홍주 송씨(洪州 宋氏) — A Song seat based in Hongseong (old Hongju), South Chungcheong; written sources are limited.
A Song seat based in Hongseong (old Hongju), South Chungcheong; written sources are limited. In the 2015 Census the 홍주 송씨 clan numbered about 9,679 people, one of Korea's major surnames and clans. Even among people surnamed 송, a different clan seat (bon-gwan, 홍주) means a different lineage. New to these terms? See the bon-gwan, pa & hangnyeol guide.
The Hongju Song (洪州 宋氏) are a branch of the Song surname with Hongseong County, South Chungcheong, as the seat; Hongju is the old name of Hongseong. Wikipedia names the founder as Song Gye (宋桂), said to have been a Sijung at the end of Goryeo who opposed the founding of Joseon and ended his life in Hongju. The mid-founder is Song Pyeong (宋枰), who held posts such as Jojiseo byeoljae and Seja iksagwa ikwi, then moved via Sunchang to Damyang in South Jeolla.
Wikipedia gives 9,679 members in the 2015 census, ranking 18th among Song seats. It is smaller than the Yeosan, Eunjin and Jincheon Song. A wiki list of Song seats includes Hongju, so its existence as a Song seat is confirmed.
Song Gye's dates and deeds were not confirmed, and the account of his ending his life in Hongju is only 'said to be'. This page does not treat the tradition as fact. Song Pyeong's dates were not confirmed either.
The branch structure was not confirmed. The founder is said to be Song Gye and the mid-founder Song Pyeong.
Branch divisions vary by lineage and jokbo; confirm your own branch in your family's records.
송계(said to be the founder), 송평(mid-founder), 송개신(top graduate of the 1393 civil exam), 송정순(Yejo jeongnang), 송정황(military exam graduate), 송희영(journalist)
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The Wikipedia article says the clan produced five civil, six military and ten sengwon/jinsa graduates in Joseon. Listed are Song Gae-sin, top graduate of the 1393 civil examination; Song Jeong-sun (1521-1584), a 1558 graduate who served as a Yejo jeongnang and Gurye magistrate; and Song Jeong-hwang (1532-1557), a 1556 military graduate. Among modern figures, the journalist Song Hui-yeong (born 1954, Yeongam; former editor-in-chief of the Chosun Ilbo) is named as Hongju Song in his article. Others include a medical professor, provincial councillor and judge. Individual seats were not cross-checked person by person, and because sources are thin no separate person entries were made.
Hongseong is the centre of the Naepo region in northwestern South Chungcheong, with sites such as Hongju Fortress and Hongju Uisachong. The photos here show Hongseong landscapes, not Song portraits.
No Encyclopedia of Korean Culture entry or official clan-association page for the Hongju Song was found in this search. Branches, villages, association contacts and generation names were not confirmed and are omitted. Check your own genealogy and the Song clan association. A search spelling 'Heungju Song' appears to be a typo of Hongju Song; no separate Heungju seat was found.
The 홍주 송씨 clan association can be found in the Korean E-Jokbo Library clan-association directory.
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