Mette Nielsdatter Hofer was born about 1657 at the priest's farm in Romedal, a former municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. Her parents were the priest Niels Christensen Hofer (or Hofver) and Ingeborg Evensdatter, daughter to Kristiania-merchant Even Anderson and his wife Marthe Hansdatter.[1]
The local history for Romedal provides the following on pages 53-54 (in translation)[1]:
"Niels Christensen Hofer (or Hofver) was the Priest in Romedal 1655-1665. He was from Jylland, Danmark. Otherwise unknown. Birth year unknown, died 1665, the probate was recorded 25 Aug 1666. Niels Christensen Hofer was married to Ingeborg Evensdatter, daughter to Kristiania-merchant Even Anderson and his wife Marthe Hansdatter. Hofer’s children are named in the probate record as follows:
- "1. Christen
- "2. Even
- "3. Christense (raised in the household of the previous Romedal Priest, Christen Steffensen Bang)
- "4. Mette, married twice – 1st with Johan Buchardsen, 2nd with Isaac Cold – both were pastors in succession at Romedal.
- "5. Sofie"
and
"Johan Buchardsen (Borchersen) Madfelt (Modfeldt). Priest in Romedal 1665-1674. Birthplace and year is unknown. He was married to Mette Nielsdatter Hofer (see 15-4 above for more about her). Four children were named in (probate) documents in 1701:
- "1. Niels, ensign (the lowest officer rank in the (naval) squadron
- "2. Anne, married to Cavalry Captain Trübler (see Granberg farm number 11)
- "3. Ingeborg, married to Ibe Rafnsberg
- "4. Marthe, married to Captain Anders Nielssen Wiborg."
An addition by Kari Lillian tells us:
"Mette Nielsdatter Hofer døde i 1701 i Romedal og skiftet ble holdt i Romedal i August 1701. 11 barn er nevnte, og eiendommene som nevnes i skiftet var Granberg, 2 skippund rugmel og kvernhus i Horne, en hud i Evenrud og jord kjøpt for 10 rdl Jølstad. Etter Mette Nielsdatters død giftet Isach Andersen Cold seg igjen med Maren Hasberg."
Which roughly translates:
Mette Nielsdatter Hofer died in 1701 in Romedal and the probate[2] was held in Romedal in August 1701. Eleven (11) children are mentioned, and the properties mentioned in the probate proceedings were Granberg farm, 2 skippund[3] of rye flour and mill house in Horne, a (cow)hide[4] in Evenrud and land bought for 10 rdl at Jølstad. After Mette Nielsdatter's death, Isach Andersen Cold remarried to Maren Hasberg.
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