Person:Eilef Sønstebø (1)

He is mentioned as a tenant farmer at Sønstebø in 1593, and owned part of the farm in 1615. It is possible that he also was at søndre Erikstein.^[1]

1. ↑ ^1.0 1.1 Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
   3:249, Sønstebø.

   'I 1593 er det nemnt at oppsittaren heitte Eilef. Han er også nemnt på garden i 1615 og åtte da 8 mæler. ... Visse ting kan tyde på at det er den same Eilef me på denne tid også finn på søndre Erikstein, det same gjeld sonen Eivind, men det kan hende dei budde på Sønstebø.'
   
   translation (with help from Google translate): In 1593 a tenant farmer named Eilef is mentioned. He is also mentioned at the farm in 1615 and owned then 8 mæler. ... Certain things indicate that this might be the same Eilef that one can find at that time in southern Erikstein. The same applies to his son Eivind, but it may be that they lived at Sønstebø.

2. ↑ Birth year estimated based on estimated birth years of his sons, and the fact that he was a tenant farmer in 1593.