Nils Lauritzsøn Kielland^[1]

1618 - 1673  (55 years)

• Name	Nils Lauritzsøn Kielland
  Birth	1618	Indre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
  Gender	Male
  Death	1673	Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway
  Person ID	I36030	Master
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2019

  
  

  Father	Lauritz Åmot,   b. 1600, Åmodt, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 1637, Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway (Age 37 years)
  Mother	Guri Kidelsdatter,   b. 1600, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 1673, Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F8597	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ingeborg Olsdatter Myland,   b. 1630, Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 1693, Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway (Age 63 years)
  Children	1. Guri Nielsdatter Kielland  [Father: natural]   2. Ellef Nielsen Kielland  [Father: natural]   3. Olle Nielsen Kielland  [Father: natural]   4. Lauritz Nielssen Kielland,   b. 1652, Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway  [Father: natural] + 5. Jacob Nielsen Kielland,   b. 14 Mar 1665, Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway d. 4 Dec 1726, Vebrandsøy, Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway (Age 61 years)   6. Kield Nielssen Kielland,   b. 1671  [Father: natural]   7. Lauritz Nielssen Kielland,   b. 1672  [Father: natural]
  Family ID	F8596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2019

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1618 - Indre Mydland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway Death - 1673 - Kielland, Sokndal, Rogaland, Norway  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  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.

  
  

• 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=164