Some New Years lament...
Why did people move with their families from one village to another, if they did not have any property waiting? Quite often old grandpparents were taken care of their children and stayed a year here, another there. Another reason might have been a wish to find well-to-do relatives, if life became hard with small children to take care of.
But why did old soldier Georg - or Jöran - Villig leave his patron farm in Kokemäki and go to Huittinen? His wife was born in Kokemäki, and Jörans patronym seems to suggest that he was Williö Hyörä's younger son. or was he?
Lord of the Kokemäki Williö Hyörä farmhouse, Michael Andersson, is buried 13 May in 1725. He is followed as a farmer his daughter Lisa's husband Petter. The communion book 1727-32 mentiones 'Michael's son', but gives no first name.
Later, in 1746-57, the soldier no 57 is named as Jöran Michaelsson Villig (b. 20.3.1724). Sold. Jöran Frivillig and pig. Brita Henr. dr from Pyhänkorwa (b. 7.10.1724) are married 29.12.1745 and they stay at Williö Hyörä until 1757, and Huittinen from 1758.
Children in Kokemäki
Anna 23.10.1746, Jakob 25.6.1749, Johan 8.12.1751, Valborg 4.4.1754, Anders 13.11.1757
and in Huittinen at least
Thomas 16.11.1758
Why did the family go to Huittinen after Jöran had retired? Brita dies in Huittinen 22.6.1774 and Jöran marries Anna Andersdotter 26.2.1775 (b. 4.10.1752 Lauttakylä Bengtilä). The children from the first marriage disappear. Die, start to work, stay with relatives in Kokemäki... who knows?
More children are born in Huittinen:
Thomas 5.12.1775, Matts 24.2.1777, Henrik 22.10.1778.
Finally, this family moves 12.3.1780 to Anna's sister Carin, who has married to Kiikka Hoipola Hoipo. Jöran dies 13.3.1784 and Anna is married to Jakob Thomasson Isokesti in Kiikka. Thomas Jöransson is married to Anna Kamppi from Tyrvää, but again the brothers matts and Henrik disappear.
New children are born, they stay in Kiikka and can be followed easily.
Sometimes no written prove seem to be found, no path to follow. Just doing it the hard way, trying to interpret sometimes quite illegible handwriting...
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