Ignacy Jerzy Scibor Marchocki coat of arms Osto­ja (72 years)

Ignacy Jerzy [Dux et Redux] (1755 - 29.IX.1827), born in Jaroszka, died and buried in Otroków, his tombstone is in the church in Mińkowce. Major of the Polish military forces. Inherited from his uncle Wojciech, from whom he obtained the "fiefdom" Jarmoliński, which he exchanged with Orłowski for the fiefdom Mińkowiecki. He was the legislator of Minkowice (he abolished the serfdom - "Covenant inheritance with the villagers". He established a publishing-house in Mińkowce, as well as a factory of fabrics in Dunajowce.(The first of its kind of enterprise in "Kresy"). He published "Statues of Mińkowce" (in Latin). He established a court-of-law employing a jury. He presides in a purple toga as the judge, with twelve of the senior villagers constituting the grand-jury.

He was married with Ewa Ruffo, from Warszawa. Ewa nee Ruffo Ścibor-Marchocka died in 1810, in Mińkowce.

The District of Mińkowice consisted of the following, among others, villages Velyka Pobiina, Otrokiv, Prytulivka, Myślibory, Syvorohy, Mala Pobiyanka, Ścibory near Myn'kivtsi (UA), Belmont near Myn'kivtsi (UA), where stood the main castle of Ignace, as well as the small cities Myn'kivtsi and Dunaivtsi (UA).

These were difficult times for Poland. Strong forces were crushing and ransacking her. During this time, Ignacy earl Ścibor-Marchocki was embedding marker-poles on the boundaries between countries of Mińkowce, Russia, and Austria.

He had the son Karol and three daughters, one of whom, Emilija, married Mikołaj Ingistow, another, Pulcheria, married Eligiusz Jaxa-Małachowski, while the third, Julja, married the brother of Eliguisz, Meliton Jaxa-Małachowski.

Ignacy Jerzy purchased enormous expanses of land [in excess of 40,000 hectacres, that is about 100,000 acres] on each side of Odesa, on the shores of the Black sea. On the western side Lubomila, Adryjanów, Ternowa, Karolino-Buhaz, Roksolany near Odessa (UA) , etc., and on the eastern side of Odesa Zbrozhkivka, Wolanów, Vapnyarka, Prokhorove (UA), etc.

• Captain Ignatius Marchocki released from active duty, Warsaw, June 14, 1782, this is a copy from 18/30 July 1878 (in in Russian).
• Table of Jewish inhabitants in the province Kamieniec Podolski in September 1789 (in Polish and Russian).
• He buys an old Jesuits mansion - Seferowka, near Bar, 1789.
• Redux testament to Scholastica Hanicki nee Rufi - 1804 with the addition,1806 (in Polish).
• Plot no. 22 (owner Gribowski) and no. 27 (Altest) later bought by Redux. 1795.
• Notice of 1809, the dachas of Gribowski and Alteste are held by the wife of Captain Marchockiego - Ruffi.
• In 1817, Ignatius gave to the Government the project to improve navigation on the Dniester River from Podolia to Odessa. He agreed to clean up thresholds near Yampol if you could charge one silver ruble of each vessel. And also get the Dniester islets along the border of Podolia (52 pcs.) The case was to be considered in 1818, but Ignatius asked for a delay, and then did not show up.
• Pardon from the court on Ignacy Marchocki by Tsar Alexander I, May 12, 1818.
• Lviv's Polish stage actors in Minkowce, the first translation into Polish and printing of Hamlet. Stanislaw Wasylewski, "History of Lviv», 1921 (in Polish).
• The will of Ignacy «Redux» Marchocki from 1822 in pdf format by V.А.Zаhар'еv (Kmelnickyi). Lviv Scientific National Library of the name V. Stefanik (Department of Manuscripts: F.5. - Case 8039 / II. - P.115-125).
• Application to Redux of the ability to set apiary on the Redux mark (in Polish).
• Excerpt from the memoirs of Stanisław Stempkowski.
• Marchockis archive found in Odessa, "Nowy Kurjer", 18 April 1928.
• Feast "Ceresy" in Minkowce in Podolia in 2009, Courier Galician August 31 - September 14, 2009 16 (92), s 12.