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His third son, ancestor Yan Forefather Yan Jen Kuei became the
Fang (also known as Yan Chiao first generation ancestor of the
Hsien) who belonged to the 43rd paternal lineal branch of the Yan
generation descendant, became the clan in Yung Chun County. This was
founding father and first ancestor of made possible in accordance with the
the Kuei Te branch of the Yan clan in tradition and rules governing the
Yung Chun province. order of succession to become a
patriarch within the clan, when
A revision was conducted to verify ancestor Yan Jen Kuei, who was a
the biographies from the Duke of Lu nineth generation grandson of
to forefather Yan Chu Shih, spanning ancestor Yan Chen Ching of the
from the first to the 31st generations. Kuei Te branch was elevated as the
first generation founder of a new
After forefather Yan Chu Shih, came branch established by him in Shang
forefather Yan Shang Shu and a gap Chang.
of a hundred years later, forefather
Yan Chien Hsien. The descendants, from the 10th to
the 23rd generations, who lived in
24th generation descendant of Shang Chang, previously known as
ancestor Yan Shang Shu by the Shih Ku hamlet, Min Kang village,
name of Yan Ting Chu acted as Mu Jen administrative unit, 23rd
official clan historian. capital, Yung Chun county, were
attributed as the offspring from the
ancestral lineage and family tree of
ancestor Yan Yung Lao and belonged
Revised generation record
contributed by official historian, to his branch and clique.
Yan Ting Chu
The other two brothers of ancestor
Yan Jen Kuei were required to
One version placed forefather Yan supply replacements to fill in the
Chi as the son of ancestor Yan Pu. gaps found wanting, when no heir
In another record, he was referred to was produced to succeed the founder
as the younger brother of ancestor or ancestor of smaller paternal lineal
Yan Pu. The three sons of ancestor line.
Yan Chi were:-
1. Yan Jen Yu Yan Jen Yu, as the eldest son in the
2. Yan Jen Hsien and family, became the heir and
3. Yan Jen Kuei.
succeeded ancestor Yan Chi in the
Thus, ancestor Yan Chi belonged to paternal lineal line at the Kuei Te
branch in Te Hua County.
an earlier generation and hailed
originally from the ancestral lineage Yan Jen Hsien and Yan Jen Kuei
and family tree of the Kuei Te branch remained as founding ancestor in
in Te Hua County. their respective branches.
