Eirik MØSAKER

Bef 1570 - Abt 1642  (~ 72 years)

• Name	Eirik MØSAKER
  Birth	Bef 1570
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 1642	Vang i Valdres, Oppland Fylke, Norway
  Notes	He was named as the farmer of Møsaker from about 1612 to 1642. Who he was married to is unknown. They had seven children: Ola at Møsaker, Knut and Gunnar at Bunde, and four daughters. In 1615 he owned 6 skinns in Måno in Aurdal, in 1624 he ownde 5 løbbol in Lykkja in Øystre Slidre and 1 skinn in Beito, Øystre Slidre. In 1642 he owned 3 skinn in Hamre and 4 in Lykkja. In 1638/39 he received 6.5 riksdollars and 1 ort in fine for having stabbed Ola Ellestad's son with a knife. Most of the Møsaker farm was from ancient times owned by the Munkelivsklstret in Bergen. It came under national control in the time of reformation, but was still called the property of the munks in documents and tax registers long into the 1600s. Most of it was conveyed to private owners. In the middle of the 1600s it was owned by judge Hans Hansen and customs agent Herman Garman in Bergen. They bought the real estate in the 1650s and sold it again on 28 Sep 1662 to Kristoffer Olsen Møsaker, who was the current farmer. He was the first farmer-owner in Vang.
  Person ID	I10145	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2011