Mette Hansdatter

Notater:

There are several bits of circumstantial, and contradictory, pieces of
evidence concerning Mette Hansdatter's parentage:

1) Mette Hansdatter owned (inherited?) Fuglsangsgård (later known as
Gaggegård, still later as: I Klinteby), 6' Vdg. in Ibsker - which she
later passed down to her daughter's son Claus Gagge. For several
generations previously Fuglsangsgård had been a Myre-family farm. First
known to have been owned by Truid Myre (died circa 1489). The farm was
inherited by his son Peder Myre, who evidently left it to his son Hans
Pedersen Myre. Mette also owned Pæregård, 3' Vdg. (Nylars or
Østerlars?), which she probably brought into her marriage Peder Hansen Uf
as a dowry, as the farm thereafter became part of Simblegård's
estate-lands. Store Myregård in Åker parish, which had previously been
owned by Peder Hansen Myre (died 1572). Based on this, it is thought
that Mette is the daughter of Hans Pedersen Myre.

2) According to an article called "De bornholmske væbnerslægter Uf og
Splid - noget nyt om deres våbener", written by Sigvard Mahler Dam, Peder
Hansen Uf and his wife Mette Hansdatter donated a pew to Saint Clement's
Church. The text read: "Clement's Church: door to pew, carved oak framed
with smooth fir planks - showing helmeted coats-of-arms with vesselhorn
and the following markings: a shield with an upside down "gavlsparre"
(chevron) design, and the other shield sporting a "halv Hummerklo" (half
lobster claw). . ."

And further, it appears that Jørgen Gagge and his wife Margrethe/Merete
had a memorial made to honour her parents Peder Hansen Uf and Mette
Hansdatter. In 1601 they had cast a large church-bell (which later
disappeared) for Klemensker Church. Bornholm historian Laurids Thurah
states (circa 1756?) that the large bell displayed two coats-of-arms: one
with a "Sparre" (chevron), the other with a "Giedde Kieft" (pike's
jawbone). The Uf-family coat-of-arms displayed a chevron. This would
seem to indicate that Mette Hansdatter's father's coat-of-arms displayed
a pike's cheekbone (a "Geddekæft" or "Giedde Kieft", alternately referred
to as a "halv Hummerklo"). Yet, the Myre-family coat-of-arms displays 3
ants (3 myrer)!

3) Sigvard Mahler Dam seems to have (ultimately) concluded that Mette
Hansdatter is the daughter Hans Pedersen of Bjergegård in Åker parish,
with the "Geddekæft" (aka "Hummerklo") coat-of-arms. I am assuming that
as the three sons of Hans Pedersen Myre (died 1518?), of Fuglsangsgård in
Ibsker, all died childless, the inheritance rights to the Myre family
farms went to more distant relatives. That the reason Mette inherited
the Myre-family farms is and that Mette was a relative (niece, cousin?)
of Hans Pedersen Myre. Possibly Mette's grandmother, n.n. Myre, was the
daughter of Peder Myre of Fuglsangsgård?

Conclusion: The fact that Mette Hansdatter's daughter Margrethe/Merete
Pedersdatter (Uf) inherited Myre-family farms places a great deal of
weight in favour of Mette being a relative of Hans Pedersen Myre (died
1518) of Fuglsangsgård. The assurtion that the coat--of-arms on the
Klemensker pew-door and church-bell were dedicated to the parents of
Peder Hansen Uf and his wife Mette Hansdatter points to Mette being the
daughter of Hans Pedersen of Bjergegård in Åker parish. - Norman Lee
Madsen, October 28, 2000.

This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,
Ontario, copyright 1990-2002.

Mette blev gift med Peder Hansen Uf cirka 1554 i Bornholm. Peder (søn af Hans Olufsen Uf) blev født cirka 1536 i Prgd. Simblegård, Klemensker Sogn; døde i 1596 i Prgd. Simblegård, Klemensker Sogn; blev begravet den 25 jul. 1696. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Margrethe blev gift med Jørgen Henningsen Gagge cirka 1570. Jørgen (søn af Henning Jørgensen Gagge og Elisabeth Elline Clausdatter Kames) blev født cirka 1552 i Prgd. Store Almegård, Knudsker Sogn; døde i 1606 i Prgd. Store Almegård, Knudsker Sogn. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Familie/Ægtefælle/Partner: Sophie Pors. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Claus blev gift med Margrethe Wortenberg i 1594. Margrethe blev født før 1575; døde i 1654 i 6. vgd. Klinteby, Ibsker Sogn. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Notater:

Hun døde af pest.

Familie/Ægtefælle/Partner: Hans Madsen Kofoed. Hans (søn af Mads Hansen Kofoed og Karen Jørgensdatter) blev født cirka 1605 i Prgd. Vellensgård, Nyker Sogn; døde i 1654 i Prgd. Vellensgård, Nyker Sogn. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Notater:

Fra Bjarne Kofoeds database.

Kirstine blev gift med Hans Jensen Sode den 23 sep. 1664. Hans (søn af Jens Hansen Sode og Margrethe Hansdatter Kofoed) blev født i 1633 i Hasle; døde den 13 sep. 1685 i Prgd. Vellensgård, Nyker Sogn. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Kirstine blev gift med Albert Hartvig efter 1685. Albert blev født i 1661 i Svaneke; døde i 1703 i Prgd. Vellensgård, Nyker Sogn. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]