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- In 1788 Mads Ridder married the Seigne Cathrine Clausdatter Bohn, widow at Valleg?rd, 15 Vdg. in Nyker parish. That same year he sold Valleg?rd to his brother-in-law Herman Clausen Bohn in and exchange of farms, where he purchased Br?dl?seg?rd, 25 Slg. in Rutsker parish from Herman Bohn for 900 Slettedaler. On that occasion his name was listed as "Mads Kofoed Ridder" according to "Kures G?rdfortegnelser". A year later he sold Br?dl?seg?rd to Anders Hansen for 599 Slettedaler.
In 1789 took over management of Store Guseg?rd, 55 Slg. in ?ker parish, where he resided until 1802. In 1790 he bought and sold again Tuleg?rd, 10 Slg. in Rutsker parish. He purchased it from Hans Pedersen for 920 Slettedaler and sold it to Wefst Andersen Schou for 899 Slettedaler.
Later in 1790 he purchased Daleg?rd, 2 Vdg. in Rutsker parish, from Claus Pedersen for 1,499 Slettedaler; he sold that farm in 1799 to S?ren T?nnesen for 1,790 Slettedaler.
April 5, 1792: Die Viridium, Bapt: NB i Hasle Kirke. Mads Ridders Barn, Dideric Kofod kaldet, Suse: Anne, Hans Munchs Hustru. Testes (vidner) Peder Ridder, Lieutenant Frigaard, Anders J?rgensen, Johanne Pedersdtr. Ridder.
In 1800 a J?rgen Hansen Jephta purchased Pileg?rd, 36 Slg. in ?sterlars from Mads Kofoed (the surname Ridder was not used); there is no existing record of when Mads had acquired the farm for himself. He sold that farm for 1,400 Slettedaler, deed dated April 29, 1800.
From the 1801 census of ?ker parish:
55 Slg.: Mads Kofoed Ridder, Husbond, 36 years, 1st marriage, Gaardbeboer; Seine Kathrine Klausdatter, his wife, 37, her second marriage; her children: Mogens Didriksen, 15; Stine Didriksdatter, 13; their children: Johanne Madsdatter, 8; Didrik Madsen, 6; Nicolay Madsen, 3.
Mads Kofoed (Ridder) purchased Skarpeskadeg?rd, 2 Vdg. in Klemensker from Anders Hansen in 1808 for 800 Slettedaler; and sold it to Mons Larsen in 1808 for 2,000 Slettedaler.
In 1815 he purchased N?rreg?rd, 26 Slg. in R? parish; and once again within the year had sold it by auction for 1,000 Slettedaler to Jens Pedersen Lund (or Lind?). On this occasion we see the surname "Ridder" given as his name for the third time; there is no mention of a spouse, which makes it probable that Seigne Cathrine Clausdatter Bohn had passed away.
In 1821 Mads Ridder became dune-bailiff (klitfoged) at Hasle's dune-bailiff's residence: Skovg?rd. He resigned the position after an incident in which all his windows were smashed. Bailiffs were a frequent target for threats on their lives, as part of their mandate was to gather up free-roaming cattle, etc. Thus Mads Ridder was attacked in 1822 by farmer Hans J?rgen Bidstrup. The following is an extract from the Northern district police report:
As Hans J?rgen Bidstrup had attacked dune-bailiff Mads Ridder one day in March after the latter had confiscated 10 heads of his cattle, commissar Jespersen ordered a police court to be conducted in Hasle town-hall by bailiff Arboe.
After Mads Ridder had confined the roaming cattle in the pen by the dune-house (klithuset), he went to their owner to inform him that he could retrieve his cattle for 16 Skilling each (the total amounted to 1 Rigsdaler and 64 Skilling). Hans J?rgen Bidstrup sent his herd-boy (horra) to pick up the cattle withough giving him money to pay for the fine, and therefore he, of course, returned without any of the cattle!
Towards evening Hans J?rgen Bidstrup rode down himself to demand deliverance, whereupon Mads Ridder answered, "Yes, but first hand over the money!" In a rage Hans Bidstrup turned his horse and rode out into the sand-dunes and circled around the pen. After a short while the angry rider came galloping full speed at Mads Ridder, apparently attempting to ride him down! Mads quickly ran into the house, while the hostile Hans Bidstrup swung a heavy bamboo-rod and shouted outside, "I am going to beat you so you cannot crawl or walk!" Out of fear of the hot-tempered man threatening to stay all night out side his house, Mads Ridder handed over the cattle without getting the fine, whereupon Hans Bidstrup rode off with his cows.
At court Hans Bidstrup, and his herd-boy and labourer Ole, confirmed the dune-bailiff's story. Next on the stand were Claus Pedersen and his wife, who lived with the bailiff, they testified that the complaint read to the court was true; however, if Hans Bidstrup's threats of a beating were aimed at the bailiff or against his own horse, they could not vouch for. (Bidstrup had interupted the reading of the complaint, saying that it was his own horse he had threatened to beat.) Claus Pedersen's wife stated she had no doubts it was Mads Ridder he intended to beat up.
The dune-commissar sentenced Hans J?rgen Bidstrup to pay the extra fine of 50 Rigsdaler on top of the initial fine for the stray cattle. Hans Bidstrup asked for a postponement of three days, and this was granted. He returned to court proclaiming he had not intended to insult the bailiff, and offered to pay him 4 Rigsdaler in silver, as well as to pay the fine for the cattle and the court expenses. Since both the dune-commissar and Mads Ridder agreed, the case was recommended by the parish to Revenue-Court, which proclaimed: it's a deal!
People in the know were for a long time saying after Hans Bidstrup's visit to the dune-house that Mads Ridder's face looked like a "fl?skepandekage" (literally a "bacon-pancake"!?).
From "Bornholmske Samlinger", volume 10, page 121; volume 11, page 87; and volume 32, pages 49 and 73.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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1763 - 1838 (75 år)
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