Genealogia młyna–młyn w genealogii. Z dziejów młynarskich rodzin w świetle nowożytnych wzmianek na przykładzie Rybnika i okolic
The Genealogy of the Mill – the Mill in Genealogy. On the History of Milling Families in the Light of Modern Records Based on the Example of Rybnik and Its Surroundings

Summary/Abstract: The history of milling in Rybnik and the surrounding area, except for very scarce knowledge relating to the Middle Ages, is better recognized in the written sources of modern times. The 16th century was the century of rapid development of local milling. And for the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, on the other hand, there is already quite a large source base of accounts as for local conditions. Three areas of milling are particularly noticeable. The area of the Cistercian estate are the villages of Chwalęcice and Stodoły, where a milling activity emerged in the second half of the 16th century. The evidence is better preserved in the case of Chwalęcice and the mill called Olszany. The estate documents allow us to trace the fate of the mill and its inhabitants - milling families - in the 17th century reality. The second area is the mill in Wawok (belonging to Rybnik estate) and the castle mill in Rybnik and the millers associated with them - including the Nacyński (Naczyński) family. The third strong reference is to the milling activity in the knightly estates around Rybnik (Chwałowice, Gotartowice, Popielów, Zebrzydowice). In this case, even the names of these places associated with millers and mills - Mośnik or Gzel - have been preserved. The development of milling in the second half of the 18th century presents further objectives for investigation, as at least twelve mills were already operating in the area in question.

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