Legends and mentioning

 The Getseviches are the 5 Lithuanian noble families of different origin. The forefather of the first one is Ludvig-Wilgelm Getsevich, the colonel of the Poland Forces, moved from the Pomorsk province to the Novogrudok province (1659). His family (Doliva coat of arms) is registered in the first part of the genealogy book of Minsk province. Other four families take their beginning in the 18 century and are registered in the fourth part of the genealogy book of Koven province and in the first part of the genealogy books of Vilna and Koven province.

 (Encyclopedia Brokgayz, Efron. – St-Petersburg, 1893)

 The Getseviches are registered in the Podolia genealogy book kept in the archives of the city Kamenets-Podolsky (Ukraine). The city was founded in the late 11^th century or early 12^th century. The center of the Podolsk province was the part of Poland from the 15^th century till 1793. The Getsteviches are registered in the first book on the 29^th page.

 (The information from Michail Linnichenko MYLinnichenko@mtu-net.ru)

 “In 1281 there was the battle between the polish army and crusaders on the river Driventsa, that was Lubich. In this battle Getch and Budislav participated. They got two victories each and the evidence of this are the two crosses on the coat of arms around the lucky horseshoe. Getch descended from the Velkopolskaya land (Big Poland – the part of Poland). Getch founded there a town (settlement). It is one of the most ancient cities of the country. When the time of the Great Principality of Lithuania (GPL) and Poland union in 1385 and 1413 came, the king Iegalo sent many of his knights to the territory of GPL. One of them was Getch descendant who settled in Zhmud. According to some data he founded there the village (settlement) Getchav, that is mentioned in the documents of 1621. The offstings of the family had the a surname Gechevichi at first and then Getsevichi. One of the representatives of the family, Frantishek Getsevich, was the priest in Vilno. And Vladislav Getsevich was one of the most famous people in Vilnius province beginning from the 1700. One of the Getsevichies was the senator of  Poland Republic. Ippolit Getsevich was the marshal of the region in Vileika, that belonged to the property of Ignatiy Kurenetski. That was in 1807-1809”.

Zrodla: Bielski, folial 13, Oledski,folial 185, Miechowita, folial 70,Geog.Slownik Krol.Pol.XIII s.464 W-wa 1893r.