Michael Henke (1804-1869) and his wife Anna Rosina nee Schmidt (died before 1851) received title to 59 Morgen confirmed by the General Commission of Posen December 15, 1847.   Prior to the final registration by the General Commission of Posen on February 29, 1852 Rosina had died and Michael married Elisabeth Justine nee Matthews. 

Michael had to finalize his first wife’s estate prior to registering his ownership with his second wife.  Michael and Rosina had five living children with rights to their mother’s property. Per their mother’s inheritance contract that was recorded on June 6, 1851 her three sons Johann Ludwig (1831-1884), Johann Christoph (born 1840), and Friedrich August (1842-1901) were each to receive 150 Thaler upon their majority.  Her two daughters Anna Louise Antonie (1844-1884) and Anna Rosina (1846-1872) were to receive in addition to the 150 Thaler a fully made up bed.

For the price of 103 Thaler, 11 Silbergroschen, and 8 Pfennig Michael and Elisabeth Justine nee Mathews Henke cleared the rights of the estate of Rosina nee Schmidt to the property and its was registered to the new couple on February 29, 1852.

 This property was originally Property 7 which was closed following the establishment of Michael’s and Rosina’s rights to the property.  When the property was registered on February 29, 1852 a new Property 23 was created.

Michael’s father, also Michael Henke, had acquired sole ownership of the property after the death of his first wife Elisabeth, née Schmidt.  Elisabeth had previously been married to a Kienitz. Since there is no Kienitz listed in the 1793 census the widow Elisabeth likely had remarried Michael prior to that date. Ownership to Michael was established by an inheritance agreement concluded in court on April 9, 1800, and confirmed on July 5 of the same year, with the children from his first marriage.

After the death of his first wife Michael remarried Marie Elisabeth nee Henke.  The couple had at least three sons:  Johann Ludwig (1803-1867), Johann Michael (1804-1869), and Martin (born March 10, 1813).  Michael Henke died on March 21, 1815.  His widow remarried a Martin Henke.

Following Michael’s death ownership to the property passed jointly to his widow Marie Elisabeth Henke, née Henke, and her two sons Johann Ludwig and Johann Michael Henke siblings according to the notarized inventory of Michael’s estate. Marie Elisabeth received her share of the property by virtue of the community of property that existed with her husband, the sons were recognized as the legitimate heirs of their father evidenced by the baptismal certificates presented on March 22, 1837.

Johann Michael Henke and his wife Rosina, née Schmidt, received ownership by virtue of an inheritance contract concluded with his mother Marie Elisabeth Henke and his stepfather Martin Henke on May 26, 1830.   In that contract the parents received a life estate.  In addition, his brother Johann Ludwig Henke joined in the negotiation of June 24, 1830 and accepted 400 Thaler for his share of the property.  This contract was not concluded and confirmed until June 2, 1837.

With this documentation the Property 7 was closed on February 29, 1852 and all future ownership documentation is under Property 23.

On July 22, 1854 Johann Michael and Elisabeth Justine Henke received 39 Morgen and 18 Ruthen from the Radomski Estate.

Michael’s son by his first marriage Friedrich August received the property from his father by a marriage contract on June 17, 1869.  August promises a life estate and 830 Thaler to his father and step-mother and to pay 200 Thaler each to his step-siblings Gustav (born 1851) and Pauline (1854-1946) and 133 Thaler and 10 Silbergroschen to his step-siblings Alwine (born 1860) Ottilie (born 1862) and Adolf (born 1865).  In addition, Alwine and Ottilie were to receive a marriage bed or 15 Thaler at their majority.  Michael is suffering from tuberculosis and dies 19 days later.  August’s contract with his father is registered on September 7, 1869.

August marries his uncle Ludwig’s daughter Dorothea Louise Henke (1847-1879) on March 3, 1870.  The couple had two children Friedrich Gustav (born 1872) and Ernestine Ottilie (born 1873).  Dorothea Louise died on October 24, 1879.

August files the estate documents for his first wife Louise on February 12, 1880.  Within the contract he provides a legacy of 2,130 Marks (following the unification of Germany the currency was changed from Thaler to Marks) for Louise’s children.  August remarries Ottilie Emilie Kurtz one week later.  The documents are registered on April 12, 1880.

August and Ottilie have three children Emil Berthold (1881-1918), Robert Adolph (born 1883) and Alwine Olga Henke (born 1887).  August died August 2, 1901.  Following his death his widow transferred the ownership to their son Emil Berthold on February 16, 1905.

Emil married Meta Pauline Wanke from Gembitz Hauland on March 2, 1905.  He registers joint ownership of the property on June 19, 1906.  Emil was killed in battle in the Ardennes on October 9, 1918 leaving a widow and three children.

Following the war Polajewo Hauland becomes part of the newly recreated country of Poland.  On June 26 1920 Meta Pauline registers with the Polish government to become the sole owner of the property. On October 26, 1923 she marries Hugo Hubert Abraham from Althutte.  The couple registered as joint owners of the property on January 13, 1931 which they continued to own until the end of the war.