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- Christened as "Arret Veideman", though later known as Ared. The youngest son Henrich Ipsen was to inherit the farm, but since he died as a child, his older brother Ared Weidemann Ipsen, who was then eight years old, received the right of ownership to Damaskeg?rd (or as it was also named in the Bornholm Land-Registry of 1779: Damme Askegaard). His mother Bodil Aredsdatter married again, namely to Ole Thorsen and received permission to stay on the farm as long as she lived.
At her death in 1797 Ared Weidemann Ipsen took over the management of the farm until he died, some twenty years later in 1818. His widow Karen Hansdatter never remarried, staying to manage the farm until the youngest son was grown and married in 1841. Following the inheritance proceedings that youngest son, Hans Weidemann, was awarded the right to purchase the farm for 800 Rigsdaler, providing that he give his mother permission to live there for the time she had left to live. Hans Weidemann obtained a mortgaged for 700 Rdl. from Ole Low of the 13 Slg. in ?sterlars parish.
Hans Weidemann owned Damaskeg?rd until he died in 1885, although he had a manager from 1865 onward. Following his death, his widow sold the farm to Peter Thorn, as part of a trade for Hammersholm in Olsker county; and thus, after having been in our family possession for almost 200 years, Damaskeg?rd ceased to belong to my family.
The ?sterlars parish farm-owner list gives Karen Hansdatter's name as: Karen Weidemann Dam, with a special reference to her father: Hans Weidemann Dam. This was done so as not to confuse her with Hans Weidemann Ipsen's daughter named: Karen Kirstine Hansdatter (Weidemann).
From the 1801 census of ?sterlars parish:
3 Selveyergaard: Ared Weydemand, Huusbonde, 30, Ugift, Bonde og Gaardbeboer; Karen Kirstine Olsdatter, Huusbondens Halv S?ster, 23, Ugift; Kirsten Jensdatter, Mandens S?skendebarn, 9; Peder Nielsen, Tienestefolk, 23, Ugift; Esche Didrichsen, Tienestefolk, 15, Ugift; Anna Margrethe Ipsdatter, Tienestefolk, 27, Ugift.
From the ?sterlars kirkebog:
October 2, 1801: Spons. ungkarl Ared Wejdemand Ipsen sin ?gteskab lige forening med Karen Hans Wejdemans datter.
October 23, 1801: ?gtevied ungkarl Ared Wejdeman Ipsen med pigen Karen Hansdatter.
September 18, 1812: Den 20de Augusti f?dtes Arid Wejdeman Ipsens og hustru Karen Hansdrs. drengebarn, som for svagheds skyld blev hiemed?bt og kaldet Jeppe Andersen. Barnets daab i Kirken betjendtgiorde den 19de Septbr. Konen som bar barnet var Capt. Thiesens frue. Pigefaddere: Bodil Svendsdr. Mandsfaddere: Anders Andersen, ungkarl Mads J?rgensen. Konenfaddere: Kirstine - Jens Andersens hustru.
1815: No. 19; 1815 den 31 Janv.; Hans Wejdeman; d?bt i Kirken den 11te Febr. 1815. Faderen: Arid Wejdeman Ipsen, boende paa 3die Sl. Er. Gaard. Moderen: Karen Hansdatter. Hannem som bar barnet: Anne Anders Svendsens hustru, paa 15 Sl. Er. Gaard. Mandsfaddere: Bendix Jensen paa 4de Sl. Er. Gaard, ungkarl Peder Michelsen paa 2 Sl. Er. Gaard. Pigefaddere: Bodil Svendsdr. ibid. Konefaddere: Margrethe - Hans Svendsens hustru paa 18 Vdr. Grd.
1818: No. 14; D?dsdagen: 1818 den 26de December; Begravelsesdagen: 1819 den 2 Januarii; Arid Wejdeman Ipsen; Bonde paa 3die Selvejer Gaard; Alder: 48-1/2.
From the 1834 census of ?sterlars parish:
3 Selveiergaard, 27 Familie: Karen Hansdatter, 58, Enke, Bondekone og driver sit Avl; Jeppe Andersen, 22, Ugift, hendes Barn;
Hans Veideman, 19, Ugift, hendes Barn; Christen Hansen, 23, Ugift, Tjenestefolk; Anders J?rgensen, 13, Ugift, Tjenestefolk; Ane Margrethe Michelsdatter, 23, Ugift, Tjenestefolk; Eleonore Kirstine Hansdatter, 10, Ugift, Tjenestefolk.
From the 1840 census of ?sterlars parish:
En gaard: Karen Hansdatter, 64, Enke, Lever af sin Gaard og land; Jeppe Andersen, 28, Ugift, Hendes s?n; Hans Veideman, 26, Ugift, Hendes s?n; Ellinore Kirstine Hansdatter, 16, Ugift, Plejedatter; Frederich Larsen, 19, Ugift, Tjenestecarl; Jens Jacob Hansen, 18, Ugift, Tjenestecarl; Ane Kirstine Hermansdatter, 26, Ugift, Tjenestepige.
From the ?sterlars kirkebog:
1843: Nr. 10, D?dsdagen: Den 18 November; Begravelsesdagen: Den 23 Nov.; Karen Hansdatter; Enke efter bonde Ared Weidemand Ibsen paa 3 S.G.; Alder: 67-1/2.
In the archives of the Agriculture Ministry from the year 1805 is the following description of the land belonging to Damaskeg?rd:
1. A main-lot close around the farm buildings.
2. A wood-lot a bit south of N?rreg?rd.
3. A meadow-lot south-west of above and east of P?reg?rd.
4. A meadow-lot south of above and north-east of Solbakkem?llen (Sunhill Mill).
5. A field and meadow-lot a bit north-east of Solbakkem?llen.
6. A meadow-lot north-easterly in the western part of the parish between Kr?kket Skoven and Lykkeg?rd.
7. A meadow-lot close east of this lot by the far southerly end of the main-lot to 47 Slg., Knarreg?rd.
8. A field and meadow-lot a bit north of Kr?kket Skoven.
9. A field-lot close north-east of Kr?kket Skoven.
10. A meadow-lot close to the north of Kr?kket Skoven.
11. A field-lot close north-west of Kr?kket Skoven.
12. A field and meadow-lot close west of Kr?kket Skoven.
13. A meadow-lot a bit south-west of Kr?kket Skoven.
14. A field-lot close north of Kr?kket Skoven.
15. A meadow-lot a bit south of Kr?kket Skoven and south-east of Hyldeg?rd.
16. A field-lot and a meadow-lot both to the north-east in the south-west corner of the parish.
17. One half of a lot easterly in the north-corner of the parish, close south of the farm buildings -- the other half belonging to Riemansg?rd.
The total land area was estimated to be 67-5620/14000 T?nder of land. (T?nder=yield measured in barrels)
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 21 July 2015.
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