Jim Thank you - I have been into Ovenstad now and found my 7x g.grandfather, one of his sons, his grandson and his son-in-law and daughter there. I already had been into Hirsch's and have managed to print out pages from those files. In Hirsch it has him as what looks like a Fendr in Boynenbourgs regiment in 1690 and a Lt in Gyldenlow's regiment in 1700 but in Ovenstad it shows him as Sersj. in Boynenbourgs infantry in 1689 and Fenr in the same regiment in 1700 and Captain in 1707. As you will understand, I am not all that good with rankings and get quite confused - difficult as I am trying to work out just when he could have been born, so I can try to find his parents. I did try to go into that other link you sent me https://media but unfortunately couldn't read it but thanks all the same. I also found an Oberst listed in Hirschs but am still unable to work out just who he was as there is no first name - definitely from my family though. Thank you again for your help. Regards, Melva ------ Original Message ------ From: "Jim Wiborg" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: 18/04/2017 10:32:49 AM Subject: Re: [NOR] Boynenbourg's regiment in 1690 >Melva, > > > >Oberst (Colonel) Herman Friderich von Boynenbourg commanded the 2nd >Gevorbne (Volunteer) Infantry Regiment in 1690 (see ( >https://media.digitalarkivet.no/ru10071210040019 ). If your ancestor >is >an officer, you can look up the officers serving under Oberst >Boynenbourg >from 1688 - 1692 at that link. From there you might look in Olai >Ovenstad: Militærbiografier Den norske hærs officerer 1628-1814 . > > >If your man was enlisted… > > > >Until the end of the Dano-Norwegian period (ending after the Napoleonic >Wars so ~1800) the regular Dano-Norwegian army in Norway was based on >the >"legd" system in which municipalities provided companies for the army. >One >to four farms (depending on farm size & time period) were grouped >together >& required to provide a soldier for the army. These soldiers would >serve on >behalf of those farms in the army. > > > >Military service brought with it benefits & obligations: > >· Legd soldiers served in companies named for the municipality >in >which the farm was located. > >· Soldiers drilled near the church on Sundays after the weekly >service. > >· During times of peace the soldiers lived on the "legd," (one >of >the sponsoring farms) which, as required by law, provided the soldier >with >a place to live and work. > >· Expenses related to equipment & uniform were covered by the >state. > >· In the event of war, the legd soldiers were called up to >active >duty. > >Although Norway anticipated a Swedish invasion, 1690 was a peace >period, so >the legd soldiers can be found at farms spread throughout their various >home municipalities. For example the soldiers in the Waage Company of >the >Oplandske Nasj. Inf. Regt. can all be found on farms in Waage (Vågå), >Opland. So, continuing the example, you can find your legd soldier >from >Opland listed at https://media.digitalarkivet.no/db/contents/51354 . >This >approach works well for most any legd soldier. > > > >A core part of the Norwegian Army in the 1690s consisted of these >conscripted legd soldiers, but the ancestor you seek, if he was in >“Boynenbourg's regiment," served in a gevorbne regiment! So one needs >to >say a few words about gevorbne… > > > >“Gevorbne" soldiers enlisted voluntarily and committed to serve for a >set >number of years. The conscripted legd farmer-army was supplemented by >“gevorbne" regiments which included Infantry, Dragoon, and Cavalry >regiments. They manned garrisons and staffed fortresses in key areas >along >the Swedish & coastal borders. > > > > Unfortunately the gevorbne units don’t have a convenient tie to >municipalities/farms that a legd unit does. You can look for them >along >the Swedish border (e.g., Kongsvinger & Fredrikstad) or at fortified >locations away from the border (e.g., Akershus & Bergenhus). Sorry, >you’ll >need further research is required to figure out where Oberst >Boynenbourg’s >Volunteer Infantry Regiment was stationed in 1690. > > > >Best of luck! Jim > > >-----Opprinnelig melding----- >Fra: NORWAY [mailto:[email protected] ><https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&[email protected]>] >På >vegne av Melva Maguire >Sendt: søndag 16. april 2017 22.21 >Til: [email protected] ><https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&[email protected]> >Emne: [NOR] Boynenbourg's regiment in 1690 > >Dear Listers, > >I wonder if anyone knows where I could find out where Boynenbourg's >regiment was stationed in Norway in 1690. I have found military >records which show my ancestor was in this Regiment in 1690. I am >hoping that once I know where he was living, I might be able to find >his >children's birth records. > >Any help would be much appreciated. Melva >Norwaylist >Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > >RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB >http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > >guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message