See also

Family of Johannes TORGILSEN and Gyrid TORGILSDATTER

Husband: Johannes TORGILSEN

  • Name:

  • Johannes TORGILSEN

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1470

  • Hardanger, Norway1

  • Residence:

  • 1519 (age 48-49)

  • Aga, Ullensvang, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway

  •  

  • paid the highest tax in Hardanger in 1521 (40 marks)

  • Death:

  • c. 1563 (age 92-93)

  • Aga, Ullensvang, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway1

Wife: Gyrid TORGILSDATTER

  • Name:

  • Gyrid TORGILSDATTER

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • Torgils VIKINGSEN (c. 1457-c. 1497)

  • Mother:

  • Gudrun ORMSDATTER (c. 1455-aft1519)

  • Birth:

  • c. 1475

  • Aga, Ullensvang, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway1

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Galtung, Jondal Parish, Hordaland, Norway

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Aga, Ullensvang, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway

  • Death:

  • "??"

  • Aga, Ullensvang, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway1

Child 1: Knut JOHANNSON

  • Name:

  • Knut JOHANNSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • nn FARTEGNSDATTER ( - )

  • Birth:

  • c. 1500

  • Børve, Ullensvang, Rogaland, Norway.1

  • Residence:

  • "FROM) 1537"

  • appears to have lived at Seim in Kvinnherred1

  •  

  • Seim was the family seat of his brother-in-law, the famous admiral (some say pirate), Kristoffer Trondsson Rustung.

  • Residence:

  • "AROUND)1550"

  • moved to Valen1

  •  

  • appears to have acquired through his wife.

    Her father probably acquired it from the ancient noble family of Dall.

  • Death:

  • c. 1563 (age 62-63)

  • Valen gård, Fjelberg, Hordaland, Norway.1

  •  

  • Laurits wasn't mentioned in the 1563 tax records, so he must have died sometime previously

Child 2: Torgils JOHANNESSON

  • Name:

  • Torgils JOHANNESSON

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • nn SEVATSDATTER (c. 1535- )

  • Birth:

  • c. 1510

  • Aga, Ullensvang, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway1

  • Baptism:

  • c. 1510 (age 0)

  • Aga, Ullensvang, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway1

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Aga, Ullensvang, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway1

  •  

  • He was a very substantial landowner with property valued at over 14 laupar smør, including 2 laupar smør and 2 hides at Aga. According to the 1563 tax records, Torgils rented his farm at Torsnes for which he paid a tax of 1 dalar. He also paid a tax of 4 dalar, 7 laupar smør for the property he owned.

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • operated a sawmill and ran a lumber business; Torsnæs, Jondalen, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway

  • Residence:

  •  

  • Torsnæs, Jondalen, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway

  • Death:

  • aft 1564 (age 53-54)

  • Torsnæs, Jondalen, Hardanger, Hordaland, Norway1

Sources

1.

Greg Hagen., Greg Hagen.