Jan Gabrielsen Kielland

Notes:

Gabriel Kirsebom Jansen Kielland (in Norwegian)
Han anføres i sønnens opptegnelser å ha vært utdannet til student. I 1750-årene fór han til sjøs som skipper, og nedsatte seg derpå 1758 i Sogndalsstranden som handelsmann og havarikommisjonær og tok borgerskap i Christiansand. Han var kirkeverge i Sogndal. Mens han var bosatt der, sees han stadig å ha gjort forretninger sammen med sin i Stavanger etablerte bror Jacob. Efter morens foreldre hadde brødrene arvet 1 bismerpund 4 ½ merker smør i gården Drageland i Sogndal, som de solgte 5. januar 1758, 3 merker smør i Reeg, som solgtes 2. januar 1765, og 12 merker smør i Høiland i Hetland. 27. juni 1764 kjøpte Gabriel Kielland ¼ i Sogndal kirke for 230 Rd. Da faren var død flyttet Gabriel Kielland sommeren 1765 til Stavanger. Solgte da sine hus, der var oppført på den av faren tidligere bebodde grunn i Sogndalsstranden.I Stavanger, hvor han tok borgerskap og nedsatte seg som kjøpmann, hadde Gabriel Kielland allerede 22. juni 1764 innkjøpt sin hustrus farmors, Birgitta Nyrop, slekten Valentinsens våningshus med tilhørende sjøhus på Jorenholmen med to dertil hørende grunnstykker. 5. april 1769 kjøpte han dertil et sjøhus og 4. august 1780 et hus på Holmen, og 13. april 1771 ervervet han seg et sjøhus i Skudesnes for å delta i de der pågående sildefiskerier. Av en skattefortegnelse fra 1773 sees det at Gabriel Kielland den gang var den fjerde i rekken av Stavangers skatteydere. Han eiet sammen med broren flere skip, og hørte til dens første handelsmenn. Han kalles derfor også i skifteprotokollen "Den i Livet velædle og velberømte Kjøbmand". I 1772 festet han flere av de da utparsellerte Egenæs-løkker, og han hadde 12. september 1768 av sin svigermor for 500 Rd. fått avståelsesbrev på "lille Hvidingsø" med tilliggende holme (senere Sølyst og Ressholmen). Han var forhandler av stemplet papir og blev en av byens "eligerede Mænd". Gabriel Kielland synes å ha vært en mann av smak. Hans sønn forteller at han hadde anvendt megen bekostning på å utstyre sitt hus i Sogndal, og det kan av gamle dokumenter sees at han hadde sans for smukt innbo og husgeråd.

He is stated in the son's records to have been a student student. In the 1750s he went to sea as a skipper, and then established himself in 1758 in Sogndalsstrand as a trader and casualty commissioner and took citizenship in Christiansand. He was a church guard in Sogndal. While living there, he is constantly seen having done business with his brother Jacob, established in Stavanger. After the mother's parents, the brothers had inherited 1 bismer pound 4 ½ marks butter in the farm Drageland in Sogndal, which they sold on January 5, 1758, 3 brands of butter in Reeg, which was sold January 2, 1765, and 12 brands of butter in Høiland in Hetland. June 27, 1764, Gabriel Kielland bought ¼ in Sogndal church for 230 Rd. When his father died, Gabriel Kielland moved to Stavanger in the summer of 1765. He then sold his houses, which were listed on the land previously inhabited by his father in Sogndalsstrand.

In Stavanger, where he took the bourgeoisie and set up as a merchant, on June 22, 1764, Gabriel Kielland had purchased his wife's grandmother, Birgitta Nyrop, the family's Valentinsens farmhouse with associated sea house on Jorenholmen with two associated plots. On April 5, 1769, he purchased a sea house and on August 4, 1780 a house on Holmen, and on April 13, 1771 he acquired a sea house in Skudesnes to participate in the herring fisheries in progress. From a tax record from 1773 it is seen that Gabriel Kielland at that time was the fourth in the series of Stavanger's taxpayers. He owned several ships with his brother and belonged to its first traders. He is therefore also called in the shift protocol "The in good life and well-known merchant". In 1772, he attached several of the then extinct Egenæs loops, and on September 12, 1768, he had his mother-in-law for 500 Rd. received letter of resignation on "little Hvidingsø" with adjacent islets (later Sølyst and Ressholmen). He was a dealer of stamped paper and became one of the city's "elated men". Gabriel Kielland seems to have been a man of taste. His son says he had used a great deal of expense to equip his house in Sogndal, and it can be seen from old documents that he had a sense of beautiful furnishings and household items.

Gabriel married Brigitte Nyrop Petersen von Fyren on 12 Jul 1763. Brigitte (daughter of Morten Henrik Petersen Von Fyren and Christine Sophie Lauritzdatter Smith) was born on 24 Dec 1737 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; died on 7 Jan 1799 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of

Morten Henrich Petersen von Fyren, on February 5, 1711, owner of Hvidingsø and Høievarde lighthouse, merchant and stamped paper dealer in Stavanger, June 9, 1765, May 19, 1733 Christina Sophia Lauritzdtr. Smith, February 1, 1712, February 12, 1788.

From a document created on May 26, 1764, she is seen to have led to the joint estate "work" gold worth 40 Rd, "worked" silver 60 Rd., Curious coin 120 Rd., leather of silk, wool and linen 240 rd. and porcelain for 30 Rd.

After the death of Gabriel Kielland, the widow, who according to Royal Decree of October 13, 1780, remained in the unchanged residence, continued his business under the firm Birgitte Nyrop Slekt Kiellands. She also retained the negotiation of stamped paper after the 7th of the same month. Birgitte The genus Kiellands is seen to have had fairly extensive connections abroad. Her dispositions seem to have been less fortunate, and, in a document, "her ships were taken by French and English capers". At her death, therefore, the wealth left behind by man was lost.

Notes:

I en familieopptegnelse fra slutningen av det 18. årh. anføres det at han i sin ungdom ervervet seg midler ved å seile rundt med en slupp og forsynte flåten med proviant under krigen med Sverige. Hvordan det enn kan forholde seg hermed, så kan det i hvert fall sees at Jan Kielland allerede tidlig har hatt noen kapital til sin rådighet. 4. desember 1721, da han nylig var blitt gift, festet han av sin svigerfar en grunn i Sogndalsstranden. Han nedsatte seg der som handelsmann, kalles 1729 velfornemme borger til Christiansand og tok tillike borgerskap i Stavanger. En av stiftamtmannen 14. juni 1727 autorisert regnskapsbok er ennå bevart. Hans virksomhet omfattet alminnelig kjøpmannshandel, pengeforretninger, skipsrederi samt fiske i Sogndalselven. Han ses bl.a. å ha hatt varige forbindelser på Bragernes, dit han avskipet fiskevarer. I et dokument, datert Stavanger 5. november 1743, ansatte han sin formue til ca. 3000 Rd. Han eiet 1 bismerpund 3 merker smør i Saurdal, som 15. mars 1730 blev bortbygslet, og kjøpte derhos: 2. oktober 1732 2 bismerpund 6 merker smør i Nedre Aamot med odel og åsete, hvilken gård han allerede 1734 bortbygslet og 11. mars 1761 atter solgte; 4. mars 1737 1 mark smør i Gytland, solgt 10. november 1738, og 11 merker smør i Ytre Myland, solgt 14. november 1740; 8. januar 1741 1 løp 1 bismerpund 19 merker smør og 5. april 1743 17 merker smør i Haneberg, atter solgt 3. februar 1765; enn videre 2 bismerpund smør og 11 merker smør i Aarstad, solgt 19. mars 1744 og 29. mars 1753, samt 10 ½ merker smør i Øyestad, solgt 14. november 1748. Allerede 24. februar 1724 hadde han kjøpt 1/6 i Sogndal kirke for 113 Rd. Senere tilkjøpte han flere anparter, så at han kom til å eie 5/8 i kirken. 4/8 solgtes 18. desember 1765 for 370 Rd., mens 1/8 etter hans bestemmelse av sønnene blev skjenket sognets fattige 9. januar 1769.
De offentlige protokoller viser at Jan Kielland har sittet i temmelig utstrakt virksomhet, og at han ubetinget har vært stedets betydeligste handelsmann. At han også har nydt distriktets aktelse og tillit, synes å fremgå av de mange verv som verge og lagverge, som var ham overdratt. På sine gamle dager opphørte han med handelen og tok bolig på Haneberg. Noen offentlig skifteforretning etter ham finnes ikke, men det er grunn til å anta at han etterlot seg en etter forholdene betydelig formue. Det er fra hans siste år oppbevart noen få opptegnelser, som tyder på at han har vært en meget religiøst anlagt mann.



In a family record from the end of the 18th century. It is stated that in his youth he acquired funds by sailing around with a slip and supplying the fleet with provisions during the war with Sweden. Whatever the case may be, it can at least be seen that Jan Kielland already had some capital at his disposal early on. On December 4, 1721, when he had recently been married, he attached his father-in-law to a land in Sogndalsstrand. He settled there as a trader, was called the well-known citizen of Christiansand in 1729 and also took citizenship in Stavanger. One of the founding dean on June 14, 1727, an authorized accounting book is still preserved. His business included general merchandising, money stores, shipping companies and fishing in the Sogndalselven. He is seen, among other things. having had lasting connections at Bragernes, where he shipped off fishery products. In a document dated Stavanger November 5, 1743, he employed his fortune for approx. 3000 Rd. He owned 1 bismer pound 3 brands of butter in Saurdal, which was demolished on March 15, 1730, and bought it: October 2, 1732 2 bismer pound 6 brands butter in Lower Aamot with cheese and cheese, which farm he already removed in 1734 and March 11, 1761 resold; March 4, 1737 1 mark butter in Gytland, sold November 10, 1738, and 11 brands butter in Ytre Myland, sold November 14, 1740; January 8, 1741 1 run 1 bismer pound 19 brands butter and April 5, 1743 17 brands butter in Haneberg, again sold February 3, 1765; even 2 bismer pound butter and 11 brands butter in Aarstad, sold March 19, 1744 and March 29, 1753, as well as 10 ½ marks butter in Øyestad, sold November 14, 1748. Already February 24, 1724 he had bought 1/6 in Sogndal church for 113 Rd. Later he bought several shares, so he came to own 5/8 in the church. 4/8 was sold on December 18, 1765 for 370 Rd, while 1/8 according to his determination of the sons was bestowed on the parish's poor 9 January 1769.
The public protocols show that Jan Kielland has been in rather extensive business and that he has unquestionably been the most important trader of the place. The fact that he also enjoyed the district's esteem and trust appears to be evident from the many offices of the guardian and lawyer, who were entrusted to him. In his old days, he ceased trading and took up residence at Haneberg. Some public shift business after him does not exist, but there is reason to assume that he left behind a substantial wealth. From his last year, a few records have been kept, suggesting that he has been a very religious man.

Jan married Frøchen Gabrielsdatter Kirsebom on 15 Jan 1721. Frøchen was born on 21 Mar 1699 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway; died on 11 May 1742 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway; was buried on 18 Jun 1742 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

One night more than 200 years ago a wealthy businessman ("koebmann"), Henrik Petersen came sailing towards the Norwegian coast with his own ship. He had, on board, very valuable cargo from Lubeck (Germany). A storm forced the ship up against Jaerens Reef (Rogoland's Cape Horn). The ship, with its cargo, broke up in the rough seas. The only person on board to survive was Henrik Petersen. While he was floating around in the rough seas , fighting death, he promised God - that if he survived , he would spend the rest of his fortune on a lighthouse at the place where his ship had foundered. He did survive and kept his promise. He bought the land on "Kvitsoey" (an island just outside the entrance to Stavanger) where he built a lighthouse. He paid for its operation for many years thereafter. In gratitude, for doing so, the king at the time Christian VI, enobled him and gave him the name "von Fyren"

In 1696 he took his citizenship of Bergen as a "seilingsman" (noble sort of sailor) from Holstein and settled down in Stavanger. He became the postmaster of the place and owner of Kvitsoey vippefyr and the lighthouse at Hoeyvarde in Karmoey. In 1822 by a Kings resolution (proclamation?) it was decided that the lighthouse at Kvitsoey was to be under bought and put under the control of the Norwegian Lighthouse establishment at a cost of 822 riksdaler, to be given to the oldest in every family. Later this was converted to n. Kroner 1200/year. There was another condition to the sale, 'all sons in the family were given the name "von Fyren".

Henrik Petersen of Ystad had three sons. The first two did not live long, however, the youngest Morten Henrik Petersen von Fyren carried the family name onward.


Morten Henrik Petersen von Fyren became a businessman, as his father, and also was a document administrator in Stavanger. His sons became curates at Stavanger Domkirke.

Morten married Christine Sophie Lauritzdatter Smith on 19 May 1733 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. Christine (daughter of Lauritz Andersen Smith and Johanna Margaretha Michelsdatter Leigh) was born on 1 Feb 1712 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; died in 1788 in Hviding, Kvitsøy, Rogaland, Norway; was buried on 12 Feb 1788 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Christine Sophie Smith

Notes:

Etter foreldrene arvet han Eve i Heskestad 1 bismerpund smør, 1 bismerpund 3 merker smør i Saurdal i Sogndal, hvorav han solgte 18 merker til broren Lauritz, og 6 spd. korn i Hetland i Birkreim, bortbygslet 4. desember 1701. Han kjøpte dertil sammen med broren Lauritz 31. mars 1698 1 bismerpund 1 mark smør i Haneberg og bygslet 18. november 1695 den del av Nedre Løvaas med sletten som broren Ellef hadde brukt, samt 2. mars 1696 og 18. januar 1699 to anparter i Aarstad. Sr. Jacob Kielland, som (før 1691) hadde hatt borgerskap til Christiansand, synes å ha drevet ikke ubetydelig forretninger. 1693 skattet han til garnisonens underhold i Christiansand 6 Rd. - Høyeste skatt dersteds 24 Rd. og laveste 1 mark, og han hadde mange debitorer rundt i Sogndal og de tilstøtende distrikter. 1701 sees han med sin skute, 4 lester, å ha gjort flere reiser med fiskevarer m.m. til Christiania og Drammen. Han fungerte sammen med broren Lauritz som offentlig beskikket besiktigelsesmann og hadde befatning med havarisaker. Lykken sviktet ham imidlertid fullstendig. 24. august 1708 måtte han selge sitt hus og sjøhus i Sogndalstranden. 13. september s. å. solgte han en tredjedel i skibet "Giertrud Cecilia" for 200 Rd., og 21. november s. å måtte han også skille seg ved hva han hadde tilbake av jordegods. Av tingbøkene fremgår det at han bl. a. var kommet i gjeld til Sr. Tørres Christensen i Mandalen, og av tolder Jens Duns i Flekkefjord var han blitt forstrakt med penger "til hans Skibsrums Befordring til Dunkerchen". Han tok nu for noen tid bolig i Flekkefjord. Rettsprotokollen for Lister (Riksark. Nr. 2297 fol. 5) inneholder følgende tilførsel fra vårsaketinget på Fedde tingsted den 4de mars 1709:
"Jakob Nielsen Kielland, borger til Christiansand og boende i Flechefiord, frembkom og tilkiendegav hvor uløkelig hand nu i forbigagne Aar haver mist hans Skibsrum kaldet Dirche Zicilia paa Reise her fra ad Skotland, lad med Trælast, hvorudi han reddede den halve part, og for dette endnu staar i Debet: Tilforne, ligesaa uløkelig, ved Søen forlist een sin Farkost ved Landning, Er nu formedelst saadanne store anstød (disverre) geraaden i gield og saa slet tilstand, at hand fast ingen Raad eller middel veed til sin og børns ernæring, end sige at fortsette sin borgerlige handel og brug, som han hidtil haver stræbt at vedholde, men nu for hannem maa ligge øde; Dette alt i henseende allerunderdanigst at søge Kongel. Naade til nogen hjelp og Rædning igjen - og tilspurde hand nu samtl. Nærværende Almue, om dennem denne hans store modgang ej er bevist? Dertil de Svarede, at det noksom en hver er vitterlig, og beklagede derhos at hannem saa contraire er gaaen, saasom da hand sad med nogen tilstand i sit borgerlige brug, har hand bistaaet en hver som hannem søgt haver, med hvis hand nogenlunde har kunnet komme afsted, omskiønt hand selv hos mange haver taget skade og misbetaling - Herpaa hand da et Tingsvidne af Retten var begierende" .
Senere bodde han avvekslende i Flekkefjord og på gården Løvås i Sogndal. I 1712 sees han påny å være kommet noe til krefter, idet han da kjøpte en anpart, 28 merker smør, i gården Midbø. Han eiet nå også gården Egeland, 36 merker smør, i Heskestad. I 1717 opptrådte han som befullmektiget i havarisak. Han nevnes 1720 som værende østerpå og 1721 som "velfornemme borger" i et skifte i Sogndal. Død på Hvidbrandsøen ved Haugesund 4. desember 1726 og begravet i Haugesund kirke. Hans sønn Jan sier i sine opptegnelser, etter å ha omtalt farens død:

" Der skal sig ingen af verden rose før hand i graven er komen haver hand som andre Syndere udi verden gud høyelig fortørnet saa maatte hand noch tit klage at herren hafde fuld skienchet hans beger som han sagde sig noch at haue fortient den som synes at kunde været klogere det maatte ønskes at vi af andris skade kunde blive viis."

Jacob married Echen Jansdatter, daughter of Jan Henrichsen and Elisabeth Jacobsdatter. (Echen Jansdatter was born circa 1672 and died circa 1701.)

After the parents he inherited Eve in Heskestad 1 bishop's pound butter, 1 bismer pound 3 brands butter in Saurdal in Sogndal, of which he sold 18 brands to his brother Lauritz, and 6 spd. grain in Hetland in Birkreim, remodeled on December 4, 1701. He bought it together with his brother Lauritz on March 31, 1698 1 bismerpund 1 mark butter in Haneberg and the building block November 18, 1695 the part of Nedre Løvaas with the plain that the brother Ellef had used, and March 2, 1696 and January 18, 1699, two shares in Aarstad. Sr. Jacob Kielland, who (before 1691) had had the bourgeoisie of Christiansand, seems to have run insignificant business. In 1693 he treasured the garrison's maintenance in Christiansand 6 Rd. - Highest tax there 24th Rd. and lowest 1 mark, and he had many debtors around in Sogndal and the adjacent districts. In 1701 he is seen with his ship, 4 tests, having made several trips with fishery products etc. to Christiania and Drammen. He worked with his brother Lauritz, who publicly appointed an inspector and was in charge of accident cases. Happiness, however, completely failed him. On August 24, 1708, he had to sell his house and sea house in Sogndalstrand. On September 13, he sold a third in the ship "Giertrud Cecilia" for 200 rd, and on November 21 he had to distinguish himself with what he had left of the estate. It appears from the land register that he has, among other things, a. had come into debt to Sr. Tørres Christensen in Mandalen, and by the customs officer Jens Duns in Flekkefjord, he had been extorted with money "to the ship's room for transportation to the Dunkerchen". He now took residence for some time in Flekkefjord. The legal record for Lister (Riksark. No. 2297 fol. 5) contains the following entry from the spring lawsuit at Fedde tingsted on March 4, 1709:

"Jakob Nielsen Kielland, a citizen of Christiansand and a resident of Flechefiord, made and handed over how unfortunate the hand now has lost his ship's room, called Dirche Zicilia on a journey here from Scotland, leave with lumbering to save half the party, and for this is still in the debate: Admit, as unkind, by the sea, one bypasses his craft at landing, is now by such great stumbling blocks (disvergence) the guise of the gield and so vile state, that no firm or means knowing its and children's nutrition than say to continue his bourgeois trade and use, which he has so far endeavored to maintain, but now for the sake of his despair, this all in all respects to seek the king, grace to any help and fear again - and now hand in hand. Present Almue, if this one has not proved his great adversity, to the same, replied that each one is well-known, and regretted that he was so contraire, as if he were ed any condition in his bourgeois use, the hand has assisted every one who has applied for gardens, whose hand has been about to get away, circumcised hand even in many gardens, and damage and misconduct - Hereupon when a witness of the court was covetous ".

Later he lived alternately in Flekkefjord and on the farm Løvås in Sogndal. In 1712 he was once again seen to have come into power, when he then bought a share, 28 brands of butter, in the farm Midbø. He now also owned the farm Egeland, 36 brands of butter, in Heskestad. In 1717 he acted as an agent in a casualty. He is mentioned in 1720 as being eastern and in 1721 as "well-known citizen" in a shift in Sogndal. Death at Hvidbrandsøen near Haugesund on December 4, 1726 and buried in Haugesund church. His son Jan says in his records, after mentioning his father's death:
"No one of the world should stand before hand in the grave has come hand in hand like other sinners in the world god highly upset so hand hand often complain that the gentleman had full skienchet his cup as he said no to haue to deserve the one who seems to customer been wiser it had to be wished that we might be injured by others. "

Jacob married Elchen Jansdatter Kielland on 5 Mar 1693 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway. Elchen was born on 4 Jan 1672 in Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway; died on 5 May 1701 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

One night more than 200 years ago a wealthy businessman ("koebmann"), Henrik Petersen came sailing towards the Norwegian coast with his own ship. He had, on board, very valuable cargo from Lubeck (Germany). A storm forced the ship up against Jaerens Reef (Rogoland's Cape Horn). The ship, with its cargo, broke up in the rough seas. The only person on board to survive was Henrik Petersen. While he was floating around in the rough seas , fighting death, he promised God - that if he survived , he would spend the rest of his fortune on a lighthouse at the place where his ship had foundered. He did survive and kept his promise. He bought the land on "Kvitsoey" (an island just outside the entrance to Stavanger) where he built a lighthouse. He paid for its operation for many years thereafter. In gratitude, for doing so, the king at the time Christian VI, enobled him and gave him the name "von Fyren"

In 1696 he took his citizenship of Bergen as a "seilingsman" (noble sort of sailor) from Holstein and settled down in Stavanger. He became the postmaster of the place and owner of Kvitsoey vippefyr and the lighthouse at Hoeyvarde in Karmoey. In 1822 by a Kings resolution (proclamation?) it was decided that the lighthouse at Kvitsoey was to be under bought and put under the control of the Norwegian Lighthouse establishment at a cost of 822 riksdaler, to be given to the oldest in every family. Later this was converted to n. Kroner 1200/year. There was another condition to the sale, 'all sons in the family were given the name "von Fyren".

Henrik Petersen of Ystad had three sons. The first two did not live long, however, the youngest Morten Henrik Petersen von Fyren carried the family name onward.

Henrik married Bergithe Jonsdatter Nyrop on 1 May 1704 in Bergen, Hordaland, Norway. Bergithe (daughter of Hans Pederson Nyrop and Benedikte Mikkelsdatter Storm) was born in 1685; died in Jan 1767 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; was buried on 12 Jan 1767 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lauritz Andersen Smith was born in Jæren 12/3 1680. He did not inherit any of his father's artistic talents, but at least had other skills. He was determined to go the trade route so, as a 17-year-old boy, began his education in Madame Elisabeth Seehusen's merchant's and ship's shipping business. There he met Madame Seehusen's granddaughter Johanne Margrethe Leight, whom he married when she was 17 years old. When Madame Seehusen died, Laurits Smith took over her business. He had great skill for the day and expanded the big business considerably so that eventually it became the city's largest. Lauritz A Smith died November 22, 1758.

Lauritz married Johanna Margaretha Michelsdatter Leigh on 13 Nov 1708 in Domkirken, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. Johanna (daughter of Michael Sørensen Leigh and Christina Sophia Seehuusen) was born on 12 Sep 1691 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; was christened on 13 Sep 1691 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; died on 11 May 1766 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; was buried on 16 May 1766 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Stayed in 1643 in Sogndalsstrand and later for several years - yet in 1662 - on the farm Myland, from which he was seen by a January 11, 1697 busy thing witness, to have been triggered against 1/2 run butter in Lower Aamodt, which he owned in 1665, and 1 bismerpund butter in Eye in Heskestad. He is seen to have taken over his mother's farmland Hofland, which his widow sold on July 5, 1690. When Niels Lauritzsen moved from Myland, he might as a result of his brother Jacob Lauritzsen's death farm Kielland. This farm, located by the river Sogndalselven a short distance from its outlet in the sea, had from the old time been the beneficiary of Stavanger Cathedral. Kielland sermon is mentioned on July 6, 1577, and the farm is then granted the hearer at Stavanger school, whom it still permits in 1661, as it is listed with a landslide of 1 race 1 spd. butter (now mark 9.36). The farm has its name from a current water-filled pothole, in the language of the village Kjelle, or after the old, for the family name, later preserved spelling "Kielle".Niels Kielland is mentioned as a lawyer on March 4, 1664 and November 26, 1667, and on March 12, 1668, became a lawyer in Sogndal. He died in 1673. The shift after him was held on April 11, 1678, and showed a total fortune on 297 Rd. 1 mark 6.He seems to have been married twice. All the children mentioned at the time, however, were of his marriage to Ingeborg Olsdatter.

Bodde 1643 i Sogndalsstranden og senere i flere år - ennå 1662 - på gården Myland, hvorfra han av et 11. januar 1697 opptatt tingvitne sees å være blitt utløst mot ½ løp smør i Nedre Aamodt, som han eiet 1665, og 1 bismerpund smør i Eye i Heskestad. Han sees å ha overtatt morens odelsgods Hofland, som hans enke solgte 5. juli 1690. Da Niels Lauritzsøn flyttet fra Myland bygslet han - muligens som følge av broren Jacob Lauritzsøns død - gården Kielland. Denne gård, der ligger ved Sogndalselven et kort stykke fra dens utløp i havet, hadde fra gammel tid av vært Stavanger domkirke beneficert. Kielland præbende nevnes 6. juli 1577, og gården tillaes da høreren ved Stavanger skole, hvem den fremdeles tillå i 1661, da den finnes oppført med en landskyld av 1 løp 1 spd. smør (nå mark 9,36). Gården har sitt navn av en derværende vannfylt jettegryte, i bygdens språk Kjelle, eller etter den gamle - for familienavnet senere bibeholdte - skrivemåte "Kielle". Niels Kielland nevnes som lagrettesmann 4. mars 1664 og 26. november 1667 og var 12. mars 1668 blitt lagrettesmann i Sogndal. Han døde 1673. Skiftet etter ham holdtes først 11. april 1678 og viste en samlet formue på 297 Rd. 1 mark 6. Han synes å ha vært gift to ganger. Alle de ved skiftet nevnte barn var imidlertid av hans ekteskap med Ingeborg Olsdatter



Niels married Ingeborg Olsdatter, daughter of Ole Bjørnssøn and Gro Olufsdatter. (Ingeborg Olsdatter was born circa 1630 and died circa 1693.)

The farm Kielland is located in Rogaland, south of the village of Hauge in Dalane. The farm name is linked to a water-filled pothole on the property. In the local dialect, this is a Kjelle, or according to the old spelling that is retained in the family name, Kielle.


The farm is still in operation, but the pot of potatoes has long been filled with stone for the sake of livestock. If the glacier countries did not come up with a hole in the ground, then we have a good replacement in this hole in the water's edge, right near the key ;-)


The local pronunciation was supposedly the original chain. The writing style Kielland first appeared in 1616. There have been several alternative ways of writing: Kollandt 1563, Kieldeland and Kuelandt 1567, Tielland 1610, Kiedland 1668, Kielland 1616 and Kielland unchanged since 1723.


Farm names with similar origins are also found in other settlements. In Egersund, where another farm gave rise to a family name with the spelling Kielland towards the end of the 19th century; In Søgne, where a family who writes their name Kjelland comes from; and in Lyngdal, in Bjelland and in Haus where the farm names have become Tjelland. Those who now own and operate the farm in Sogndal also use the spelling Kjelland.


The farm is located by Sogndalselva, a short distance up the valley, and belonged to old Stavanger Cathedral. The property relationship is known from 1577, and the income then fell to the hearer at Stavanger school. So it was still as late as 1661.




In Sogndal, the southernmost municipality in Rogaland county, the main building consists of a wide valley, surrounded by ridge ridges and with access to the sea in Rekefjord and at the outlet of Sogndalselva. The district seems to have had a relatively close population early. The diplomas show that one of Western Norway's more wealthy families, whose members are known by the name Uthyrm, had properties and probably also their headquarters there in the 14th and 15th centuries.


From the early 1600s, several farmers from Sogndal had citizenship to Stavanger. Citizenship was necessary to be able to trade lawfully. From the beginning of the 18th century, a number of traders and seafarers developed, who lived partly on the coast in Sogndalsstrand or in Rekefjord, partly around their farms. In a social sense, the valley was more characterized by a scattered small town municipality than by a regular country car. The income came mainly from lobster, salmon and a rich spring herring fishing.



More about genealogy in Sogndal you can find elsewhere. On the Internet there is a good one overview of family history source material .



The Kielland family's cognitive descent can be followed back to the farm Øvre Åmot in Sogndal.


The oldest secure year with the connection is 1603. Then Knud, Bjørn and Helge Åmot are mentioned. Knud then pays gracefully with 2 specialty grains, Bjørn with 4 specialty. The same year, Karine is mentioned at Åmot. She is called Knud's grand woman, and was therefore probably married to Bjørn or Helge. In 1606, Bjørn, Knud and Sigbjørn, 1610-14 Bjørn, Lauritz, Sigbjørn and Helge Åmot are mentioned. The first three then had the same status in relation to the taxation.


Lauritz Åmot , who is mentioned in the accounts from 1610, is the Kielland's oldest probably known ancestor. In 1623 he was appointed a lawyer. From 1629 it seems to have gone back for him. He then lived at Nedre Åmot, and is mentioned last time in the tax year 1637. When his eldest son hot Bjørn, it is close to assume that he himself has been the son of the older Bjørn. Further conclusions hardly give the names preserved, except perhaps that the family may not have been old at Åmot. There seem to have been new people there between 1591 and 1603. If Lauritz Åmot is the son of Bjørn, this must be an older man, who must be assumed to have lived on another farm earlier. In 1563, a farm in Hauge did not live far away. He is also referred to as landowner farmer, and is one of those who in 1591 seals the authority for the village's envoy to the royal shed.


Lauritz Åmot was married to Guri Kidelsdatter. She brought odel from the farm Hofland in Egersund parish, and married again as a widow after Lauritz. At the turn of her in 1673 the children inherited Hofland's first marriage and every 40 riksdaler.


Lauritz and Guri had many children, and Niels Lauritzen (1618-1673) was their son number four. As an adult, he lived in the Sogndals beach and on Myland farm. He married the daughter of Sogndal's largest farm farmer. This gave him enough money to allow the farm Kielland to be built around 1665. When he moved there, the family took the farm name to the last name so the custom was. Since then, the name Kielland has followed his backlash.


Niels Lauritzen Kielland got seven children, who in succession had: Lauritz, Olle, Ellef, Jacob, Kield, Lauritz dy, and Guri. Several of these came to operate with merchant ships and shipping.


Jacob Nielsen Kielland (1665-1726) was the most successful of the siblings. He acquired the bourgeoisie of Kristiansand, and had his own ship that sailed with fishery products to Christiania and Drammen. In addition, he traded with lumber abroad across the North Sea.


Jacob also had seven children, but only three of the children grew up. The elder was Jan Jacobsen Kielland (1693-1765) . Jan worked his way up to become Sogndal's most important trader. Particularly formed herring fishing grounds for wealth. In good years there could be huge quantities of herring that were exported to ports in Norway and abroad. Other goods were taken away from there. During the Great Nordic War, Jan Jacobsen transported supplies and ammunition to Admiral Tordenskjold, among others. With the peace in 1721 he officially established himself as a merchant. Even though Niels Lauritzen has a great aftermath, only Jan Jacobsen Kielland's descendants have passed the family name all the way through to this day. He is thus the founder of the vast majority of those who are now called Kielland.


The descendants of Jan's two sons, Gabriel Kirsebom Jansen Kielland (1724-1780) and Jacob Jansen Kielland (1726-1788), has been has made the greatest progress in obtaining the family new members. The two brothers moved to Stavanger to trade, and each one had progress in business.


Gabriel, who built houses at Holm-Egenes , received eleven daughters besides his sons Jan Kielland (1769-1813) and Morten Henrik Kielland (1770-1826). Jan initially had several ships in motion, but lost everything during the Napoleonic wars, and was bankrupt. In 1808 he was granted a postmaster, and was the first in Stavanger with that title. Morten Henrik was educated as a priest. Jan was the father of the two priests Gabriel Kirsebom Kielland (1796-1854), also known as Gustava Kielland's husband , and Jan Theodor Kielland (1803-1844), and to the printing press Lauritz Christian Kielland (1808-1861).


Jacob Jansen Kielland founded the trading house "Jacob Kielland & Søn" (when his son was not yet two years old), a business that went so well that his son Gabriel Schanche Kielland (1760-1821) was able to record Norway's most important fortune in his time. Gabriel was listed the large villa Ledaal , which has since become both royal residence and cultural institution for Stavanger city.


The names Jan, Gabriel, Jacob and Morten Henrik have since passed down through the generations.

Nils married Ingeborg Olsdatter Myland. Ingeborg was born in 1630 in Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway; died in 1693 in Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Hans Pedersen Nyrop
Theological office exam 1670. Chapel in Vågan. Called vice-pastor in Lødingen 9 Sept. 1678 by Bishop Erik Pontoppidan, who had the right to call. The Chairman, C.C. Heggelund, had to give up. The oldest church book preserved from Lødingen (1691-97) comes from Nyrop's hand. It is stored in the State Archives, Trondheim.

In Ofoten church book 1699-1711, page 75a, one can read the following about Nyrop's burial:
«1700 Dom. 2 post Epiphania. I grabbed the mockery. Mr Hans Nyrop, Deputy Pastor of Lødingen, has been ordained a priest for 26 years and 5 months, died at the age of 56 ».

13 Imm. from Christiania 3 May 1668.
Tax list 16 April 1701, Prestegården, Lødingen.14,10:
Heirs, all in Lødingen, are the spouse Bendicte Storm and the children: Peder Nyrop, Stuiosus; Christopher Nyrop, studiosus; Dorthe Sophie Nyrop; Benedicte Nyrop, married to Hans Slangendorph; Elisabeth Nyrop; Birgithe Nyrop, age 15; Kirsten Nyrop, age 14; Anna Maria Nyrop, 6 years.

Wealth 448-0-12. Debt 367-4-1.

Hans married Benedikte Mikkelsdatter Storm in 1674 in Salten, Nordland, Norway. Benedikte was born in 1657 in Salten, Nordland, Norway; died in 1701 in Lødingen, Nordland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Andrew Lawrenceson Smith, also known as Anders Lauritzen Smith (born in Braco ca. 1620, dead ca. 1694 in Stavanger), was a Scottish craftsman, woodcutter and painter. He was married to Maren Knudsdatter.

He is one of the most notable artists from the Stavanger renaissance, well known for his works in the Stavanger Cathedral. When he moved to Norway, he first settled in Bergen, but later moved to a farm in Sola near Stavanger. Andrew Smith is seen as one of the leading representatives of the Cartilage baroque art period. It is known as Cartilage baroque because the woodcarvings resemble the curves in a human ear.

In the 1650s he was appointed to make a new pulpit for Stavanger Cathedral. The impressive pulpit was finished in 1658 and is seen as one of the more significant art works in Norway from the Cartilage baroque art period.[citation needed] He also created the five epitaphs for some of the priests and their families, in the nave and aisle of the medieval cathedral. He also created a number of important works of Christian art and church art in the Stavanger Region of Norway.


Norsk Biografisk Leksikon
utdypning (NBL-artikkel)

Anders Smith, Anders Lauritzen Smith, Andrew Laurenceson/Lawrenceson Smith, død 1692, dødssted Sola, Rogaland, Fødd ca. 1620 i Skottland; el. 1694.0.0. Biletskjerar og målar.

Gift 1) med ukjend; 2) 1669 med Maren Knutsdotter Sola (el. Håland) (august 1641–februar 1695). Farfars far til Axel Smith (1744–1823).

I tida før romantikken og det moderne gjennombrotet kjenner vi i Noreg få kunstnarar som individuelle opphavsmenn til sentrale kunstverk. Eit viktig unntak frå denne regelen er den barokke biletskjeraren og kontrafeiaren Anders Lauritzen Smith.

Den lutherske reformasjonen var retta både mot paven i Roma og mot “affgudiske billeder” i kyrkja. Først på 1600-talet kom arbeidet for alvor i gang med å utvida det nye lutherske biletprogrammet til meir enn bokstavaltertavler med “herlige sentenser aff den hellige skrift”. Blant dei mange utanlandske biletkunstnarane som kom til Danmark-Noreg for å pryda det tomme kyrkjerommet etter den reformatoriske biletstormen, var også skotten Andrew Smith.

Fram til han blei kalla til Stavanger 1658, er dei biografiske opplysningane om Smith få og usikre. Då Lauritz Smith tok borgarskap i Stavanger 1708, heitte det at han var son av bilethoggaren og målaren Andrew Lawrenceson Smith frå Skottland. Ein familietradisjon knyter Andrew til slekta Smiths of Braco, frå distriktet rundt elva Knaik i grevskapet Fife. At Smith har komme direkte frå Skottland til Stavanger er lite truleg. Kanskje er han den sveinen som står oppført i Bergens manntal frå 1645 som elev av biletskjeraren Peter Negelsen. Familietradisjonen fortel også at han kom til Stavanger frå Flensborg i Sønderjylland. Stilmessig er Smiths arbeid i alle fall direkte eller indirekte påverka av nordtysk barokk, slik den særleg blei utforma på verkstaden til Gudewerth-meistrane i Eckernförde. Ut over dette er lite kjent om Anders Smiths bakgrunn og læreår. At Smith har hatt hjelp av ein son i arbeidet med ny preikestol i Sokndal 1666, skulle tyda på at han inngjekk ekteskap for andre gong då han gifte seg norsk 1669.

Med preikestolen i Stavanger domkyrkje kjem den nye “bruskbarokken” for første gong til Sørvest-Noreg og avløyser den vestlandske “snikkarrenessansen”. Preikestolen i Stavangerdomen er kanskje den mest praktfulle barokkskulpturen i landet og hovudverket til Anders Smith (som namnet blei fornorska til). Det er også eit kunstverk der den overlessa stilen blir prega av eit særprega kunstnartemperament.

Bruskbarokken er først og fremst ein ornamental stil, der kniven til treskjeraren vrir, dreiar og krøllar materialet slik at veden i emnet liknar på deig eller leire – eller brusk. Der renessansen framleis viste fram dei konstruktive formene, går barokken over i ein einaste bølgande og bevega masse utan fast oppbygging.

Inne i den overlessa ornamentikken står den gammaltestamentlege kjempa Samson som preikestolfot og ber Guds ord på hovudet. Mellom ornamenta viser hovudfelta på stolen bibelske scenar. Blant groteske masker, erkeenglar og kristne dygder finn ein òg våpenskjolda til Smiths oppdragsgivar Henrik Below. På toppen av preikestolen tronar den sigrande Kristus nesten til taket i det høge kyrkjerommet.

1669 inngjekk Smith ekteskap med Maren Knutsdotter frå Sola på Nord-Jæren. Frå då av var den velakta handverksmeisteren og byborgaren Smith også storbonde på det gamle lensmannssetet på Sola. Eit brev frå 1682 er stila til “Anders Lauritzen Mahler. Solle ved Stafanger.” Han kan vera den Anders Lauritzen som fekk borgarskap som kontrafeiar 12. juni 1676. Ein stor produksjon av religiøs og verdsleg kunst strøymde dei følgande tiåra frå verkstaden hans: møblement til Stavanger-borgarane, kyrkjeinventar og praktfulle epitafar, dvs. borgarlege minnetavler over jordisk gods og gull, makt og ære.

Anders Lauritzen Smith døydde, truleg mellom 1692 og 1694, med ei stor slekt og ei lita formue etter seg. I hans arbeid ser ein korleis den kunstnarlege impulsen frå italiensk renessanse (Cornelis Floris og stilen etter han) via mønsterarka frå nordtysk barokkk blir sett ut i livet i den skandinaviske provins, går over i byhandverket, og går opp i den lokale folkekunsten, der den framleis kan sporast den dag i dag.

Verker
Sikre
Preikestolen i Stavanger domkyrkje
Tilskrivne
Preikestolen i Sokndal kyrkje
altartavlene i Hareid kyrkje (opphavleg for Hospitalkyrkja i Stavanger, 1660), Åkra kyrkje (1663), Time kyrkje (1666) og kanskje Førde kyrkje (1666)
epitafar i Stavanger domkyrkje og Hjelmeland kyrkje

Kilder og litteratur
C. A. Jensen: Danmarks snedkere og billedsnidere i tiden 1536–1660, København 1911
H. Grevenor: Norsk Malerkunst under renessanse og barokk 1550–1700, 1928
D. S. Platou: Anders L. Smith. En norsk billedskjærer fra 1600 årene, Stavanger 1928
O. Smith: Andrew Lawrenseson Smith og Lauritz Anderssøn Smith's mannlige etterkommere i Norge og Danmark, 1943
R. Hauglid: Akantus, 1950
J. H. Lexow: biografi i NBL1, bd. 14, 1962
S. Christie: Norges kunsthistorie, bd. 3, 1982
E. M. Magerøy: Norsk treskurd (ny utg.), 1983
H. Alsvik: biografi i NKL, bd. 3, 1986

Andrew Lawrenceson ( Anders Lauritzen) Smith er født i Skottland i tiden omkring 1620. Som ganske ung er han ( antagelig i slutten av 1630- årene ) kommet til Bergen, hvor han kom i lære i treskjærermesteren Peter Negelsens verksted. Her må han ha arbeidet i flere år. Hele hans senere produksjon viser at det er i Bergen han har fått sin fornemste kunstneriske utdannelse, det er her han har tilegnet seg det særpreg som han senere alltid kom til å beholde. - Senere dro han på vandring sydover og kom fra Flensburg til Stavanger, innkalt av lensherre Henrik Below for å utføre den nye praktfulle prekestolen som denne hadde besluttet å forære Domkirken.

Anders Smiths største produksjon er viet Stavanger. Det blir ikke bare med prekestolen , som regnes for å være det praktfulleste stykke billedhuggerkunst vi har bevart fra barokk tid her i landet- han får også andre oppgaver. Men også utenfor Stavanger by når hans ry og han får oppgaver med utsmykninger av andre kirker. Han laget også møbler og var kunstmaler.

Andrew Lawrenceson Smith also known as Anders Lauritzen Smith (born in Braco ca. 1620, dead ca. 1694 i Stavanger) was a Scottish craftsman, woodcutter and painter. He was married to Maren Knudsdatter.

He is one of the most notable artists from the Stavanger renaissance, well known for his works in the Stavanger Cathedral. When he moved to Norway, he first settled in Bergen, but later moved to a farm in Sola near Stavanger. Andrew Smith is seen as one of the leading representatives of the Cartilage baroque art period. It is known as Cartilage baroque because the woodcarvings resemble the curves in a human ear.

In the 1650s he was appointed to make a new pulpit for Stavanger Cathedral. The stunningly beautiful pulpit was finished in 1658 and is seen as one of the most significant art works in Norway from the baroque art period. He also created the five epitaphs for the some of the priests and their families, in the nave and aisle of the medieval cathedral. He also created a nummber of important works of Christian art and church art in the Stavanger Region of Norway.

Han var innkalt fra Skottland for å lage prekestol til Stavanger Domkirke. Billedhugger og maler. Han bodde på Sole i Haaland.

Sources
Fotstykket til skap i eik fra 1665, barokk. Billedhugger Anders L. Smith, Stavanger

Anders married Maren Knudsdatter. Maren was born in 1641 in Håland, Sola, Rogaland, Norway; died in Apr 1695 in Håland, Sola, Rogaland, Norway; was buried on 10 Apr 1695 in Håland, Sola, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Michael Sørensen Leigh, born 1656 in Copenhagen, died 1710, was a Danish-Norwegian theologian and author, Master of Philosophy in 1684.

Leigh was the principal of the cathedral schools in Stavanger and Kristiansand and published a number of scholarly theological writings. He became best known for his hymns and devotional books in Danish, including God's Children's Glory (1680), Gilead's Salve (1682) translated into Swedish by Anna Catharina Wefverstedt (1754), and the Preach collection The Sigh of Zion and the Consolation of Jesus (1697).

Leigh was born 1656 in Copenhagen, became a student in 1675, a bachelor in 1676 and a master in philosophy in 1684. As a student he participated in a number of disputations where he showed great energy when it came to unfolding theology's positions in relation to philosophy and cognition. This also marked his desire to be a learned man. Leigh was appointed vice-rector at Stavanger Cathedral School in 1683 and rector in 1684. The rector's position also included the income from Malde (now Madla) parish, for which Leigh was thus responsible. There was modest teaching activity at the cathedral school, and he mainly used his time for theological writing. In addition, he married into one of the city's rich families, and this gave him the opportunity to maintain a vacancy even without large official incomes. In 1697, Leigh was appointed associate professor at the cathedral school in Kristiansand, but conditions there were, if possible, even worse than in Stavanger. Leigh remained in his old position for another couple of years while he waited for one of the priestly vocations for the position of associate professor to become vacant. It was not until 1699 that he moved to Tveit parish, for which he had the income and responsibility. In practice, it seems that Leigh had little to do as an associate professor. He lectured in theology a couple of times a week at Kristiansand Cathedral School, but the students were very few. Thus, it was especially Tveit parish call that became his responsibility. However, one of his students, the later principal of Christiania Cathedral School Jacob Rasch, praises Leigh for his learning and skill. He was mainly able to continue his theological writing in Kristiansand.

Michael married Christina Sophia Seehuusen on 17 Nov 1684 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. Christina (daughter of Morten Hanssøn Seehuusen and Elisabeth Søfrensdatter Godtzen) was born on 20 Jul 1663 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; died in 1700 in Skien, Telemark, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lauritz married Guri Kidelsdatter. Guri was born in 1600 in Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway; died in 1673 in Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: 1672, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; Skipsreder, Raadmand

Notes:

Morten Hanssen Seehuusen was a son of Hans Seehuusen, Merchant of Bredsted and Christine Mortensdatter. He was baptised 5 Jun 1629 at Bredsted in Schleswig Germany. He died 25 May 1693 in Stavanger, and was buried 1 Jun 1693 in Stavanger. He married Elisabeth Søfrensdtr Godtzen, daughter of Søfren Pedersen Godtzen and Elisabeth Christensdtr Trane, on 13 Feb 1659 in Stavanger.

Morten Seehuus was appointed Raadmand in Stavanger on December 11 1672.

11/12 1672 councilor in Stavanger, 16 years church steward; was set in 1676 in the 3rd War Class Command. He bought c. 1675 the farm Malde in Håland, which remained in the possession of his descendants until 1836, and owned many farms and town properties. He carried as an arms mark an anchor, and on the helmet a justice with swords and scales.


6.1.1659 (Digital archive, NRA diploma collection, page 63487 and Kielland collections package 2), citizen Karsten Løtke pledged for his debt of 200 riksdaler to Morten Seehusen's house, farm and land, which Løtke's brother-in-law Phillip Jørgensen previously used. On the 20th day, the Seehusen could move into the house and then, without notice, use it for four years for annual rent 20 riksdaler and thereby shorten the mortgage. On February 27, 1963, he transferred the property to Morten Seehusen to full property. Neighbors were Knut Klaussen and Lars Sørensen. Three seals: Karsten Løtke, Jakop Thomassen and Johan Lange. Listed at Stavanger City Hall 16.3.1659, and included in the city's book page 140.

27.2.1663 (Kielland's collections packages 2-1 and 2-3 - reference to "ad dipl" and Erichsen, 1903, page 296) Anne widow after Karsten Lytke sold a farm to Morten Seehusen . It had previously been mortgaged to Morten Seehusen. Knut Klaussen and Lars Sørensen were neighbors.

7.12.1664 (SAS, PA 11 Kiekand, package 10A and in summary in SBA, PA Axel Kielland, package 2), Mayor Severin Pedersen Godtzen sold to his brother-in-law Morten Seehusen and my daughter Elisabet ("Lisebeth") Severinsdatter for 200 riksdaler a reason and property called Jesper Bager's Land. It lies directly above his inherent ground. They must keep it in its lifetime. Basic Rent. Signed by Severin Godzen and Elisabet Trane. Severin Godzen's seal . Inscription below of 22.3.1688 by Lisbet Trane as a widow: Her brother-in-law and dear daughter Elisabet Sørensdatter have now paid the 200 riksdalen. He has deducted debts and paid for debts in Hamburg.

29.8.1667 (Digital Archive, City Court Protocol BB7, page 52 and Erichsen, 1903, page 375), the late Laurits Falmersen owned a farm on Skagen called Horkens farm . Children's guardian Morten Seehusen and postmaster Søren Pedersen put it up for sale.

28.6.1668 (Erichsen, 1903, pages 403-404 and Kielland's collections package 2, add 3) sold Peder Sørensen (Erichsen adds: Godtsen) in Kvinesdal to Morten Seehusen : Erik Hanssen's grounds - a sea house with grounds and bulwark. It lay between the public at the floor of the deceased Iver Nilsen on one side and the estate of Herman Baker on the other. The deceased Willum Anderssen had purchased the widow of the late city bailiff Jakop Sørensen.

9.9.1674 (Erichsen, 1903, page 461) Peder Sørensen had read a letter of purchase at a house and mound in Stavanger that he now lives in and uses. Previously, the deceased belonged to Peder Knutsen . Morten Seehusen and Knut Klaussen sell their parts for 240 riksdaler.

10.2.1675 (Kielland's collections package 2, add 3 with reference to "ad diploma") baker Jørgen Klaussen sold to councilor Morten Seehusen a plot behind his sister Maren Evertsdatter , now inherent house and land. Just above the Seehusen's own kitchen windows. In length from Tverrgaten beyond the beach. With Nedre Algate to Jens Jenssen's Hiermanns - who councilor deceased Laurits Pedersen owned before - 21 years old. In width from the lower street to Tverrgaten to Maren Evertsdatter's 15.5 cubits. On to Jens Jenssen Hierman's nearest property across the well 21 cubits. Width along Jens Jenssen Hiermann to the lower gate 15.5 cubits. The ground was deserted. Basic rent for senior lecturer in Stavanger 5 Danish shilling and for parish priest 10 shilling. Witnesses Laurits Sørensen, Jørgen Klaussen's brother-in-law and Jørgen Heer citizen (seal a fish and on the helmet a standing bird).

7.3.1676 (Gundersen, 1953, page 90) pledged skipper Knut Olsen to Morten Seehusen for 100 riksdaler houses and property. 6% interest.

4.7.1678 (Kielland, Package 2 add 3, page 11), councilor Søren Torkelsen owned a house that was inherited until his son belongs to Jakop Sørensen. When shifted by him 28.04.1670 went got Morten Seehusen outlays in the house for 20 thalers. This court sold the Seehusen in 1678, a purchase letter published 4.7.1678 to citizen Ole Mortensen Vestmann.

24.11.1678 (Digital archive, mortgage book I, pages 64b-65) Ole Vestmann pledged his house and grounds called Horkens farm as parish priest to Sola Kristian Klaussen Jæger for 80 riksdaler. 5% interest. Witness Councilman Morten Seehuusen and Town Hall and City Writer Jørgen Kortsen.

14.2.1679 (Kielland's collections package 2, add 3 and Gundersen, 1953, page 92) sold Maren Evertsdatter - widow after Laurits Jenssen joins councilor Seehusen's house and plot between Almenngaten in the east and Jens Jenssen Hiermann's property in the west. Her husband had inherited the property from her parents. Hook Cabinet. Basic Rent.

27.11.1679 (Gundersen, 1953, page 92) Maren Evensdatter widowed Laurit Jenssen to Morten Seehusen a house between Almanngata in the east and Jens Jenssen Hiermann's house in the west.

23.8.1682 (HA med referanse til pantebok I side 17b) skjøtet Hertvig Godtzen og Hans Sørensen til rådmann Morten Seehusen på Arnegårds grunner.

28.8.1682 (SAS, Pantebok 1A, 1682-1686, side 17b-18) solgte medtjener Hartvig Godtzen og teologistudent Hans Godtzen til deres svoger rådmann Morten Seehusen Arnegårds grunner. Det var utlagt på skiftet etter deres avdøde stefar. Salgssum 400 riksdaler. Viser til at moren eller hennes barn kan løse inn eiendommen innen 20 år. Vitner er deres kjære mor (Under dokumentet skriver hun Lisbet Godtzen enke etter borgermester Søren Pedersen) og deres bror magister Jens Godtzen, Godske Godtzen og Henrik Godtzen.

10.7.1685 (Kielland, pakke 4c) oppbudsbo etter tidligere postmester Peder Lauritsen (han var i live). En sjøgrunn hvorpå Peder Lauritsens avbrente hovedvåning hadde stått med tvers ovenfor beliggende hage 160 riksdaler. En grunn ovenfor gaten som avdøde Peder Godkesen sist bode på 44 riksdaler. En hage ved Kleven, mellom Grimsageren og Morten Seehusens hage. Taksert til 24 riksdaler. Videre en sjøgrunn på Stranden fra sjøen opp gjennom, hvor det står to hus – som hører til andre. Taksert til 30 riksdaler. Vist til skifte etter tidligere rådmann Søren Pedersen 26.6.1671, som var Peder Lauritsens formann i ekteskapet. Barn: Peder Sørensen, Povel Sørensen, Kirsten Sørensen og Jannikke Sørensdatter (gm Matias Tanke).

27.2.1686 (jamfør Kiellands samlinger pakke 2, legg 3) rådmann Seehusen kjøpte på auksjon to grunner som tilhørte og hadde vært bebodd av magister Klaus Lauritssen Scaboes enke Maren Schønnebøl. Den ene lå nedenfor Seehusens beboede grunn, den andre ved Hospitalet. 320 riksdaler 1 ort. Det var avdøde Marchen Henriksdatter og tidlige medtjener Laurits Klaussen til Domkirkens eiendommer. En del av Harestad i Goa skiprede med 3 pund korn i landskyld ble solgt til Klaus og Peder Lauritssønner for 170 riksdaler. Bak på dokumentet: Auksjonsskjøte på Marcken enke etter Hr. Lars’ grunn her nedenfor meg og så den grunnen ved Hospitalet for min sønn Hans Seehusen.

26.8.1691 (Erichsen, 1906, side 461-462 og SAS pantebok II side 47-48) solgte Johanne – enke etter Henrik Pettersen Reimers til Hans Lodhof vever en hagegrunn kalt Frans badskjærs grunn. mellom Albert Marckhes hus og Morten Seehuusens hage. Årlig sedvanlig grunnleie. Lovverge Kort Høyer og Wibolt Jæger er vitner.

27.9.1692 (Digitalarkivet, Pantebok 1b, side 100ff - https://media.digitalarkivet.no/view/23503/101, HA med referanse til pantebok II side 100, Erichsen, 1906, side 469 og Kielland, pakke 2, legg 3 side 15b) skjøtet predikant til Stavanger domkirke Hartig Godtzen og med sin hustrues samtykke, til sin svoger rådmann Morten Seehusen to hageplasser ved Breiavatnet. Den ene like opp og nord ved min svoger Morten Seehusens hage, som jeg av min mormor matrone Johanna enke etter Her Henrik har tilforhandlet meg. Den andre hageplassen den tilforhandlede hage er liggende, som jeg av Sr. Jakop Skredders arvinger har kjøpt, og på samme hagegrunn har min svigermor sitt hus oppsatt som hun årlig der av bør gi for hele grunnen en riksdaler. Har mottatt betalingen på 80 riksdaler.

19.6.1693 (SAS, Pantebok 1b, side 102b-103b) skjøtet tidligere rådmann Morten Seehusen til borger Søren Pedersen Brun og hans hustru Ingeborg Gundersdatter en grunn på Skagen. Den ligger til sjøen mellom avdøde Thomas Kristensens tidligere tilhørende grunn i sør og til almenningen i nord. Årlig grunnleie. Vitner Lauritz Søfrensen og Kristen Lauritzen (i underskriften skriver han Kristen Lauritzen Hilm) begge borgere.

16.2.1694 (SAS Pantebok II side 125-126 - http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:tl_read?show=126&uid=17118&urnread_imagesize=full&hode=ja&ls=1&x=11&y=4, Erichsen, 1906, side 481 og Kielland, pakke 2, legg 3 side 15b) skjøtet Morten Seehusen med sin hustrues samtykke til Nils Olsen Urtegårdsmann på en hage nedenfor Hospitalet langs ved Jan Prahls hage. Årlig grunnleie 2 riksdaler. Vitner Laurtiz Søfrensen, Heilman og J. Praele. Lest for retten 23.2.1694.

29.8.1698 (NRA, Localia, pakke 43a, jamfør Gundersen, 1953, side 221-222 og SAS, pantebok IIa side 39b-40) solgte Peder Jenssen og hans hustru Anne Karstensdatter til Beate Karstensdatter sin andel i en grunn i Krigen på Strandgaten mellom Elisabeth – enke etter Morten Seehusen og Jørgen Pedersens enke. Av en etterskrift på dokumentet i NRA framgår det at eiendommen var benefisert gods. Tre segl: Peder Jensen med et bumerke, Kristen Jensen Brun med et dyr som holder et kors og Bartun.

Morten married Elisabeth Søfrensdatter Godtzen on 13 Feb 1659 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. Elisabeth (daughter of Søfren Pedersen Godtzen and Elisabeth Christensdatter Trane) was born on 26 Aug 1639 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway; died on 4 Dec 1714 in Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]