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Torger Olson WINDINGSTAD

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Torger Olson WINDINGSTAD (son of Ola Torgeirson WINDINGSTAD and Kari Olsdatter HODNE).

    Family/Spouse: Barbro Knudsdotter JØRSTAD. Barbro (daughter of Knut Jensen JØRSTAD and Guri Pedersdatter ONSTAD) was born in 1772 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Torgeir Torgeirsen TÜF was born about 1792.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ola Torgeirson WINDINGSTAD was born on 17 Sep 1748 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (son of Torgeir Eivindson WINDINGSTAD and Ingeborg Olsdatter HAMRE); died on 31 Jul 1811 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Courtney Zimmerman calls him Ole Torgersen Vindingstad and has him born to unknown parents on 19 May 1752. She has him dying 19 Dec 1809 on Hovi.

    The information shown here is from dwfrench1.

    Birth:
    Windingstad 33/5 Nedre

    Died:
    Windingstad 33/5 Nedre

    Ola married Kari Olsdatter HODNE. Kari (daughter of Ole Gulbrandsen HODNE and Kari Tollefsdatter FÆRDEN) was born in 1749 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 22 Apr 1820 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Kari Olsdatter HODNE was born in 1749 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (daughter of Ole Gulbrandsen HODNE and Kari Tollefsdatter FÆRDEN); died on 22 Apr 1820 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Hodne 90/2

    Died:
    Windingstad 33/5 Nedre

    Children:
    1. Ingeborg Olsdatter WINDINGSTAD was born about 1772 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    2. Ole Olesen WINDINGSTAD was born on 29 Aug 1779 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1840.
    3. Marit Olsdatter WINDINGSTAD was born in 1795 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died after 1865 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    4. 1. Torger Olson WINDINGSTAD
    5. Kari Olsdatter WINDINGSTAD was born on 27 Nov 1774 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1811 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    6. Even Olsen WINDINGSTAD was born on 5 Mar 1782 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 11 Feb 1870 in Telemark, Norway.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Torgeir Eivindson WINDINGSTAD was born in 1719 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (son of Eivind Torgeirsson VINDINGSTAD and Sissel Jonsdotter KVÅLE); died in 1797 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    He is Torgeir Eivindson Reien Windingstad, I5203, in Jim’s VS.

    Also farmed and/or owned Reie and Jonsrud.

    Han var den eneste sonnen til Eivind Venningstad eller Reien, ogettersom han giftet seg til Jonsrud, ble mye jordegods samlet påhans hender.Ingeborg og Torgeir hadde 11 barn, og alle så nær som den yngstesonnen Jon (1770-1771) levde opp.

    Foruten Eivind, hadde de barna:Ole (1748- ) bonde på Windingstad, bestefarens gård i ØstreSlidre, han var gift med Kari Olsdtr Magistad.Ole (1753-1809) bonde på Hovi i Østre Slidre. Han var gift medIngeborgEivindsdtr Sissel (1755- ) gift med Halvor Eivindsen Semelenge eller HamreJon (26/8.1757- ) bonde på Jonsrud.Knut (1758- ) gift med Ingeborg Olsdtr Hegge grb på HeggeMarit (1760- ) gift med Ole Olsen Alfstad grb på AlfstadKnut (1762- ) gift med Marit Gulliksdtr Onstad grb på OnstadIngrid (1765- ) gift med Ole Sveinson HeggeTorgeir (1765-1810) gift med Kirsti Andersdtr Rebne grb på RebneJon (1770-1771).

    TVH 1948: Torger Evensen eide Reie, Windingstad (begge gårde)Voldene i Hegge og Jonsrud. Han bodde for det meste på Jonsrudsom han fikk da han giftet seg.

    Han drev meget medtommerhandel. Det fortelles at han kjopte en huspostill og enbibel til hver av sine 10 barn for 10 spd stykket.

    Torgeir Reien, Vindingstad eller Jonsrud kalles ofte for “STORBONDE” i Valdres Historielags Tidsskrift fra 1948, 2.hefte er det enstor oversikt over Vindingstad/Reie-slekten. Der er det trykt enfortelling skrevet av Torleiv Windingstad i 1818 om TorgeirReien. Torleiv Windingstad var organist i Sandefjord han døde i1923, 81 år gammel."Der kunde vistnok fortælles et og andet om Torgers Far Eivindog hans Fedre; men jeg velger allikevel fortelle om den Torgersom så mange i Vang, Slidre og Aurdahl kan kalde for entenOldefar, Tippoldefar eller Tippoldefars Far osv. Han var giftmed Ingebjorg Reien (HB: fodt Hamre eller Jonsrud), Hun skullevære for og stor, hvorfor hun kaldtes for "Reiensrugga". Paasine gamle dage holdt hun seg på Jonsrud, hvorfor hun her i O.Slidre er kjendt under Tilnavnet "Jonsrudrugga". Torger var ogsåen sterk Mand, og derfor var det intet rart i, at de havde 10Born, som vokste op, giftede sig og fik Masse Born. Et Exempelkan tjene som illustrasjon. I gravolet etter dattersonnen gamleSvein Hegge, var det 45 kvindelige søskenbarn og ligesaa mangemandlige. Torger Reien, som er den store og talrige SlægtStamfar, var i sin tid Valdres rigeste Mand; thi han eiede heleReiensgaarden i V. Slidre, Johnsrud, og heleVindingstad i Ø. Slidre, samt en Art Leilendingsbrug heleStor-Rudi. Han drev en stor Lastehandel og hug meget last i egneog indkjøbte Skoge. Omtr. ved År 1780 var han i Byen og bestilteda 10 Bibler og 10 Huspostiller a 40 Kr. pr. Stk., som hanforærede ved Hjemkomsten til sine Born, - 1 Bibel og 1 Postiltil hver. Paa Permen staar aarstallet 1781 og Navneneindtrykkede. Det var en Boggave for 800 Kroner. Jeg havde denBibel som min Oldefar, Knut Torgersen, fik. Torger R. kom ind imange Processer og Skriveren her i de dage, Nils Wissloff,kjendte ogsaa Sorenskriveren, - de var ikke Venner.Leilendingsgaarden, Store-Rudi undlod at betale den vanligeAfgift, efterat have bet. den i 21 Aar i Londom; thi efter Skikkom Manden paa Store-Rudi til Reien hver Juleaften forat betaleAfgiften, og han leverede da 18 Kg ferskØret. Han blev da indbudt paa Reien og staselig trakteret, ogved Afreisen blev forskjellige Gaver medsendt. Betalingenerlagde han naturligvis inde paa Kammeret paa Reien, og passedehan naturligvis paa at notere ned Tjeneres Navn, som saa paa, athan fik Gjengaver for Fisken og horte at Reiensfolkene takkedeham ved hans Afreise. Da 21 aar var forlopne, undlod Rudigubbenat komme til Reien både med Afgift og Fisk. Torgeir R. anlagdeda Process, og det blev en vidloftig Process. TorgeirsHovedvidner var Torgers Far og FarFar, Lensmand Torger Reien,dengang 80 Aar gl. (Forkortet av HB: Reie-folkene tapte i allerettsinstanser, se nedenfor hvor Knut Hermundstad forteller omhvordan det foregikk, her fortsetter fortellingen til TorleivVindingstad)"Da Underrettsdommen skulde forkyndes for Torgeir paa et Thingaf selveste Skriveren, Hr. Wisloff, stommede Almuen sammen forathore paa, og da Dommen var opplest, spurgte Torgeir om han fikLov til at synge et Salmevers, hvilket Skriveren Tillod. Detvar da Torger sang med Eftertryk på de forskjellige Ord: "Duuretferdige Dommmer, Som Retn har betjent, og har den oftevendt, og domt for Gunst og Hjeld, or skjenk og Gavers skyld,Det vil dig visselig Ikke blive Borneleg. Da du der for enhverStander baade rod og bleg. Gud lader domme dig Igjen retfærdig,Om du itide ei Vil gaa Naadens Vei, Men vil du gjore Bod Saaer og Jesus god og han skal visserlig Annamme dig." Derpaasagde han "Tak for domen, Smor-Nils" Manden i Rudi skulde nemligha givet Skriveren en anselig Gave i Smor. Mens Torger sang saSkriveren tilOvrigheden og Lagretten: "Hor han digter". "Nei", sa Torgerefterat ha sunget og udbragt sin Tak, "jeg digter ikke, - herer Bogen", og han tok den op og la den tungt p† Bordet" .....Etter at hoyesterett til slutt hadde sagt sitt og Rudi folkenehadde fått medhold, var de blitt s† fattige av utgiftene tilsaksforselen, at Rudimannen ble satt fast på et Ting for gjeld.Så forteller T.W. viere: "En paa Thinget gik til Store-Rudi ogvarslede at neste dag kom Ovrigheden for at exekvere (inndragods og verdier). I Nattens Mulm og Morke, kastede konene detmeste af al Stuestasen udover Stupet udenfor husene og ned iUren. Endel av Væggetjeldingen var igjen hos Peder Nesja forendel Aar tilbage. Men nu er det som saa meget andet,forsvundet. Store-Rudi-slægten findes nord i Hegge-bygden, delssom Husmandsfok osv.

    Thingstedet i Slidre var i de Dage iser paa Hovie, og var det enufraigeligSki, at alle Bonder fra Aurdal-delet til Reien stansende vedeiensgaarden og biede paa Reins-gubben. Naar han var ferdig,kjorte han i spidsen for Folget; det vokste som Snebalden iToveir. Som folget kom paa Thingstaden, gik Sorenskiveren og deandre Ovrighedspersoner ud og hilsede paa Thingskaren; menTorger hilsedes i Haanden. Det var en ufravigelig Skik, og selvWisloff undlod ikke dette. Reien var i lange tiderTilsigelsesstation, sener Skydsstation; men er nu stationenflyttet til den nyopbyggede Fossheim Station. Det er letkjendelig, at paa denne store Slægt er det ligesom et Særmerke,at den er talrig, og at enviss Slægsfolelse og aristokratisk Selvagtelse er gaat i Blodet.man maa huske paa de ord af Sangeren som siger: "Det er stor Arvfor Manden af godt Folk være fodt."

    Torleiv Windingstad og Knut Hermundstad skiver i samme utgave av VHT om den samme historienom da Store-Rudi forsøkte å fri seg fra avgiftene sine. Se omhans versjon under merknaden til kona Ingebjorg.

    Torgeir var en av de rikeste bonder i Valdres i sin tid. Haneide både Reien, Windingstad og Jonsrud. Han flyttet tilJonsrud og lot sonnene overta R. og W.

    Birth:
    Reien 51/1

    Torgeir married Ingeborg Olsdatter HAMRE on 13 Oct 1746 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. Ingeborg (daughter of Ola Tollefsen HAMRE and Marit Olsdotter HAUGE) was born in 1725 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1801 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 8 Mar 1801 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Ingeborg Olsdatter HAMRE was born in 1725 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (daughter of Ola Tollefsen HAMRE and Marit Olsdotter HAUGE); died in 1801 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 8 Mar 1801 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Jim has her as I5204 in Valdres Slekt. He calls her Ingebjørg Olsdatter Hamre and has her born 1725 on Hamre or Jonsrud in Vestre Slidre.

    dwfrench1 calls her Ingeborg Olsdatter Hambre, b. 1722 on Hambre in Vestre Slidre.

    "Jonsrudrugga" See Ole Toresson Austreim 72/2

    Birth:
    Hamre or Jonsrud

    Notes:

    Married:
    Engaged 15 May 1746

    Children:
    1. 2. Ola Torgeirson WINDINGSTAD was born on 17 Sep 1748 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 31 Jul 1811 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    2. John Torgerson JOHNSRUD was born in 1757 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died about 1809.
    3. Knut Torgeirson DE WINDINGSTAD was born in 1758 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    4. Marit Torgersdatter JONSRUD was born on 7 Jan 1760 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 Jun 1804 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    5. Knut Torgeirson Dy WINDINGSTAD was born in 1762 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    6. Torgeir Torgeirsson WINDINGSTAD was born in 1768 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  3. 6.  Ole Gulbrandsen HODNE was born in 1706 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 23 Jun 1792 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Haadne in Førrestraae

    Died:
    Haadne in Førrestraae

    Ole married Kari Tollefsdatter FÆRDEN. Kari (daughter of Tollev Olsen FÆRDEN and Kari Evensdatter) was born in 1724 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Feb 1790 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Kari Tollefsdatter FÆRDEN was born in 1724 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (daughter of Tollev Olsen FÆRDEN and Kari Evensdatter); died on 2 Feb 1790 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Færden i Røen, Vestre Slidre

    Died:
    Haadne i Førrestraae

    Children:
    1. 3. Kari Olsdatter HODNE was born in 1749 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 22 Apr 1820 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    2. Gulbrand Olsen HODNE was born in 1752 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Feb 1817 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Eivind Torgeirsson VINDINGSTAD was born in 1667 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (son of Torgeir Jonsson VINDINGSTAD REIE and Ingri Tølleivsdotter REIE OR MAJISTAD); died in 1757 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 15 Nov 1757 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Occupation: Farmer

    Notes:

    Also farmed and/or owned Reie. See p. 30-31 Ø. Slidre B.

    Birth:
    Vik

    Died:
    age 90

    Buried:
    age 90

    Eivind married Sissel Jonsdotter KVÅLE. Sissel (daughter of Jon Jøgerson KVÅLE and Birgit Julsdatter KVÅLE) was born on 1679 or 1683 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1760. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Sissel Jonsdotter KVÅLE was born on 1679 or 1683 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway (daughter of Jon Jøgerson KVÅLE and Birgit Julsdatter KVÅLE); died in 1760.
    Children:
    1. 4. Torgeir Eivindson WINDINGSTAD was born in 1719 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1797 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  3. 10.  Ola Tollefsen HAMRE was born in 1662; died in 1758.

    Notes:

    In his Valdres Slekt, Jim calls him Ola Tollefsen Hamre, #I20232 and has him born 1662 on Hamre 58/1 Nørre in Vestre Slidre and dying in 1758. His father was Tollef Knutsen Hamre, b. ca 1625.

    In his Ellingboe, Jim calls him Ola Tollefsen Hamre, #I3305 and also has him born 1662 in Vestre Slidre and dying in 1758. In his notes, Jim says that this Ola “obtained Jonsrud through his marriage. He and his wife farmed both farms for many years. They lived for awhile at Jonsrud. Ola's older brother was also called Ola, and these two Olas worked the same farm for a long time, but when the older brother died without heirs, the younger Ola received the whole farm according to a decision of the court.”

    Ola married Marit Olsdotter HAUGE. Marit was born in 1688 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Jan 1746 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 10 Jan 1746 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Marit Olsdotter HAUGE was born in 1688 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in Jan 1746 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 10 Jan 1746 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    In his Valdres Slekt, Jim has her as I25862.

    Buried:
    age 58

    Children:
    1. 5. Ingeborg Olsdatter HAMRE was born in 1725 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died in 1801 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; was buried on 8 Mar 1801 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    2. Marit Olsdatter HAMRE was born in 1722 in Øystre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.
    3. Anne Olsdatter HAMRE was born in 1727 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

  5. 14.  Tollev Olsen FÆRDEN was born in 1676 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 29 Mar 1735 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    dwfrench1

    He was Kari Evensdatter’s 2nd husband, she was his 2nd wife.

    Birth:
    Færden, Røen

    Died:
    Færden, Røen

    Tollev married Kari Evensdatter. Kari was born in 1680 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 Oct 1768 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Kari Evensdatter was born in 1680 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 16 Oct 1768 in Vestre Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.

    Notes:

    dwfrench1

    She was Tollev Olsen’s 2nd wife, he was her 2nd husband.

    Died:
    Færden, Røen

    Children:
    1. 7. Kari Tollefsdatter FÆRDEN was born in 1724 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway; died on 2 Feb 1790 in Slidre i Valdres, Oppland, Norway.