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- Boede i henved 40 år på 43' Slg. Elleskovgård, Østerlars. Erhvervede gården
ved skøde af 4.6. 1694 for en sum af 195 Dlr., men kom senere i proces med
sælgeren om skødets gyldighed; en sag der førtes helt op til Højesteret, og
hvis dom af 12.8. 1717 gav Jep Hansen medhold. Om denne sag kan læses i Øster-
larsker Slægter side 82-85. Alder er ikke anført i kirkebogen ved hans død.
Skiftet efter Jep Hansen (Bh. Land. Skiftep. 1729-33 Fol. 176 o. fl.) oplyser
at han havde 12 børn i sine to ægteskaber. Der var en del spetakler og
uenighed mellem alle disse børn, dels angående mødrenearv til det første kuld
børn, og dels om arv efter Jep Hansen. Skifteretten slutter sin lange og
sikkert besværlige forretning med følgende udtalelse: "Og som detteBoes Middel
ei kunde strække videre end til Gældens Afbetaling af Løsøre--Godset, altsaa
kan ei nogen Arv falde mellem Enken og denne sal. Mands Børn som deeles kunde,
altsaa som ei videre var ved dette Skifte at observere, saa sluttes det..."
Angående Elleskovgård kunne man naturligvis heller ikke blive enig, og Sæde-
og Adgangsrettigheden blev derfor ved 8 Mands Dom af 15.10. 1731 tilkendt Jep
Hansens søn af andet ægteskab, den da kun 2½ år gamle Esber Ipsen. Gården
vurderedes til 292 Dlr.
Efter Jep Hansens død giftede Kierstine Berildsdatter sig med Anders Svendsen,
der i de følgende år drev Elleskovgård.
From the Østerlars kirkebog:
August 17, 1714: Funy, den 17 Aug. Jep Hans hustru Elne g. 67 aar, gift.
Extracted from probate for Ellen Pedersdatter, November 20, 1715, page 88:
Jep Hansens salig hustru Ellen Pedersdatter som boede og døde paa den 43
Jordejendoms gaard i ØsterL Sogn, og det imellem bemelte Jep Hansen paa
ene pg paa dend anden side denne salig qvindes efterlatte børn som er 3
sønner og 4 døtter. Hvor af er dend eldste søn Hans Ibsen, boende paa
bemelte gaard grund, sin egen verge, dend 2' søn er Peder Ibsen boende
paa Wallendsgaard grund, den 3 søn er Povl Ibsen verende hos sin
søstermand Jep Ibsen boende i Aaker Sogn, dend eldste daatter Karen
Ibsdaatter i egteschab med Hans Hindrichsen som er nogen ??? siden er
bort dejst her fra landet, dend 2' daatter er Elne Ibsdaatter i egteschab
med Jep Ibsen boende i Aaker Sogn, dend 3' daatter Kierstene Ibsdaatter i
egteschab med Iser Hansen boende i Østerlarscher Sogn, dend 4' daatter
Giertrud Ibsdaatter er i egteschab med Anders Monsen verende hos bemelte
?? ?? ?? Østerlarscher Sogn.
From the Østerlars kirkebog:
July 15, 1715: Sponsat den 15 Julij Jep Hansen oc Kirsten Berildsdatter.
September 4, 1715: Nupt. den 4 Sept. Jep Hansøn oc Kirsten Berildsdatter.
April 19, 1716: Baptis, D. 1 p. Pasc. Jep Hans datter Elne. Ane Niels
Bertels. Hans Espersen, Morten Olsen, Elsebeth Bertelsdatter.
June 2, 1716: Introd. Fer. 3 Pent. Jep Hans hustru Kirsten.
May 10, 1719: Baptis, Jep Hansens daatter Gertrud døbt. Herritzfogdens
Mons Clausens hustru bar det. Faddere er Niels Berthelsen, Peder
Rasmussen, Jacob Ohlsen, Margreta Jyrgensdatter, Kirsten Mortensdatter,
Karen Peder Peders.
March 19, 1724: Baptis, Jep Hansens barn døbt Citzel. (No witnesses)
May 19 1726: Baptiz, Dom. Cantate blef Jep Hansens b. Bodil døbt ???
hustru bar hende. Faddere var Esber Hansen, Esber Pedersen, Ole Jensen,
Peder Pedersens kone ??? ??? Lars Isars d.
April 24, 1729: Baptiz, Dom. Quasimodogeniti blef Jep Hansens søn Esber
døbt, Gertrud Anders Mogens bar ham. Faddere: Esber Hansen, Jens
Jyrgensen, Jens Esbersen, Karen Isersdatter, Birgitte Larsdatter.
April 18, 1731: Funus, Onsdagen den 18 Aprilis blef Jep Hansen i
Elleschousgaard begrafvet.
May 2, 1731: Sponsat, Onsdagen den 2 Maj blef Anders Svendsen og Kirsten
Berildsdatter, sl. Jep Hansens enche trolofvede.
June 12, 1731: Nupt., den 12 Juni blef Anders Svendsen og Kirsten
Berildsdatter, sl. Jep Hansens kone viede.
For almost 40 years Jep Hansen lived at Elleskovgård in 43' Slg.
Østerlars parish. On December 18, 1693 the honourary county-official
Hans Hendrich Shaar "put Elleskovgård on the block in East District" and
on March 10, 1694 the above official gave a receipt for the amount owing
to Jens Mogensen of Østerlars, who very likely was a relative of Peder
Mogensen, who at the time was farming Elleskovgård. Only a few months
later Jens Mogensen was paid 195 Silverdaler by Jep Hansen, who proceeded
to take ownership of Elleskovgård on June 4, 1694.
However, in the following years quarrels erupted as to the legality of
the transfer of ownership: Peder Mogensen's step-daughter Lene Larsdatter
(later married to Peder Haumand) claimed the right of ownership to
Elleskovgård. The case was heard in the lower courts three times before
it finally was decided upon in the highest court of the land. (See below
for an excerpt from the case-history.)
In the Inheritance-Protocol Jep Hansen's brother, Esber Hansen, is noted
as living in Østerlars parish. According to records from 1689 and 1719 a
man bearing this name was living at Kjelseby-gårde. He died on September
18, 1729 at 73 years of age. Furthermore, according to the
Inheritance-Protocols a nephew of Jep Hansen's is mentioned to be living
at Kjelseby, Østerlars parish from 1729-33; he died in 1770, 82 years
old, but I have not been able to prove that they were related.
Jep Hansen, who was buried April 18, 1731 at about 80 years old, was
twice married: first to Ellen Pedersdatter and a second time, when he
was about 62, to Kirsten Berildsdatter, who was 30 years old. He had 12
children from these two marriages.
The following was extracted from the probate for Jep Hansen, April 19,
1731, page 176:
Salig Jep Hansen som boede og døde paa 43 Jord Eiendoms gaard beliggende
udi Østerlarsker Sogn, Ellesgaarden kaldet og det imellem denne salig
mands efterlevende hustru Kirstene Berilsdatter, for hende er til laug
verge antagen Sr. Henrick Henricksen Falck paa eene, og paa anden side
denne salig mands samtlige efterlevende børn som er først at reigne hand
hafver auflet med sin første afdøde salig hustru Ellen Pedersdatter 3
sønner og 4 døttre, der af den elste søn Hans Ibsen boende paa ermelte 43
gaards grund som møtte og er sin egen verge, den 2' søn Peder Ibsen
boende i Aacker Sogn, møtte og er sin egen verge, den 3' søn Poul Ibsen
som er i Hans Kongl. Majst. tieneste i Kiøbenhavn for ham er til tilsinns
verge anordnet Lars Andersen boende i Holsegaarden, dend elste datter
Karen Ibsdatter som er i egteskab med Hans Hendricksen for hende er til
tilsinns verge her paa skiftet anordnet Hans Clausen som er hendis
søstermand, den 2' daatter Ellen Ibsdatter som er i ægteksab med Hans
Clausen boende i Aacker Sogn som møtte og for hende svarer, den 3' datter
Kirstene Ibsdatter som var i ægteskab med nu afdøde salig Hans Ericksen,
for hende nu her paa skiftet foregives sig at have paatagit at vere laug
verge Sogne Degnen Hæderlig og Vellærde Monsr. Steenberg, den 4' datter
ved nafn Giertrud Ibsdatter som er i ægteskab med Anders Monsen boende i
Østerlarsker Sognen paa Kongens Jord. Dernest auflet med denne sin
efterlevende hustru en søn og 4 døttre, sønnen ved navn Esper Ibsen paa 3
aar gammel, for hannem er til verge anordnet fader broder sønnen Jep
Espersen boende paa Kirkeboet i Clemmedsker Sogn, den elste datter Ellen
Ibsdatter paa 16 aar gammel, for hende er til verge anordnet half
broderen Hans Ibsen boende i Østerlarsker Sogn, den 2' datter Giertrud
Ibsdatter paa 12 aar gammel, for hende er til verge anordnet anordnet
Peder Ibsen boende i Aacker Sogn, den 3' daatter Zidsele Ibsdatter 7 aar
gammel, for hende er til verge anordnet Hans Koefoed Jacobsen boende i
Aacker Sogn, den 4' og yngste datter Bodil Ibsdatter 5 aar gammel, for
hende er til verge anordnet fader broder sønnen Hans Espersen boende i
Kielsebye i Østerlarsker Sogn.
At the inheritance proceedings upon the death of Jep Hansen, there was a
great deal of disagreement between the children as to the just division
of the property. Ironically, since there was nothing left to be divided
after the debts were paid, that was the end of the wranglings! However,
the rights to Elleskovgård were yet to be settled, so a jury of eight men
on October 15, 1731 gave the right to Jep Hansen's son from his second
marriage -- the two year old Esper Ibsen. (As he was the youngest son,
this is in line with Bornholm's inheritance laws.) The farm was valued
at 292 Dlr. Kirsten Berildsdatter got re-married, to Anders Svendsen,
who took over the operation of the farm.
In the Land-Registries for 1691, 1696, 1719 and 1773 Elleskovgård was
valued at 12 Td. 1 Skp. 2 Fdk. 0 Alb. and 69/130 Pt. Hartkorn (wheat),
whereupon a tax of 8 Rdl. 2 Mk. 13 Sk. and 1-1/2 Alb. was lain.
An excerpt of the case on the disputed rights to Elleskovgård:
Justice Morten Jensen refers in his judgement on June 10, 1716 to the
decisions of the two previous Lower-Court judgements (as decided by
Ancher Müller on November 7, 1694 and by Mathis Rask on February 13,
1695) and concludes:
"The ruling by the first judge, Ancher Müller, recognized Jep Hansen's
purchase of the farm from Peder Mogensen and his wife. Although if their
step-daughter Lene Larsdatter and her husband were able to come up with
the purchase price, Jep Hansen would have to hand over the farm.
However, the above clause was over-ruled by the next judge, Mathis Rask.
It is my ruling that the original decision stand its ground."
However, the quarrel continued, and the main bone of contention pertained
to a receipt signed by Peder Haumand on behalf of his wife - for her
inheritance money. He claimed that he did not sign away his wife's right
to inherit Elleskovgård. Regarding this claim Justice Morten Jensen
states the following:
"From the receipt of March 1, 1708 you see that Peder Haumand has not
signed for more than his wife's inheritance money, not releasing the
right to purchase Elleskovgård from Jep Hansen or anybody else."
Furthermore he adds: "since above mentioned Jep Hansen can not show the
appropriate documents proving that Peder Haumand gave him the right to
purchase or actually sold him Elleskovgård on behalf of his wife, then
according to the ruling of judge Ancher Müller on November 7, 1694 the
right to ownership of above farm is to be awarded to Peder Haumand, as
long as he is able to come up with the full purchase price within six
weeks from the date of this ruling." Jep Hansen had to pay 6 Rdlr. in
expenses for the court proceedings.
A year later the case was re-opened in the Highest-Court, the following
summary was entered in the Court-Protocol:
"Jep Hansen, residing at the 43rd farm in Østerlarsker (Elleskovgård)
versus Peder Haumand, residing in Gudhjem: This court is herewith
challenging the decision made by judge Morten Jensen in the Aakirkeby
court proceeding of June 10, 1716, whereby Jep Hansen was ordered to
transfer the right of ownership of Elleskovgård to Peder Haumand; and
further this High-Court has found proof that Jep Hansen, in full
agreement with the law, has bought and paid in total for above farm, and
furthermore, has restored Elleskovgård from its run-down state during his
22 years of occupancy. Thus it is considered just that Peder Haumand pay
for the expenses of above court proceedings."
This last was clause was contested by Peder Haumand. He wanted the court
to cancel above payment, considering the many advantages bestowed on Jep
Hansen during his 22 years residence on the farm!
The next entry in the Court-Protocol is the verdict of the nine
High-Court judges, starting with an entry from the Mayor of København,
Jacob Sidenborg, who says:
"On June 4, 1694 Peder Mogensen transferred the right to purchase
Elleskovgård to Jep Hansen, who however, stays this right to Lene
Larsdatter until July 3, 1694. The following year the remaining heirs
forego their rights to the farm - except Lene Larsdatter. In 1707 she
marries Peder Haumand and thus he attains her right of access to above
farm, but not for long, on March 1, 1708 he relinquishes all rights
without reservations. Now, however, he claims that he signed the release
in a drunken stupor; but since he waited eight long years to mention this
predicament instead of rectifying the matter the next day - no
consideration can be taken to his claim. The farm has now for 20 years
legally belonged to Jep Hansen, he is free of accusation. Peder Haumand
has to pay him 50 Silverdaler for expenses."
However, the next three judges rule against Jep Hansen: the King's
Council Loren Kreyer does not accept that Peder Haumand relinquished his
right to the farm on the signed receipt, and thus considers Lene
Larsdatter and Peder Haumand the rightful heirs to Elleskovgård; also Jep
Hansen has to pay the 30 to 40 Silverdaler expenses. Another King's
Council, Hans Vilhelm Kaalund and the Judge for the Admiralty-Court Niels
Foss are of the same opinion as Kreyer.
The remaining five judges vote in favour of Jep Hansen. University of
København professor Christian Reitzer says: "Jep Hansen has proceeded
according to the law. He has been the legal owner of the farm for 21
years. Peder Haumand relinquished all rights when signing the receipt.
He has to pay 80 Silverdaler in expenses."
King's Council Christian Scavenius finds that Lene Larsdatter, or her
mother - who was still alive at the signing of the receipt, had no
further right to the farm, since there was no mention of her claim in the
document. Peder Haumand could swear on the Bible that he was drunk when
he signed, but it is against the law to win a court case in this manner.
Jep Hansen is found not guilty and is to receive 60 to 80 Silverdaler.
The next two judges, Præstegaard and Bartholin, agreed completely, and
finally the highest judge, Casper Schøller: "Votes the same way, but
cancels the expenses to be paid, because he did not find Jep Hansen
absolutely fair in his dealings regarding the release of the rights to
the farm."
Of the nine High-Court judges six voted in favour of Jep Hansen, and thus
he won his case, and many years of quarrelling over the rights to
Elleskovgård finally came to an end.
From the Østerlars kirkebog:
July 1, 1752: Funus, Løverdagen den 1 Julii blefv Andreas Svensens
hustru Kirsten Berildsdatter begrafvet, gl. 67 aar.
Extracted from the probate for Kirsten Berildsdatter, July 10, 1752, page
139:
Anders Svendsens ved døden afgangen hustru Kirsten Berildsdaatter som
boede og døde paa dend 45' S.E. gaard i Østerlarsker Sogn, og det imellem
denne salig qvindes efterlevende enkemand Anders Svendsen paa dend eene
side og paa dend 2' side haver salig qvinde efter levende børn som hun i
egteskab med Jep Hansen haver auvlet nemlig 1 søn og 4 døtter, sønnen ved
navn Esper Ibsen uhngefahr 23 aar gammel, for hannem er forhen til verge
andordnet Hans Hansen boende paa 34' S.E. gaard i Østerlarsker Sogn som
begge møtte, dend elste daatter ved navn Ellen Ibsdaatter som er i
egteskab med Thommas Jørgensen boende i Kiellingebye i Pedersker Sogn,
som ved døden er afgangne og har efterladte sig 1 søn ved navn Jep
Thommasen paa 11 aar gammel, for hannem verger for med før hans fader
berorte Thommas Jørgensen selv efter loven som er møtte, dend 2' denne
salig qvindes daatter ved navn Giertrud Ibsdaatter som er i egteskab med
Ole Rasmussen udbygger paa Piilegaards grunden i Boelsker Sogn som møtte,
den 3' daatter ved navn Zidsele Ibsdaatter som er i egteskab med Hans
Hansen boende paa Leensgaards grund i Østerlarsker Sogn som møtte, dend
4' daatter ved navn Bodil Ibsdaatter som er i egteskab med Mads Larsen
udbygger boende her paa gaardens grund som møtte.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,
Ontario, copyright 1990-1999.
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