Person:Halvor Knutsson Norem (1)

Watchers
Halvor Knutsson Norem
  1. Gunhild Knutsdatter NoremAbt 1664 - 1742
  2. Halvor Knutsson NoremAbt 1667 - 1740
  3. Liv Knutsdatter NoremEst 1669 -
  4. Signe Knutsdatter NoremAbt 1682 - 1746
  5. Mari Knutsdatter NoremEst 1684 - 1731
Facts and Events
Name Halvor Knutsson Norem
Alt Name[1] Halvor Knutsson Haugland
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt Mar 1667 Norem, Lunde, Telemark, Norway
Marriage to Gunhild Halvorsdatter Borgen
Residence From 1691 Haugland, Bø, Telemark, Norwaywith Gunhild Halvorsdatter Borgen
Death[1] 5 Jun 1740 Haugland, Bø, Telemark, Norway
Burial[2][1] 12 Jun 1740 Bø, Telemark, Norway

In 1691, Halvor's wife Gunhild received Haugland in Bø from her parents (who had bought it in 1685), and Halvor and Gunhild moved to Haugland. Halvor owned land in both Bø and Sauherad. In 1710 his household was the largest in the area, including 10 adults. He also had a tutor for their children[4].

Halvor was the sheriff in Bø from 1712 to 1734. The last 2 executions in Bø occurred during this time[4]. In 1729 a girl named Ingerid Hansdatter was beheaded (for having a baby by her stepfather, and likely killing the baby)[5]. In 1732, Kittil Tollefsson Slettemo was executed for having killed Andres Valen in Lunde in 1718[4].

References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Den Norske kirke. Bø prestegjeld (Telemark). Kirkebøker
    1740 events (page 19), Conc[lamation] Fun[ebre] [funeral] #15.

    'den 12 Junii Dom. Trinit. [Trinity Sunday] ... liigpr. [liigprædiken: burial sermon] ofver [of] Halvor Hougland mort. den 5 Junii ætat. 73 og 3 maaneder [months]'

  2. Den Norske kirke. Bø prestegjeld (Telemark). Kirkebøker
    1740 burials (page 50), Conc. Funebr[e] [funerals] #13, 14, 15.

    'den 30 Maÿ Die Lund ofver [of] Stenul Hougland ætat. 32 mindre [less] ... 3 M og 14 D
    den 6 Junii Die Lund ofver [of] hans moder [his mother] Gunild Hougland ætat. 72 og 4 Maaneder'
    den 12 Junii Dom. Trinit. [Trinity Sunday] ofver [of] hans fader [his father] Halvor Hougland ætat. 73 og 3 Maaneder'

  3.   Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
    4:213, Haugland.

    'Gunhild Halvorsdtr., f. 1668, d. 1740. Ho fekk Haugland ved skifte etter foreldra sine, Halvor Steinulvsson og Ronnaug Eivindsdtr. Borgja, i 1691. Gunhild g.m. Halvor Knutsson, f. 1667, d. 1740, son til Knut og Mari Eriksdtr. Norheim i Lunde. Knut var av Børte-ætt.'

    translation: Gunhild Halvorsdtr., b. 1668, d. 1740. She received Haugland at the transfer of estate from her parents, Halvor Steinulvsson and Ronnaug Eivindsdatter Borgja, in 1691. Gunhild married Halvor Knutsson, b. 1667, d. 1740, son of Knut and Mari Eriksdatter Norheim in Lunde. Knut was of Børte lineage.

  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
    4:208-10, Haugland.

    'Ved skøyte av 18.septbr. 1685 kjøpte Halvor Steinulvsson Borgja Haugland. ... i 1691, da Halvor og Ronnaug Borgja gav frå seg alt sitt jordegods til arvingane, fekk yngste dottera, Gunhild, Haugland. ... Ho blei g.m. Halvor Knutsson frå Norheim i Lunde. ...

    'Halvor Haugland var lensmann i Bø frå 1712 - 1734 og var såleis ein framståande mann, og det var stor velstand på garden. I 1710 var Halvor Hauglands husstand den største i bygda, det var 10 vaksne som betala skoskatt med til saman 60 skill. Han hadde også ein student som huslærar til borna sine. ... I Halvor Hauglands lensmannstid var dei siste avrettingane i Bø. Den fyrste var i 1729, då den arme jenta, Ingrid Hansdtr. frå plassen Kåsa u. Eikja, blei halshoggen. ... Den andre var i 1732, og da var det Kittil Tollefsson Slettemo som måtte bøte med livet for di han hadde drepe Andres Valen i Lunde i eit barsøl på Ova for 14 år sida. ...

    'Halvor og kona, Gunhild, døydde med ein dags mellonrom i 1740, og skiftet som blei halde i 1741, syner eit rikt bu. ... Det faste godset var fylgjande: Haugland, ... Norheim nordre, ... Tveiten ved Uvdal, ... Sønstebø, ... Torstveit, ... Klevar, ... part i Hollane ...'

    translation (with help from Google translate): By a transfer of land ownership of 18 Sep 1685, Halvor Steinulvsson Borgja bought Haugland. ... In 1691, when Halvor and Ronnaug Borgja gave their land to their heirs, the youngest daughter, Gunhild, received Haugland. ... She was married to Halvor Knutsson from Norheim in Lunde.

    Halvor Haugland was sheriff in Bø from 1712-1734 and was thus a prominent man, and there was great prosperity on the farm. In 1710, Halvor Haugland's household was the largest in the village; there were 10 adults who paid the shoe tax, with a total of 60 individuals. He also had a student as a tutor for their children. The last executions in Bø were during Halvor Haugland's time as sheriff. The first was in 1729, when a poor girl, Ingrid Hansdatter from the place Kåsa under Eikja was beheaded. The second was in 1732, when it was Kittil Tollefsson Slettemo who had to pay with his life because he had killed Andres Valen in Lunde in a ?? at Ova 14 years earlier.

    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 real estate was: Haugland, ... Norheim nordre, ... Tveiten at Uvdal, ... Sønstebø, ... Torstveit, ... Klevar, ... part in Hollane ...

  5. Henneseid, Stian, and Gregar Nordbø. Bø-soga II : Telemark, gards og ættesoga. (Bø: Bø Kommune, 1982-1986)
    4:497, Kåsa under Eika.

    'I 1729 blei Ingerid Hansdtr. frå Kåsa avretta ved kyrkja, og det var den nest siste avrettinga i Bø. ... Ho blei dømt til døden fordi ho hadde fått barn med stefaren, Åne Kittilsson, og ho hadde vel også teke barnet av dage.'

    translation (with help from Google translate): In 1729 Ingerid Hansdatter from Kåsa was executed by the church, and it was the second last execution in Bø. She was sentenced to death because she had a child with her stepfather, Åne Kittilsson, and she had probably also put the child to death.