Doshnycja [Ru] Desznica [Polish]

Jaslo District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

  1. Wapienski / Vapens'kyj
  2. Herbut
  3. Demczak / Demchak (3 families)
  4. Lannik / Lannyk
  5. Gaborski / Habors'kyj
  6. Holuta / Holjuta
  7. Horbal / Chorbal
  8. Husak (2 families)
  9. Dycko / Dytsko ( 4 families)
  10. Kaczmarczyk / Kachmarchyk
  11. Kopiak / Kop'jak
  12. Krochla / Krochwa / Krokhla (4 families)
  13. Malik / Malyk ( 2 families)
  14. Maseleyczyk / Maselejchyk
  15. Masiutycz / Masjutych
  16. Obuch / Obukh ( 5 families)
  17. Przysztasz / Prystash (3 families)
  18. Rusyn / Rusin
  19. Sawczak / Szawczak / Savchak
  20. Semanczyk / Semanczak / Semanchyk
  21. Solonina / Sowonina / Solonyna
  22. Sosenko ( 3 families)
  23. Steranka / Scieranka
  24. Stanczak / Stanchak
  25. Styranka / Sciranka (2 families)
  26. Struczek / Struchok (2 families)
  27. Tyrpak (4 families)
  28. Telep
  29. Suda (2 families)
  30. Fedak (2 families)
  31. Chomiak / Homiak / Khom'jak (2 families)
  32. Ciupak / Tsjupak (2 families)
  33. Czurchan / Churkhan
  34. Szostopalec / Shostopalets'
  35. Jurczyszyn / Jurciszyn / Jurchyshyn

Parish Data:

The church was "Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr" [1790] [standing]

The masonry church was erected in 1790 after the wooden church burned. It was renovated in 1884 at the expense of Bishop S. Sembratovych. It was renovated agin in 1898, 1901 and 1930.

In 1581 it is mentioned that the village belonged to Count Stadnitski. Metropolitan Sylvester Sembratovych was born here on September 3, 1836

In 1785 the village lands comprised 7.24 sq. km. There were 364 Greek Catholics 2 Roman Catholics and 9 Jews

1840 - 509 Greek Catholics

1859 - 462 Greek Catholics

1879 - 492 Greek Catholics

1899 - 553 Greek Catholics

1926 - 1300 Greek Catholics

1936 - 629 Greek Catholics and 711 Orthodox

The village was incorporated into the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

In 1936 there were 1550 Roman Catholics and 10 Jews

Localities served by the priest were: BREZOVA (4km), HALBIV (5km), JAVIRJA (1km), KUTY (5km) and SKAL'NYK (2.5km)

LDS microfilm is not available