Daily Archives: November 24, 2010

There’s one in every family – someone who runs afoul of the law. In my case, I found not one, but four direct ancestors who were called into court to face charges leveled by one of their neighbors. To make matters worse, a plethora of my cousins were also called into court to testify in the case. The case was brought to court in the year 1756 in what at that time was the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and continued into the year 1757. Evidence presented in the case dated as far back as 1639. Continue reading →