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     Márkus Isépy was born circa 1330 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Mátyás Isépy.
The sons of Mátyus I: Márkus and Péter, who were both magisters, may have filled important roles in public life in their times. The clearly favorable disposition of King Zsigmond towards them demonstrates this. A document, issued in 1400, by the Palatine Detre Bubek of Pelsõcz legally declares that the Isépy, Bánóczy and Cseley families originate from the ancient and prominent Bogát-Radvány clan.¹ Márkus Isépy was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1381 in Szerencs, Zemplén, Hungary. The infighting of Isépy kinsmen with the Monokys for the properties at Lazony and Last, continued without interruption even during the lives of Márkus and Péter. According to a document dated 1381 it went so far that they questioned the rights of the ancient patronage of the Isépy, Cseley and Bánóczy families connected to the Monastery at Szerencs.¹ He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action between 1385 and 1398 in Keék, Abauj-Torna, Hungary. In 1385 the Palatine Miklós Szécsy and his sons: János, Ferenc and Miklós granted to Péter and Márkus Isépy, the village of Keék in Abauj County. This property had reverted to the king because of a discontinuance of male Isépy descendants. King Zsigmond confirmed this grant document in 1398, thereby Péter and Márkus Isépy were established in the property on December 17, 1398. Márkus, by then the only one alive, received an additional confirmation in the property in 1409.² He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1387 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. As male descendants of the "Katan" branch died out, the royal inheritance court confiscated their property and Queen Maria granted it, in 1386, to her favorite warrior, Sándor Monoky, for his true and tried loyalty and devoted services (consideratis fidelitatibus et fidelium servitorum). These he performed in the services of the Queen's father, King Lajos Nagy, who was remembered as a good man. Márkus Isépy and Miklós Cseley protested against this disposition of clan land and their trial ended up at the state judge. Based on the documents they submitted as proofs, the state judge Imre Bubek of Pelsõc, in 1387, brought a judgment that the properties of Jakab, son of "dictus Katan" János, would be the due of Márkus Isépy and Miklós Cseley, as closest blood-relatives.^3,2 He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1400 in Zemplén, Hungary. Meanwhile, a lawsuit with the Monokys ended favorably for the Isépys who were joined by the Cseleys, because a report dated 1400, in the Convent at Lelesz, records the installation of Márkus Isépy, and also Miklós Cseley, into lands at the villages of Lazony and Lask, as well as, parts of Megyaszó, Lucz and Szada.⁴ He left a will in 1410 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. "Márkus Isépy, who survived his brother, also made a last will, in 1410, at the Chapter of Eger; and his will, written on parchment paper, was in the possession of the family for a long time. It is mentioned in an old list of family documents. He left his own acquisitions and his properties at Beretõ, Karós and Keék to be shared equally between his son, Mátyus and his daughter, Anna."²
In 1410 the grandchildren of Péterné Lasztóczy started court proceedings against Márkus, son of Mátyus I., and his son, Mátyus II., because the latter showed reluctance in returning Felsõ Halám, in its entirety, to the rightful owners; and they were still occupying it. State judge, Simon Rozgonyi agreed, in 1411, that the complainants were right; therefore he instructed the Convent of Lelesz to draw a border line between the two properties; and he made arrangements for the replacement of the old, and hardly visible, border markings, thus legally separating the properties. He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1413 in Kismihály, Zemplén, Hungary. In 1413 Márkus Isépy was installed in the Kis-Mihályi property that originally belonged to the Péter branch of the family. In 1413 the Kis-Mihályis did not leave without complaining at the appearance of a new owner, as the Convent of Lelesz reported it to the Palatine. The widow of Mátyás Kis-Mihályi objected in her own and in her son Tamás' name to the installation of Márkus Isépy. However, as subsequent developments show, her protest was ineffective.² He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1413 in Agócs, Zemplén, Hungary. In 1413, Jakab Agóchy and his relatives accused Márkus Isépy and his son Mátyus with wounding and even killing residents of Agócs. In the same year the Cseleys and kinsmen who lived with them in relative peace, raised a complaint against Márkus Isépy’s family because they took over by force their plough-lands in the border area of Terebes; further using their serfs, they regularly cut-down the Agóchys' forests at Cselej and other lands of theirs that were planted with trees.⁴ He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1413 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. In 1413, Márkus and his son Mátyus complained when Gyapoly's son, Benedek Rákóczy, committed forceful acts on Sink and Arács, thereby causing extensive damage to them. The matter went as far as the highest court of the country, which in 1414 ordered retaliatory steps against Benedek Rákóczy on behalf of Márkus, Mátyus and András Isépy.² In a document from 1414 there is a record that the widow Laszlóné Kérészy, born Erzsébet Tussay, acknowledges, in the presence of Márkus Isépy and his son, Mátyus, receipt of the quarter property and dowry due to her grandmother; remarking at the same time that her grandmother was Erzsébet Isépy, daughter of János Isépy (son of Sztanch) and wife of Mak Tussay. He died after 1414 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary.

     Péter Cseley was born circa 1335 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Pongrác Cseley II and Anna (?).

     Miklós Cseley was born circa 1335 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Pongrác Cseley II and Anna (?).

     Benedek Isépy was born circa 1340 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Péter Isépy.
It is true Péter Isépy had no male descendants in his old age; but we are informed through a note dated 1362 that Péter Isépy's son, Benedek, engaged himself as a personal representative of László Putnokys' son, Mihály, at the Chapter of Eger. If Benedek was truly the son of Péter, he must have passed away, because we hear no more about him, and thus his dying early opened the door for an unusual bequest by his father to his cousins.¹ Benedek Isépy died circa 1370 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary.

     Domokos Cseley III was born circa 1340 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Domokos Cseley II and (?) Tussay. Circa 1375 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Domokos Cseley III married (?) Unknown.¹ Circa 1385 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Domokos Cseley III married (?) Unknown.¹ Domokos Cseley III died circa 1420 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary.

     Antal Cseley was born circa 1340 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Domokos Cseley II and (?) Tussay.

     András Szbugyay was born circa 1340 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. Circa 1365 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, András Szbugyay married Klára Cseley, daughter of Domokos Cseley II and (?) Tussay.¹

     László Abaházy was born circa 1340 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. Circa 1365 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, László Abaházy married Katalin Cseley, daughter of Domokos Cseley II and (?) Tussay.¹

     Klára Cseley was born circa 1345 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. She was the daughter of Domokos Cseley II and (?) Tussay. Circa 1365 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Klára Cseley married András Szbugyay.¹ Her married name was Klára Szbugyay (Cseley).

     Katalin Cseley was born circa 1345 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. She was the daughter of Domokos Cseley II and (?) Tussay. Circa 1365 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Katalin Cseley married László Abaházy.¹ Her married name was Katalin Abaházy (Cseley).

     Péter Cseley II was born circa 1345 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of András Cseley.

     Jakab Cseley was born circa 1345 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of András Cseley. During the year 1424, Mátyus Isépy and his son András, Jakab Cseley and his son András, as well as, János and Achilles Cseley complain together of György and Tamás Doby, because the latter had their serfs remove border markings on Cseley-Isépy properties at Kis-Mihály. They also cut down fruit trees and took over forcefully a substantial part of the Cseley-Isépy land.¹

     Ábrahám Cseley was born circa 1345 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of András Cseley.

     Laszló Kérészy was born circa 1350. Circa 1380 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Laszló Kérészy married Erzsébet Tussay, daughter of Márton Tussay. Laszló Kérészy died before 1414 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary.

     Lorinc Herencsény was born circa 1350. He was the son of Demeter Herencsény. He is mentioned in a document in 1387.¹

     László Buthkay was born circa 1350. He was the son of Miklos Buthkay III and Klára (?). Circa 1380, László Buthkay married Ilona Bánóczy.¹ László Buthkay and Ilona Bánóczy had no children.¹ László Buthkay died circa 1400.

     Ambrus Pólyi was born circa 1350 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. Circa 1415 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Ambrus Pólyi married Erzsébet Tussay, daughter of Márton Tussay.¹ Ambrus Pólyi died before 1434 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary.

     Erzsébet Tussay was born circa 1360 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. She was the daughter of Márton Tussay. Circa 1380 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Erzsébet Tussay married Laszló Kérészy. Her married name was Erzsébet Kérészy (Tussay). In a document from 1414 there is a record that the widow Laszlóné Kérészy, born Erzsébet Tussay, acknowledges, in the presence of Márkus Isépy and his son, Mátyus, receipt of the quarter property and dowry due to her grandmother; remarking at the same time that her grandmother was Erzsébet Isépy, daughter of János Isépy (son of Sztanch) and wife of Mak Tussay. Circa 1415 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Erzsébet Tussay married Ambrus Pólyi.¹ Her married name was Erzsébet Pólyi (Tussay).
The descendants of Sztanch Isépy's granddaughter Erzsébet Isépy (wife of Mak Tussay), namely, Erzsébet Tussay, the widow of Ambrus Pólyi, widowed Mihályné Hamvay, Orsolya Cseley, Krisztina Cseley (Jánosné Csizy) and Katalin Cseley (Miklósné Mérai Pothõ), (whom we mentioned in 1414) at the Chapter of Eger sold their inheritance in the villages of Cseley, Beretõ, Karós, Berecski, Arács, Sink, Kis-Mihály, Sóskut, Merk, Keék, and Bogát for 500 gold forints to János Perényi. This caused complications and litigation later on.¹

     Ilona Bánóczy was born circa 1360. Circa 1380, Ilona Bánóczy married László Buthkay, son of Miklos Buthkay III and Klára (?).¹ Her married name was Ilona Buthkay (Bánóczy). Ilona Bánóczy and László Buthkay had no children.¹ Ilona Bánóczy died circa 1400.

     (?) Unknown was born circa 1360 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. Circa 1375 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, (?) Unknown married Domokos Cseley III, son of Domokos Cseley II and (?) Tussay.¹

     (?) Unknown was born circa 1365 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. Circa 1385 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, (?) Unknown married Domokos Cseley III, son of Domokos Cseley II and (?) Tussay.¹

     Mátyás Isépy was born circa 1370 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Márkus Isépy. Circa 1391 in Pólyi, Abauj-Torna, Hungary, Mátyás Isépy married Orsolya Chyrke. Mátyás Isépy was an heir in the will of Márkus Isépy in 1410 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. "Márkus Isépy, who survived his brother, also made a last will, in 1410, at the Chapter of Eger; and his will, written on parchment paper, was in the possession of the family for a long time. It is mentioned in an old list of family documents. He left his own acquisitions and his properties at Beretõ, Karós and Keék to be shared equally between his son, Mátyus and his daughter, Anna."¹
In 1410 the grandchildren of Péterné Lasztóczy started court proceedings against Márkus, son of Mátyus I., and his son, Mátyus II., because the latter showed reluctance in returning Felsõ Halám, in its entirety, to the rightful owners; and they were still occupying it. State judge, Simon Rozgonyi agreed, in 1411, that the complainants were right; therefore he instructed the Convent of Lelesz to draw a border line between the two properties; and he made arrangements for the replacement of the old, and hardly visible, border markings, thus legally separating the properties. Mátyás Isépy was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1413 in Agócs, Zemplén, Hungary. In 1413, Jakab Agóchy and his relatives accused Márkus Isépy and his son Mátyus with wounding and even killing residents of Agócs. In the same year the Cseleys and kinsmen who lived with them in relative peace, raised a complaint against Márkus Isépy’s family because they took over by force their plough-lands in the border area of Terebes; further using their serfs, they regularly cut-down the Agóchys' forests at Cselej and other lands of theirs that were planted with trees.² He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1413 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. In 1413, Márkus and his son Mátyus complained when Gyapoly's son, Benedek Rákóczy, committed forceful acts on Sink and Arács, thereby causing extensive damage to them. The matter went as far as the highest court of the country, which in 1414 ordered retaliatory steps against Benedek Rákóczy on behalf of Márkus, Mátyus and András Isépy.¹ In a document from 1414 there is a record that the widow Laszlóné Kérészy, born Erzsébet Tussay, acknowledges, in the presence of Márkus Isépy and his son, Mátyus, receipt of the quarter property and dowry due to her grandmother; remarking at the same time that her grandmother was Erzsébet Isépy, daughter of János Isépy (son of Sztanch) and wife of Mak Tussay. He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1418 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. In 1418, it was Mátyus II Isépy and his son, András, as well as the Cseleys, who dragged János and Péter Lasztóczy, András Leszteméry and the five Chapy brothers / sisters into court, because in their opinion the latter carried away from Mérk, crops that were not due to them, at which occasion they even threatened to murder János and Achilles Cseley.²
In 1418, János Cseley and Mátyus II Isépy, together with their men, attacked - with arms - men working on the Halám farmstead of Péter Lasztóczy. They beat them up thoroughly and carried them off; and as Péter Lasztóczy hurried out to help; he, too, was assaulted in the woods at Halám. They even cut off his right hand and, as badly wounded as he was, they carried him off, too. That last violent act on their part brought serious consequences, as Mátyus II was brought to trial and was condemned to lose his head and all his cattle. It is not only he who was in serious danger but this also caused fatal disadvantages for his family, because it resulted in the confiscation of Izsép, Beretõ, Kis-Mihály, Sink, Arács, Berecki, Karós and Keék. The fiscus [bailiff] put his hands on these lands in 1419. Mátyus only escaped his punishment because - according to a record originating in 1422 - King Zsigmond fully pardoned him in consideration of his outstanding merits while he was in the king's escort in the Czech Country. Unfortunately we have to accept the mere mention of Mátyus' actions in the Czech Country, because the note referring to it does not give any further details.² He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action circa 1420 in Karós, Zemplén, Hungary. During his residence at Karós, Mátyus clashed with his neighbors, Ferenc Zerdahelyi and István Upory. He started an investigation against them because they forcefully took and drove away pigs that were brought to Karós by his serfs to eat fallen nuts in the forest; they even wounded Mátyus Isépy with their arrows.² He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1424 in Kismihály, Zemplén, Hungary. During the year 1424, Mátyus Isépy and his son András, Jakab Cseley and his son András, as well as, János and Achillesz Cseley complain together of György and Tamás Doby, because the latter had their serfs remove border markings on Cseley-Isépy properties at Kis-Mihály. They also cut down fruit trees and took over forcefully a substantial part of the Cseley-Isépy land.^2,3 He was mentioned in a lawsuit or legal action in 1429 in Berettõ, Zemplén, Hungary. In 1429, Mátyus II and his son András came into conflict with the Buthkays when - in agreement with János and András Cseley - they wished to reestablish the faded and therefore shifted borderlines of Beretõ on the side of Falkus and Butke, that is, on the neighboring properties of the Butkays. This conflict, however, was settled by mutual agreement. A newer assault by the Zerdahelyis was much more unpleasant; as they had their serfs destroy the forests at Karos to the point that an investigation was started against them. It appears that Mátyus II needed money around 1429, because he pawned part of Karos to András Azáry for 100 gold forints.² He died in 1436 in Karós, Zemplén, Hungary. In the same year, that is in 1436, Gyapoly Morvai's son Benedek, together with his sons: László, Szilveszter and István, protested against Mátyus Isépy (who unfortunately died early that year) and his son András for repossessing plough-lands lying between Luskóc and Alsink for Margit Zeretvay, widow of Imre Leszteméry.¹

     Orsolya Chyrke was born circa 1370 in Pólyi, Abauj-Torna, Hungary of the Syxtus branch of the Aba clan.¹ Circa 1391 in Pólyi, Abauj-Torna, Hungary, Orsolya Chyrke married Mátyás Isépy, son of Márkus Isépy. Her married name was Orsolya Isépy (Chyrke).

     Lambert Császlóczy was born circa 1370. Circa 1400 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Lambert Császlóczy married Anna Isépy, daughter of Márkus Isépy.¹

     Miklós Zádorházy was born circa 1370. Between 1431 and 1440 several official documents mention members of the Zádorházy family as landowners of Beretõ, Berck, Iszép, Karós and Füzessér.¹

     Péter Saághy was born circa 1375. Circa 1411 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Péter Saághy married Anna Isépy, daughter of Márkus Isépy.¹

     Anna Isépy was born circa 1375 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. She was the daughter of Márkus Isépy. Circa 1400 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Anna Isépy married Lambert Császlóczy.¹ Her married name was Anna Császlóczy (Isépy). Anna Isépy was an heir in the will of Márkus Isépy in 1410 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. "Márkus Isépy, who survived his brother, also made a last will, in 1410, at the Chapter of Eger; and his will, written on parchment paper, was in the possession of the family for a long time. It is mentioned in an old list of family documents. He left his own acquisitions and his properties at Beretõ, Karós and Keék to be shared equally between his son, Mátyus and his daughter, Anna."² Circa 1411 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Anna Isépy married Péter Saághy.¹ Her married name was Anna Saághy (Isépy). "Anna, who was first married to Lambert Császlóczy, then to Péter Saághy, made a statement - in 1419 - at the convent of Jászó, in favor of Mihály's son Péter, in which she acknowledges that after the death of her husband she had her dowry and all her other marriage emoluments returned to her."² Anna Isépy died after 1419 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary.

     Jakab Orosz was born circa 1380 in Csertész, Zemplén, Hungary. Circa 1410 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary, Jakab Orosz married Julia Isépy, daughter of Mátyás Isépy and Orsolya Chyrke.

     Achilles Cseley was born circa 1380 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Domokos Cseley III and (?) Unknown. During the year 1424, Mátyus Isépy and his son András, Jakab Cseley and his son András, as well as, János and Achilles Cseley complain together of György and Tamás Doby, because the latter had their serfs remove border markings on Cseley-Isépy properties at Kis-Mihály. They also cut down fruit trees and took over forcefully a substantial part of the Cseley-Isépy land.¹

     Miklós Cseley II was born circa 1380 in Magyar-Izsép, Zemplén, Hungary. He was the son of Jakab Cseley.