Higher Kulva manor
The nobleman of blazon Swan of Blinstrubiškiai manor ID859 Samuel Moses Blinstrub de Towtwil son of Adam in 1643 married the widow of Johhannes Parczewski, ID874 Anna Zaltytė Parczewska. Samuel Moses Blinstrub received from her a part of Kulva’s manor as a dowry. Another part of the Kulva manor (Kulva parish) and Dijokiškės village, Samuel Mosis in 1643 July 31 bought from the descendants of the Kulwinski family Peter Jeronim Radziejewski, his wife Jadvyga Mislinskaitė-Kulwinska-Radziejewska and son Vaitiekus Kulwinski for 12,000 Polish zloty. Samuel Mosis had four wives – the second wife was Anna Zaltytė Parczewska Blinstrub, the third – ID875 Halszka Vizgirdaitė Beinartowa Blinstrub , the fourth – ID876 Katherine Sofia Galmantaitė Blinstrubienė. With Aliza Vizgirdaite, Samuel Mosis has two sons – Constantine (S34) and Wladyslaw (S35). With Catherine Sofia Galmantaite, Samuel Mosis had three sons – Carl Adam (S36), Samuel (S37) and Theodore (S38), and three daughters, Halszka Blinstrub Mityanovienė (S39), Euphemia Blinstrub Varlauskienė (S40) and Joann Blinstrub Varlauskienė (S41) (Testament of Catherine Sofia Galmantaitė Blinstrubienė 1676.01.04, Lithuanian National Library). Samuel Mosis ruled until his death in 1675. After that Kulva manor was mortgaged to other noblemen until 1684. December 5 his sons, Carl Adam (later Vitebsk vojski), Samuel and Theodore Blinstrub ofTowtwil, became adult and acquired the right to the manor of Kulva left by father. Later, only Carl Adam ruled the Kulva manor, tohether with his wife Elena Budrevičiūtė Blinstrubiene (S42 Samuel Gintautas Dziewaltowski widow). They had 6 sons – Mosis (S44 in 1766), Alexander (S45), Bogdan (S46 in 1728), Carl (S47 in 1754), Wilhelm (S48) and John (S49). After the death of first wife Elena, in 1694 Carl Adam married Anna Elizabeth Ruselyte Blinstrub (S43). After Carl Adam’s Blinstrub (son of Samuel Mosis) death in 1699, part of the manor went to Carl Adam’s second wife, Anna Elizabeth Ruselyte Blinstrub (who later married Salkauskas), and the other part to Carl Adam’s brother Theodore Blinstrub (S38) Upytė camper, who became guardian of Carl Adam’s children. He hand over property to all Carls children after they reached adulthood in 1709.08.01. In 1730 the manor, belong to Mosis Blinstrub and his wife Gertrude Vyšniauskaitė Blinstrub (S50, 1764), toghether with Michael Blinstrub (son?). In 1739 is also mentioned that the manor is owned by Carl Blinstrub (son of S47 Carl Adam) with his wife Eva Domeikaite Blinstrub (S51). In 1749 in historical sources is mentioned nobleman of Kulva manor, son of Carl Adam, John Blinstrub (S49). In 1767 after the death of mother Eve Domeikaitė, the manor of Kulva goes to Dominic, son of Carl and Eve (S52). Dominic Blinstrub in 1778 hand over part of Kulva Manor to his brother Anthony Blinstrub (S53, born in 1753) of Towtwil (in future marshal of the Kaunas Trade Confederation). In 1801 the manor goes to Carls and Eve’s daughter, the wife of the Lithuanian military colonel Euphemia Blinstrubaite Mejeriene (S54, born in 1753) and later do not belong Blinstrub. 1820 The manor was owned by the loyal landlord Kosakowski, later the manor was sold in parts to cover debts.
In 1662 the manor, besides the nobleman family, lived servicing staff – a maid, a horseback master, a carriageman, a shepherd, five boys and eight girls.
Sources: Zabiella archives 357,360,362 Archiwum Główne Akt Danych, Warszawa, Poland; Collection of historical documents by Juozas Daugirda, National Library of Lithuania;