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- From Bornholm's Jordebog of 1689:
?sterherridt, ?sterlauerscher Sogn, Bunde, Nr. 19: Jep Hansen.
From the ?sterlars kirkebog:
August 17, 1714: Funy, den 17 Aug. Jep Hans hustru Elne g. 67 aar, gift.
Extracted from probate for Ellen Pedersdatter, November 20, 1715, page 507b:
Anno 1715 den 20 November, er efter loulig giorde tillysning, for at hold registering og vurdering, samt skifte og deling efter Jep Hansens s. hustru Ellen Persdaatter som boede og d?de paa den 43 gaard i ?sterlarsker S., og det imellem bemelte Jep Hansen paa dend ene og paa dend anden side denne s. qvindes efterlatte b?rn: 3 s?nner og 4 d?ttre. Hvor af dend elste s?n Hans Ibsen, paa bemelte gaards grund, sin egen v?rge. Dend anden s?n er Per Ibsen i Aacher S. paa Vallensgaards grund, sin egen v?rge. Dend 3 s?n er Poul Ibsen v?rende hos sin s?ster mand Jep Ibsen i Aacher S., og sin egen v?rge. Dend elste daatter Karen Ibsdaatter i ?gteschab med Hans Hendrichsen som for nogen tiid side er bortrejst her fra landet. Dend anden daatter er Ellen Ibsdaatter er i ?gteschab med Jep Ibsen i Aacher S. Dend 3 Kirstene Ibsdaatter i ?gteschab med Iser Hansen i ?sterlarsker S. Dend 4 daatter Giertrud Ibsdaatter er i ?gteschab med Anders Monsen v?rende hos bemelte sin hustrus fader i ?sterlarsker S. . . (Probate witnessed by: Jep Hansen, Hans H.I. Ibsen, Per P.I. Ibsen, Poul P.I. Ibsen, Jep J.I. Ibsen, Anders A.M. Monsen.)
From the ?sterlars kirkebog:
July 15, 1715: Sponsat den 15 Julij Jep Hansen oc Kirsten Berildsdatter.
September 4, 1715: Nupt. den 4 Sept. Jep Hans?n oc Kirsten Berildsdatter.
April 19, 1716: Baptis, D. 1 p. Pasc. Jep Hans datter Elne. Ane Niels Bertels. Hans Espersen, Morten Olsen, Elsebeth Bertelsdatter.
June 2, 1716: Introd. Fer. 3 Pent. Jep Hans hustru Kirsten.
May 10, 1719: Baptis, Jep Hansens daatter Gertrud d?bt. Herritzfogdens Mons Clausens hustru bar det. Faddere er Niels Berthelsen, Peder Rasmussen, Jacob Ohlsen, Margreta Jyrgensdatter, Kirsten Mortensdatter, Karen Peder Peders.
March 19, 1724: Baptis, Jep Hansens barn d?bt Citzel.
May 19, 1726: Baptiz, Dom. Cantate blef Jep Hansens b. Bodil d?bt, Capiteines hustru bar hende. Faddere vare Esber Hansen, Esber Pedersen, Ole Jensen, Peder Pedersens kone paa Sigaard, Lars Isars d.
April 24, 1729: Baptiz, Dom. Quasimodogeniti blef Jep Hansens s?n Esber d?bt, Gertrud Anders Mogens bar ham. Faddere: Esber Hansen, Jens Jyrgensen, Jens Esbersen, Karen Isersdatter, Birgitte Larsdatter.
April 18, 1731: Funus, Onsdagen den 18 Aprilis blef Jep Hansen i Elleschousgaard begrafvet.
May 2, 1731: Sponsat, Onsdagen den 2 Maj blef Anders Svendsen og Kirsten Berildsdatter, sl. Jep Hansens enche trolofvede.
June 12, 1731: Nupt., den 12 Juni blef Anders Svendsen og Kirsten Berildsdatter, sl. Jep Hansens kone viede.
Jep Hansen first lived at ?g?rd, 19 Slg. ?sterlars, from 1669 until 1694; thereafter for almost 40 years at Elleskovg?rd, 43 Slg. ?sterlars. On December 18, 1693 the county notary Hans Henrichsen Schor "put Elleskovg?rd on the block in East District" and on March 10, 1694 the above official gave a receipt for the amount owing to Jens Mogensen of ?sterlars, who very likely was a relative of Peder Mogensen, who at the time was farming Elleskovg?rd. Only a few months later Jens Mogensen was paid 195 Slettedaler by Jep Hansen, who proceeded to take ownership of Elleskovg?rd on June 4, 1694.
However, in the following years quarrels erupted as to the legality of the transfer of ownership: Peder Mogensen's step-daughter Lene Larsdatter (later married to Peder Haumand) claimed the right of ownership to Elleskovg?rd. The case was heard in the lower courts three times before it finally was decided upon in the highest court of the land. (See below for an excerpt from the case-history.)
In the Inheritance-Protocol Jep Hansen's brother, Esber Hansen, is noted as living in ?sterlars parish. According to records from 1689 and 1719 a man bearing this name was living in one of the Kelseby farms. He died on September 18, 1729 at 73 years of age. Furthermore, according to the Inheritance-Protocols a nephew of Jep Hansen's is mentioned to be living at Kelseby, ?sterlars parish from 1729-33; he died in 1770, 82 years old, but I have not been able to prove that they were related.
Jep Hansen, who was buried April 18, 1731 at about 80 years old, was twice married: first to Ellen Pedersdatter and a second time, when he was about 62, to Kirsten Berildsdatter, who was 30 years old. He had 12 children from these two marriages.
Extracted from the probate for Jep Hansen, April 19, 1731, page 176:
Anno 1731 dend 19 Aprill er efter loulig giorde tillysning holden registering og vurdering samt skifte og deeling efter sl. Jepp Hansen som boede og d?de paa 43 Jord Eiendoms gaard beliggende udi ?sterlarsker Sogn, Ellesgaarden kaldet, og det imellem denne sl. mands efterlevende hustru Kirstene Berildsdaatter for hende er til laug verge antagen Sr. Henrick Henricks?n Falck paa eene, og paa anden side denne sl. mands samtlige efterlevende b?rn som er f?rst at reigne hand hafver avled med sin f?rste afd?de sl. hustru Ellen Pedersdaatter 3 s?nner og 4re d?ttre. Der af den eldste s?n Hans Ibsen boende paa forhen 43 gaards grund som m?tte og er sin egen verge. Den anden s?n Peder Ibsen boende i Aacker Sogn, m?tte og er sin egen verge. Den 3 s?n Povl Ibsen som er i Hans Kongl. Majst. tieneste i Ki?benhavn er til tilsinns verge anordnet Lars Andersen boende i Holsegaarden. Dend eldste daatter Karen Ibsdaatter som er i egteskab med Hans Henrichsen, for hende er til tilsinns verge her paa skifted anordnet Hans Clausen som er hendis s?stermand. Den anden daatter Ellen Ibsdaatter som er i ?gteksab med Hans Clausen boende i Aacker Sogn som m?tte og for hende svarer. Den 3 daatter Kirstene Ibsdatter som var i ?gteskab med nu afd?de sl. Hans Ericksen, for hende nu her paa skifted foregaves sig at have paa taget at v?re laug verge Sogne Degnen H?derlig og Vell?rde Monsr. Steenberg. Den 4de daatter ved naun Giertrud Ibsdaatter som er i ?gteskab med Anders Monsen boende i ?sterlarsker Sognen paa Kongens Jord. Dernest avled med denne sin efterlevende hustru en s?n og 4 d?ttre. S?nnen ved naun Esper Ibsen paa 3 aar gl., for hannem er til verge anordnet fader broder s?nnen Jep Espersen boende paa Kirkeboet i Clemmedsker Sogn. Den eldste daatter Ellen Ibsdaatter paa 16 aar gl., for hende er til verge anordnet half broderen Hans Ibsen boende i ?sterlarsker Sogn. Den anden datter Giertrud Ibsdaatter paa 12 aar gl., for hende er til verge anordnet Peder Ibsen boende i Aacker Sogn. Den 3 daatter Zidsele Ibsdaatter 7 aar gl., for hende er til verge anordnet Hans Koefoed Jacobsen boende i Aacker Sogn. Den 4de og yngste datter Bodil Ibsdaatter 5 aar gl., for hende er til verge anordnet fader broder s?nnen Hans Espersen boende i Kieldsebye i ?sterlarsker Sogn. . . Hvilket ki?b og ski?de bref er af dato 4 Juny 1694 af Peder Monsen og hans hustru underskrefuet. . . efter rettes dom af sagt den 12 Augusty 1717 hvor af sees at denne sl. mand Jep Hansen tillige med hans nu efter latte hustru Kierstene Berrildsdaatter siden bemelte gaard er ki?bt af denne sl. mand Jep Hansen med hans forige hustru Ellen Pedersdaatter. . . .
At the inheritance proceedings upon the death of Jep Hansen, there was a great deal of disagreement between the children as to the just division of the property. Ironically, since there was nothing left to be divided after the debts were paid, that was the end of the wranglings! However, the rights to Elleskovg?rd were yet to be settled, so a jury of eight men on October 15, 1731 gave the right to Jep Hansen's son from his second marriage -- the two year old Esper Ibsen. (As he was the youngest son, this is in line with Bornholm's inheritance laws.) The farm was valued at 292 Dlr. Kirsten Berildsdatter got re-married, to Anders Svendsen, who took over the operation of the farm.
In the Land-Registries for 1691, 1696, 1719 and 1773 Elleskovg?rd was valued at 12 Td. 1 Skp. 2 Fdk. 0 Alb. and 69/130 Pt. Hartkorn (wheat), whereupon a tax of 8 Rdl. 2 Mk. 13 Sk. and 1-1/2 Alb. was lain.
An excerpt of the case on the disputed rights to Elleskovg?rd:
Justice Morten Jensen refers in his judgement on June 10, 1716 to the decisions of the two previous Lower-Court judgements (as decided by Ancher M?ller on November 7, 1694 and by Mathis Rask on February 13, 1695) and concludes:
"The ruling by the first judge, Ancher M?ller, recognized Jep Hansen's purchase of the farm from Peder Mogensen and his wife. Although if their step-daughter Lene Larsdatter and her husband were able to come up with the purchase price, Jep Hansen would have to hand over the farm. However, the above clause was over-ruled by the next judge, Mathis Rask. It is my ruling that the original decision stand its ground."
However, the quarrel continued, and the main bone of contention pertained to a receipt signed by Peder Haumand on behalf of his wife - for her inheritance money. He claimed that he did not sign away his wife's right to inherit Elleskovg?rd. Regarding this claim Justice Morten Jensen states the following:
"From the receipt of March 1, 1708 you see that Peder Haumand has not signed for more than his wife's inheritance money, not releasing the right to purchase Elleskovg?rd from Jep Hansen or anybody else." Furthermore he adds: "since above mentioned Jep Hansen can not show the appropriate documents proving that Peder Haumand gave him the right to purchase or actually sold him Elleskovg?rd on behalf of his wife, then according to the ruling of judge Ancher M?ller on November 7, 1694 the right to ownership of above farm is to be awarded to Peder Haumand, as long as he is able to come up with the full purchase price within six weeks from the date of this ruling." Jep Hansen had to pay 6 Rdlr. in expenses for the court proceedings.
A year later the case was re-opened in the Highest-Court, the following summary was entered in the Court-Protocol:
"Jep Hansen, residing at the 43rd farm in ?sterlarsker (Elleskovg?rd) versus Peder Haumand, residing in Gudhjem: This court is herewith challenging the decision made by judge Morten Jensen in the Aakirkeby court proceeding of June 10, 1716, whereby Jep Hansen was ordered to transfer the right of ownership of Elleskovg?rd to Peder Haumand; and further this High-Court has found proof that Jep Hansen, in full agreement with the law, has bought and paid in total for above farm, and furthermore, has restored Elleskovg?rd from its run-down state during his 22 years of occupancy. Thus it is considered just that Peder Haumand pay for the expenses of above court proceedings."
This last was clause was contested by Peder Haumand. He wanted the court to cancel above payment, considering the many advantages bestowed on Jep Hansen during his 22 years residence on the farm!
The next entry in the Court-Protocol is the verdict of the nine High-Court judges, starting with an entry from the Mayor of K?benhavn, Jacob Sidenborg, who says:
"On June 4, 1694 Peder Mogensen transferred the right to purchase Elleskovg?rd to Jep Hansen, who however, stays this right to Lene Larsdatter until July 3, 1694. The following year the remaining heirs forego their rights to the farm - except Lene Larsdatter. In 1707 she marries Peder Haumand and thus he attains her right of access to above farm, but not for long, on March 1, 1708 he relinquishes all rights without reservations. Now, however, he claims that he signed the release in a drunken stupor; but since he waited eight long years to mention this predicament instead of rectifying the matter the next day - no consideration can be taken to his claim. The farm has now for 20 years legally belonged to Jep Hansen, he is free of accusation. Peder Haumand has to pay him 50 Slettedaler for expenses."
However, the next three judges rule against Jep Hansen: the King's Council Loren Kreyer does not accept that Peder Haumand relinquished his right to the farm on the signed receipt, and thus considers Lene Larsdatter and Peder Haumand the rightful heirs to Elleskovg?rd; also Jep Hansen has to pay the 30 to 40 Slettedaler expenses. Another King's Council, Hans Vilhelm Kaalund and the Judge for the Admiralty-Court Niels Foss are of the same opinion as Kreyer.
The remaining five judges vote in favour of Jep Hansen. University of K?benhavn professor Christian Reitzer says: "Jep Hansen has proceeded according to the law. He has been the legal owner of the farm for 21 years. Peder Haumand relinquished all rights when signing the receipt. He has to pay 80 Slettedaler in expenses."
King's Council Christian Scavenius finds that Lene Larsdatter, or her mother - who was still alive at the signing of the receipt, had no further right to the farm, since there was no mention of her claim in the document. Peder Haumand could swear on the Bible that he was drunk when he signed, but it is against the law to win a court case in this manner. Jep Hansen is found not guilty and is to receive 60 to 80 Slettedaler.
The next two judges, Pr?stegaard and Bartholin, agreed completely, and finally the highest judge, Casper Sch?ller: "Votes the same way, but cancels the expenses to be paid, because he did not find Jep Hansen absolutely fair in his dealings regarding the release of the rights to the farm."
Of the nine High-Court judges six voted in favour of Jep Hansen, and thus he won his case, and many years of quarrelling over the rights to Elleskovg?rd finally came to an end.
From the ?sterlars kirkebog:
July 1, 1752: Funus, L?verdagen den 1 Julii blefv Andreas Svensens hustru Kirsten Berildsdatter begrafvet, gl. 67 aar.
Extracted from the probate for Kirsten Berildsdatter, July 10, 1752, page 139:
Anders Svendsens ved d?den afgangen hustru Kirsten Berildsdaatter som boede og d?de paa dend 45de S.E. gaard i ?sterlarsker Sogn, og det imellem denne salig qvindes efterlevende enkemand Anders Svendsen paa dend eene side og paa dend 2de side haver salig qvinde efter levende b?rn som hun i egteskab med Jep Hansen haver auvlet nemlig 1 s?n og 4 d?ttre. S?nnen ved navn Esper Ibsen uhngefahr 23 aar gammel, for hannem er forhen til verge andordnet Hans Hansen boende paa 34de S.E. gaard i ?sterlarsker Sogn som begge m?tte. Dend elste daatter ved navn Ellen Ibsdaatter som er i egteskab med Thommas J?rgensen boende i Kiellingebye i Pedersker Sogn, som ved d?den er afgangne og har efterladte sig 1 s?n ved navn Jep Thommasen paa 11 aar gammel, for hannem verger for med f?r hans fader berorte Thommas J?rgensen selv efter loven som er m?tte. Dend 2de denne salig qvindes daatter ved navn Giertrud Ibsdaatter som er i egteskab med Ole Rasmussen udbygger paa Piilegaards grunden i Boelsker Sogn som m?tte. Den 3de daatter ved navn Zidsele Ibsdaatter som er i egteskab med Hans Hansen boende paa Leensgaards grund i ?sterlarsker Sogn som m?tte. Dend 4de daatter ved navn Bodil Ibsdaatter som er i egteskab med Mads Larsen udbygger boende her paa gaardens grund som m?tte.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1649 - 1731 (~ 82 år)
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