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L. Christine Joensdtr., Myksvoll |
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L. [Larsina] Christine Joensdatter [Joen's daughter], Maxvold* [Myksvold, Myksvoll]
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Notes: *Christine wrote her name on her wedding certificate as "Maxvold"
and that is why it's entered as her name.
When the Americans hear the name Myksvoll it sounds like Max-vold or Maxvoll or Maxwell.. This misspelling accidentally carried me to the family of Maxwell in Scotland. They are of Nordic origin. When I asked Christine if the Maxwell's of Scotland were part of her family she said they were. Her Myksvoll branch returned to Norway. Christine, also, told me that she was connected to the family of MacLeod, another Scottish clan with Nordic origins, through her mother's mother's [Kristi Larsdatter, Aase] family. Christine's mother always teased her husband by telling their children that her mother's family was more important than her husband's family which, also, included her father's side. Like the Myksvolls, the McLeods returned to Norway to take up inherited family estates [farms]. And, just like her own father who returned to the Myksvoll farm near Bergen, Norway after migrating to Walnut Grove, Minn., USA. See MacLeod /McLeod Clan data: http://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/m/macleod2.html The more I research Christine's family tales, the more it appears to be based on historical facts. Name found in 1900 cencus: http://www.hist.uib.no/cgi-win/websys.exe?e&98&1910&6&967 |
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MYKSVOLL FARM [Farming Community] IS ABOUT 13 MILES FROM BERGEN
Myksvoll is in the church parish of Lindaas HORDALAND [Søndre Bergenhus] COUNTY
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| Gen 2 |
Joen and Syneeve Myksvoll |
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Joen [Jon, John] Christiansen, Myksvoll
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| Note: Joen and Syneve Myksvoll had a common ancestors Johannes Larsen, Seim and Synneve Handsdatter, Mjolkeraa, Saulhaus. Joen's mother Ambjorg and Syneves father were sister and brother. Therefore, they were first cousins. | ||
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Christian Johnson, Myksvoll
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| Gen.4 |
Synneve Hansdatter, Myksvoll
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| Gen.5 |
Hans Knutson, Skare & Myksvoll
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| Gen.6 |
Knut Rasmusson, Myklestun [Myksvoll] and Skare
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| Gen.7 |
Rasmus Jonson, Nese
More information on Ingeborg Magnesdatter's Family [below] |
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| Gen.8 |
Jon Knutson, Nese
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Ingeborg Magnesdatter's Family [Gen. 7 of Myksvoll Family] m. Rasmus Johnson, Nese b. 1664 who bought Myksvoll in 1763.Her parents were:
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Magne Monsen, Mykletlun
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| Gen.3 | Ingeborg was the granddaughter of Sjur Mikkhelson, Litleoksa b. 1580 who leased the church estate Litleoksa from 1600 to 1644 which later became known as Mykvoll [Mikkjel Voll or Michael's Place]. Originally about 37 acres of grass farm land. Church had owned the land for a time. May have originally been part of Haakon "The Fairhair's" land [Hornum in the Tweedt , the Happy Valley ], ancestor of Christine, nee Myksvoll, Johansen. | |
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Sources: Information from Earl Allen Tweedt b. 1899 [family's first graduate from UC Berkeley], also, family story's from the following book: |
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A Norwegian and American Family Myksvoll Tweet By Fredna Tweedt Irvine and Albert John Brakstad - 1984 Based On Information from Earl Allen Tweedt
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Another excellent reference book is: |
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History of the Kings of Norway, Heimskringla, by Snorri Sturluson, Translated by Lee M. Hollander |
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| In Snorri's foreword he wrote: The learned Thjoth; Olf of Hvinir was a skkald at the court of King Harald Fairhair he composed a lay about King Rognvald the Highly Honored which is called Ynglingatal (Enumerations of the Ynglings Kings). ... In this lay are mentioned thirty of his forbears, together with an account of to each of them , how they died and where they are buried." | ||
| On page 91 is mentioned the birth of the future King Haakon "the Good". His mother is Thora Morststong who gave birth of Haakon " the Good" on a rock on the Island of Morstr. while King Harold Fairhair was in Saeheim [Seim]. The year was about 935. He died in 961 on the same rock from a wound received in battle and his body was taken to Saeheim where it was buried [p. 124]. | ||
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Early Kings, Ancestors of L. Christine Joensdtr , Myksvoll m. Johan Johansen |
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This section of
the barn on Myksvoll farm is said to have been built by Hans
Kuntson, however, it might well have been a building left in ruins left from
the time of the Viking period, or, the monks' when this estate was
part of the church. The corner of the Myksvoll farm house was said
to have been part of the Royal Guard barracks, or, a watch
A basement ceiling timber is dated "1717"
