He died in 1757 at Bukta under Stensrød, Solum.[3]
Sources
↑ 1.01.1Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. I 2, 1713-1761. Births and Christenings page 97. 28 Dec 1749: Jacob Hansen Steensrudbugtens og Inger Bentsdatters barn Bent. Faddere: Gune Grøtesund, Mathias Larsen, Anders Tygesøn, Maren Steensrøe, Anne Steensrøe.
↑Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0013, 1753-1757 page 286a. Stensrødbukta i Solum 23 Jun 1756: Inger Bentsdatter
↑Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0002: Parish register (official) no. I 2, 1713-1761. Deaths and Burials page 171. 16 May 1757 Solum: Bent Jacobsøn fra Steensrudbugten 7 aar, druknede.