'Halvor og kona, Gunhild, døydde med ein dags mellonrom i 1740, og skiftet som blei halde i 1741, syner eit rikt bu. ... Den nest eldste sonen, Erik, fekk Haugland, og han blei også i 1742 lensmann etter far sin fram til 1747.'
translation (with help from Google translate): Halvor and his wife, Gunhild, died within days of each other in 1740, and the probate that was held in 1741 shows a rich town. ... The second eldest son, Erik, got Haugland, and he was also sheriff in 1742 after his father, until 1747.