Østen Olsen Slette

He took the name Ovren when he bought the Ovren farm on April 14th, 1758. The name Owren is the result the name Ofrine (1333), which evolved into Offrenn in 1396, then Ogrem in 1520, then Offrenn in 1578, then Øffrenn in 1594, then Offrem in 1604, then Offrenn in 1668, then Ovren in 1723, and finally, Owren in 1758. From 'The Saga of the Owren Family' by Lorayne Owren Leonard.

He must have been at Melbye in Kvikne before he bought Owren farm. At that time he called himself. "Korporal Østen Melbye from Fron" His older son Ole was born at Melbye. April 14 1758 Østen Olsen Slette bought the Owren farm in Østre Gausdal from his younger brother, Iver. Iver had bought the farm 8-14-1749 from Capt. Col.

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Östen Olsen Ovren was born in 1721 at Slette in Heidal. On 14/3 - 1744 he inherited, from his parents, part of Nedre Bilben farm in Heidal and part of Öistad in Land for 200 Riksdaler. In 1744 he bought from his wife’s cousin, Johannes Olsen Steig, Melbye farm in Kvikne 2 huder 7 skind for 1350 Riksdaler. At this time he was corporal under Captain Kaas’, later with Captain Gaarmann’s company. In 1745 he renounced his claim against brother Ole for the right to Nedre Bilben on the condition of 430 Riksdaler. In 1757 he bought by auction, from Östen Fosse, Rudi farm in Fron with underlying Frydalen 3 huder 2 skind 18 mk. fish9 for 1410 Riksdaler. He then sold the property again in 1758 to Ole Melgård. The same time he bought Ovren in Gausdal with Hage ödegård [deserted farm], and seed and seed enclosure in Kiljin, collectively valued at 3 huder 6 skind 2 b.pd.10 15 mk. fish, obtained from his younger brother Iver for 2300 Riksdaler. He had already sold Melby [sic] to Lodver Olsen, who immediately resold it to Ole Solhjelm. On 14/4 - 1771 Östen Olsen passed on Ovren farm to his eldest son, Ole, for 1400 Riksdaler and pension. He died on 11/5 - 1801. On 14/12 - 1744 he was married in Ringebu to Kari Gulbrandsdatter Strande who was born in Ringebu in 1726 and died in Fåberg in 1792. She had 8 children, namely. 1. Ole Östensen Ovren (1745 - 1798).

2. Marit Östensdatter Ovren ( ? )

3. Gudbrand Östensen Onsum (1752 - 1827). In 1778 he married Bereth Aamundsdatter Onsum in Fåberg. A year later he bought his father-in-law’s farm, Onsum, in Fåberg. He was progenitor for the Onsum-line at Veblungsnes.

4. Svend Östensen Ovren. (1755 - 1762).

5. Peder Östensen Ovren. (1757 - 1847). Was married 2 times, the last time in 1800 to Ingeborg Torgersdatter Grythe. He was progenitor of the Pedersen-Prag family.

6. Anne Östensdatter Ovren. (1760 - 1763).

7. Svend Östensen Ovren (1763 - ? ).

8. Anne Östensdatter Ovren (1765 - ? ). Married in 1787 to Torsten Tomassen, Nordre Jörstad (1752 to 1832), who in 1797 bought Sörböe in Follebu and in 1799 Grythe in Gausdal. Both farms he soon sold. In 1815 he leased Lunde from prost [dean] Thaulow; having received after 1811 pension for himself and his wife from Sörböe.