Kurian Pothan was a giant and mighty man. He married from the Kumarakom Poonithara family. In the areas from the eastern slope of Ericadu, Vazhelkunnnu to Karikkamattom in the east and from Pongampara in the north to the west through Karithinikkal to Aikkarottu and to the southern slope of Pinnakkumala, the eastern and southern parts were looked after and cultivated by Kurian Pothan. Therefore, Kurian Pothan shifted to Kuzhiyadithara and stayed there. As mentioned earlier, Kurian Pothan was an adventurous farmer. He acquired agricultural lands in Mundakkayam, Kumarakom and Pampady. The place he acquired in Mundakkayam is still known as ‘Pothanmala’. The land at Kumarakom came to be known as ‘Mannaparambilkari’. He also acquired the Kochumattam field area in Pampady. The land possessions were divided between Kurian Iype (Sr) and Kurian Pothan according to the principle of courtesy shown by Abraham to Loth, ‘If you go south, I will go north’. No agreement had been written anywhere. During the Malayalam era of 1070 (1894-95 period), the land owned by each family was given to them via Pattaya by the Government. Kurian Pothan married from the Kumarakom Poonithara family. They had three sons, Varghese, Pothan (Philippose Kathanar), Iype & a daughter. The lineages of Kurian Pothan form the Kuzhiyadithara, Kuzhiyadithara Valiyamannil and Kallarackal branches.