Ancestor Chart

Tollef Mikkelson (1705 - 1783)

Tollef Mikkelson was born in 1705 on Vallevik farm, Ulvik in Hardanger, Hordaland County, Norway. He died on 6 Feb. 1783 on Ytre Vikane farm, Jondal in Hardanger. He was son of Mikkel Svenkeson and Gunnhild Gunnarsdatter. Tollef married Brita Oddmundsdatter from Ringøy farm in Kinsarvik in Hardanger (1709 - 1795).

Tollef and Brita were living at Djønno farm in Kvam. Later they moved to Ytre Vikane farm in Jondal. Tollef used the farm from 1745 to 1769. They had 4 children:

1. Gunnild Tollefsdatter b. 1736, Djønno farm in Kvam, d. 1790, Gunntveit farm in Jondal. She married Salomon Jonson from Gunntveit farm in Jondal in 1763. He was born in 1735 and died in 1814. They were living on bnr. 4 on Gunntveit farm 1764 - 1800. They had one daughter, Kari Salomonsdatter (1764 - 1848).

2. Ingeleiv Tollefsdatter b. 1742, Djønno farm, d. 1779, Kvalvik farm in Jondal. She married Jon Larsson, Kvalvik (1742 - 1802) in 1769. Jon bought Guntveit farm May 31, 1771. They had 3 children. Jon married Anna Torsteinsdatter, I. Alsåker (1743 - 1822) in 1780.

3. Gunnar Tollefson (1748 - 1837). Gunnar took over Ytre Vikane farm after his father in 1769.
He married in 1772, Maria Øysteinsdatter, Djønno d. 1791. They had 5 children. Later he married Gyrid Nilsdatter, Selsvik bnr. 1. (1752 - ). They had one daughter, Sisilia Gunnarsdatter.

4. Thomas Tollefson (1753 - 1836). 1)

1) Bygdebok Ulvik, bind 2. page 401 and 499.
Olav Kolltveit: «Jondal i gamal og ny tid», 1953.
Olav Kolltveit m.fl: Odda, Ullensvang og Kinsarvik i gamal og ny tid (1960 - 1974)