Pedigree Chart for Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal (1780-1852)

Pedigree chart for Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal (1780-1852). Image courtesy of Williams Family Pages.

Webjørn GUNDERSEN Skotbu

We can be reasonably sure of Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal's paternal line going back five generations from the Vål and Skotbu farm histories. In Kråkstad: En Bygdebok, M. Østlid wrote:

Var kirkegods, hørte til Mariakirken i Oslo, og hørte senere med til kanslerens len. 1643 byttet kansleren Jens Bjelke gården til kronen, mot Kjølberg i Asker. Skotbu blev da i regnskapene slått sammen med Nonneklosterets gods, og var krongods til 1699, da fikk Vebjørn Gundersen kongelig skjøte på gården; hadde brukt den siden 1688; † 1732. Barn Tor (til Vål), Ole, Svend, Johannes, Randi, Gundhild, Barbara. ["Skotbu," Vol. 2, p. 126.]

Was church property, belonged to Maria Church in Oslo and belonged later to the chancellor's fiefdom. 1643 the chancellor Jens Bjerke traded the farm to the crown; for Kjølberg in Aker. Skotbu became then in the record books together with convent's property and was crown lands until 1699; then Vebjørn Gundersen got royal deed to the farm, had farmed it since 1688; died 1732. Children: Tor (to Vål), Ole, Svend, Johannes, Randi, Gunhild, Barbara. [English trans. by Verla Williams.]

Østlid further stated under his history of the Myrer farm that Webjørn GUNDERSEN Skotbu's father, Gunder, was using the Myrer farm around 1690:

Som nevnt ovenfor hørte i middelalderen en liten del av gården til Kråkstad kirke og prestebol; i nyere tid var gården proprietærgods; i 1647 tilhørte den Maren Kaxrud på Eiker. 1690 tilhører den Maria de Rochling på Kambo og hennes svigersønn på Egedius Grot. Bruker på den tid var var Gunder Myer [sic]. Dennes sønn Vebjørn Gundersen (Skotbu) fikk skjøte på gården omkr. 1700. Selger den 1719 til Rasmus Helgesen († 1740) og hustru Ingeborg Vebjørnsdtr. († 1738) for 205 rdl. ["Myrer," Vol. 2, p. 124.]

As mentioned above, in the middle ages a small part of the farm belonged to the church and Kråkstad prestebol; in recent times the farm was proprietary goods, and in 1647 belonged to Maren Kaxrud on Eiker. In 1690 it belonged to Maria de Rochling of Kambo and her son-in-law Egedius Grot. User at the time was Gunder Myer. His son Vebjørn Gundersen (Skotbu) received title deeds to the farm perimeter in 1700. Selling in 1719 to Rasmus Helgesen († 1740) and his wife Ingeborg Vebjørnsdtr. († 1738) for 205 rdl. [English trans. by Google and Mark D. Williams.]

Aerial view of the Myrer farm in Kråkstad. Image courtesy of Karin Linnerud, "Myrer i Kråkstad," Slektsveven 6:1 (2007), p. 19.

We discover a little more about this Webjørn from Trygve Vik's Kråkstadfamilier på 1700-tallet, which is available online at the Ski Slektshistorielag website. It lists three wives for him: Anne Torsdtr, Randi Olsdtr, and Ingeborg Olsdtr; as well as his parents, Gunder Svensen Stokstad, Tomter, and Barbra Vebjørnsdtr Grønlund. Until we find some further corroboration we may assume that Gunder Myrer and Gunder Svensen Stokstad are the same person.

Family Group Sheet for Webjørn GUNDERSEN Skotbu (c. 1659-1732)

Husband: Webjørn GUNDERSEN Skotbu

Born: c. 1659
Died: Bef 17 May 1732
Place: Skotbu, Ski, Akershus, NOR
Husband's Father: Gunder SVENDSEN Stokstad, Tomter (Myrer)
Husband's Mother: Barbra WEBJØRNSDTR Grønlund

Wife 1: Anne TORSDTR

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Children

1. Tor WEBJØRNSEN Waal

Born: Unknown
Place: Skotbu, Ski, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Gunhild OLSDTR
Married: Unknown
Died: Abt 1737

2. Gunnar WEBJØRNSEN

3. Olaug WEBJØRNSDTR

Spouse: Ole

---

Wife 2: Randi OLSDTR

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Children

1. Ole WEBJØRNSEN

---

Wife 3: Ingeborg OLSDTR

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Children

1. Sven WEBJØRNSEN Skotbu

Spouse: Ragnhild SVENSDTR Sørum
Married: 1749

2. Johannes WEBJØRNSEN Skotbu

Spouse: Karen TORESDTR Grønlund
Married: 1748

3. Randi WEBJØRNSDTR

Spouse 1: Ellef Larsen M. Dal, Frogn
Spouse 2: Mikkel Larsen M. Dal, Frogn

4. Gunhild WEBJØRNSDTR

5. Barbro WEBJØRNSDTR

Tor WEBJØRNSEN Waal

We know from the "Skotbu" entry in the Kråkstad bygdebok that Webjørn GUNDERSEN Skotbu's son, Tor, moved to the Vål farm. The "Vål" entry states the following:

. . . 1637 lensmannsgård: lensmann Peder Vål. – Omkr. 1720 var der 2 brukere på gården: a) Tor Vebjørnsen brukte ½, og b) Nils Gislesen den annen halvdel. Dette forhold med 2 brukere fortsetter til 1786. Brukere på b): Nils Gislesen til 1737. Sønnen Jacob Nilsen 1737-86. Brukere på a): Tor Vebjørnsen Skotbu til 1737; . . . [Østlid, Vol. 2, p. 47.]

. . . 1637 sheriff's farm, sheriff Peder Vål. -- Around 1720 there were 2 farmers on the farm: a) Tor Vebjørnsen farmed ½, and b) Nils Gislesen the other half. This situation with 2 farmers continued until 1786. Farmers on b): Nils Gislesen to 1737. His son Jacob Nilsen 1737-86. Farmers on a): Tor Vebjørnsen Skotbu until 1737; . . . [English translation by Verla Williams.]

Family group sheet for Tor WEBJØRNSEN Waal

Husband 2: Tor WEBJØRNSEN Waal

Died: c. 1737
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Husband's Father: Webjørn GUNDERSEN Skotbu
Husband's Mother: Anne TORSDTR

Wife: Gunhild OLSDTR

Died: 1738
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Children

1. Svend TORESEN Waal

Born: 1711
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Kari AMUNDSDTR
Married: 12 Nov 1738
Died: 25 Aug 1782

Svend TORESEN Waal

The Vål entry in the Kråkstad bygdebok doesn't provide a lot of information regarding Svend Toresen Waal:

Brukere på a): Tor Vebjørnsen Skotbu til 1737; sønnen Svend Toresen til 1760; . . . [[Østlid, Vol. 2, p. 47.] Farmers on a): Tor Vebjørnsen Skotbu until 1737; his son Svend Toresen to 1760; . . . [English translation by Verla Williams.]

However, the Kråkstad parish records do contain some helpful information. First of all they have a record of the 1738 betrothal [troevolede] and marriage [copulerede] of Svend Thoreson Vaal to Kari Amundsdtr Glenne.

 
Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0001: Ministerialbok nr. I 1, 1736-1785, s. 71. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050241.

It gives the date of their betrothal as 30 Sep 1738 and their marriage as 12 Nov of the same year. Digitalarkivet also has the death records for Svend and Kari.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0001: Ministerialbok nr. I 1, 1736-1785, s. 131. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050298.

The record for Svend Thoressen Waal gives his death as 25 Aug 1782 at 70 years of age. That would make the year of his birth c. 1712. Notice that two entries below Svend's is an entry for a Svend Vebjørnsen Vaal who died on 15 Sep only 14 days old. This baby was the elder Svend's grandson, a younger brother of Webjørn Webjørnsen Waal.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0002: Ministerialbok nr. I 2, 1786-1814, s. 150. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050421.

The record for Kari Amundsdtr Waal gives the date for her death as 30 Mar 1786 and says she was 68 years old. That would make the year of her birth c. 1718.

Family Group Sheet for Svend TORESEN Waal (c. 1711-1782)

Husband: Svend TORESEN Waal

Born: c. 1711
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Married: 12 Nov 1738
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 25 Aug 1782
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Husband's Father: Tor WEBJØRNSEN Waal
Husband's Mother: Gunhild OLSDTR

Wife: Kari AMUNDSDTR

Born: c. 1718
Place: Unknown
Died: 30 Mar 1786
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Wife's Father: Amund BØRRESEN Glenne
Wife's Mother: Eli NILSDTR

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Children

1. Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal

Baptized: 16 Aug 1739
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Gunhild SVENDSDTR Sørum
Married: 8 Nov 1761
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 17 Mar 1824

2. Eli SVENDSDTR Waal

Born: 1741
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR

3. Nils SVENDSEN Waal

Born: 1745
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

4. Nils SVENDSEN Waal

Born: 1751
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Gunhild HANSDTR Harestad
Married: 1775

5. Tore SVENDSEN Waal

Born: c. 1754
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR

Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal

The Vål entry in the Kråkstad bygdebok provides some helpful information on Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal and his family:

. . . dennes sønn Vebjørn Svendsen får bygselbrev 1760 på første halvdel og i 1786 også på annen halvde, så han dermed har hele gården; 1761 g. m. Gunhild Svendsdtr. Sørum. 6 barn:

1. Vebjørn, var skoleholder 1797-1807 (I. s. 329), kom til Brekka, kalles gjerne Vebjørn Brekka. 2. Margrete, g. m. Hans Jensen Molbech Asgjerrud. 3. Gunhild, g. m. Fredrik Svendsen Opsal. 4. Agar, gift til Bjerke i Frogn. 5. Anne Kirstine, g. m. Osmund Andersen Eldor, Ås. 6. Sophie, g. m. Andreas Rød, Kroer.

Da gården 1820 blev utlagt som chefsgård, for det follaugske kompani, flyttet den gamle bruker Vebjørn Svendsen til sin svigersønn på Rød i Kroer, der han døde 1824. [Østlid, Vol. 2, p. 48.]

. . . his son Vebjørn Svendsen received the lease 1760 on first half and in 1786 also on the second half, so he therefore had the entire farm; 1761 married to Gunhild Svendsdtr. Sørum. 6 children:

1. Vebjørn, was school teacher 1797-1807 (v. 1, p. 329), came to Brekka, generally calls himself Vebjørn Brekka. 2. Margrete, married to Hans Jensen Molbech Asgjerrud. 3. Gunhild, married to Fredrik Svendsen Opsal. 4. Agar, married to Bjerke in Frogn. 5. Anne Kirstine, married to Osmund Andersen Eldor, Ås. 6. Sophie, married to Andreas Rød, Kroer.

When the farm in 1820 was plotted at chief's farm, for the “follaugske” company, the old farmer Vebjørn Svendsen moved to his son-in-law at Rød in Kroer, where he died in 1824. [English translation by Verla Williams.]

The Kråkstad parish records at Digitalarkivet provide baptism, marriage, and death records for Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal and his wife Gunhild SVENDSDTR Sørum. "Vedbiörn" was baptized on 16 Aug 1739; "Gunnild" on 20 Mar 1740 at the Kråkstad church.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0001: Ministerialbok nr. I 1, 1736-1785, s. 7. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050176.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0001: Ministerialbok nr. I 1, 1736-1785, s. 7. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050176.

The parish records give the date of Vebjørn and Gunild's betrothal [troelovede] as 29 Sep 1761 and their marriage [copulerede] as 8 Nov 1761 as can be seen in the image below.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0001: Ministerialbok nr. I 1, 1736-1785, s. 78. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050248.

Lastly the parish records give the date for Gunild's death as 1 Apr 1808. The death and burial dates for Webiørn are 17 Mar and 28 Mar 1824 respectively.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0002: Ministerialbok nr. I 2, 1786-1814, s. 161. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050432.


Composite detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0003: Ministerialbok nr. I 3, 1813-1824, s. 130. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050583.

1801 Census for 0212 Krogstad: Webjørn Svendsen Waal family

Detail of 1801 Census for 0212 Krogstad. Image courtesy of Digitalarkivet.no.

County district: Aggershuus
Parish: Krogstad
Local parish: Krogstad
Gard/hus: Waal

Given name Last name / Household pos. / Age / Marital status / Occupation / Sex
879 Webiørn Svendsen / Husbonde / 62 / Begge i 1ste ægtesakb / Bonde og præstens medhielper / M
880 Gunild Svendsdtr / Hans kone / 61 / Begge i 1ste ægteskab / K
881 Webiørn Webiørnsen / Deres søn / 21 / Ugift / Skoleholder / M
882 Helene Svendsdtr / Tienestefolk / 18 / K
883 Helene Andersdtr / Tienestefolk / 17 / K
884 Anders Olsen / Tienestefolk / 18 / M
885 Magrete Hansdtr / Deres datterbarn / 2

---

Source: "1801-telling for Krogstad," Digitalarkivet.no. Retrieved 23 Jul 2010.

Family Group Sheet for Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal (1739-1824)

Husband: Webjørn SVENDSEN Waal

Baptized: 16 Aug 1739
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Married: 8 Nov 1761
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 17 Mar 1824
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Husband's Father: Svend TORESEN Waal
Husband's Mother: Kari AMUNDSDTR

Wife: Gunhild SVENDSDTR

Baptized: 20 Mar 1740
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 1 Apr 1808
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Wife's Father: Svend SVENDSEN Sørum
Wife's Mother: Gunhild KJELDSDTR

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Children

1. Margrete WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1762
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Hans JENSEN Molbech
Married: 1795
Died: Unknown

2. Agar WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1763-64
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

3. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1765
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

4. Gunhild WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1766
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Fredrik SVENSEN Oppsal
Married: 1790
Died: Unknown

5. Agar WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1767
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Anders KRISTOFFERSEN Bjerke
Married: 1791
Died: Unknown

6. Ellen Sofia WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1769
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

7. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1771
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

8. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1772-73
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

9. Anne Kirstine WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1774
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Åsmund ANDERSEN Eldor, Ås
Married: 1797
Died: Unknown

10. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1775
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

11. Andreas WEBJØRNSEN

Born: 1777
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died as a child

12. Ellen Sofia WEBJØRNSDTR

Born: 1778
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse 1: Andreas ANDERSEN Eldor, Ås
Married: 1797
Spouse 2: Andreas SAMUELSEN Kr.
Married: 1823, Ås
Died: Unknown

13. Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN (Brekke, Skoleholder)

Born: 8 Aug 1780
Place: Vål, Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Spouse: Dorte ANDERSDTR
Married: 2 Dec 1808
Died: 28 Jul 1852

14. Svend WEBJØRNSEN

Baptized: 25 Aug 1782
Place: Kråkstad, Akershus, NOR
Died: 13 Sep 1782

Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal (1780-1852)

According to his Psalmbook, Webiørn WEBIØRNSEN Waal was born 8 Aug 1780. Digitalarkivet has a copy of the parish record of his baptism on 13 Aug 1780.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0001: Ministerialbok nr. I 1, 1736-1785, s. 99. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050266.

Digitalarkivet also has a copy of the record of his confirmation on 11 Oct 1795 along with 20 others.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0002: Ministerialbok nr. I 2, 1786-1814, s. 173. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050441.

According to a biography of Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Waal in the Kråkstad bygdebok [Vol. 1, p. 329-330], at the age of 16, Webjørn became a schoolteacher [skoleholder] holding the position from 1797 to 1807. The entry under Karlsmyr in the bygdebok states that in 1807 the Karlsmyr farm was deeded to him for 1600 rkd. The Psalmbook and the parish records both record his marriage on 2 Dec 1808 to his first cousin, Dorthe ANDERSDTR (b. 22 Sep 1782, Alvim, Kråkstad). Dorthe's father, Anders SVENDSEN Alvim, and Webjørn's mother, Gunhild SVENDSDTR Sørum, were respectively the son and daughter of Svend SVENDSEN Sørum and his wife, Gunhild KJELDSDTR Hauger.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0002: Ministerialbok nr. I 2, 1786-1814, s. 127. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20061026050416.

In 1811 the Brekke farm was ceded to Webjørn, and he, Dorthe and their two children, Anders and Gunhild, moved to Brekke on 22 Feb 1812. From 1814 to 1826 they added three more children to their family: Svend, Webjørn, and Johanne. He received a royal deed of conveyance to the farm in 1837 and from 1838-1841 was a member of Kråkstad's first township board. On 12 Jul 1840 Dorthe passed away. Digitalarkivet has the parish record of her death and burial.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0005: Ministerialbok nr. I 5, 1837-1847, s. 154. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060308021035.

On 30 Apr 1849, the 68 year old Webjørn married a 21 year old woman named Inger Marie CHRISTIANSDTR Hobøl.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0006: Ministerialbok nr. I 6, 1848-1857, s. 114. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060308010097.

They had a son, Anton Sigvardt [not Anders Sigvard, as stated in the Kråkstad bygdebok], who was born on 5 Sep 1849 and baptized on 28 Oct. If my calculations are correct, Inger would have had to have been almost 5 months pregnant when they married. This has been somewhat a source of confusion since Webjørn's son, Webjørn, also named his son who was born on 21 Dec 1849 and baptized on 20 Jan 1850, Anton Sigvardt. Webjørn WEBJØRNSEN Brekke, as he was known then, died 28 Jul 1852 and was buried on 5 Aug.


Detail of SAO, Kråkstad prestekontor Kirkebøker, F/Fa/L0006: Ministerialbok nr. I 6, 1848-1857, s. 158. https://www.digitalarkivet.no/kb20060308010126.