Jens
Jonsen
aka Gjærum
Born about in Lien, Solum, Telemark, Norge
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Son of Jon Jensen
and Anne Christensdatter
Brother of
Else Jonsdatter, Aavet Jonsdatter, Lisbet Jonsdatter, Isach Jonsen, Christen Jonsen, Hans Jonsen, Ingeborg Jonsdatter and Liv Jonsdatter
Husband of
Berte Gudmundsdatter
— married
about 1675 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Maren Jensdatter, Kirsti Jensdatter, Jon Jensen, Gudmund Jensen, Aavet Jensdatter, Marte Jensdatter and Karen Jensdatter
Died about
at about age 46
in Gjærum, Solum, Telemark, Norge
Profile last modified
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Biography
Jens Jonsen was born in Norway
This profile is part of the Solum, Telemark One Place Study.
Jens was born, roughly estimated, about 1655. He was the son of Jon Jensen Lien and Anne Christensdatter.[1][2]
He married Berte Gudmundsdatter (daughter of Gudmund Olsen Gisholt østre and Karen Andersdatter).[3]
He died about 1701.[3]
A probate was held after the deceased Jens Jonsen at the Gjærum farm 11 April 1701. He left the widow Børte Gudmundsdatter and their 6 children:
- Joen Jensen,
- Gudmund Jensen,
- Mari Jensdatter,
- Kiersti Jensdatter,
- Marthe Jensdatter,
- Aagot Jensdatter.
The widow appointed her stepfather Madz Holt(?) as her guardian.[3].
7 children are known:
- Maren Jensdatter, born about 1675.[3]
- Kirsti Jensdatter, born about 1681.[3]
- Jon Jensen, born about 1682.[3]
- Gudmund Jensen, born about 1690.[3]
- Aavet Jensdatter, born about 1695.[3]
- Marte Jensdatter, born about 1700.[3]
- Karen Jensdatter, born in 1701.[4] Died young.
Sources
- ↑ Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0001: 1667-1684 page 1b. Lien i Solum 10 Jun 1667: Jon Jensen.
- ↑ Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0007, 1709-1716 page 189a. Lien i Solum 16 Dec 1712: Anne Christensdatter.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Scanned Norwegian Probate records at Digitalarkivet. Nedre Telemark Sorenskriveri SAKO/A-135/H/Hb/Hba/L0005, 1701-1703 page 5a. Gjærum i Mælum 11 Apr 1701: Jens Jonsen.
- ↑ Scanned Norwegian Church records at Digitalarkivet. Solum parish, Telemark. SAKO/A-306/F/Fa/L0001: Parish register (official) no. I 1, 1701-1716. Chronological list page 7. 31 Jul 1701: Til daaben Jens Jærums barn nafnl. |: Karren :|. Faddere dertil Nichlaes Ollsen Smed, Jon Houcheljen, Ingebor Hans Bergens, Anna Peder Melloms, Kiersten Torbiønsd. paa Bergen.
Acknowledgements
Jonsen-316 was created on 26 March 2018 from the Solumslekt database ID # 1347 by Leif Biberg Kristensen.
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