From the Rønne kirkebog: October 3, 1761: Sep. Johanne Lars Ødbers
(Henved?), 60. Lars Ødbersen lived for some time in Nyker.
According to Elsa Lau in "Slægten Low-Lov-Lou II", his two sons were
born in Rønne, however I was unable to find a christening record for
them in the Rønne kirkebog. We
know that Lars was living at Bølstedgård, 39' Slg. in Klemensker, in
1728, 1732, and 1735, so it is probable that his children were born
in Klemensker, or perhaps in Nyker
In the December 11, 1758, probate for son-in-law Jeppe Olsen he is
said to have been living in Vestermarie. Lars Ødbersen took out a
citizenship license
(borgerskab) in Rønne, at the late age of 75 years, on August 29,
1761; his occupation given as a day labourer (daglønner). The father
of Hans Poulsen Lov's wife Elisabeth
Larsdatter was mistakenly attributed by Louise Skovgaard as being
Lars Ødbersen Gram of Store Grammegård, 22' Slg. in Åker. An
understandable mistake, considering the
unusual name and the fact that both were born in 1688. However, Lars
Ødbersen Gram died in 1756, whereas we can see from the 1761 probate
for Johanne Pedersdatter,
that the father of Elisabeth Larsdatter was alive and living in
Rønne. Lars Ødbersen had an unfortunate son-in-law in Hans Poulsen
Lov, who was mentioned several times in
the Åker Kirkebog for his "forargelig Levned og bestandige Fylderier"
(scandalous way of life and constant drunkenness). To support this
lifestyle Hans Poulsen Lov
frequently needed to borrow money. The following is an excerpt from
the "Tingbogen" no. 2, page 355: (In the original danish) Kiender Jeg
underskrefne Hans Poulsen Low,
boende paa den 34' Selfejer gaard i Aaker Sogn, at Jeg med min kiære
Hustru Elisabeth Larsdatters Minde og Samtykke bort Panter og
Pantsætter hendes undentag, som er
bestaaende i den 44' Selfejer gaard i Aaker Sogn, Hollegaarden
kaldet, som gaardens beboer Hans Madsen før er accorderet om med
gaardens Kiøb og Handling, hvilken Jeg
alt sammen i Pant sætter til min kiære Sviger Fader, Lars Ødbersen,
boende i Rønne, og for Capital 300 Sl. - siger Tre Hundrede
Slettedaler, for hvilken Capital min kiære
Sviger Fader nyder samme unden Tag hos bemeldte Hans Madsen, som han
aarligen skal betale in Natura til min Sviger Fader Lars Ødbersen i
Rønne, som Contracten om
formelder, indtil Jeg faar min kiære Sviger Fader afbetalt denne
ombemeldte Summa, som han mig laant og med forstragt haver, og denne
Obligation skal Jeg næste Tingdag
om forlanges vedstaae og gestandig være, naar og hvor det forlanges,
og til vitterlighed vil Jeg have vanlig 2de Mænd med mig til
vitterlighed at underskrive ville. Aaker
Sogn i Torrnegaarden, d. 7. January 1761. Hans Lou, Peder Olsen,
Jørgen I.L.S. Larsen (Translated to english) I, the undersigned Hans
Poulsen Low, living at 34' self-owned
farm in Åker, with the consent of my dear wife Elisabeth Larsdatter,
hereby mortgage her room-and-board rights at the 44' self-owned farm
in Åker, known as Hollegård;
the farms resident Hans Madsen has been informed of this transaction
with my dear father-in-law Lars Ødbersen, resident in Rønne, to the
effect that for the sum of 300
Slettedalers worth in farm-produce shall be received by my father-in-
law from the previous mentioned Hans Madsen, until such time as I
have paid back said loan to my
father-in-law Lars Ødbersen of Rønne; at the next court-hearing I
shall pledge my obligation before two witnesses. Åker, Tornegård,
January 7, 1761. Signatures of: Hans
Lou, Peder Olsen, Jørgen J.L.S. Larsen The matter was duly discussed
at the next court-hearing on January 27, 1761, and entered into the
protocol book, pages 505 and
506, and signed by court officials W. Hansen and J. Madvig. In the
above transaction Hans Poulsen Lov mortgaged his wife's "undentag",
which she had received in guarantee
as part of an agreement in the sale of her deceased first husband
Jeppe Olsen's farm Hullegård. To include an agreement of "undentag" -
literally meaning "under-roof" - was
a common means to ensure a secure old-age retirement with room-and-
board. Again at a later date we find note of another legal
transaction on page 362: (In the original
danish) Kiender Jeg Underskrefne Hans Poulsen Lov boende paa den 34'
Selfejergaard i Aaker Sogn at have laant i rede Penge 200 Slettedaler
- siger To Hundrede Slettedaler
af min Svoger Peder Larsen, værende hos sin Fader Lars Ødbersen i
Rønne, paa alt mit tilhörende Løsøregods, i hvad klasse det nævnes
kand, der icke er saalt paa Auction,
hvor af en del huustimmer (tømmer), ungefähr til 8te Stolperum Fag i
Bindingsværks hus. . . . (Translated to english) I, the undersigned
Hans Poulsen Lov, residing at the 34'
self-owned farm in Åker, have borrowed 200 Slettedalers in cash from
my brother-in-law Peder Larsen, residing with his father Lars
Ødbersen in Rønne, providing as
security lumber enough for half-timbering an 8 window-facade house. .
. . Probate held in Rønne, October 2, 1761, page 221b. Johanne
Pedersdatter. Enkemand: Lars
Ødbersen. 2 sønner og 1 datter. A: Peder Larsen, f. omk. 1733. B:
Christian Larsen, f. omk. 1734, gift, København. C: Elisabeth
Larsdatter, gift med Hans Poulsen Low. This
database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,
Ontario, copyright 1990-98.