Already before his marriage Hans Poulsen Lov was having personal and
financial difficulties; this information is detailed in the Åker
registry entries made over the years concerning admonishments made to
him and his wife Elisabeth/Lisabeth Larsdatter for their very public
personal problems - see her "notes" for more. On January 18, 1756
Corporal Hans Poulsen Lov was publicly, severly admonished from the
pulpit for his continuously deplorable way of life, and constant
drunkeness. A year and a half later on June 19, 1757 it was
publically announced that Else Mortensdatter from Pedersker, while
serving as harvest help at Poul Low's farm, was impregnated by the
son: Hans Poulsen Lov; he, however, denied this. In July of that year
in Pedersker, Else Mortensdatter's illegitimate son was christened
with the name Hans. The name of the father is not mentioned, but it
is significant that she named her son Hans. The records concerning
the above events from the Åker kirkebog: August 3, 1755: Dom. 10' p.
Trinitatis, Public absolveret KarenSørensdatter, som tjente hos Poul
Lov for begangen lejermaal med Corporal Hans Poulsen Lov, medens hun
var i tienesten. January 18,1756: Absolution Corporal Hans Lov for
sit hidindtil førte foragtelige Levned og bestandige fylderier
offentlig bestraffet af prædikestolen, da alle andre formaninger
forhen intet kunde frugte hos ham. June 19, 1757: Public absolveret:
Else Mortensdatter, som var fra Pedersker Sogn og boer i sognet
medens hun forleden Aar tiente som Høstpige hos Poul Lov, blev
besvangret af sønnen Hans Poulsen Lov, som svarer sig fri. The
baptism record from the Pedersker kirkebog: July 1757: Else
Mortensdatters uægte drenge barn, kaldet Hans. Baaret af Elseby Niels
Johnsens. Faddere: Jens Hansen Piil, Jep Madsen, og Niels Mortensen.
In November of 1757 Hans' parents both died, and as the only boy to
survive his parents Hans Lov received the inheritance rights to
Lauegård in Åker. As was customary the inheritance of the five
sisters was left standing in the farm. However, when three of his
brothers-in-law lost their homes and all belongings in the great fire
in Åkirkeby on May 10, 1760, they were forced to claim their wives
inheritance. Hans Lov was not able to pay them without mortgaging the
farm. Finally he had to sell it in 1761 - to Captain Absalon Hansen
Kofoed. The family then lived in
Rønne for several years, after which they moved back to Åker.
Contributing to these problems was great tragedy in the family life
of Hans Lov and Lisabeth Larsdatter: of their five children only one
survived childhood. The youngest son Poul is recorded as having died
40 days old of smallpox (kopper). Hans Poulsen Low supposedly gambled
and drank Lauegård away, slowly selling away parts of the land. His
economic difficulties are further detailed in Elsa Lau's family
pedigree book "Low-Lov-Lau II", pages 21-30.
From the Åker kirkebog: January 19, 1759: Despons, Corporal Hans
Povlsen Lov og Lisebeth Lars Ødbersens datter, Jeppe Olsens enke.
Forloverne: Hans Pedersen, Gregers Diriksen. February 17, 1759:
Copulat. Hans Povlsen Lov og Lisebeth Jeppe Olsens enke. September
28, 1759: Bap. Hans Lous datter Karen. Baaret af Kirsten Hans
Jørgensens. Faddere: Capitain Lieutenant Peder Andersen, Liutenant
Ole Sonne, Christian Key, Maren Kirstine Sonne, Hedevig Gregers
Didrichsens. August 2, 1761: Bap. Hans Lous søn Povl. Capitain
Absalon Kofoeds Hustru bar. Faddere: Capitain Lieutenant Peder
Andersen, Lieutenant Ole Edvardsen, Capitain Morten Didrichsen, og
Liutenant Sonnes datter. From the Rønne kirkebog (Hans Lov and
Lisabeth lived in Rønne for a couple of years): January 6, 1762: 4'
p. Ep. Hans Lows søn Poul, 1/2 aar. October 9, 1763: den 19' Søndag
efter Trinit. Hans Lous barn Hellevig Kirstin. Elsebeth Lars Ols.
Svend Michelsen, Ole Larsen, Henrich Larsen, Christine Biørns. From
the Åker kirkebog: November 30, 1766: Bap. Hans Lous datter Lisabet.
Suscept: Hans Christensens hustru. Fadderne: Captain Morten
Didrichsen, Hans Ipsen, Jens Mortensens: Kirsten Rasmusdatter, Bente
Claus Svendsens hustru. October 29, 1769: Bap. Hans Lous søn Poul.
Hans Ipsens Hustru bar. Faddere: Peder Munch, Hans Nielsen, Anders
Larsen, Helvig Hansdatter, og Dorthe Clausdatter. 1770: Poul Lous søn
Poul begravet 40 uger gammel, døde af kopper. December 26, 1789: Hans
Lous hustru sal. 66 aar, død paa Marken. From the 1787 Census of
Åker: Huusmændene: Hans Poulsen Low, Mand, 63, gift 1' gang, Huusmand
og gaar i Dagløn; Elsebeth Larsdatter, Kone, 60, gift 2' gang. The
1787 census would place Elisabeth Larsdatter's birth year at circa
1727, her burial record at circa 1723, according to "Slægten Low-Lov-
Lou II", by Elsa Lau, she was born circa 1724.