Smidje Folk

Our ancestor, Endre Brekke, was born on the Brekke farm at Vik, but his father, Mikkel Endresen SMIDJE, was born at SMIDJE in Feios, which at the time was in Leikanger Fylkeskommune, Sogn.  Mikkel's father was Endre Andersson Hamre, from Indre Hamre, Leikagner.  Endre Andersson Hamre married Brita Olsdatter SMIDJE. Together they inherited the SMIDJE farm from Brita’s parents, Ole and Ragnhild Feidje (Fedje) SMIDJE.  Unfortunately, Brita died at age 24.  Endre later married Kari Mikkelsdatter from the EITRON farm in nearby Balestrand. So Kari is our ancestor, not Brita.  Kari and Endre had 9 children.

CHILDREN OF ENDRE ANDERSON HAMRE SMIDJE AND KARI MIKKELSDTR. EITORN

 

Barn 1: Britha Endresdotter SMIDJE     #293
Født:  Døpt: 18 jan 1769  på Smidje, Feios, Leikanger 
Død:   1838       
Married: Sjur Olson Håum  f. 1757  d. 11 jan 1828   Gift: 11 jun 1787 i Leikanger11 Children, including Markus Sjurson Hove His children were called Ulvestad.                                

Barn 2: Eirik Endreson SMIDJE 1771-1802
Married: Unni Johannesdtr. EGGUM (1772-1844);
Eirik and Unni had 3 Children: Mikkel Eirikson SMIDJE  b. 1797 m. Syneva Arnesdtr. Njøs  1827.  Took over the farm in 1827. Brita and Synneva. Following Eirik’s death, Unni married Ola Arnfinnson Sætre. Unni and Ola had 5 children, including Turid who married Eirik’s  brother, Nils, when she grew up.

Barn 3: Steinvor Endresdatter SMIDJE  1773-1842
Married: Ola Jensson Hamrum Håum or Hove?
Daughter: Kari Olsdotter Hamrum

Barn 4: Synneva Endresdotter SMIDJE
Born 1776 at Smidje, Feios, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway
Died:  1 Aug 1852 in Helland, Feios, Sogn Og Fjordane, Norway. Synneva Endresdatter married Ola Nilson Dale and had a child. Synneva Endresdatter married Johannes Andersen Helland and had 4 children. 2 sources disagree on marriage details.
1^stMarriage 1801 in Leikanger: 1 John Andersson Helland b: 1775 in Helland, Leikanger, Sogn
Children: 
1.  Endre Johanneson Helland  b. 1801 Leikanger
2. Marta Johannesdotter Helland b: 1811 in Helland, Leikanger, Sogn

2^nd Marriage Ola Nilson DALE b: 1778 in Dale, Balestrand, Sogn
Son: John Ólason director Helland b: 1821 in Helland, Leikanger
Barn 5: Anders Endreson SMIDJE Birth: 1778 in Smidje, Leikanger, Sogn, NOR
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=obeyfamily&id=I885
Death: 1826 in Smidje, Balestrand, Sogn
1 Ragnhilde Hansdotter Indre Borlaug b: 1787 in Borlaug Home in Feios, Leikanger, Sogn
NOR c: March 13, 1787 in Feios kyrkje in-law, Leikanger, Sogn, NOR                      
CHILDREN:
1 Hans Anderson SMIDJE b: 1813 in Smidje, Leikanger, Sogn, NOR 
2.. Kari Andresdotter SMIDJE b: 1816 in Smidje, Leikanger, Sogn, NOR 
Barn 6: Torborg Endresdotter SMIDJE  Birth: 1782 in Smidje, Leikanger, Sogn, NOR 1
3. Endre Anderson SMIDJE b: 1819 in Smidje, Leikanger, Sogn, NOR  d: 1845 Skottholen, Lavik, Sogn

Barn 7: Mikkel Endreson SMIDJE  1783-1857
Married: Ragnhild Anfinnsdtr. Seim *enkje av Tor Anderson Brekke, of Boadalen, Vik
Children:Endre Mikkelson BREKKE b. 1816, m. Anna Olsdtr. Hopperstad bruk 7; to America 1853
Kari Mikkelsdtr BREKKE b. 1820 m. Lars Sjurson Hønsi (1816-1864).

Barn 8: Ivar Endreson SMIDJE 1786-
Married: Gjorund Kristensdtr. Seim 1823 at OFFERDAL(Gjorund b. 1794)
9 Children.  Kari Ivarsdtr Offerdal 1824 – 1825
Kari Ivarsdtr Offerdal1825 – 1825
Ollegard Ivarsdtr Offerdal 1827 –
Else Sofie Ivarsdtr Offerdal 1829 – 
Endre Ivarsson Offerdal 1832 – 1919
Kristen Ivarsson Offerdal 1835 -
Erik Ivarsson Offerdal 1837 – 1838
Ivarsdtr Offerdal 1839 – 1875
Iver Ivarsson Offerdahl 1841 – 1933
Note:  Kristen Ivarson Offerdal  married Rannveig Jorgensdtr from Ardal, returned to Feios. See Ivar Endreson SMIDJE from Pridlao document  on following page.
Barn 9: Nils Endreson SMIDJE 1791-1862
Married: Turid Nilsdatr. Saetre in 1830 (she was born in 1812; died 1897)
Children:
1. Kari b. 1859, m. Ola Person Vange
2. Uni b. 1833 m. Endre Tuchsen Stadheim
3. Endre (1837-1885) m. 1867 Brita Andersdtr. Stadheim dau. of Anders Tuchsen Stadheim) b. 1840.
4. Ola b. 1840
5. Kristi Bo. 1848 m. Nils Tryti
6. Synneve b. 1851, m. Nils Fosse
NOTES: 
1. Nils bought bruk 1 and 2 at Vange in Vik Kommune.  He divided the farm between two sons, Endre (bruk no. 1) and Ola (bruk nos. 2 & 3).   See Vik Bygdebok pp. 346-353 for more.