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- From the ?ker-?kirkeby kirkebog "Communicantes" entries:
1661: Den 27 Sept. opf?rt et Steenbr?d her fra Kirken til Slottet, det er fordum kommen fra R?nne hvor i Margrete Clavs Cams Huus i en dyrtid, for 100 Aar siden er en heel Offn fuld af Br?d, som Schulde bagis, omvent til Steen: denne Steen f?rdis til Kongen.
According to Sigvard Mahler Dam, in his article "Landsdommer Patriciatet p? Bornholm", part II (SAXO, 1988), the mother of Oluf Kofoed (c.1593-1641), son of Hans Kofoed (c.1550-1623), is a relative of Jacob Ki?ller (c.1575-1623) of Skovsholm in Ibsker parish, Christen Clausen (died circa 1628) of Skovsholm in Ibsker parish, and their sister Christine (c.1583-1665) - the wife of Sivert Gagge (c.1593-1661). Sigvard speculates that Hans Kofoed's wife may have been their sister. This is based on a 1666 court case surrounding the estate of the deceased Christine Christensdatter Ki?ller, in which Hans Kofoed Olufsen (c.1625-1694) states that "han formener sig s? n?r som Claus Kames kan v?re" (he considered himself as close as Claus Kames can be) in kinship to Christine.
Sigvard Mahler Dam's other arguments for Hans Kofoed's wife's origin are: 1) her son Peder Kofoed of R?nne had inherited the copyhold farm Pritteg?rd (2 Vdg.) in Ibsker, which may have belonged to the freeman's farm Skovsholm in Ibsker. Skovsholm belonged to the brothers Christen Clausen and Jacob Ki?ller, both of whom were dead by 1632, Christen childless. 2) Jacob Ki?ller's widow, Maria von Rade (from Germany), bought out her deceased husband's sister Christine's inheritance in 1633; Maria's trustee was Peder Kofoed of Kyndeg?rd in Nyker (son of Jacob Kofoed, a brother of the above mentioned Peder Kofoed of R?nne). 3) Christine Ki?ller died childless in 1665; in 1662 she had mortgaged the 3rd copyhold farm (Kastelsg?rd, 3 Vdg.) in ?ker to copyhold farmer Mads Pedersen, who demanded to get his money repaid in 1667. Christine's trustee was Claus Kames, who stated in the "Landstinget" (Congress) that he was her nearest heir. This evidently incited Hans Kofoed Olsen, of Ladeg?rd in Klemensker, to respond in court that "he considered himself as close as Claus Kames can be" in kinship to Christine. Hans Kofoed was the son of Oluf Kofoed of Blykobbeg?rd (yet another brother of Peder Kofoed of R?nne). Summary: Three decendants (1 son and 2 grandsons) of the unknown wife of Hans Kofoed were later involved with the Kj?ller-family's legacy, and the Kj?ller-names Claus, Jacob and Christine/Kirstine appear in the Kofoed-family for the first time, so one can deduce that these names probably come to the Kofoed-family through his wife. The inheritance of a son was double that of a daughter, thus providing a valuation of Skovsholm estate's inheritance, considering that a daughter would inherited 3 to 4 farms after her father and childless brother; Christine Ki?ller owned 2 "vorneder" (copyhold farms) in Bodilsker and 2 in R? parish. Peder Kofoed had the above mentioned Pritteg?rd, however the situation of it was an inconvienced to him, therefore he later exchanged it with Skovsholm's then owner Christian Maccab?us. Decendants of this unknown woman had many freeman's farms, and their associated copyhold farms, so it is difficult to discern today exactly how they had obtained them. Possibly Peder Kofoed's farm Kyllingeg?rd, 11 Vdg. Bodilsker, was also an inheritance from the Kj?ller-family?
My response to Sigvard Mahler Dam's case:
It seems to me that considering that Christine Ki?ller's date of birthe is circa 1583 and Oluf Kofoed's mother's likely date of birth is circa 1555 (almost 30 years between them) points to her more likely being Christine Ki?ller's aunt, namely that she is the half-sister of her father Christen Clausen (died circa 1583, of Store Halleg?rd in Olsker). According to Edvard Skovgaard, in "1000 Aner til en Skovg?rdssl?gt" (pub. 1989), "Christen Clausen Kj?ller" is the son of a "Claus K?ller" and "Margarete von Schinckel" (from Pomerania?). Possibly "Margarete von Schinckel" is the same person as the wife of Claus (Clausen) Kames (-1584-), namely "Margrethe" (died May 10, 1693) of R?nne? Claus Kames and Margrethe are said to be the grandparents of the Claus Kames (died 1677) mentioned in the 1666 court case.
Possibly a Claus K?ller and his wife Margarete von Schinckel moved to Bornholm circa 1545 (settling in R?nne?), where the couple had one son, Christen Clausen, before Claus K?ller died circa 1550. The young widow could then have married the merchant Claus (Clausen) Kames (-1584-) of R?nne, with whom she had several more children. This arrangement of the family-tree would make Christine Christensdatter Ki?ller's grandmother the grandmother of Claus Kames (died 1677) and the great-grandmother of Hans Kofoed Olufsen (c.1625-1694) - which would be in line with Hans Kofoed Olufsen's claim in 1666 of being as close an heir as Claus Kames.
Further, Sigvard Mahler Dam speculates (in "Landsdommer-patriciatet p? Bornholm", part 2, 1988) that Jacob Iversen Borringholm, who was chief justice of Bornholm in 1572-1573, might be related to: 1) Christen Clausen (K?ller) of Store Halleg?rd, Olsker parish, whose sons were Jacob Ki?ller (died 1632) of Skovsholm, and Christen Clausen (Ki?ller) - chief justice from 1623 to 1628; and 2) Hans (Madsen) Kofoed's sons (through their mother): Chief Justice Mads Hansen Kofoed (died 1646) of Vellensg?rd, and Jacob Hansen Kofoed (died 1646) of Kyndeg?rd, Nyker parish.
- Norman Lee Madsen, September 10, 2008.
Extracted from "Landsdommer-Patriciatet p? Bornholm, Del II (The Chief Justice Patriciate on Bornholm, Part II), by: Sigvard Mahler Dam (SAXO, 1988):
Jacob Iversen Borringholm:
During the time of Bornholm's previous chief justice Jacob Iversen had been appointed to the position of the royal bailiff; however, after only 14 days his appointment was anulled, as the king had decided instead to install a L?becker, Sveder Ketting, as bailiff instead. As a result the island was no longer divided into royal and L?beck administive parts; this resulted in Kettingk being caught between his two masters, and therefore being fired by L?beck. Which left the position open for the appointment on the 11th of November 1571 for "our beloved Jacob Borenholm, our man and servant, to become our Court Bailiff on our Land Borenholm".
In 1558 the freemen had complained that they were being required to pay "landtax" even though they, as nobility, were entitled to tax free estates. To this end, on the 30th of March 1558 Jacob Borneholm and Truid Myre were sent to K?benhavn carrying the letters of complaint. Although Jacob Iversen had been active in public affairs for many years exactly when he became chief justice is not known; however, on the 5th of September 1572 "Jacob Iversen Landsdommer" is recorded as having passed a sentence in R?nne regarding an inheritance - a case wherein he had a number of distinguished royal envoys as co-justices.
The following day a Landsting took place in ?kirkeby. After the regular out door Ting meeting, the envoys asked the freemen to join them for a private meeting inside the church. At issue was the L?beck bailiff's doubts about the freemen's claim to noble status, and his hints that they were just ordinary peasants. Thus all the freemen, lead by "Jacob Iverssen Landsdommer" were requested to show up on the following Saturday with proof of their nobility.
At the "Frimandsm?det" held on September 6, 1572 there were 17 men named as being in attendance: 1. Jacob Iversen, Landsdommer; 2. Mester Peder W (= Peder [Mogensen] Uf); the brothers 3. Peder Hansen; and 4. Bent Hansen; 5. J?rgen Pedersen; 6. Peder (Madsen) Kofoed; 7. Oluf Madsen; 8. Oluf Bagge; 9. Hans Mogensen, as he was away at the king's court he was represented by his father Mogens Hansen; 10. Peder (Hansen) Myre; 11. J?rgen Gagge; 12. Berent Hansen (= Berild Hansen); 13. Laurids Pedersen; 14. Jens (Madsen) Kofoed; 15. Christen (Clausen) Ki?ller; 16. Peder Hansen (Uf); and 17. Hans (Madsen) Kofoed. Three advisers to the Danish Parliment (Rigsr?der) had been sent to preside over the meeting, namely: Bi?rn Kaas of Starupgaard, Bi?rn Andersen of Stenholt, and J?rgen Marsvin of Dyb?k. The group expressed heartfelt and solemn words about faithful service to the crown; and it seems they had an inkling of things to come, and therefore begged the King not to let himself be "seduced" by L?beck's representative Sveder Ketting, "because you might expect that L?beck only plotted to keep our island under their yoke." This was during the period in which Bornholm was strongly under the influence (and rulership) of the Hanseatic League free-city of L?beck; the Bornholmers felt greatly put upon by the high taxes, unfair rules, and high-handedness of the L?beckers. Contrary to the opinion of latter historians they must have convinced the envoys, as on the 9th of September the freemen were granted the right to gather shipwrecks from the beaches, hunt in the woods, as well as given full authority over their servants - a great victory for the freemen.
Jacob Iversen must have died within the following year. His coat of arms are unknown, as is his family origin: we do not know of any Iver who could be his father. As a rule, people with the name "Jacob" were called Jep or Ib on Bornholm, so when we see the name Jacob passed down in later chief justice families (Clausen/K?ller and Kofoed) it is possible that Jacob Iversen might be an uncle (see note nr. 26) of Christen Clausen (K?ller), whose son later became a chief justice.
Christen Clausen (K?ller):
He was the son of Christen Clausen of Store Halleg?rd in Olsker and Margrethe, the daughter of former chief justice Mogens Uf. From his mother's brother, Peder Uf, he inherited Skovsholm in Ibsker. Store Halleg?rd, on the other hand, was inherited by his brother Major Jacob Clausen, who in a power of attorney document dated the 6th of May 1608 is named Jacob K?ller of Halleg?rd; his seal shows us a very interesting coat of arms: the shield is vertically divided with a fleur de lis fastened in the first half, which is exactly the same coat of arms used by Anne, the widow of Jep Splid, back in 1508!!! However, we can not find any connection between them. A lot of pure nonsense has been written about the K?ller-family's Pomeranian roots - but we choose to ignore this.
Christen Clausen became chief justice on the 13th of March 1624, but died not long after, as already in 1629 his successor had been appointed. He died without any children, so the inheritance went to his siblings: Jacob Clausen K?ller got Skovsholm - who may have had a few children who died young, as his widow brought the farm with her into second marriage to Christian Maccab?us. His sister Kirstine (1583-1665) was married to Sivert Gagge of Myreg?rd in ?ker, who on the 6th of April 1633 signed a receipt for the inheritance his wife Kirstine had received from her brothers: Chief Justice Christen Clausen and Jacob Clausen of Skovsholm. Kirstine, like her brothers, had no children.
We think there might have been one more sister: who was married to Hans Kofoed of Blykobbeg?rd, as among his many children we find both a Jacob and a Claus Kofoed, which previously had not been names used by the Kofoed-family. Furthermore, it explains why Chief Justice Christen Clausen was mentioned in the documents dated the 13th of March 1624 and 22nd of March 1628 mentioned under the entry for the previous chief justice (regarding the children of the deceased Hans Kofoed of Blykobbeg?rd).
Note:
Nr. 26) A clergyman for Aunslev-Bovense (on Fyn), Daniel Iversen K?ler, found in Wiberg's history of the clergy, born in Nyborg 1582 and died 1645.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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