Olav, Vormestrand^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

1602 - 1686  (84 years)

• Name	Olav
  Suffix	Vormestrand
  Birth	1602	V
  Gender	Male
  Death	1686	Vormestrand G
  Person ID	I77684	Cecilie Family
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2009

  
  

  Family	Kari Johannesdatter, Stokka,   b. 1611, Stokka G d. Vormestrand G
  Marriage	Norway   [2, 3]
  Children	1. Malena Olavsdatter, Vormestrand,   b. 1650, Vormestrand G d. Tjentland,
  Family ID	F35121	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Mar 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 1686 - Vormestrand G Marriage - - Norway  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Olav Vormestrand was the lensmann in Vikedal from 1656 until 1662. In 1657, he collected 16 riksdalar for his official services (plus being exempt from tax). He also operated an illegal sawmill, as did many other substantial farmers of the time. According to a court case of 1671, some logs that Olav purchased from his tenant farmers were seized by merchants from Stavanger who claimed that Olav had no right to engage in the lumber business. Olav had been singled out by the Stavanger merchants because he owned the largest sawmill in Ryfylke. Although Olav appears to have lost this case, the governor ruled that the Ryfylke farmers had the right to cut and sell unfinished logs, while the Stavanger merchants retained the exclusive privilege of dealing in processed lumber (boards, rafters, beams, etc). Olav bought land at Vormestrand in 1633 and 1640. By 1670, he owned almost all of the farm (3 laupar sm

  
  

• Sources

  [S1844] Einar Balle, Ryfylke-. [S1823] Einar Balle, Olav . [S1822] Nils Dybdal-Holthe, Soga Om Vats bygdebok. [S1855] Torkell Mauland, Lensmenner i Rogaland II. [S1827] Greg Hagen, Hagen.GED, ( or ).