'Den fyrste av mine fedrar som eg veit namnet på er Søfren Thornson Schive. Han var truleg komen frå Danmark. Han var prest og døde 1582. Morfar hans som heitte Peter Lauritsen var prest i Finnås og døde 1598.'
translation: The first of my forefathers that I know the name of was Søfren Thornson Schive. He probably came from Denmark. He was a pastor and died in 1582. His maternal grandfather, who was called Peter Lauritsen, was pastor in Finnås and died in 1598.
