Iver Mattiassen ^{3 4}

   Other names for Iver were Lille Torp and Iver Mathisen.

  General Notes:

Iver moved to Vesle-Torp.

  Research Notes:

There was only one "Iver Mathisen" (or equivalent) in the 1801 census for Askim. He was 44 and married to Thore Tostensdatter (63) and living on Torp Nedre.

Iver appears to have leased "Torp Lille" from 1780 until he died in 1821. By the time of his death he was married to Helene Albretsdatter, who kept the farm, bought it in August 1838, and sold it in July 1839. ^{5 6}

  Medical Notes:

He was recorded as 67 years old when he died.

Iver married Tore Tostensdatter on 8 Mar 1781 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.¹ (Tore Tostensdatter was born in 1737, died in 1808 in Lille-Torp, Askim, Østfold, Norway and was buried on 19 Jul 1808 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.)

  Marriage Notes:

When they married they were recorded as Iver Mathisen Becchevard og Thore Tostensdatter lille Torp.

In 1801 they were on the Torp Nedre farm in Askim. Iver was 44 years old and in his first marriage. Thore was 63 and in her second marriage. Thore's daughter from her first marriage, Helene Johannesdatter, and her husband and child were also living on the farm. ^{1 5}

Iver next married Helene Albretsdatter on 20 Mar 1809 in Askim, Østfold, Norway.² (Helene Albretsdatter was born circa 1778 and died after Jul 1839.)