Jan Jacobsen Kielland^[1]

1693 - 1765  (72 years)

• Name	Jan Jacobsen Kielland
  Birth	8 Apr 1693	Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Apr 1765	Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway   [2]
  Burial	27 Apr 1765	Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway   [2]
  Person ID	I35958	Master
  Last Modified	13 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Jacob Nielsen Kielland,   b. 14 Mar 1665, Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 4 Dec 1726, Vebrandsøy, Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Elchen Jansdatter Kielland,   b. 4 Jan 1672, Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 5 May 1701, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway (Age 29 years)
  Marriage	5 Mar 1693	Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
  Family ID	F8595	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frøchen Gabrielsdatter Kirsebom,   b. 21 Mar 1699, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 11 May 1742, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1721
  Children	1. Elchen Jansdatter Kielland,   b. 1721   d. 1726, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]   2. Gabriel Kirsebom Jansen Kielland,   b. 1723   d. 1723, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural] + 3. Gabriel Kirsebom Jansen Kielland,   b. 14 Dec 1724, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 5 Sep 1780, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway (Age 55 years)   4. Jacob Jansen Kielland,   b. 12 Feb 1726, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 20 Oct 1788, Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F8591	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Apr 1693 - Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway Death - 20 Apr 1765 - Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway Burial - 27 Apr 1765 - Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S761] Yates Publishing, Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree. http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=159430307&pid=87 [S271] National Archives of Norway, Sogndal Parish Register, (National Archives of Norway, Digitalarkivet), SAST, Sokndal sokneprestkontor, Parish register (official) no. A 4, 1762-1811 (Reliability: 3). https://media.digitalarkivet.no/en/view/15865/49121/4