17세기 분재와 전답소유권: 명문, 입지 그리고 분재기 ―경상도 봉화 법전 진주강씨 사례

Abstract

This article examines property distribution and its documents which include land dealing and government endorsement. The case is on the JinJooKang clan’s collections produced in 17th century Choson. Some members of JinJooKang clan migrated from Gyeonggi province to Bonghwa district, Gyengsang province, in 1637 just after Manchu invasion. They purchased paddies and dry fields near their residential areas. Land dealing documents reveals how they invested their attentions for maintaining property ownership, and some of them reveals the connection between governmental endorsement and property distribution. Late 17th century, they submitted civil complaint document, obtaining land ownership or property protection, to the local government. Local government endorsement for land is also related with land dealing documents and property division papers. JinjooKang Clan in Bonghwa district distributed their land property between their brothers and sisters among 17th century and produced the property division papers. These papers absorb land dealing activities across their ancestors- land dealing documents, and property protection achievement-local government endorse documents. When it comes to the land, land dealing document, local government endorsement document and property distribution paper have ties with each other. This is because, when property division was happen they allocated related documents in their share.