Nils Persson
living on farm adjacent to son Petter’s (Dånhult), Grimstorp, 1793-1796 (when record stops; no hus at all in Ingatorp until 1793; many pages unreadable because of mold)
died March 9, 1797, in Grimstorp
hus says he was born in 1725, death record age has him born in 1720; most other death records include months and days in age; his only includes years
possible birth record for him March 6, 1720
that child’s father is (I think) Erik Jonson, mother K Person, baptized March 15
wife named Kierstin Hansdotter
children:
Petter Nelsson Grip
born Nov. 11, 1768, Ingatorp parish
godparents Olav Nilsson & Carl Carlson from Bondorp, Carin Hansdotter and Sara Jonsdotter from Bondorp
living in Grimstorp, Ingatorp, at time of marriage in 1791
1793-1803, living on Dånhult (only family there), Ingatorp
1807 to at least 1829 (when widow Sara went to live in Westa Ekaj with son Peter), living on Spinkarp, Ingatorp
1807-1810, another dragon and his wife are living with them on Spinkarp
1803 and 1809 military muster rolls, the calvaryman from Dödringshult, Småland Dragon Regiment, Life Squadron, eight men (?) under his command
killed in battle on the field in Sweden’s last battle in the Napoleonic Wars in 1814 in Germany, as part of the Army of the North led by the Swedish Crown Prince Bernadotte
probably during the Battle of Bornhöft, in Holstein south of Kiel, December 7, 1814
Smålands dragonregemente (The Småland Dragoon Regiment)
This regiment’s name refers to its recruitment area ‘Småland’ - a province in the southeast of Sweden. Smålands kavalleriregemente (the Småland Cavalry Regiment), as it was first called, was renamed in 1801 to Smålands lätta dragoner (the Småland Light Dragoons). In 1806 it got its name Smålands dragonregemente (the Småland Dragoon Regiment). In 1812 part of the regiment was converted into infantry - Smålands dragonrementes infanteribataljon (the Infantry Battalion of the Småland Dragoon Regiment).
married Sara Larsdotter Jan. 9, 1791, in Ingatorp
Sara Larsdotter
born Dec. 11, 1765, Ingatorp parish
servant at Spinkarp at time of marriage
children:
Samuel Petterson Schiar (Shår)
born Sept. 26, 1795 (marriage record says 1793), Dånhult
left in 1811 to be a dragon/light calvaryman in another regiment (hard to read)
in the field in Sweden’s last battle in the Napoleonic Wars in 1813 (where his father was killed)
Samuel married widow Greta Nilsdotter (from Melby, born Jan. 16, 1796) Oct. 30, 1822, in Grimstorp
Samuel died Aug. 8, 1826 in Dånhult
Samuel had a stepdaughter, Ingrid Lena, born Feb. 19, 1817, in Dånhult
daughter of Peter Blond, Greta’s dead husband, who had been the dragon from Grimstorp
Sara Catherine, born, baptized and died Feb. 26, 1824, in Dånhult
Christina (Stina) Catherine, born June 20, baptized June 22, 1826, in Dånhult
Anders Petterson
born May 17, 1807, Spinkarp
is a driver in Dödringshult hus 1826-27 and 1831-1833; went to Hult in 1828
1831-35 hus says he died March 26, 1833 (couldn’t find a death record)
Peter Grip
born Oct.13, 1796, at Dånhult, Grimstorp, Ingatorp parish, Jönköping
to Eskjö in 1813, back in Spinkarp for 1815 hus
to V. Ryd in 1815
marriage record names Peter as a calvaryman in the Småland Calvary
by 1826, back to Spinkarp with his wife, mother (gap in the hus between 1815 and 1826
by 1827, to Westa Ekaj, Ingaptorp parish; in this year, named in son Petter’s birth record as a calvaryman
by 1832, in Norobo, Ingatorp parish
by 1836 Ingatorp hus, living in Sjostugan (Tjo? Fjo?), one of the few areas not surveyed 1831-35
note says he’s a retired calvaryman living in a shoreside cottage (a benefit of being the dragon)
1839-1846, living at Hultarp, Högeberg, Ingatorp parish (widow Cath. Jonsdotter living on the same farm, but I don’t know who she is – maybe a great-aunt)
from 1847 to 1851, the parish boundaries change – Hultarp is divided, with Cath. Jonsdotter living there alone, and Peter’s land renamed Haga; both briefly become part of Torpa parish
beginning in 1848, each hus notes that Peter Grip is extremely poor (utfattig), and Cath. Jonsdotter gets assistance from the poor fund
died June 3, 1866, on Haga farm, Hogeberg, Ingatorp parish
married Sara Johansdotter on April 29, 1825, in Botterg
Sara Johansdotter (about 1836, the hus begins to list her as Sara Joh. Andersdotter)
born Feb. 2, 1804, in Botterg, Eksjö parish, Jönköping
a note in the hus for Hultarp farm, Ingatorp parish, 1837-41, says that Sara is kind-hearted
died March 2, 1867, on Haga farm, Hogeberg, Ingatorp parish
children:
Petter Johan Peterson
born Dec. 13, 1827, in Westa Ekaj, Ingatorp parish
went to work at Smedstorp, Torpa parish, 1857-58
Johanna Christina Petersdotter
born Dec. 28, 1830, Ingatorp parish
came back to her parents’ home in Haga in 1861 with her illegitimate son Johan August Johansson (born Oct. 7, 1858, can’t read parish)
1861 hus says that she is very poor
she remains in Haga after the death of her mother in 1867, stays through at least 1870
Carl Magnus Peterson
born Jan. 17, 1832, in Norobo, Ingatorp parish
to Svinhult? in 1851
Ullricka Petersdotter
born Dec. 21, 1834, Ingatorp parish
Sara Maria Petersdotter
born Sept. 21, 1838, Ingatorp parish
to Askeryd, 1858
Anna Lena Petersdotter
born Dec. 6, 1841, Ingatorp parish
died March 7, 1852
Lena Sophia Petersdotter
born June 4, 1843, Ingatorp parish
to Lund Oct. 24, 1868, after parents’ death, from Haga, Torpa parish
Sara Johansdotter’s parents were:
Johan Manson
born Jan. 7, 1765, Eksjö parish
at marriage in 1812, a churchwarden
from at least 1806-11, a miller at Muggens Mill
1811-21, family at Botterg, Norra Skogbo boten, Eskjö (Botterg is marked with a “1/2”; Johan has ¼
another family on the same farm is Peter Anderson & Ullrica Hansdotter; I would guess that she is Sara Hansdotter’s sister; they have children named Carl, Sara Lena and Johannes
also on the farm are widows Stina Andsdotter and Sara Carlsdotter
on the farm listed just before in the hus, Narbo, is Peter Manson, perhaps Johan’s older brother
Johan married Sara Johansdotter Oct. 25, 1795, at Muggens Mill
Sara Johansdotter
born Sept. 6, 1772, in Eksjö
servant at Botterg at time of marriage
children:
Maria Cathrina or Katrina Johansdotter
born Sept. 4, 1796, in Eskjö
died Nov. 28, 1819, in Eskjö
Carl Johan Johanson
born Feb. 29, 1798, in Eskjö
died April 28, 1823, in Eskjö
Christina or Stina Johansdotter
born March 2, 1800, in Eksjö
Anna Lena or Helena Johansdotter
born May 5, 1802, in Eksjö
Sara Johansdotter
born Feb. 2, 1804, in Eksjö
Greta Johansdotter
born June 7, 1807, in Eksjö
Ullrica Johansdotter
born Aug. 28, 1809, in Eksjö
Johanna Johansdotter
born July 1, 1812, in Eksjö
