Gajewski family with Ostoja coat of arms
The Gajewski family - a Polish noble family with the coat of arms of Ostoja, belonging to the heraldic Clan Ostoja (Moscics), derived from the Błociszewski family, Ostoja coat of arms from Błociszewo in the former of Kościan district of Poznań voivodeship. The Gajewski family took their surname from the village of Gaj, located, like Błociszewo, in the former of Kościan district of the Poznań voivodeship, which they had owned since 1475. The oldest source certificates concerning the family Listed below are selected source certificates concerning the Gajewski family of the Ostoja coat of arms and the nest villages of Błociszewo and Gaj until the mid-16th century. The oldest mention of the village of Błociszewo and a representative of the Błociszewski family, Ostoja coat of arms comes from 1358 and concerns Jakusz of Błociszewo, who appeared as a witness in the document of Father Jan, abbot of Lubin. The oldest mention of the village of Gaj comes from 1401 and concerns the sons of Janusz from Jarogniewice, who were in a dispute with Andrzej's widow from the village of Kowalskie and her sons about the villages of Szewce, Gaj and half of Marszewo. The oldest mention of a representative of the Ostoja family, who owned the village of Gaj, dates back to 1475, when Mikołaj of Błociszewo, burgrave of Kościan, bought the village of Gaj from Abraham Kiebijowski for 600 fines. In 1496, Piotr Błociszewski, son of Mikołaj, bequeathed 100 Hungarian zlotys to his wife Małgorzata, daughter of Wincenty Strzępiński, and a dowry in half of the Grove. Piotr had two sons, Jakub and Vincent, mentioned in 1499. In 1510 it was reported that the village of Gaj, belonging to the Błociszewski family, was deserted. In the years 1520–62, the village of Gaj was owned by Wincenty Błociszewski, son of Piotr and Małgorzata Strzępińska, who rebuilt the desolate village of Gaj and made it his headquarters, from which he began to write as Gajewski. The estates belonging to the family Listed below are the most important lands belonging to the Gajewski family with Ostoja CoA. Błociszewo, Brodnica, Grabianowo, Gaj, Czacz, Gorzyce, Gorzyczki, Przysieka Polska, Głuchowo, Luciny, Zadory, Roszkowo, Nietrzanowo, Witkówki, Słonin, Śląskowo, Rydzyna, Góra, Wolsztyn, Berzyna, Komorowo, Tłoki, Turzno, Piątkowo, Wałycz. Family representatives Wincenty Gajewski from Błociszewo (died before 1564) - heir of Gaj and Grabianów and part of Błociszewo. As the first of the Błociszewskis, Gaj began to write as Gajewski from his estate, giving rise to a family of this surname. His father was Piotr Błociszewski and his grandfather was Mikołaj from Błociszewo. He got married twice. His first wife was Anna Strzedzewska and the second was Zofia, daughter of Jan Sepiński. Erazm Gajewski (died before 1593) - heir of Gaj and parts of Błociszewo and Grabianów, owner of the village of Luczyny and half of Zador and Roszków, the land burgrave of Kościan. His father was Wincenty Gajewski and his mother was Zofia, daughter of Jan Sepiński of the Nowina coat of arms. He got married twice.