It is not easy to ascertain exactly when Anders Ibsen took ownership
of Damaskegård. Around 1720 he went back to Østerlars, probably to
live at the old family-farm -- although this is not confirmed until
1740. However, as his youngest brother Jep Ibsen probably died as a
child, it is safe to assume that Anders Ibsen was next in line - and
that he probably took over the farm at the time of his marriage.

Anders Ibsen's oldest son, Mads Andersen, was born in 1720 and was
christened in Østerlars Church -- as later, were all of his children -
- so he must have lived in that from 1720 onward. We only know for
sure that Damaskegård was his residence 20 years later, where it is
written that he lived there at the time of his death in1765. The
Mortgage-Protocol shows that he lent money in different amounts to
several parties. When his oldest son Mads Andersen, in 1747 at age
27, took out a mortgage on the neighbouring farm of Krogegård, Anders
is noted as lending his son 102 Silverdalers, 2 Marks (in the form of
a previous loan given to Krogegård's owner), which was a major part
of the purchase price.

At age 53, Anders Ibsen was the "Kirkeværge" (church warden) for
Østerlars church from 1749-51, and during those two years he
personally remedied a 100 Sldr. loss for the church. Later -- when
the books showed a balance in May of 1751 -- he withdrew from the
post.
No papers were drawn up directly after his death, but in later
documents - a contract dated May 15, 1765 -- between the widow Anna
Henriksdatter Sort and her youngest son, Jeppe Andersen aged 31, was
made to the effect that for the sum of 435 Sldr. and with the consent
of his siblings, Jeppe Andersen got the right to inherit Damaskegård
for "that sum of 435 Silverdalers" Since no details of the estate
were put into the Inheritance-Protocol we don't know his exact worth,
but Anders Ibsen seemed to have been well-off compared to the
standards of the time.