The Genealogy Of Feng Zhang Yuan Family

 

 

                                 鶴山县十九传 ( 广 东四十世 )                             

        He Shan 19th Gen. (Guangdong 40th Gen.)

                    绵 远堂 (Main Yuan Tang)

  

               章元, 德贤之子, (1807-1898 清), 务农, 商 人.

                Zhang Yuan, son of De Xian, Qing  Dynasty, farmer. 

                         Businessman.

                妻: 梁娇 (1816-1877)

                 Wife: Liang Jiao.

长子: 兆 启,  次子: 鸿 启, 三子: (?),  四子: (? )  五子: 仁 启,  

          六子: 廉 启,

                1st son: Zhao Qi, 2nd:Hong Qi, 3rd: (?), 4th: (?), 5th: Ren 

                         Qi, 6th: Lian Qi.

                                               

       在此谱内,长子一系称为大宅, 次子为 二宅, 五子为 五宅, 六

       子 为 六宅

 In this genealogy, the family of the 1st son is known as the 

              1st residence the 2nd son, the 2nd residence, the 5th son, 

              the 5th  Residence, and the 6th son the 6th residence.                                

             

                冯章元公之轶事

 

天辅公 (1743-1792) 居中国广东省鹤山县, 昆東乡,(現稱雅瑤 鎮) 华乐里,是一个很小的农村.村里有谭. 陆, 冯三姓,二,三十户 . 姓冯的好像只有天辅翁,礼光翁等两三家人.天辅翁是一名农夫. 他生 有三子:长为达贤, 次为德贤, 三为珍贤.

达贤翁,讳子受, 生於乾隆壬午年十二月十九日(1762), 娶妻

李氏,琶珍, 泉和公之女, 生於乾隆癸未年正月初二 (1763),

他俩生一子名庆元, 务农,生活清苦 .

德贤翁, 讳子富, 生於乾隆 (年,月,日均无记录),一说177年,

另一说是1781年, 娶妻张氏, 继室为范氏, 清远县人, 生一子名章元, 务农, 生活不富.

珍贤翁, 讳子俊, 生於乾隆丙申年, 三月二十四日(1776),娶妻谭氏, 屋头坑, 舜文公之女, 生於乾隆壬寅年六月十九日 (1782) 终于同治期间, 生二女. 务农, 生活也很清苦.

章元公生於1807年. 他的父亲, 德贤翁也於该年去世. 遗下 年青的妻子和不满周岁的儿子. 当年的环境实在是太差了.范 氏不得不携带着失怙的孩子回娘家去抚养. 後来改嫁到附

近的农村.     

珍贤翁的环境也不好. 他的屋子小得很, 只有一道仅能容一

人进出的小门. 被村民称为一人一门的草庐. 他虽然勤奋工

作, 但收入有限. 谭姓和陆姓的村民时常欺负他. 谑笑他无後;

勤勉工作所得, 将来也是送给女婿吧了. 听得多了, 他便更加努力工作. 一面去寻找他的嫂嫂. 後来他竟卖了两个女儿,用 所得的钱去领取侄儿回来抚养. 当时, 章元公约三岁大. 嫂嫂 范氏巳经改嫁, 又生了儿女, 不愿意回来, 只让他把侄儿领回 .

前辈时代, 此事被视为家丑, 大家都玮莫如深, 少向後辈提    及. 但是当时, 如果这位老祖母不愿意让亲生儿子离开身边 

而珍贤翁又无舍己为人的精神. 则何以有今日我们这辈子孙  章元公又名金玉公, 乃聪明之子, 加上磨练, 养成一种刚强

的意志. 少年时, 弃农从商. 他到广州城去, 为人做工. 他皮 

气刚直, 老板稍逆其意, 他便执包袱而去. 每次都到屋头坑

其族兄 (冯铭仔的祖辈) 的店铺暂住. 他的族兄安慰他; 鼓励

他. 因此他年老时, 曾嘱咐子孙辈, 如有机会, 应该和铭仔他

们相好.

章元公发奋图强, 凭其刚毅的精神, 在广州市开办暖帽店,

生活大大地改善了. 他养育四子成人, 他们是兆启公, 鸿启

公, 仁启公和廉启公. 其中仁启公是邑之庠生(秀才), 後来成

为鹤山县十七堡之乡绅.

章元公因为不能亲葬其母的骨肉, 便改葬他母亲的一面银

 牌, 作为纪念. 他也找到了那两位被卖了的堂姐妹. 他俩均

 已出嫁也有她们自己的家庭, 生活相当好. 章元公常和他们

 来往. 深有姐弟情.

二 十 二 传 (四 十 三 世 ) 孙

 瑞 球 拜 撰  一 九 九 六 年 元月 . 

 

              Anecdote of Feng Jang Yuan           

     Ancestor, Tian Fu (1743-1792) lived in Hau Le Li, Kun Dong Village, (now known as Ya Yao Town) He Shan District, (now known as He Shan City) Guangdong Province, China. Kun Dong Village is a very small village of twenty to thirty families of the Thams, Lus and Fengs. Ancestor Tian Fu was the only Feng Family there. He was a farmer. He had three sons, namely: Da Xian,  De Xian and Chen Xian.

Da Xian was born in 1762. His wife, Le, was born in1763. They had one son. He was poor.

De Xian was born in 1771. His wife, Cheng, died early. He married again with Fan. They had one son, Jang  Yuan. They were not rich.

Chen Xian was born in 1776. He married M/s Tham, who was born in 1782. They had two daughters. They were very poor too.

Jang Yuan was born in 1807. His father died in the same year, leaving behind a very young wife and a few months old baby son. In those days, life was so bad and the widowed mother had to leave for her maiden home and tried to raise her son in her father’s house. Later, she married again to another village.

Chen Xian was very hard working. His home was so small that its front door was so narrow and only one person could pass through at a time. The other villagers knew it as a one-door hut. They teased and pestered him, saying that he had no offspring, why should he work so hard because his daughters would marry away one day. He was much annoyed and worked harder. At the same time, he looked around for his sister-in-law, Fan. When he found her, he sold his two daughters. With the money, he got back his nephew. Fan refused to come back as she had married again and had a new family. At that time, Jung Yuan was less than three years old. In those days, it was considered a shameful thing. Our elders seldom talked about it. In fact, if our great grandma, Madam Fan did not wish to part with son and great grand uncle, Chen Xian, did not sacrifice his two daughters to redeem his nephew, we, the descendants of   Jang Yuan, would not be in this world.

When his mother,  madam Fan, died, Jang Yuan could not bury her. So he burred one of her silver shields as a token in memorial of her. Her tomb is the biggest one amount the Fengs in the village. He also succeeded to find his two cousin sisters, who were sold for his sake. They were friendly for the rest of their lives.

Jung Yuan was a very straightforward man. He led a Spartan way of life. At first, he was a farmer. Later, he gave up farming and became a merchant in Guangzhou. He opened a hat shop and life was getting better. He raised four sons, namely: Chao Qi, Hong Qi, Ren Qi and Lian Qi. Ren Qi became a scholar and was a graduate of the first degree in the old examination system. He became a

Country-gentry and stayed in Wa Yao , (Shan Village.) The other three sons were merchants. They were doing quite well.

Now, the descendants of Jung Yuan numbered over two hundred. They are in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,

  Canada, and the United States. Those, who live in China, 

  are in Guangzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Shandon. Only 

  one or two families live in the Shan Village.

                  By Ru Giau

                  (43^rd Generation)

                  12^th Jan.1995)