Truls Monsen (1796 - 1867)

Truls Monsen was born in 1796 on Lille Sleire farm, Masfjorden in Hordaland County, Norway. He died December 11, 1867 on Lille Sleire farm. He was son of Mons Rasmussen and Margreta Trulsdatter. Truls married 1818, Anne Pedersdatter from Nærdal in Gulen, Sogn og Fjordane County, Norway. b. 1793, d. Dec. 23, 1881. They had 13 children:

1. Hans Trulsen, b. 1819, d. March 15, 1864. m. Oct. 19, 1845, Ragnhild Larsdatter Rambjørg, b. 1825.
2. Peder Trulsen, b. 1820
3. Mons Trulsen, 1822, m. 1855, Haldis Monsdatter from Dale in Gulen.
4. Henrik Trulsen, b. 1823, d. young.
5. Ingeborg Trulsdatter, b. 1825 m. April 09, 1855, Tor Nilsen Lie, Gulen. Emigrated to America.
6. Martinius Trulsen, b. 1827, d. 1837.
7. Margreta Trulsdatter, b. 1828, m. June 24, 1846, widower Mons Andersen. Emigrated to America.
8. Rasmus Trulsen, b. 1830, m. 1859, Malena Jonsdatter Knarvik, Gulen.
9. Henrik Trulsen, b. 1832, moved to Austgulen farm in Gulen in 1849. Emigrated to America.
10. Truls Trulsen, b. 1833, d. June 14, 1905 in Garfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA.
11. Kari Trulsdatter, b. 23 Des. 1835,
12. Marta Trulsdatter, b. June 27, 1837, m. Martinius b. Sep. 17, 1838.
13. Kari Trulsdatter, b. June 27, 1837, d. 1837. 1/4 year old.

Translation later...

1817 skjøte fra Mons Rasmussen til sønnen Truls på 1/2 laup smør for 120 specidaler og villkår fra Truls til foreldrene Mons og Margreta: 3 kyr, 6 sauer, 2 geiter, 4 tønner korn, 4 tønner poteter fritt bruk av ei melkebud og en skogsteig "kaldet Kjerreholten". 1)

1) Lars Nordland: Masfjordboka bind 1, page 194 - 195.
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