Thomas Plachetka (abt. 1736 - 1806)

Born about 1736 in Zavadka, Szepes, Hungary [uncertain]

Husband of Erzsébet (Chudi) Plachetka — married 11 Feb 1759 in Szilas, Abauj-Torna, Hungary

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1806 at about age 70 in Szendrő, Borsod, Hungary

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Biography

Sometimes the name is listed as Plahchetka. The origins of the name seem to suggest Polish Goral roots

Place of origins: Tamás Plachetka may be from Zavadka, Gelnica, Slovakia (which was known as Görögfalu, in Szepes, Hungary at one time in history). This is mentioned as his place of origins in his marriage record. This particular village holds many surname variations of "Placzhetka"

His marriage record clearly shows Tomas Plachetka's origins - "Zavatkien" (which is a latinized version of the village name). In a 100 miles radius, there are, at least, three or four possibilities; the closest to Derenk where he married and settled is about 38 miles.

1) Závada (which is now joined to the town of Levoca in Slovakia) shows that the surnames - Plachetka Plahetka Placzhetka Plachetkova Plahetkova Placzhetkova - were prominent in this village in Szepes county, Hungary. ^[1]

2) Závadka - also in Szepes, Hungary now Spis county in Eastern Slovakia. A heavily Greek-Catholic village. Görögfalu is it's former Hungarian name.^[2]

3) Závadka - in Zemplin county, Hungary. Homonnazávod, Zemplen, Hungary. ^[3][4]

4) There is even a village called Zavatka in Gomor ^[5] now in Slovakia.

What is surely known is that Tomas Plachetka married Erzsébet Chudi, who was from a Derenk family, on the 11th of February 1759 in the Catholic church of Szilas. He is listed as being from Zavadka; Erzsébet is from an old Derenk, Abaúj family whose roots suggests Goral Poles from Szepes originally^[6]. The witnesses were from Derenk - Joannes Koval who is probably her mother's brother or a first cousin; Laurentius Zubriczki. Both were Catholics as well as Plachetka and Elizabeth. If Tamás Plachetka was Ruthenien or Greek Catholic, he may have converted to marry Elizabeth.

Burial

died and is buried in Szalonna, Borsod where one of his daughters lived. He was listed as 70 years old and widowed. ^[7]

Research Notes

BIRTHPLACE: On marriage record (Szilas, Abaúj Catholic), there is a location for Tamás that reads "Zavadka" or "Zavada". However, there was a Michael Plahchetka of Zavadka who listed himself as Ruthenian in a nearby village (Rozsyno) so this may be a possible relation from same region.

CHILDREN: He was definitely the father of Elizabeth Plahchetka who married Janos Haluska on the same day as her sister's wedding, Helen Plahchetka who married Janos Haluska's brother, Stephen Haluska. Research is pending but Tomas Plachetka is most likely the father of Anna Plachetka who married Michael Paal; Maria Plahchetka who married Andreas Stefan; and also Catherine Plahchetka who was to married George Szastzo and Joannes Matus.^[8]

Plahchetka's Origins

NOTE: Some historical information about Ruthenians and Zavadka from History of Porac. ^[9] - "The first written records about this region were made in the 13th century. According to these records, this country was destroyed by a raid of the Tartar-Mongol tribes in 1241. After this devastation, Marko Mariass, who was the owner of Markususovce Castle, sent his sons Botis and Nicolaus to Galicia in 1277 to acquire new settlers. They returned with Ruthenian shepherds from the villages of Javorki, Slachtova and Czarna Woda (Black Water). These were the most western villages in Lemko Galicia near Nowy Targ on the Poland-Slovak border. It is supposed that the villages of Porac, Zavadka and Teplicka were established by these Ruthenian shepherds. The first written record about the village was in 1382 when the name of the village was Poráč (Red Hill in Slovakian language). In some parish records written in Hungarian the name of the village was written as "Vereshegy" which is the translation of Red Hill. The name of Porac was first mentioned at the end of the 15th century. The village has developed since the 15th century by people who worked as peasants and miners." ^[10]

Research Notes

Sources for research:

FROM LDS CATALOG: Roman Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths for Švedlár, Slovakia, formerly known as Svedlér, Szepes, Hungary. Text in Latin, German and Hungarian. Subjects Hungary, Szepes, Svedlér - Church records Film Notes Note Location Film Krsty 1711-1751 Uzavreté manželstvá 1711-1751 Úmrtia 1711-1751 FHL INTL Film 1739893 Item 5 Krsty 1752-1820 Uzavreté manželstvá 1752-1806 Úmrtia 1752-1806 FHL INTL Film 1791919 Krsty 1820-1887 Uzavreté manželstvá 1807-1895 Úmrtia 1807-1864 FHL INTL Film 1791950 Krsty 1887-1888 Úmrtia 1864-1889 FHL INTL Film 1791951 Item 1

Sources

1. ↑ Závada Levoca
2. ↑ Závadka Görögfalu
3. ↑ Homonnazávod aka Závadka
4. ↑ Zavadka Humenn
5. ↑ [https://www.cisarik.com/0_Zavadka_nad_Hronom_Brezno_BC_Gomor_Gemer.html Závadka nad Hronom
6. ↑ Marriage record of Tomas Plachetka to Ersebet Chudi on 11 Feb 1759. Római Katólikus Egyház,Church Records: Szilas, Abaúj,Hungary.
7. ↑ "Hungary, Church Books, 1624-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6NS1-KDM9 : 8 December 2022), Thomas Plahetka, 1806.
8. ↑ Two descendants from those Plachetka women showed up as DNA matches to Maggie N. and her sister, and their cousins.
9. ↑ http://www.iarelative.com/porac/history.htm
10. ↑ Poráč

• Római Katólikus Egyház,Church Records: Szilas,Abauj,Hungary
• Magyar Katolikus Egyház, Jablonca,Abauj,Hungary