- Eze-Abasilim Family of Amichi
Eze-Abasilim family the earliest record of its history was
15th century 1600 and put on net by his grand son onyebuchi Ejimnkonye Eze-Abasilim.Eze-Abasilim is aroyal family in (Umu-Nna, Uhu-enu) which means united crown or kingdom, in a village call Ojiezeka in Amichi town in Nnewi south local government area of Anambra state of Nigerian west Africa.Eze-Abasilim was first son of a great respectful and olden day act maker called, Ichie Eze-ome-nka, and Eze-ome-nka have a sister Name nwa-orie which he did not allowed to get married because he is only son from his mother womb, nwa-orie is a name giving to igbo female child born on a market day, orie” is a second day of igbo market up-till today. Igbo have four market day name” Eke, orie, afo and know, according to igbo tradition up-till today, Chi Eke is first son, followed by orie as second, afo third and know the last, four market day make nkwe-izu whichi means one week in igbo tradition before coming of Europeans in early 1800, nkwe-izu Asato make one month, while nkwe-izu ano make two weeks before civilization come.Ichie Eze-omenka and his family, is son of a man name Uhu-enu, uhu-enu is a son of ojiezeka, while ojiezeka is second son of Amichi, Ichi is a man marry her wife name Ami, but Ichi love his wife so much he change his family Name from Ichi to Amich which give birth to this town call Amich today in Nnewi south Local government Area Anambra state Nigeria. This are the sons of Uhu-enu, the daughters are not included hence I onyebuchi-ibe-ya the grand son of Eze-menka who give the families account, did not know where they married to, list of Uhu-enu sons from the first are, Eze-omenka, Ume-Ekwudo, Ebere-chi, he has three sons this was about 200 to 300 years ago after the dead of Ojiezeka about 500 years ago.
Eze-omenka bear sons and daughters, which the daughter married out and his only son succeeded him,
His brave son Eze-Abasilim wax stronger than his father, although his very tall above 7 fit fair in complexion, Eze-Abasilim was so rich, richer than the former king of Amich who die around 1953, His Royal Highness Ume-ohimili 1 of Amichi, he has two wife’s, the first wife begot five sons, his first son Eze-su-okwu, second “Aja, third, okeke-iti-nkpolo, okeke-iti-nkpolo was the man who inveted the glass the whole igbo land call after his name or osighisi as is popularly known today. Then the fourth son is onye-na-ibeya-wi, and the last son is Nta. Eze-Abasilim second wife have only son and daughters, his son Name is Ibe.Eze-su-okwu was so gentle that he did not follow his father’s stapes until of age, though his a farmer and his fathers was a farmers too, but great thinkers and good in business, but he base only in farming. But he did not make rich like his fathers because they left many property on his hand, although all her wife’s had miscarriage that they did not give birth until he married the last wife from” Ume-ekunite” Family from Uhu-eze-dibia Village in ojiezeka village Amich. Who gives birth to two sons and four daughters, she first bear, a female child which my grand fether give name Mgbe-chi-kwere, and second female also name Nwa-aku-erutum, then third my father name: (Onye-ekesi-ekwe-na-ndu, or Mmadu-ekesi ekpe-na-ndu) then fourth another male child Name: Ekwe-be nem, then fifth female child nwa-mili-be osuokwu, and sixth,name: Kesai
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