in Új-gyalla, Keszegfalva,
Érdekújvár,
Ó-Gyalla and Verebély of
the county Komárom. One of their ancestries had already lived in Pest in
the mid of the XIXth century. We may also mention for example
Sándor József,
who has been a reputed lawyer and burgess in the capital.
We know that their descendants are living in Budapest, but we have no contact
with them.
According to the national census of the year 1715 Kajans were living in
the places of the county listed below:
Hanovy, Hámri, Hámoros, Trencsén,
Hámre, SK, Tornyos része:
Andreás
Halacs, Halács, Halács, Trencsén,
Haláčovce, SK: id.Thomas, Andreás,
Michael.
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County BARS/
1715
1723
Alsó Szelezsény/
Dolné Sžaany
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According to the national census of the year 1715 Kajans were living
in the places of the county listed below:
Csejkő, Csejkő, Csejkő, Bars,
Čajkov, SK: Georgius,
Knyisics, Knyezsicz, Zsitvakenéz,
Bars, Kňaice, SK, part of Aranyosmarót:
Joannes
Stephanus
In
1723 in Alsó Szelezsény married
Michael
and
juv.Joannes.
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County
NYITRA/ŇITRA Kisvendég/
Malé
Hoste
Pochában/Pochabany
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Many Kajan ancestries were living at the end of the century XIX in the
neighbouring settlement of
Kisvendég
and Pochaba in the county
Nyitra.
Kajans were registered first as of 1834 in Kisvendég. It is unknown
where did they come from.
From the around 500 people found we could not succeed in introducing big
family branches, as the family relations of the ones arrived here are not
known yet. Currently 22 bigger, 10 smaller and 26
fragmented families could be been complied.
We only know the descendants of just one bigger ancetry, who have got to
Trebon in Bohemia.
Finding further connections requires yet some exploration.
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County
KOMÁROM /
KOMARNO
1664-1665
1715
Szentpéter/SvetiPeter
Branch Andreás I.
Új-gyalla/Nová Dala
ma: Dulovce
Branch Andreas II.
Branch Georgius
Branch Stephanus II
Branch Joannes II.
Kurtakeszi
Bátorkeszi
Kürth/Strekov
1759
Branch Georgius I.
Branch Georgius II.
Keszegfalva/
Kameničná
Imély/Imel'
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In the elájat (Turkish census) of Ujvár we find Kajans in the following
places:
Udvarnok/Dvorniky:
Mihál,
Kürt/Strekov:
János
In the souht part of the county Komárom the settlements of the centuries XI
and XII were ruined. Kajans have got into the area in larger number during
the re-settlement of the villages, to the not far-away
villages like: Érsekújvár, Keszegfalva, Imély, Ó-gyalla, Szentpéter,
Új-gyalla, Kürt. Coming from this fact cross-marriages can be found amoung
the villages, and even people from different Kajan branches have also got
married with eah other.
In the national census in the year 1715 a certain
Andreas
Kajan is found in Új-gyalla of this county.
Around 1690 and 1704 Csúzys have started to settle residents from the
Hungarian-Czech borderland in Új-gyalla. Between 1712 and 1740
settlers arrived from along the River Vag
 The
residents of Új-gyalla were registered as of the year 1719 under
Szentpéter. The Kajans living here were all catholics and ploughmen.
The 583 Kajan family members registered in the church register under
Szentpéter and Új-gyalla form the following family ancestries, namely two
big, three middle-sized and six fragment branches.
A small family branch also lived in Szentpéter,
Joannes
( around 1690 to 1740) and his family.
 Andreás
I.
(about 1670 to 1769) was the first Kajan in the village Új-gyalla.
It is unknown from where he has come from. In his markable long life, as of
1722, he got 10 children from four wifes. 161 members if his branch is known
and can be traced to nowadays. The exploration is made up to 1905 in full.
Five Kajans born between the years 1690 and 1720 and their families lived
also in the village:
Adamus
(about 1692 -1772),
Michaelis
(about 1702 -)
Joannes I,
(about 1703 -)
Andreas II.
(1709 kk.-1777),
Stephanus I.
(1720 kk.-1806). There is no evidence, it can just be presumed, that they
were also the children of András.
From their branches just one, Stephanus with 165 members can be
traced up till today.
As of the 70s in the century XVIII yet another four Kajan families
have appeared in the settlement. But we failed to find out their place of
origin. Many of them died not here, so it may be presumed, they have moved
to somewhere else.
These branches are:
Branch
Andreas II.
(about 1756 - ). 6 family members are known. After the birth of his son
Emericus in 1782, no more trace of theirs is found in the village.
Branch
Georgius
(about 1756 -). 52 members are known. The family may be descended till the
end of the century XIX, but their last generation has also died out with
many childrens death.
Branch
Stephanus II.
(1772 kk. -).
22 of its members are known. At the end of the century XIX there was no
member of the family handing down the family name.
Branch
Joannes
II.
(1779 kk.-).
81 of its members are known. At the end of the century XIX
Vilmos
(1882-),
András
(1895-),
János
(1902-) and
Gáspár
(1893-) handed over the family name.
By marriages other Kajan families, not yet explored, have moved from
Kurtakszi and Bátorkeszi to Új-gyalla.
As of the mid of the century XVIII 32 members of the ennobled Kajan family
lived in Új-gyalla.
 Although
as of 1714 church registers were maintained in Kürth, the birth of
the first Kajan child was registered in 1759. As of that time up to 1895 the
Kajan families we have got acquainted form two branches.
Georgius I.
(about 1720 -), we know 258 members of his big line. By the end of the
century just
Flórián
(1895-) handed over the family name in the village. From the previous
generations many have died not here, so most probably they moved to
somewhere else.
One
Michael
has married to Új-gyalla and have reproduced there a big branch, of which 57
members are known. There was a girl, who married her husband from Új-gyalla.
Members has also got to Szentpéter.
Georgius II.
(1795 kk.-1858), we know 37 members of this smaller branch. By the end of
the century no member, that can hand over the family name, lived any more in
the village. From the previous generations many may have left the village,
as they did not die there.
 In
Keszegfalva lived the family of the noble branches
Franciscus
and
Joannas
and some Kajan churls as well.
 IIn
Imély Kajan families lived from 1792 - presumable getting here by
settlement. This branch is not processed yet.
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County ABAÚJ
Kassa/Koice
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Even the cemetary records in Kassa include some Kajáns.
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Members of the
family
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It could be stated from the Slovakian telephone directory, that today
more bear the name
in Slovakia than in Hungary.
The particulars of each person are put into the
Family tree fragments,
where an ABC register helps to find the required name or location.
To reach the database always
click on the texts that are
underlined.
 
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With
the assistance of Erzsébet Lucrecia Szunyogh from Budatin in the circle of
Csadcza the following three villages were founded in 1641: Fenyvesszoros/Svrčinovec,
Cserne/Čierne and Sziklaszoros/Skalité. Among the first 28 dwellers of
Cserne we find a
Michael
Kajan. He is the first among the Kajans of Upper Hungary known by us. 
