2416. Gunnar Rasmusson ROMSALAND
(1013) was born in 1598 in Rogaland fylke, Norway. He died in 1669
in Rogaland fylke, Norway. He was from Ile in Ilsvåg, Vikedal. Ragnilla
was his first wife and they had 6 children. After Ragnilla's death, he married
Anna Holgersdtr from Fikstveit and they had 3 children.
Gunnar lived at Romsaland from approximately 1630 and was probably living as
the farmer there until he died at the end of 1660's. It is claimed that Gunnar
first lived at Brattestø for a while. Gunnar was church guardian 1634-35.
Gunnar was involved in a complaint at the Leiranger court in November 1640.
According to the census lists around the middle of 1660's, Gunnar at Bruk A
of the Romsaland farm together with sons Rasmus, who was a soldier, Torbjørn
and Rasmus the younger. Gunnar's "probate with his children after their
mother Anna Holgersdtr death" was dated 8 May 1669. Upon distribution of
the estate, the children from Gunnar's first marriage to Ragnilla made monetary
and property demands.
NOTE: Here are other "collapsed pedigrees." Jacob Anderson Slogvig,
and thus the Wheeler family, descend from both Gunnar and his first wife's first
born, Sjur, and their last born, Inger. Futhermore, Gunnar's second wife, Anna
Holgersdtr, is the eldest daughter of another ancestor, Holger Holgersen Lindanger/Fikstvedt.
The other line of descent from this Holger is from his son (and Anna's younger
brother) Tosten Holgerson Fikstvedt. He was married to Ragnilla Torbjørnsdtr
UNDERHAUGEN IN ØLEN.
2417. Ragnilla Torbjørnsdtr
UNDERHAUGEN IN ØLEN(1014) died
about 1659. Children were:
596 i.
Sjur Gunnarson ROMSALAND.
ii.
Gunla Gunnarsdtr ROMSALAND(1015)
was born in 1639 in Romsaland, Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway.
iii.
Rasmus Gunnarson ROMSALAND/ERLAND(1016)
was born in 1640 in Romsaland, Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway. He was
a soldier and a farmer at Bruk 3-4, "Austigard" (Østigard). He
was married to a woman who's name is unknown. They had 2 sons: Gunnar 1685 and
Rasmus 1697.
iv.
Torbjørn Gunnarson ROMSALAND(1017)
(1018) was born in 1642 in Romsaland,
Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway. He died about 1709. He was a farmer of the whole
farm at Søvik, Tysvær. He was married first to the widow Anna Bårdsdtr
from Tosvoll and Aukland. They had 3 children. He was married again to a woman
who's name is not known and they had 5 children.
v.
Ingeborg Gunnarsdtr ROMSALAND(1019)
was born in Romsaland, Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway. She married Sjur Torfinnson
of Håland and they lived on Bruk B of Østenstad.
1205 vi.
Inger Gunnarsdtr ROMSALAND.