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2 DATE 5 Jul 1735
2 PLAC Middleclass Citizen (Borger)
1 MISC Home-owner (Husejer)
1 MISC Home-owner (Husejer)
From the Nylars kirkebog:
November 1, 1762: Spons. Festo Omnium Sanct. trolovet Hans Michelsen ogElsebeth Jensdatter Kofod. Forlovere vare Hans Ibsen Holst, Lars JensenKofod, Jens Kofod - qvindes fader.November 27, 1762: Nupt. den 27 November copuleret Hans Michelsen ogElsebeth Jensdatter Kofod, dito Peder Hansen Køllere og KarenMogensdatter sl. Esper Pedersen.
Septebmer 16, 1764: Bapt. Dom 13 post Trin. døbt Hans Michelsens barn,nomine Magrethe. Susceptrix: Elsebeth Jens Møllers hustru. Testes: LarsMichelsen i Ringebye, Hans Bistrup, Haagen Larsen i Persker Sogn,Kirstina Jørgensd. Bistrup, Elen Lars Kofods hustru.
October 19, 1766: Bapt. Domca 21 Trinit. Hans Michelsens søn Michel.Susc: Jørgen Bistrups enke.
December 18, 1768: Dom. 4 Advent. Udb. Hans Michelsens søn kaldet Ole,hans hiemme daab confirmeret. Susc: Jens Thorsens hustru i Tierebye.Testes: Anders Koefod, Jørgen Munch, Jens Michelsen i V.S., Jens Jensenshustru, Anna Maria Bistrup.
From the 1771 census of Nylars parish:
Ægteparrene: H. Michelsen, Udbygger, 39, 1' gift, hans hustrus alder:35, 1' gift.From the Nylars kirkebog:
1779: Dom. 22 post Trinit., Hans Michelsen paa Blemme, en udbygger, 57aar.From the probate for Hans Michelsen, April 3, 1780, page 327:
Hans Michelsen, 24 Slg. Nylars. Enke: Elsebeth Jensdatter, for hendelaugværge: Hans Bidstrup, 24 Slg. Nylars. Arvinger: 2 sønner og 1datter. A: Mickel Hansen, 13 aar, værge: faderbroder Anders Michelsen i19 Slg. Vestermarie Sogn. B: Ole Hansen, 12 aar, værge: faders halfbroder Lars Michelsen i Ringebye udi Vestermarie Sogn. C: MargarethaHansdatter, 16 aar, værge: faderbroder Jens Michelsen i Vestermarie Sogn.From the Nylars kirkebog:
1780: Desponsat den 7 October ungkarl Tønnes Pedersen og enken Elsebysl. Hans Michelsens. Copulat: den 24 November.May 21, 1783: Den 21 Maj, Tønnes Pedersens hustrue Elseby, 47 aar gammel.
From the probate for Elsebeth Jensdatter Kofoed, August 1, 1783, page 175:
Elsebeth Jensdatter paa Udbyggerhuset i Nylars Sogn. Enkemand: TønnesPedersen. Arvinger: 2 sønner og 1 datter. A: Michel Hansen, 17 aar,værge: Anders Michelsen, 19 Slg. grund i Vestermarie Sogn. B: OleHansen, 15 aar, værge: Hans Kofod Snedker i Rønne. C: MargretheHansdatter, værge: Jens Michelsen, 31 Slg. grund i Vestermarie Sogn.From the Nylars kirkebog:
1783: Desponsaat den 4 post Trinit. enkemanden Tønnes Pedersen og enkenAnna sl. Peder Hellisens. Copulat: den 20 August. Forlovere: ThomasPedersen, Jens Jensen.This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,Ontario, copyright 2006.
Possible match for Margrethe Hansdatter from the 1787 census of Østerlarsparish:
2' Vornedegaard, 1' familie: Ingeborg Kirstine Leidring - fød Marcher,Madmoder, 55, enke efter 1' ægteskab, Gaardbeboer; Hans Davidsen, Hendessøn, 20, ugift, National soldat; Mads Davidsen, Hendes, søn, 19, ugift,Corporal ved det 2det dragon Compagni; Hans Pedersen Lov, Madmodersdattersøn, 6, ugift; Rasmus Hansen, Tjenestefolk, 26, ugift; HaagenJohansen, Tjenestefolk, 25, ugift; Søren Johansen, Tjenestefolk, 20,ugift; Sophie Mognsdatter, Tjenestefolk, 26, ugift; Margrethe Hansdatter,Tjenestefolk, 22, ugift.
1 MISC Nylars parish, Bornholm
From the Vestermarie kirkebog:
March 9, 1727: Den 9 Marti, Jens Olesen een s. N: Ole, barer barnetKaren Povl Arestes. Fadde: Hans Koffod, Hans Terchelsen, Lars Michelsen,Povl Arestes pige Karna. 2de Søndag Faste.April 16, 1727: Introduceret, den 16 April, Jens Olesen Koffods. Palm.S.
July 11, 1728: Den 11 Julius, Jens Olesen Koffods datter N: Anna, barerbarnet Sejne Claus Koffods. Fadde: Lars Andersen, Povel Arestes drengHans Lassen, Michael Lars dreng Peder Nielsen, Povel Arestes pige Karna,Grete Peder Jens. 8te post Trinit.
August 1, 1728: Introduceret, Jens Olesen Koffods. D. 11 p. Tr.
March 22, 1730: Den 22 Marti, Jens Koffods søn, Anders, barer barnetLeutnt Clemen Rasmussens hustrue. Faddere: Claus Koffod, Ole Andersen,Lars Andersens h., Michael Lars pige Karen. Onsdag.
April 30, 1730: Introduceret, den 30 April, Jens Koffods. S. efterPaaske.
October 12, 1732: Den 12 October, Jens Kofods s. Lars. Testes: EsperJensøns h. Karen, Povel Arreds, Hans Kofod, Jens Andersen, BodilMogensd., Karen Pedersd. Dca. 18 p. Trinit.
November 9, 1732: Introduceret, Jens Kofods h. Dca. 22 p. Tr.
April 11, 1734: Den 11 Apr., Jens Kofods s. Peder. Testes: Sidsele AredPoulsøns, Hans Torchelsøn, Oluf Andersøn, Lars Jensøn, Kirsten Pedersd.,Kirsten Peder Hansøns. Dca. Judica.
May 2, 1734: Introduceret, den 2 May, Jens Kofods h. Dca. Qvasim.
January 15, 1736: Den 15 January, Jens Olufsøn Kofods d. Elsebeth.Testes: Karen Lars Lodvigs, Aredt Paulsøn, Jens Hansøn, Jens Espersøn,Ellen Andersd., Anna Jens Paulsøns. Dca. 2da p. Epiph.
February 19, 1736: Introduceret, Jens Kofods h. Dca. Invocavit.
April 7, 1737: Begravet, den 7 April, Jens Kofods s. Peder udi KongStubbe, 3 aar. Dca. Judica.
March 1, 1739: Den 1 Marty, Jens Kofods d. Karen. Testes: AndersPaulsøns h., Claus Kofod, Hans Hansøn, Anders Christensøn, Lars Lodvigsd., Hans Jurgensøns h. den ældre. Dca. Oculi.
April 5, 1739: Introduceret, den 5 April, Jens Kofods h.
January 8, 1741: Confirmered, Dom. 1ma post Epiph., Jens Kofods datterMargrete.
May 14, 1742: Den 14de Maj, Jens Kofoeds søn, Peder, baaren af Anna Hans(Vives?). Faddere: Anders Espersen, Jens Ipsen, Cathrine Anders Olufs,og Bodil Arristsens datter. Fer 2de Pentecost.
June 17, 1742: Introduceret, Jens Kofods hustru. Dom. 4 p. Trinit.
December 15, 1743: Begravet, Jens Kofoeds søn paa Klint, Peder, 1-1/2aar. Dom. 3 Advent. den 15 Dec.
October 4, 1744: Confirmeret, Dom. 19 p. Trin., Jens Kofoeds søn Oluf.
June 24, 1747: Den 24 Juni, Jens Olsen Kofoed og Inger Andersd. barn,Hans, baaren af Giertrud Hans Aristes. Faddere: Anders Jensen, AndersOlsen, Per Persen, Anders Espers pige Giertrud, og Giertrud Hans Hans iLyngaarden.
All 4 of their daughters were married in Nylars Church from 1755 to 1764;the family must have moved to Nylars parish sometime between 1747 and1755.
From the 1771 census of Nylars parish:
Ægteparrene: J. Kofod, Udbygger, 78, 1' Gift, hans hustrus alder: 75, 1'Gift.From the Nylars kirkebog:
March 14, 1773: Sep. den 14 Marty Jens Kofod, 79 aar gl.December 8, 1776: Sepult. eod. die (Dom. 2da Advent.) Jens Kofods enkeInger, ungefær 76 aar.
From the probate for daughter Anne Jensdatter Kofoed, March 17, 1777,page 277:
Anne Jensdatter Kofoed, Udhuset, 35 Slg. grund i Vestermarie Sogn.Enkemand: Udbygger Peder Hald. Arvinger: 3 brødre og 3 søstre. A:Anders Kofoed, myndig, 35 Slg. grund i Nylars Sogn. B: Lars Kofoed, 7'Vdg. grund i Rø Sogn. C: Hans Kofoed, myndig, af Rønne. D: MargarethaJensdatter, død, var gift med Jørgen Friderichsen Frass af Arnager, 1datter: Benthe Jørgensdatter, 21 aar, værge: fader. E: ElsebethJensdatter, gift med Hans Michelsen, 24' Sg. grund i Nylars Sogn. F:Karen Jensdatter, gift med Haagen Larsen, Smaalyngen i Pedersker Sogn.This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,Ontario, copyright 2006.
1 MISC Kongstubbe, Vestermarie, Bornholm
From the 1771 census of Rø parish:
Ægtepar Udbyggere: Lars Kofoed, Aufler lidet og Dagløn, 46, 1' Gift,hans hustrus alder: 45, 2' gift.This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,Ontario, copyright 2006.
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2 PLAC Middleclass Citizen (Borger)
It is not known with certainty who Mads/Matthias Kofoed's (-1447-died1552) parents were. C. Giessing (dated 1786) relates in his pedigree ofthe "Family Kofoed" that Mads Kofoed was the son of Jens Madsen Kofoed(1481-1519) and grandson of Mads Jensen Kofoed of Hasle. According toJulius Bidstrup's "Familien Koefoed A og B" (published in 1886-87) hisparents might be Jens Madsen Kofoed and Johanne Thygesdatter, but he isnot certain. Also, Jørn Klindt in his book "På spor af de førsteKofod'er" (published in 1979) has his doubts on this matter, and can notstate for a fact that any of this is true.C. Giessing relates a document granting noble status to Jens Kofoed(1481-1519) was issued on June 14, 1514; in which the coat of armsgranted Jens Kofoed by the Danish King was a blue chevron on a redfield. Considering that in the mid-1490s two of Mads Kofoed's sons,namely Jens Kofoed (c.1543-1625) and Hans Kofoed (c.1550-1623), are knownto have used the chevron on their arms would certainly point to thepossibility that Mads Kofoed is indeed the son of this Jens Kofoed.However, this is far from certain, as recent historians (namely Langebekand Bricka) note that this document shows signs of being a later forgery,possibly dating from the late 1600s. Some even go so far as to speculatethat Elisabeth Akeleye (1654-1739) instigated the fabrication of thisforgered document! One supposes this was done on behalf of her husbandJens Pedersen Kofoed (1628-1691), the famous "Liberator of Bornholm", whowas a great-grandson of Mads Kofoed. (Note: Mads Kofoed is neveridentified by his patronymic in the records of his time, the name "MadsJENSEN Kofoed" is one attributed to him at a later date and is based uponthe information provided by C. Giessing in 1786 and taken up by JuliusBidstrup in 1886-87. - Norman Lee Madsen, October 17, 2004)
In 1572 a meeting was held by Bornholm's Parliament to establish who hadthe right to the status of "Frimand" (Freeman) on Bornholm: MadsKofoed's sons Jens and Hans Kofoed were in attendance at that meeting.Of course, that meeting had a broader purpose: a war in which Lübeck andDenmark had fought side-by-side had ended two years previously, and therewas another three years before the Lübeck 50 year claim to Bornholm wasto expire; although Lübeck claimed that it had been given a further 50years. In this predicament it was wise for the King to establish locallysituated allies; and Bornholm's influential freemen, who normally wouldhave been snubbed by the King and the true nobility, were now in aposition to receive benevolent treatment from the Danish government.
At the "Frimandsmødet" held on September 6, 1572 there were 17 men namedas being in attendance: the brothers Jens and Hans (Madsen) Kofoed, Peder(Poulsen) Kofoed, Oluf Bagge, Peder Uf, Peder Myre, Jørgen Gagge, andalso ten other men only listed by their patronymic - among those wereBendt Hansen and Laurids Pedersen; and at which occassion three DanishParlimentary advisers (Rigsråder) had been sent to preside over themeeting. The Kofoeds had no written proof of their freemen status; theywere only able to give heartfelt and solemn words about faithfulservice. It seems they had an inkling of things to come, and thereforebegged the King not to let himself be "seduced" by Lübeck'srepresentative Sveder Ketting, "because you might expect that Lübeck onlyplotted to keep our island under their yoke." This is the first recordin which we find the Kofoeds being mentioned as "frimænd". We know thatthey were related to Oluf Bagge and Peder Uf, and probably to several ofthe others. The question remains: did they already have claim to freemanstatus, or did they take advantage of the King's need for loyal followers- seeking acknowledgement of that status from their peers on Bornholm?It seems that they had to make certain commitments to the King inexchange for the full rights to freeman status.
Two of the newly appointed freemen had an important mission to Lübeck thefollowing year. On September 6, 1573 King Frederik II wrote a letter toLübeck stating: "Our citizens, the brothers Peter and Jens Kofoth" haveapplied to Lübeck's government for verification of their vitalstatistics, so as, among other things, they are free to serve their King- who then requests the Lübeck council to give sympathetic considerationto their case and verify their births in Lübeck's records.
We often find such vital statistics proofs attached to the documents inprobate court cases, they were actually signed by the parish "Elders"before the church parish registers (kirkebøger) came into use. They wereespecially essential if disagreement arose among the heirs. In theLübeck registry for 1573 we find the following entry: Kofoedt, Matthias,dead before 1573 on Bornholm, his wife: Johanna; their children: Peter,Jens, Boel - married to Oluf Bagge; Anneke - married to Michael Abraham.The reason that the family is registered in Lübeck exactly in 1573 is ofcourse the application the brothers made that same year for their vitalstatistics.
According to Jørn Klindt's "På spor af de første Kofod'er" it appearsthat Gunhild Uf and Mads Kofoed were already married by 1547. The Lübecklegal-registry of 1573 states that a woman named Johanne was MadsKofoed's wife and mother to four of his children. The exact birth yearsof his children are not known, but they are all thought to have been bornbetween 1540-50.
Jørn Klindt further writes that more information about Mads Kofoed issurely there to be found in the archives of København, or in Gottorp andPotsdam - where the remnants of Lübeck's archives are now held. As mayorfor Rønne township Mads Kofoed was an influential man on Bornholm, so itwould be rather peculiar if there weren't more traces of him to befound. It could be that he is the same person as the Mads Kofoed knownto have died during a sea-voyage to København in 1552. Part of thedifficulty in answering this question lies in the fact that one Lübeckentry states he died "before 1573" and another states "in 1573"; which iscorrect and which in error? Mr. Klindt asks the following questions:What was the case of the vital statistics about? Why was it that HansKofoed, who on Bornholm was considered to be Jens Kofoed's brother, didnot appear on the 1573 Lübeck registry as part of the family? But, ofcourse, who will research this? Who has the ability, resources,inclination, and time?
His son Jens Kofoed is known to have died in 1625, an old man around 80years old. The same is said of Hans Kofoed who died in 1623, and he iswith greater certainty considered to be the son of Gunhild Uf, as he isnot mentioned in the Lübeck registry of 1573 as a son of Johanna and"Matthias Kofoedt". Hans Kofoed has been listed by Bornholm's firsthistorian Rasmus Ravn (who lived from 1603-77) to be the brother of theJudge Jens Madsen Kofoed; that he was not listed in the Lübeck registryof 1573 makes for a stronger case that he was in fact half-brother toJens Madsen Kofoed.
Further proof that the two men were brothers can be seen by the fact thatHans Kofoed's sons were made the heirs to Jens Madsen Kofoed's property.Chief Justice Jens Kofoed had no direct heirs at the time of his death,so the four sons of his brother Hans Kofoed, and a certain Albert Hansen- on account of his wife Karina Mikkelsdatter, were made heirs to hisreportedly large fortune. For who else was there left in 1625 toinherit? His brother Peder had long since died, as well as hischildren. His sister Boel's children with Oluf Bagge had left theisland. His sister Anneke/Anniche had married a Michael/Mikkel Abraham,a common Bornholmer name, and so a daughter from their marriage wouldhave been known as "Mikkelsdatter", which leads us to Karina being JensKofoed's niece.
There is some dispute surrounding the parents of Gunhild Uf, some say shemight be the daughter of Oluf Tuesen and his wife - the daughter of OttePedersen Uf; others think she is the daughter of Anders Uf (son of thesame Otte Pedersen Uf) and Anne Sevidsdatter. The same debate surroundsChief Justice (Landsdommer) Mogens Uf (who died 1565). Sigvard MahlerDam states that she is the daughter of Hans Olufsen Uf (-1542-) ofSimlegård in Klemensker, who is the son of Oluf Ottesen Uf and thegrandson of Otte Pedersen Uf and his second wife (and thus not adescendant of Anders Galen).
In the land-registry testimony of Bornholm's Land-Register, dated May 22,1522, is mentioned a P. Kofod as mayor of Rønne; but whether or not hewas related to "Familien Koefoed A or B" is not known. (Hübertz,Documentation of Bornholm's History, p. 63)
Extracted from "Landsdommer-Patriciatet på Bornholm, Del II" (The ChiefJustice Patriciate on Bornholm, Part II), by: Sigvard Mahler Dam (SAXO,1988):
Jens Kofoed:
Jens Kofoed and his older brother Peder were present at the church inÅkirkeby in 1572 when the king's envoys gathered all the freemen. PederKofoed presided at court in Hammershus on the 12th of April 1570 in thechief justice's place, and a promising future career as chief justice wasended by his early death in the 1570s. Jens and Peder, and their twosisters, Boel and Annicke, were the children of Mattis Kofoed andJohanne, who was probably the daughter of Chief Justice Jens Hansen(Myre). Mattis Kofoed married a second time, to Gunhild (Chief JusticePeder Hansen Uf's sister) and they had a son, Hans. This relationship tothe Uf-family can be seen in the Kofoed-family's newly acquired coat ofarms which, like the Uf-family, display's a chevron. Previous to thisthe Kofoed's had been using a simple seal (depicting a cow's leg), butfrom that point onwards they rose steadily in importance. An imaginativeperson in the Kofoed-family fabricated a letter confuring nobility, whichsupposedly had been issued by the archbishop of Lund in 1511 - seeminglyit was inspired by the similar (but genuine) letter of nobility issued tothe Bagge-family. Oluf Bagge was married to Jens Kofoed's sister Boel.The Kofoed-family coat of arms was inspired by that of the Uf-family, butit was quite unheraldic in the choice of colours: a blue chevron on a redfield; with two white vesselhorns on the helmet.
Jens Kofoed and his half-brother Hans Kofoed were, of coarse, the firstto use this coat of arms: it can be seen on a document dated the 22nd ofSeptember 1595 concerning an inheritance between three Bagge brothersattested to by the two brothers and Peder Hansen (Uf).
Before Jens Kofoed could become a judge he had to obtain an education,and an entry in the Malmø tingbog (civic meeting records) dating from the14th of December 1578 tells us that he was employed by Biørn Kaas as aclerk in Malmøhus Castle, wherein he issued a summons in the case aservant of the castle who had been murdered on the 24th of November. Onthe 21st of October 1583 the honourable mayor of Malmø, Jørgen JensenBorringholm, read aloud a power of attorney, given by Lave Hansen to "thehonourable man Jens Kofoed of Kyndegaard" to sell one of Lave's farmsnear Malmø, which Jens Kofoed had transferred to Jørgen JensenBorringholm. Jens Kofoed apparently left Malmø in great haste, for thejust one month before this (on the 13th of September) we find him onBornholm in the company of Peder Hansen (Uf).
Before these happenings Jens Kofoed had met his wife . . . in Jylland!Anna Spendt, who was a daughter of low-nobleman Mogens Spendt ofNørregård (-1570-1581-). Possibly Jens Kofoed had relatives in Jylland,for we find mention of a "Peder Koefuodt" of Hvolgård manor (in Nørvangdistrict) issuing a deed, on Laxmand Gildenstjerne's behalf, to AndersFriis on the 24th of April 1624. (See note nr. 29) In 1594 Jens Kofoedand his wife Anna gave a beautiful chandelier to the church in Nykerparish, which was engraved with their coat of arms: Jens Kofoed's chevronand the Spendt-family's skull-cap.
These same arms adorned their gravestones in Rønne:
"Ligger begrafvet vnder denne Steen erlig oc velbyrdig Mand Jens Koefoedtil Kyndegaard som døde An. 1625 9de Febr. : Ligger oc begrafvet vnderdenne Steen erlig oc velbyrdig Frue Fr. Anna Spendt Jens Koefoeds Fruedøde paa Kyndegaard 1618 vdi November Maaned"(Translated to english:)
"Buried beneath this stone is the honest and highborn man Jens Kofoed ofKyndegård who died on the 9th of February 1625. : Buried beneath thisstone is the honest and highborn lady Mrs. Anna Spendt, Jens Kofoed'swife, who died at Kyndegård in 1618 in the month of November."Jens Kofoed's name frequently appears in documents of the Landsting; andhe also retired from the judge's seat before his death: in a privateletter dated the 13th of March 1624 wherein his brother's children deededa tenant farm (12 Vdg.?) in Østerlars, a farm they had inherited fromtheir father (Hans Kofoed); the document was co-signed by the outgoingchief justice Jens Kofoed and (their mother's brother?) the new chiefjustice Christen Clausen (Køller) of Skovsholm.
The following year Jens Kofoed died, and as he had no children theprobate proceedings dragged on until the 22nd of March 1628 when hisbrother's son, Jacob Kofoed, bought out his co-inheritors to Kyndegård.Among the witnesses to this transaction was "welbyrd. Mand ChristenClausen till Skoufsholm, Landsdommer her paa Borringholm" (well-born manChristen Clausen of Skovsholm, Chief Justice here on Bornholm).
Note:
Nr. 12) Jørn Klindt's excellent book: "På spor af de første Kofod'er",Rønne, 1979; he states his source as "Hanserecesse III.5, 31 Aug. 1509".Nr. 29) Viborg's Upper House of Parliament Deed-protocol (LandstingSkødeprotokol) T.1.13; on Jens Kofoed see also Jørn Klindt (see note 12).
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,Ontario, copyright 2006.
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2 PLAC Freeman (Frimand)
Peder (Madsen) Kofoed is mentioned in records dating from 1575; he isthought to have died before 1585. He owned Kyndegård, which isclassified as a "friegård", later called a "proprietair" farm, thehighest of the three classes of farms: Proprietairgård (Propr.),Selvejergård (Slg.) and Vornedegård (Vdg.).This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,Ontario, copyright 2006.