IVAN
PETROVICH
1791 - 1841
Photo from the miniature. Original B.P. Ilyin
handed over to P.I. Zisserman
Petr Ivanovich Veshnjakov (1756-?)
The father of
Maria Petrovna
, the wife of
Alexander Ivanovich Ilyin
, that is,
our direct great-great-great-great-grandfather.
The Veshnyakovs came from Moscow nobles who had served the father of
Ivan the Terrible, Grand Duke Vasily Ivanovich. After the conquest of the
Kazan Khanate, the Veshnyakovs were transferred by Ivan IV to serve in
Kazan, and there was even a so-called Veshnyakov Sloboda in Kazan in its
lower part, near the right bank of Bulak, named after the Streltsy head
Veshnyakov, who lived with his regiment in this part of the city. Confirmation
of this can be found in ancient scribe books from the 60s of the 16th century,
where there are the following lines: “from the old prison against the Church of
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, in Veshnyakov Sloboda, benefits...”
Petr Ivanovich came from the nobility of the Tver province, behind his father
there were 48 serfs in the Novotorzhsky district of the Tver province.
In 1767 he was a cadet, in 1793 he was a second major of artillery.
In 1793-1796 he was Kazan district marshal of the nobility. No later than 1795,
he also served as vice-governor of the Samara governorship, knight of the
Order of St. Anne. Surprisingly, the Samara district under Catherine II was
part of the Simbirsk governorship. In 1804-1806, Kazan provincial marshal of
the nobility.
Paired portraits of Pyotr Ivanovich Veshnyakov and Anna Andreevna Vsevolozhskaya from the
collection of the Samara Art Museum. In the 18th century, Samara belonged to the Kazan
province.
Judging by the presence of the epaulette, the portrait of Pyotr Ivanovich was painted during his
service (before his resignation)
Rescript of
Alexander I
on awarding Petr Veshnyakov the Order of St. Anna 2nd grade
A.P. Antropov. Portait of Empress Caterina II.
Yaroslavl Art Museum
Rescript of
Catherine II
on awarding P. Veshnyakov the Order of St. Vladimir, 3d class
Autograph of Empress Catherine II
To our Full State Councilor of the Saratov Vice-Governor Veshnyakov.
Your diligent service, zeal in business and maintaining order in the position entrusted to you, especially your intense
labors on various related subjects for the benefit and increase of OUR treasury, attract OUR attention and mercy. In
recognition of this, WE have most mercifully granted you the Knight of the Order of OUR Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles
Prince Vladimir of the third degree; which, while delivering the signs, we command you to wear in the established
order. In other respects, WE are completely confident that you, having received this encouragement, will make sure
that in the continuation of your service you will receive OUR greater Royal favor. In St. Petersburg. September 22nd,
1795.
Catherine
...the second signature is unreadable
MARIA
DMITRIEVNA
PETR
IVANOVICH
VESHNYAKOV
1756 - ?
MARIA
PETROVNA
EKATERINA
PETROVNA
(LIBERT)
VASSILIY
PETROVICH
1797 - 1845
ANDREY
PETROVICH
7 MORE
CHILDREN
IVAN
PETROVICH
TATYANA
PETROVNA
(ZHELTUKHINA)
1796 - 1856
ANNA ANDREEVNA
VSEVOLOZHSKAYA
Olga, Praskovja, Uljana,
Ekaterina
Benoît-Charles Mitoire. Portrait of Emperor
Alexander I. Museum of the Patriotic War of
1812
Autograph of Emperor Alexander I.
45
Kazan Provincial Marshal of the Nobility Mr. Veshnyakov.
Wanting to reward your diligent service, I consider it sound to appoint you Knight of the Order of St. Anne, 2nd
class, whose signs I hereby convey to you, I have no doubt that by continuing your zealous service you will not
strive to become worthy of my favor towards you. In St. Petersburg, July 12th, 1804.
Alexander
...received in Kazan
Count V. Kochubey
After retiring, he transferred his estates near Moscow to his eldest son (there
were 13 children in the family), and he began farming on the lands of the
village of
Tagashevo
, Kazan province, which his ancestor received for
military exploits after the capture of Kazan. 319 serfs were registered with
Petr Ivanovich in this village. Subsequently, the village was owned by Pyotr
Ivanovich’s son-in-law, Vladimir Fedorovich Zheltukhin, husband of
Tatyana
Petrovna Veshnjakova
, one of Petr Ivanovich’s daughters.
The year of death of Petr Ivanovich is indicated in most sources as 1804,
which, firstly, contradicts the indication in the same sources of his position as
marshal of the nobility in 1804-1806, and secondly, in the miniature he is
clearly older than 48 years.
PETR
ALEXANDROVICH
NADEZDA
NIKOLAEVNA
MOISEEV
BORIS
PETROVICH
NATALYA
NIKANOROVNA
SHCHERBAKOV
NATALYA
BORISOVNA
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