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Knut Nilsson Mørk
b.Est 1565
Facts and Events
The surname Mørk supposedly originated when his ancestors settled in Kristiansand, but as a farmer, Knut used the farm name as his surname, as well as "Schreder" (tailor) and variations thereof[3][1].
Tradition says that he came from Denmark to his maternal uncle in Bergen (where he learned to be a tailor)[4], and later moved to Åseral - it is not clear how this fits with his ancestors settling in Kristiansand.
A sample of his writing from a Gulatingsloven (law passed by a Gulating - a regional assembly for awarding legal judgments and passing laws) is reproduced in Åseral Gard og Ætt , 1:418.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Liestøl, Tarjei, and Torleif Eiken. Åseral gard og ætt. (Åseral: Utgjeve av Åseral bygdesogenemd, 1976-1987)
1:416-418, Austegard.
His name is given variously as Knut Skraddaren, Knut Skraddar, Knud Skreder and Knud Schreder.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Liestøl, Tarjei, and Torleif Eiken. Åseral gard og ætt. (Åseral: Utgjeve av Åseral bygdesogenemd, 1976-1987)
1:417, Austegard.
'Knut Nilsson Mørk, var lagrettemann 1599, d. ikr. 1645, etter tradisjonen g. m. Ingerid Gunnulvsdtr.'
translation: Knut Nilsson Mørk, was court member 1599, d. about 1645, after tradition married to Ingerid Gunnulvsdtr.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Liestøl, Tarjei, and Torleif Eiken. Åseral gard og ætt. (Åseral: Utgjeve av Åseral bygdesogenemd, 1976-1987)
1:415-16. Austegard.
'Dei første namngjevne folka i Austegard eller Austre Lognevatn finn ein i ei skatteliste for Åseral frå 1610. I skatteklassen "Odels- og Jordeignebønder" stend dette:
"Knud Schreder eger udj Øster Løgnevatten 3 huder, 2 huder i Aagernes, 1 hud i Eyekil." ...
'Det fulle namnet på Knud Schreder skulle vera Knut Nilsson Mørk. Dei som fortalde soga om han var alle samde om det. Og dei første av ættingane hans som busette seg i Kristiansand, brukte namnet Mørk til etternamn, men dei som blei bønder fekk namnet på garden dei sat med til etternamn, slik skikken var. Knut sjølv blir i lensrekneskapen gjerne kalla Knud øster Løgnevatten, men og Knud Nielsen og Knud Schreder.
'Kva tid Knut handla til seg Austegard, finn ein ikkje noko om. Truleg må det ha vore i 1590-åra ein gong. I 1599 møtte han som lagrettemann på Hornnes ting, der sjølve lensherren Peder Grubbe då var til stades. Sorenskrivaren den tid heitte Thomas Nielsen. Når Knut kunne møta som lagrettemann i 1599, er det grunn til å tru at han alt då hadde butt nokre år i Austegard.'
translation (with help from Google translate): The first names listed for Austegard or Austre Lognevatn folk are found in a tax list for Åseral from 1610. In tax class "allodial- and property-owning farmers" is this:
"Knud Schreder [tailor] owner in Øster Løgnevatten [Austegard] 3 hides, 2 hides in Aagernes [Åknes], 1 hide in Eyekil [Ekill]." ...
The full name of Knud Schreder should be Knut Nilsson Mørk. Those who told his story all agreed on this. The first of his ancestors who settled in Kristiansand used the name Mørk as surname, but those who were farmers had their farm name as surname, as was the custom. Knut himself in the land accounts is commonly called Knud øster Løgnevatten, and also Knud Nielsen and Knud Schreder.
How long Knut dealt with Austegard himself, one finds nothing about. Probably it must have started in the 1590's. In 1599 he met as a juror in Hornnes court, at which the lord Peder Grubbe himself was present. The magistrate at the time was named Thomas Nielsen. If Knut could attend meetings as a juror in 1599, there is reason to believe that he had lived a few years in Austegard.
Øster Løgnevatten (or Austre Lognevatn) is the original name of Østergaarden, during the 17th and 18th centuries.
- ↑ Liestøl, Tarjei, and Torleif Eiken. Åseral gard og ætt. (Åseral: Utgjeve av Åseral bygdesogenemd, 1976-1987)
1:419. Austegard.
'Tradisjonen fortel at Knut var frå Danmark. Som smågut kom han til morbror sin i Bergen.'
translation (with help from Google translate): Tradition says that Knut was from Denmark. As a small boy, he came to his maternal uncle in Bergen.
- ↑ Birth year estimated based on approx./estimated birth years of his children, the approx. year he died, and the fact that he was a member of the court in 1599.
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