Carl Jönsson
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Carl Jönsson (abt. 1610 - aft. 1695)

Carl Jönsson aka Jonsson
Born about in Letstigen, Värmland, Swedenmap
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Husband of — married 1638 in Värmland, Swedenmap
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Died after after about age 85 in Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvaniamap
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Biography

Carl Jönsson and his family were from Letstigen in southeastern Värmland, Sweden.[1]

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Carl Jönsson migrated from Sweden to New Sweden in 1656 aboard the Mercurius.
Flag of New Sweden in 1656 aboard the Mercurius
"Among the passengers arriving on the Mercurius was Carl Jönsson who departed Sweden with his wife, three daughters and a maid. He eventually settled at Marcus Hook about 1663 where he lived for twenty years. He apparently moved over on the east side of the river about 1683. The last discovered record of him was when he witnessed the will of Timen Stiddem on February 1, 1694/5. His daughters included Christina Carlsdaughter, soon to be the wife of Johan Andersson Stålkofta. Carl Jönsson left no male heirs."[2]

Carl was born about 1610 in Letsigen,Värmland, Sweden. His occupation was a Freeman Farmer. He married twice:

His first wife was: Maria Mathiasdatter (born 1607 in Värmland, Sweden). They married about 1630 and she passed away within a few years. It is unknown if there were any children of this marriage. [citation needed]

His second wife was: Lena Maria Pehrsdotter in Värmland, Sweden in or about 1634. Their daughter, Christina, was born in Värmland, Sweden in 1638. They immigrated to America in 1656 aboard the “Mercurius”. Carl arrived with his “wife, maid-servant and 3 daughters (who were not named)”.

Four daughters

  1. Christina Carlsdotter
  2. unnamed daughter? m. Hans Peterson
  3. unnamed daughter
  4. unnamed daughter

Carl Jönsson, a Finn, was at Marcus Hook in 1671. He was enumerated under the name "Chareles Janson."[3]

Death and Legacy

Carl Jönsson passed away sometime after 1 Feb 1695, when he witnessed the will of Timen Stiddem. [4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Larry S. Stallcup. "Johan Andersson Stålcop." Swedish Colonial News, 1, No. 4 (Fall 1991).
  2. ↑ Larry Spencer Stallcup, "Christina's Late Arrival." Stalcop Family Website. 2008-2014, http://www.stalcopfamily.com/groupone.html
  3. ↑ "Names in the 1671 Wharton census of the Delaware." Retrieved from http://nc-chap.org/cranehook/names1671b.php.
  4. ↑ Craig, Peter Stebbins, New Sweden Settlers, Part 7 p. 10

See also:

  • Legacy NFS Source: Carl Jonsson - Published information: birth-name: Carl Jönsson; Published information: birth-name: Carl Jönsson; Published information: birth: about 1610; Visnum, Värmland, Sweden
  • Gustaf Elgenstierna, The genealogies of the introduced Swedish nobility
  • Carl Jonsson in entry for Karl Svenson and Johanna Kirsten Karlson, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Jonsson-892 created through the import of Dankowski Family Tree.ged on May 28, 2012 by Laura Mercado.
  • X Gorby




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Sherm Weimer
While I acknowledge the possibility that Jonsson was Swedish, there is more evidence that he was Finnish. The "Finnish Language on The Delaware" by Dunlap and Moyne lists him as "Karl Jansson, or Jonsson, or Johansson, from Kexholm, Finland - a resident of Fort Christina and Tinicum." This same reference book says "We know from the records of the colony (New Sweden) that many of the passengers on the ships bound for New Sweden were Finns. For example, out of a total of 105 colonists on the Mercurius, which sailed in 1655, Huygen lists 92 as Finns." This was the ship that the Carl Jonsson family immigrated on.

Kexholm, now known as Priozersk, is situated along the western shore of Lake Ladoga in present day Russia, but in the 1600's it was part of the Swedish Empire. Sweden at the time was at the height of its power, governing all of Finland and parts of Norway, Russia, Estonia and Latvia. Kexholm (Priozersk) is close to Finland, and at various times was considered part of Finland, with many residents in the region speaking Finnish. Western Finland also closely followed the Swedish custom of names, thus explaining the names used within the Jonsson family that suggest Swedish lines.

Given the freedom of movement between Sweden and Finland in the 1600's, it may well have been that Carl Jonsson spoke Finnish and was identified as a Finn in New Sweden records, but had lived in Sweden for a period of time prior to immigrating to America (thus explaining his port of departure being in Sweden). This was quite common, with these immigrant sometimes identified as "Swedish Finns". Communities of Finns in Sweden can be traced back back well past the 1500's.

posted by Sherm Weimer
Husted-87 H Husted
hi Sherm, yes many of the settlers were ethnic Finns and the 1671 census does say he was Finnish. We have the article from the Swedish Colonial Society asserting he was a farmer from Letsigen,Värmland, probably based on something in the Colony records created at immigration. What does your book cite as a source tor this Kexholm, Finland origin? What page number? Both the SCS article and your book are secondary sources, so if we can compare where they got their information, we could then evaluate whether to change his place of birth. On Wikitree we tend to follow whatever the SCS has published, but of course are always open to evaluating one authority versus another as best we are able.

I don't know about the parents currently attached to this profile; few settlers are traceable in Sweden, so I will look at the sources on the profile currently and see if anything supports them.

posted by H Husted
edited by H Husted
Coffman-2052 Catherine (Coffman) Wilkes
Jönsson-3777 and Jönsson-6507 appear to represent the same person because: Same biographical data, same spouses
posted on Jönsson-6507 (merged) by Catherine (Coffman) Wilkes
Angelo-128 Jim Angelo Jr
H - I think you can decide whether to change LNAB to Jönsson or leave it as Jonsson, and then go ahead with PPP
posted by Jim Angelo Jr
Pieterse-13 Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Jonsson-892 and Jonsson-539 appear to represent the same person because: same date and daughter
posted by Esmé (Pieterse) van der Westhuizen
Husted-87 H Husted
Jonsson-539 is a match--but should we merge both profiles into last name at birth Jönsson?
posted by H Husted

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