Person:Eilef Olavsson Folkestad (1)

Eilev was sheriff in Bø in the 1570's and 1580's. He was a rich man^[3].

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
   4:293, Folkestad.

   'Eilef Olavsson [child of Olav Erlandsson and Guri], f. 1530, d. 1590 el. [eller] 91, g.m. Anne, d. før 1602.'
   
   translation: Eilef Olavsson [child of Olav Erlandsson and Guri], b. 1530, d. 1590 or 91, married to Anne, d. before 1602.

2. ↑ Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
   4:276-77, Folkestad.

   'Han [Eilef] må vere død før 1593, for kona Anne sat some enke på Folkestad det året.'
   
   translation: He [Eilef] must have died before 1593, for his wife Anne was widow at Folkestad that year.

3. ↑ Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
   1:170, Nordbø.

   'På Folkestad sat broren [av Erling Olavsson] Eilef, som var ein rik og mektig mann, han var m.a. [med annet] lensmann i Bø i 1570-80 åra.'
   
   translation: At Folkestad was [Erling Olavsson's] brother Eilef, who was a rich and powerful man; he was, among other things, sheriff in Bø in the 1570's and 1580's.