Ancestor Chart

Svenche Knutsen (1625 - 1709)

Svencke Knutsen was born in 1625. He died 84 years old in 1709 on Vallavik farm, Ulvik in Hardanger, Hordaland County, Norway. He was buried 11 Aug. 709 in Ulvik. Svenke was married, but his wifes name is unknown. They had 3 children:

1. Mikkel Svenchesen b. 1661, d. 1748.
2. Maritta Svenchesdatter b. 1663, d. 1752. She married Knut Torchelsen, Hallanger, 27 Dec. 1699 in Ulvik.
3. Knut Svenchesen b. 1671. He was unmarried and a tenant farmer in Vallavik in 1701.

Svenche Knutsen was also called Svein. In 1695 his name was written Svennich. He leased Vallavik farm in 1660. He told as a witness in 1699 that he in his youth worked for Jakob Vines. 1)

1) Bygdebok Ulvik, bind 2. page 499.
Hordaland fylke, Ulvik, Ministerialbok nr. A 3 (1706-1715), Kronologisk liste 1709, side 54.
Hordaland fylke, Ulvik, Ministerialbok nr. A 2 (1689-1706), Kronologisk liste 1699, side 85.