Hi list, I just subscribed to this list, as I´ve found out my Hordaland born distant ancestor did go to Valdres. Jon Jonsson (Berget, Kinsarvik) b 1784 'kom på rek og vart omstreifar, heldt seg i 1804 i Valdres samman med Odd Jåstad som tiggar og tjuv, skriv presten i Lærdal', so Jon went to Valdres, became a beggar and thief in company with a Odd Jåstad according to the priest in Kinsarvik. I wonder, are there someone with information regarding this who could assist me to find out some more? Much obliged, Ann Viking Saetre

Hei Ann, I'm the genealogist for the Valdres Samband Lag. I tried to look up your Jon Jonsson in our various records (we have lots of them) but couldn't find him - also tried the marriage records. No Jon. As for further back in time on your ancestors (his birth in 1804) have you tried the Nordhardland/Sunnhordland Lag? For the north group, the genealogist is Leroy Madson at mlmadson@fargocity.com, and for the south group, she's Iona Loken at irloken@ndak.net Lykke til, Betty Ann Viking Saetre wrote: > > Hi list, > > I just subscribed to this list, as I´ve found out my Hordaland born distant ancestor did go to Valdres. > > Jon Jonsson (Berget, Kinsarvik) b 1784 'kom på rek og vart omstreifar, heldt seg i 1804 i Valdres samman med Odd Jåstad som tiggar og tjuv, skriv presten i Lærdal', so Jon went to Valdres, became a beggar and thief in company with a Odd Jåstad according to the priest in Kinsarvik. > > I wonder, are there someone with information regarding this who could assist me to find out some more? > > Much obliged, > Ann Viking Saetre > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org > Future Stevne's > June 22-24, 2000 - Kelly Inn - St. Cloud, MN > June 14-16, 2001 - Decorah, IA > June 20-22, 2002 - Oaks Hotel - Sioux Falls, SD -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com