This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/809.813.814.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In response to the questions on your website... There were several from Søyne who came to America: -Kjersti Knutsdatter born 1816 with her second husband Knut Øysteinsen Søre-Bø and children from both marriages Knut Kristoffersen born 1836, Rangdi Kristoffersdatter born 1839, Øystein Knutsen born 1845, Kristofer Knutsen born 184-Ingebjørg Knutsdatter born 1821 with two children (Simen Jonsen and Randi Olsdatter) -Simen Knutsen born 1836 -Guri Knutsdatter born 1840 These above were all from one family and all came over in 1850. A Knut Madsson was a hussman on Søyne circa 1850, married Ingebjørg Jonsdotter Bøeiga and they lived at Steinsrud under Gåsdeilden and then to America in 186 Another husmannsplass on Søyne was called Øvre Søyne and here lived Kristoffer Larsson Hænseiga (born 1800), married Anne Sjugurdsdatter Lajord (born 1805) and went to America in 1853 with children: Lars 1830, Anne 1833, Marit 1836, Sjugurd 1842 and Ola 1845 This Anne was the daughter of Sjugurd Maddsen (1777-1817) and Anne Madsdatter Myre (1779-1813). They lived on a place on Lajord called Berget. Anne had only one other sibling that lived to adulthood, namely Margrete Madsdatter who married 1) Andris Tordsen Dal (1792-1822) and 2) Håvard Larsen Hæn (1796-1864). Her one son from first marriage and two of her children from second marriage went to America: Andris Andrisen 1822, Anne Håvardsdatter 1826, and Marit Håvardsdatter 1830. This Andris Andrisen is most likely the Anders Andersen Lajordes in your posting Sjugird was the son of Mads Jonsen Lajord (born at Kvåle in 1745, died 1797) and Margrete Sjugurdsdatter (possibly from Hæn. Another person that you ask about in your posting was Nils Tronsen Lajordes. Ona husmannsplass on Lajord called Sylvsmedplassen there lived a Trond Nilsen Søre-bø 1793-1839 and his wife Sigrid Madsdatter Haugen, Kvåla. They had a son Nils born 1825 Strand, Lajord, Hagen, Kattevol, Heen, Kvale, and Bo are all farms in Vang i Valdres. Garth