↑ 1.01.1Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. I 1, 1702-1774. Births and Christenings page 190-191. 1 Nov 1734: Arnold Søtholts og Inger Sørensdatters barn Chisti. Faddere: Inger Skouen, Susanne Wellumsdatter, Anders Sørensen, Jørgen Joensen, Bartholomeus Berg.
↑Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-214/H/Hb/Hba/Hbaa/L0006b, 1763-1766 page 544a. Berg i Bamble 1 Jul 1765: Arnold Erichsen.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. I 1, 1702-1774. Confirmations page 538-539. 2 Oct 1757: Kirsten Arnaldsdatter Klep.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. I 1, 1702-1774. Betrothals page 98-99. 25 Jul 1771: Ungkarl og soldat Mads Joensen Hellestved med pigen Kirsten Arnoldsdatter Klep. Caut: Tollev Erichsen Klep og Rasmus Johannesen Sortedahl.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. I 1, 1702-1774. Weddings page 94-95. 29 Oct 1771: Soldat Mads Joensen Hellestved ungkarl og Kirsten Arnolsdatter Berg.
↑Scanned Norwegian Census records at Digitalarkivet. Year 1801 census. Bamble parish, Telemark. RA/EA-4070/J/Jd/L0028 page 89b-90a. "Sortebougen Strandpladser" Household no. 4: Dagarbeider Mads Johnsen.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. I 2, 1775-1814. Deaths and Burials page 556-557. 3 Jan 1807: Mads Joensen Sortebougens kone Kirsten Arnoldsdatter død 27de Dec. 72 aar.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. I 1, 1702-1774. Births and Christenings page 508-509. 18 Aug 1771: Mads Joensen Gierstadeje og Kirsten Arnoldsdatters barn kaldet Arnold. Faddere: Hans Tostensen Klepejes kone Anne Gundersdatter, Mari Gundersdatter Sortedahl, Syvert Gundersen ved Hære, Abraham Larsen Sortedahl, Søren Andersen Klep.
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Bamble parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-253/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. I 2, 1775-1814. Births and Christenings page 8-9. 24 Sep 1775: Mads Jonsen Klepeje og Kisti Arnoldsdatters barn Elisabeth. Faddere: Anders Sortedahls kone Ingeborg Zachriasdatter, Maria Hansdatter Traag, Anders Sørensen Klep, Christen Arnoldsen Berg, Erich Tellefsen Klep.