Kristoffer Hansson Le was born in 1712 and married in 1735 to
Turid Ellendsdotter Holstad. They leased the farm inn 1746. The rent was 1 laup 6 merker of butter (about 39 pounds of butter). Kristoffer and Turid had 3 children who grew to adulthood:
Ellend who went to Tryti,
Hans who got the farm at Le, and
Ingeborg who was married to
Kristen Torsteinson Nese, they had a place in Holum.
According to our database, they had 6 children, one that died at age 8. There may be some confusion, because two men named "
Hans Kristoffersson Lee" are listed, one living till he is 102 and one living to 79. Also,
Ingeborg was married first to
Anders Person Tenål, then she married
K. T. Nese.
Note:
Norwegian units of measurement • laup – used for butter, 17.93 kg. 1 laup is 36 pounds.
• mark (pl.
merker) –, 1/2 pound, 249.4 g, 218.7 g before 1683.
Usually tax or rent was paid in butter. The butter was put in an oval flat bottomed birch bark container that held 33 pounds.