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- The earliest recorded owner of Store Hallegaard was "Christen Clausen" between 1573-1582. Evidently Christen Clausen (Sr.) was never recorded as using the family-name of K?ller during his lifetime. However, since the coat of arms (v?ben) used by his son, Christen Clausen (Jr.) in 1628 is identical to the coat of arms used by Rasmus K?ller in 1562, and the fact that Frimand Jacob Ki?ller (-1608-1628-) of Skovsholm is believed to be his son, then Christen Clausen (Sr.) is generally accepted as being from the Kj?ller-family.
There is no evidence as to who are the parents of Christen Clausen (Sr.) - he is possibly the son of a Claus von K?ller, who might be connected to the K?ller-family who owned property in Hohensee and Bauer in Pommerania. However it must be stressed that this is pure speculation - there is no solid evidence for this. Further, Christen Clausen's mother might be Margarete von Schinckel - who is possibly the same person as the Margrethe (died 1593) who was married to Claus Kames (-1568-1584-) of R?nne.
Christen Clausen (K?ller) was married to the noblewoman (adelsjomfru) Margrethe Mogensdatter Uf. From 1573 he owned the estate Store Halleg?rd in Olsker, and another farm, Lille Halleg?rd, 11 Slg. in Olsker. Also owned Store Krashaveg?rd, 20 Slg. in Klemensker, and Store Kannikeg?rd, 15 Vdg. Bodilsker (a "frivornedeg?rd") - which were inherited from his wife's family. Margrethe Uf inherited Skovsholm circa 1590 from her brother Peder Uf; her youngest son Christen Clausen (Ki?ller) later inherited Skovsholm. An old gravestone dated 1584 for "Chresten Clausens s?n Peder af Hallegaard" can still today be found in Olsker Church's porch.
At the "Frimandsm?det" held on September 6, 1572 there were 17 men named as being in attendance: 1. Jacob Iversen, Landsdommer; 2. Mester Peder W (= Peder [Mogensen] Uf); the brothers 3. Peder Hansen; and 4. Bent Hansen; 5. J?rgen Pedersen; 6. Peder (Madsen) Kofoed; 7. Oluf Madsen; 8. Oluf Bagge; 9. Hans Mogensen, as he was away at the king's court he was represented by his father Mogens Hansen; 10. Peder (Hansen) Myre; 11. J?rgen Gagge; 12. Berent Hansen (= Berild Hansen); 13. Laurids Pedersen; 14. Jens (Madsen) Kofoed; 15. Christen (Clausen) Ki?ller; 16. Peder Hansen (Uf); and 17. Hans (Madsen) Kofoed. Three advisers to the Danish Parliment (Rigsr?der) had been sent to preside over the meeting, namely: Bi?rn Kaas of Starupgaard, Bi?rn Andersen of Stenholt, and J?rgen Marsvin of Dyb?k. The group expressed heartfelt and solemn words about faithful service to the crown; and it seems they had an inkling of things to come, and therefore begged the King not to let himself be "seduced" by L?beck's representative Sveder Ketting, "because you might expect that L?beck only plotted to keep our island under their yoke." This was during the period in which Bornholm was strongly under the influence (and rulership) of the Hanseatic League free-city of L?beck; the Bornholmers felt greatly put upon by the high taxes, unfair rules, and high-handedness of the L?beckers. Contrary to the opinion of latter historians they must have convinced the envoys, as on the 9th of September the freemen were granted the right to gather shipwrecks from the beaches, hunt in the woods, as well as given full authority over their servants - a great victory for the freemen.
In 1608 their son Jacob Ki?ller inherited Store Halleg?rd in Olsker, which he sold to the king; he obtained the rank of Major in the army. Their son Christen Clausen (Ki?ller) was Chief Justice (Landsdommer) for Bornholm from October 5, 1623 through to his death circa 1628; he owned the estate Skovsholm in Ibsker, which his older brother Jacob Ki?ller had inherited after their father's death. Christen and Margrethe's daughter Christine was married to Sivert Gagge. Apparently none of their children had any (surviving) issue, for after Jacob Ki?ller's death Skovsholm became the property of his widow Marie Berndtsdatter von Rade and her second husband Christian Maccab?us when she bought out her deceased first husband's sister Christine's inheritance in the estate in 1633, and thus it became the family-estate of the Maccab?us-family.
The Freeman Bertel Ki?ller, owner of 14 Vdg. Bodilsker (and possibly also Myreg?rd, 5 Vdg. Bodilsker?), is also likely their son. His name, along with four other names, can be found on the large church bell made for Bodil's Church in 1612. It seems probable that he inherited Store Kannikeg?rd; however, there is a gap in the record of ownership of that farm between 1582 and 1670. The probable connection is further bolstered by the fact that Christine's husband, Sivert Gagge, exchanged 14 Vdg. Bodilsker for Elleg?rd in ?ker with Peder Bohn of Nex? in 1644 - possibly Christine had inherited the farm?
In 1625 Chief Justice Jens Kofoed died, and as he had no children the probate proceedings dragged on until the 22nd of March 1628 when his brother's son, Jacob Kofoed, bought out his co-inheritors to Kyndeg?rd. Among the witnesses to this transaction was "welbyrd. Mand Christen Clausen till Skoufsholm, Landsdommer her paa Borringholm" (well-born man Christen Clausen of Skovsholm, Chief Justice here on Bornholm).
On October 16, 1638 an exchange of copyhold farms took place between Peder Kofoed and Christian Maccabaeus of Skovholm (who had just married Jacob Ki?ller's widow Maria von Rade). Peder Kofoed's farm Pritteg?rd, 2 Vdg. Ibsker (later named Saltholmsg?rd) became part of Skovholm's estate and Peder Kofoed got a farm in Nyker parish. Peder Kofoed had recently obtained Pritteg?rd on July 4, 1632 from Joachim Grabow, who had inherited the farm from his father, Hans Grabow; who had obtained it as part of his second wife Margrethe Pedersdatter estate, which she had inherited from her parents, namely Peder Hansen and Mette Hansdatter of Simleg?rd in Klemensker parish.
From the ?ker-?kirkeby kirkebog:
July 30, 1661: Liig, Nr. 18, Welb. Sivert Gagge paa Myregrd, ?. 63.
November 14, 1665: D?dde, Nr. 17, Christine salig Sivert Gaggis paa Myregaard ?t. 82 an.
Mention of Sivert Gagge in the probate for Bendte Ibsdatter, October 2, 1690, page 295b:
Anno 1690 dend 2 October er efter louglig giorde tillinsing holden registering og vurderign, sampt skifte og deeling efter Jep Nielsen, fordum Sandemand her samme sted, hans sahl. hustrue Bente Ibsdaatter, som boede og d?de paa dend 3 Jord Ejende gaard i Nylaursker Sogn. . . Efter it Tings vinde af Vester Herris Ting, udsted dend 19 Juny Aar 1662 befindes att sal. Peder Ibsen da verrende Sandemand i Aacher Sogn, hafuer hast i pandt af sahl. Sivert Gage paa Myrregaard i fornefne Aacher Sogn, en gaard liggende udi Nyelaursker Sogn kaldis Lille Myrregaard, huilken bemelte Peder Ibsen igien hafuer udi pandtsat til Jep Nielsen i Nylaursker Sogn, efter bemelte tings vidnis videre indhold i sa maader er fornefne Lille Myrregaard her til sterfboes v?tte at anf?re, som bemelte Peder Ibsen self har gaarden i pandt for penge 120 Sldr. og blef fornefne tings vinde i daug her paa skifted lest. . . .
From the "Dansk adelsv?bner, en heraldisk n?gle", page 299, by Sven Tito Achen, Politikens Forlag, 1973, K?benhavn:
K?ller. Lodret delt, i 1. felt en halv lilje fast p? delingen. P? hjelmen to vesselhorn. Farver ukendt. * Uradel, Bornholm. Rasmus K?ller 1562; Christen Clausen til Skovsholm 1628. NDA side 159.
(The above translated to English:)
K?ller. Coat of arms: Divided vertically, in the 1st field a half fleur-de-lis attached to the partition. On the helmet: two vesselhorns. Colours unknown. * Noble origins: Bornholm. Rasmus K?ller in 1562; Christen Clausen of Skovsholm in 1628. See: NDA, page 159.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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