Isach Jensen (1777 - abt. 1801)

Born 1777 in Herre, Bamble, Telemark, Norge

Ancestors

Died about Oct 1801 at about age 24 in at sea

Biography

Isach Jensen was born in Norway

Isach was born in 1777 at Herre, Bamble.^[1] He was the son of Jens Haagensen and Berte Sophie Jensdatter.^[1]

A probate was held 1 March 1802 at Vestsida, Porsgrunn after the deceased sailor Isak Jensen, lodging with Helge Olsdatter. He died at a sea voyage with the ship «de 4re Brødre» last fall. His siblings inherit:

• 1. Nils Jensen, since long of age, and according to rumours, having died abroad,
• 2. Johannes Jacob Jensen, 26 years old, abroad at a sea voyage,
• 3. Ellen Jensdatter, married to Nils Jørgensen in Østre Porsgrunn,
• 4. Kirstine Jensdatter, married to Harald Olsen at Statelle,
• 5. Berte Sophie Jensdatter, married to Hans Ottersen at Stathelle,
• 6. Anne Margrete Jensdatter, 22 years old serving at Andreas Bugge's in Tønsberg.

Guardian for the two absent brothers: their brother-in-law Harald Olsen, for Anne Margrete: her brother-in-law Hans Ottersen.

Later in the probate, Helge Olsdatter shows a certificate from the pastor, declaring that the father of her child Ingeborg Sophie, born out of wedlock, was the late Isach Jensen who had promised to marry her. She claims inheritance for her and the child, which is rejected by the probate court. (Children born out of wedlock had no right to inheritance after their fathers until 1915 in Norway. Before 1798 betrothal was considered legally binding, and children born after betrothal between their parents, but before the wedding, were treated as legitimate. But when the "official" betrothal was abolished in 1798, this right disappeared. LBK)^[2]

One child is known:

1. Ingeborg Sophie Isachsdatter, born out of wedlock in 1802, her mother Helge Olsdatter Skaardal.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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 16-17. 13 Apr 1777: Jens Haagensen Møller ved Hære og Berthe Sophia Jensdatters søn Isach. Faddere: Stoe Larsens kone Anne Cathrine Olsdatter, Olava Rynning paa Ravness, Phillip Hansen ved Hære, Ole Jonsen Traag, Andreas Glavstrøm.
2. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0018, 1801-1806 page 499a. Vestre Porsgrunn "i Enken Helge Olsdatters iboende Huus" 1 Mar 1802: Isach Jensen.
3. ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Porsgrunn parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-104/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. 1 (Vestre Porsgrunn), 1764-1814. Births and Christenings page 222-223. 27 Jun 1802: Isaach Torstensens Enke Helje Olsdatters uægte barn Ingeborg Sophia. Barnets fader udlagt afdøde Matros Isaach Jensen. Faddere: Isaach Tolnæs's k. Ingeborg Christensdatter, pigen Amborg Tollefsdatter, Brynjuld Olsen, Ole Døll, Knud Halvorsen, Christen Hansen.

Acknowledgements

Jensen-9461 was created on 27 December 2018 from the Solumslekt database ID # 29359 by Leif Biberg Kristensen.