Taishan surnames › The 林 surname
Lineage of the 林 families of Taishan
Translated from the Chinese, each part followed by its Chinese original. Places in Taishan are given with their pinyin; the sources’ own words (Source text) are in Chinese.
Compiled from the sources listed at the end. Every generation and every branch gives its source, and “Source text” shows the source’s own sentences; one that gives none is marked “no source”. Where a source says generations are lost or unknown, a dashed line marks the gap; where sources disagree, both are given.
The Qing manuscript “Lin Family Genealogy” from Taishan listed in the “General Catalog of Chinese Genealogies” (later given another title, “Genealogy of Daling Brigade, Shuibu Commune”) takes Lin Qi of the Song (a descendant of Lin Wei of the Tang) as founding ancestor and Lin Mengliang of the Song as first migrant ancestor; today the main surname of Daling Village, Shuibu Town, is Lin. Also, the “Genealogy of the Lin Ancestors” published in 1954 (ancestral home Chiling Village, Gangbei Township, Taishan) takes Lin Baiye as founding ancestor and Lin Puweng of the 7th generation, in the Ming, as founder of the Chiling settlement.[1][2][3][edit]
据《中国家谱总目》所录台山清抄本《林氏族谱》（后人另题「水步公社大岭大队族谱」），该谱以宋代林杞（唐代林苇后裔）为始祖，宋代林梦良为始迁祖；今水步镇大岭村主要姓氏为林姓。另据1954年出版的《林氏祖先族谱》（祖籍台山冈背乡赤岭村），以林柏叶为始祖，明代七世林朴翁为赤岭开基祖。
- Founder of the Chiling settlement Lin Puweng 林朴翁 (taboo name Fuchun; courtesy name Baisong; art name Puweng)
Lineage chart
Each box is a stretch of the line; a name leads to its entry and sources below. Each branch ends in the villages it settled - a linked one opens its village page. Scroll sideways when the chart is wide.
- Lin Wei 林苇descendantLin Qi 林杞 Founding ancestordescendantLin Mengliang 林梦良 First migrant ancestorThe Lin of Daling, Shuibu 水步大岭林氏
- Settled · 水步 Shuibu大岭 Daling东升村 Dongsheng Village
The line below: how it relates to the one above, its sources do not say.
- Lin Baiye 林柏叶 Founding ancestordescendantLin Puweng 林朴翁 Founded a line
- Settled赤岭村 Chiling Village
Where the surname lives, by town - the sources do not say which branch:
- The 林 families by town
- 水步 Shuibu大岭 DalingJinzili, Lizhitang Village Committee (with the Longqing Lin Gong Ancestral Hall, 22nd year of Guangxu of the Qing) 荔枝塘村委会金紫里（有隆青林公祠，清光绪二十二年）
The line in detail
Lin Wei courtesy name Youren, also Minshu; childhood name Zengnu; eleventh in birth order[1][edit]
林苇 字友仁，一字敏树，小名曾奴，行十一
Of the Tang dynasty
唐代人
Source text (Chinese)
唐代林苇（字友仁，一字敏树，小名曾奴，行十一）后裔
[1]
Lin Qi courtesy name Liangcai; first in birth order Founding ancestor[1][edit]
林杞 字良材，行一 始祖
Of the Song dynasty
宋代人
The Qing manuscript “Lin Family Genealogy” from Taishan (later given another title, “Genealogy of Daling Brigade, Shuibu Commune”) takes him as founding ancestor.
台山清抄本《林氏族谱》（后人另题水步公社大岭大队族谱）以他为始祖。
Lin Mengliang First migrant ancestor[1][edit]
林梦良 始迁祖
Of the Song dynasty
宋代人
The Qing manuscript “Lin Family Genealogy” from Taishan (later given another title, “Genealogy of Daling Brigade, Shuibu Commune”; held by “Taishan Archives”) takes him as first migrant ancestor.
台山清抄本《林氏族谱》（后人另题水步公社大岭大队族谱，藏「台山档」）以他为始迁祖。
The Lin of Daling, Shuibu[2][4][edit]
水步大岭林氏
Daling Village, Shuibu Town, whose main surname is Lin; migrants who came south from the Central Plains
水步镇大岭村，主要姓氏林姓，为中原南迁移民
There is a “Genealogy of the Lin of Daling, Shuibu”, revised in the 33rd year of Guangxu of the Qing. In 2024, after visits and a search that found this genealogy, the relevant Taishan municipal departments preliminarily confirmed that Lin Yaoji's ancestral home is Dongsheng Village, Daling, Shuibu Town.
有清光绪三十三年重修的《水步大岭林氏族谱》。2024年，台山市相关部门经走访和查找此谱，初步确认林耀基祖籍为水步镇大岭东升村。
Settled: 大岭 Daling, 东升村 Dongsheng Village
The line below: how it relates to the one above, its sources do not say.
Lin Baiye Founding ancestor[3][edit]
林柏叶 始祖
The “Genealogy of the Lin Ancestors” published in 1954 (ancestral home Chiling Village, Gangbei Township, Taishan) takes him as founding ancestor.
1954年出版的《林氏祖先族谱》（祖籍台山市冈背乡赤岭村）以他为始祖。
7th generation Lin Puweng taboo name Fuchun; courtesy name Baisong; art name Puweng Founder of the Chiling settlement[3][edit]
七世 林朴翁 讳妇春，字百松，号朴翁 赤岭开基祖
Ming
明
Chiling Village, Gangbei Township, Taishan
台山冈背乡赤岭村
The same genealogy also records Lin Yuzhai of the 7th generation as founder of the Longmen settlement and Lin Huazhai of the 7th generation as founder of the Xianjing settlement.
同谱又载七世林玉斋为龙门开基祖，七世林华斋为仙境开基祖。
Settled: 赤岭村 Chiling Village
Where they live[edit]
| 水步 Shuibu | 大岭 Daling; Jinzili, Lizhitang Village Committee (with the Longqing Lin Gong Ancestral Hall, 22nd year of Guangxu of the Qing) 荔枝塘村委会金紫里（有隆青林公祠，清光绪二十二年） · the main surname of Daling Village is Lin; migrants who came south from the Central Plains 大岭村主要姓氏林姓，为中原南迁移民[2][5] |
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A place with a link was matched to its village page within the same town; the others are as the sources write them. See the villages of the 林 surname.
References[edit]
- “General Catalog of Chinese Genealogies: Guangdong Lin”, Kejiatong website, August 4, 2022 (transcribing the Guangdong Lin entries of the “General Catalog of Chinese Genealogies”) 「中国家谱总目之 广东林姓」，客家通网，2022年8月4日（转录《中国家谱总目》广东林姓条目）
- “Daling Village”, in “Villages (Communities) under Its Jurisdiction” of the People's Government of Shuibu Town, Taishan, on the Taishan Municipal Government website, May 11, 2026 「大岭村」，台山市水步镇人民政府「下辖村（社区）」，台山市人民政府门户网站，2026年5月11日
- Shandong Xiaoxinge: “71 Genealogies from Taishan: Is Your Family on the List?” (source of the material: the Guji Shuku website), Bilibili column, October 19, 2023 山东小新哥：「台山市71部家谱，看看你家族是否在列？」（资料来源：古籍书库网），哔哩哔哩专栏，2023年10月19日
- “Ancestral Home in Taishan Confirmed! Descendants of the Eminent Music Educator Lin Yaoji Succeed in Finding Their Roots”, Taishan Municipal Government website (source: Taishan Fabu), August 29, 2024 「确认祖籍台山！杰出音乐教育家林耀基后人寻根成功」，台山市人民政府门户网站（来源：台山发布），2024年8月29日
- Taishan Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism and Sports: “Public Notice on Taishan's Registered Immovable Cultural Relics Sites”, Taishan Municipal Government website, April 25, 2024 台山市文化广电旅游体育局：「关于台山市不可移动文物登记点的公示」，台山市人民政府门户网站，2024年4月25日
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