I've been away
from my genealogy too long and want to share some
information that I found awhile ago. Some of you may know
this but if you haven't visited this message board it will
help explain how we think George made it to America from
Denmark. Here is the message board I found at Rootsweb and
explains so much about our family. I need to register
again to get to the link but you can search on the
information provided.
To: Debby Rodgers From the Archives of Aalborg
Author: Shirley Thagard
Date: 28 Jan 2004 2:36 AM GMT
Surnames: Rodgers, Thagaard, Jensen
Classification: Query
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Debbie,
Aase Thagaard Jensen of Aalborg, Denmark has contacted me
with information from the Archives and Church records in
Aalborg, Denmark. I want to share this invaluable
infomation right from the Aalborg records with you.!
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(Thagaard Archives back to 1400's)
Hallo Shirley
Here I am again and I will start to answer Your questions.
Related to Maren Thagaard , I do not know, but to the
mother in law of, Erling Vester Jacobsen´s, yes I am , and
his book is written in Danish. No I have not read what, he
wrote about the Thagaard Book on the internet. Viking’s ?
perhaps but I do not know. The oldest person in the
Thagaard family , he is from about 1640 - 1714, on my
Mother’s family , I have com back to about 1400. Yes I
understand German also, if the person I talk to, speak
slowly I speak a little German my self (Tourist level) and
because Norwegian and Swedish are very much alike Danish ,
I also understand this. If You know anyone Thagard’s who
have Norwegian ancestry’s , they come from my line ,
because it is my 6 or 7 Great , Great Grandfather his half
brother moved to Norway and he started the Norwegian
line.You do not need a Visa here in Denmark, we can travel
in America without a Visa, so why must you!
Below You see one of my ancestors sealing wax (8 or 9
Great, Great Grandfather, and Erling Vester has got a
drawing by Lithographic Artist Hans Möller a pro.
The Sealing wax is laterally reversed as a politeness
against his Wife, who was Margrethe Johanne Christine de
Moldrup of noble birth. The Thagaard family( ancestors by
Jens Lauridsen 1640-1714 who was living in “Thagaard”
farm) have the copyright of the drawing , one can use it
as a decoration – book-plate - on writing paper , - signet
.
My youngest daughter Tina and I had made the name below
the drawing , I myself use the drawing on my writing
papers.
One of the most well known expert in heraldry in Denmark,
have praise the drawing , and will use it in a book for
collection of arms.
James Earl Thagard pay a archivist Henning Paulsen in
Viborg Archives and here I transcribe:
13-9-1966
It has been a rather difficult task to search information
on the Thagaard- family .
Tagvad , “ vad” that is the place where you pass a little
river; and Tagvadgaard the nearest farm thereby, written
shortly Tagvad og T(h)agaard , the farm is not placed in a
village , but lonely, and the first record of it is , as
you know , that the nobleman Hans Olufsen of the
Trabjerggaard- manorhouse in the year of 1483 gave or sold
Thagaard to the Benedictine nuns-monastery of Gudum. After
the ecclesiastical reform of 1536 the monasterial
properties fell in the hand of the king, and we know that
in 1688 Thagaard had been laid under the cavalry, and that
the farmers name was
Jens Lauridsen (Thagaard) and
that he rented about 550 kilogr. Of seed to the military
cash. He
died 1714.
His son
Laurids Thagaard bought the farm by
auction from the King for about 240 thalers in 1717, 27th
dec .
Another
son of Jens Thagaard , Jens Jensen Thagaard lived
as a merchant in Aalborg and died march 27th 1734(our Lady
parish) 46½ years old – his wife Ide Gregersdatter, buried
may 20 th 1733, 55½ years old, thy had no children living,
so in the partition act after him the heirs recorded were
his brothers and sisters, all of them said to have been
born in Thagaard af “ honourable and matrimonial parents”
. Jens Lauridsen (Thagaard) and Margrethe Pedersdatter,
viz Laurids Jensen Thagaard , owner af Thagaard, - Mads
Jensen Thagaard, owner of a farm in Humlum village,-
Bertel Jensen Thagaard in Majgaard , Mejrup parish, - Ole
Jensen Thagaard in Vester Ölby, Ölby parish under the
estate af Bäkmark – Anders Jensen Thagaard Merchant in
Aalborg. These were all the living brothers of Jens Jensen
Thagaard in 1734. His only sister was Kjirstine Jensdatter
Thagaard married to Jens Knudsen Riis in Resen village,
Resen parish.
The parishes af Humlum, Ölby and Resen are all in the
county af Ringkøbing.
Laurids Jensen Thagaard in Thagaard , who
brought the farm in 1717 and was mentioned in the act of
1734, was
married to Maren Christensdatter- the
parish-register is very fragmentary in this period - he
died oct 8th 1745, 67 years old , his wife died 1744. -
The partition act after him sayes, that he left seven
children
1. Jens Lauridsen Thagaard, 28
years old
2.Christen Lauridsen Thagaard 26
y.o.
3. Jens Lauridsen Thagaard 5 y.o.
4.
Karen Lauridsdatter Thagaard 25 y.o.
5.Margrethe
Lauridsdatter Thagaard 17 y.o.
6. Maren
Lauridsdatter Thagaard 11 y.o.
7. Ide Margrethe
Lauridsdatter Thagaard 7 y .o
The eldest son
Jens was
the trustee of the
two youngest and took over the farm, but it was his sister
Karen and her husband Peder Jepsen, who lived there and
they bought it from him in 1760
This eldest Jens , born in 1718, got tradeesman’s licence
in Aalborg aug 24th 1742, was from about 1765 counsellor
of justice, 1767-70 owner af Langholt manor in Aalborg
county, went bankrupt in 1770, took up again his commerce
and died jan sec 1794 at Söholt manor , Fuglslev parish
county of Randers. He married 1. may 28th 1743 Johanne
Andresdatter Balling + april 14th 1773, 71 years old 2.
sep 15th 1776 Helena Cathrine Brönsdorph, buried nov 28th
1780, 48 years old . 3. sep 28th 1781 Anna Elisabeth
Lüttichau born 1736 + may 31th 1796 in Horsens, all three
widows, and he left no children .
Christen Lauridsen Thagaard , farmer in Stokkendal, Humlum
parish, died before 1803, his 8 children used the surname
Dahl
Jens Lauridsen Thagaard , municipal broker in Aalborg died
Aug 27th 1796 married Sep 4th 1782 to Anna Lassenia
Jörgensen burried mar 15th 1803, who was widow, no
children
Karen Lauridsdatter Thagaard in Thagaard died before 1803
married to Peder Jepsen: their children were 1. Laurids
Thagaard county clerk in Thisted 2.Jeppe Thagaard in Nörre
Markholm in Resen parish died before 1803( children Jeppe
12 years and Karen 10 years old in 1803) 3. Maren Thagaard
(died Jan 14-1828) married to Jens Lauersen i n Tagvad
Skov 4. Anne Mergrethe Thagaard married to Mads Knudsen
owner of Thagaard
Margrethe Lauridsdatter Thagaard married to Morten
Pedersen Winkel in Pilgaard, Nörre Nissum parish
Ide Margrethe Lauridsdatter Thagaard in 1803 widow of
skipper(master of a ship)
Anders Jensen Thagaard mentioned in 1734 was buried may
31th 1771 married 1. Sep 11th 1732 to Margrethe
Svendsdatter buried July 30th 1736 2. to Anna Bordier
buried mar.20th 1743( all in Our Lady in Aalborg) 26 years
old : he left 3 children 1. Peder Thagaard born 1739
mercant in Aalborg died 1803 no children 2. Margrethe
Grubbe Thagaard born 1741 died before 1803, married to
Iver Balling 3. Margrethe Thagaard born 1733 lived 1803,
married to Mads Smith, baker
- It was the words for to day, now I am going to sleep,
but more to com another day.
Regards Aase
Debby, you can E-Mail me at
counselorord@AOL.com
Shirley Thagard Ord
Aase Thagaard Jensen E-mail:
clat-th@mail.dk
Aalborg, Denmark
