Mattis Olsen Henstad ^{3 4 5}

   Other names for Mattis were Mathias and Mattias Olsen.

  General Notes:

Mattis was from Berger in Trøgstad.

When Halvor Olsen died in 1780 his son Sven Halvorsen was only 13 years old, and Mattis Olsen was named as guardian. In 1790 Sven sold the Henstad farm, Askim, to his guardian and moved.

On 13 June 1785 Mathias Olsen bought the Mørkved Store farm in Askim from his brother-in-law Povel Olsen Skjolden. He appears to have later sold it back to Povel.

Mattis Olsen took over the Henstad farm for 2250 rdl. He had married a widow on the søndre Rom farm and managed Rom until 1788 when he took over Henstad. He farmed Henstad until 1811 when he sold it to his son-in-law, Torer Hansen, for 8000 rdl. and moved to Blunkeslett.

Mattis married Sigri Olsdatter Eidareng, daughter of Ole Fransen and Tore Jonsdatter, on 17 Feb 1774 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Sigri Olsdatter Eidareng was born in 1740 in Trøgstad, Østfold, Norway, died in 1812 in Henstad, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 23 Feb 1812 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

When they married they were recorded as Mathiis Olsøn Berger fra Trøgstad og Sigri Olsdatter S. Rom.

The 1801 census shows them on the Henstad farm in Askim. Mathis was 54 and Sigri was 62 years old. It was his first marriage and her second. They had two of their children with them. Christen was 26 and Thor was 16 years old. Also on the farm were Halvor Olsen, 16 years old, Mathis' brother's son, and Christen Hansen, 8 years old, Sigri's daughter's son. Christen Hansen may be the son of Hans Larsen Brødremoen and Sigri's daughter Anne Kristensdatter Rom. ^{1 6}

Mattis next married Dorte Olsdatter, daughter of Ole Fransen and Tore Jonsdatter, on 10 Oct 1813 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.² (Dorte Olsdatter was born in 1742.)