Gajewski family with Ostoja coat of arms
The Gajewski family - a Polish noble family with the coat of arms of Ostoja, belonging to the heraldic Clan Ostoja (Moscics), derived from the Błociszewski family, Ostoja coat of arms from Błociszewo in the former of Kościan district of Poznań voivodeship. The Gajewski family took their surname from the village of Gaj, located, like Błociszewo, in the former of Kościan district of the Poznań voivodeship, which they had owned since 1475. The oldest source certificates concerning the family Listed below are selected source certificates concerning the Gajewski family of the Ostoja coat of arms and the nest villages of Błociszewo and Gaj until the mid-16th century. The oldest mention of the village of Błociszewo and a representative of the Błociszewski family, Ostoja coat of arms comes from 1358 and concerns Jakusz of Błociszewo, who appeared as a witness in the document of Father Jan, abbot of Lubin. The oldest mention of the village of Gaj comes from 1401 and concerns the sons of Janusz from Jarogniewice, who were in a dispute with Andrzej's widow from the village of Kowalskie and her sons about the villages of Szewce, Gaj and half of Marszewo. The oldest mention of a representative of