Illegitimate son Jon christened in Vinje, Telemark 22 Dec 1754
Paid fine when partner was introduced 6 Jan 1755[1]
Engaged and married to Sove Halvorsdotter in Vinje 25 Nov 1755[2] and 26 Jan 1756[3], respectively.
Further children:
Son Wetle christened in Vinje 18 Jul 1756
Son Halvor christened in Vinje 18 Sep 1757
Son Gunder christened in Vinje 17 Sep 1761 and buried 6 Jan 1762
Son Sigvald christened in Vinje 6 Jan 1763
Bought Viglesdalen, Årdal, Hjelmeland 10 Nov 1769[4]
Widower Niels Jonson from Viglesdalen, Årdal, Rogaland married Ingeborg Hansdotter living at Rysstad, Valle, Aust-Agder in Valle 28 Jun 1786[5]
Not found in census 1801
POSSIBLY the Niels Johnsen who was buried in Hjelmeland 24 May 1805, 77 Years old[6]
Research Notes
Type: Alt. Birth
Date: 1728-1729
Note: from research done by Bjarne Jørmeland per emails on 10.28.2010 and confirmed 10.31.2010: "Yes there at many different ages for Niels Johnson living in Viglesdalen, Årdal, Hjelmeland, Rogaland. The author of the Årdal Bygdebook (contains who lived on all farms in Årdal parish) said he even was borne in 1713. So he was 77 when he died in 1805 according to the Minister's records, and he was 72 in the 1801 census. So probably his correct age are 1728/1729."
↑ Statsarkivet i Stavanger, SAST/A-101971/03/Y/Yj/L0094: Avskrifter sortert etter gårdsnavn: Vetrhus - Vik i Nerstrand, 1750-1930, p. 533
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Niels by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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