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- RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Joyce Cupit provides variant name of Peder Pedersen Græntoft Vestergaard.
2. Per Joyce Cupit:
a. 1787 Census: Grøntoft, Bedsted:
Peder Grøntoft, 46
Anna Cathrina ?, 40
Johanne Maria, 21, children
Enevold Pedersen, 16
Niels Pedersen, 2, daughter's
Plus 2 servants.
b. 1801 Census, nr. 18, Bedsted:
Peder Pedersen, both in their first marriage, husband.
Ane Cathrine ?, 71, his wife.
Enevold Pedersen, 31, unmarried, his child.
Dorthe Marie Nielsdatter, 12
Niels Jensen, 15, daughter's child.
BIOGRAPHY:
1. Also known as Peder Pedersen Græntoft. There is a farm just west of Vestergard farm in Bedsted with the name Græntoft - Groen translates as Green - which may have some significance. Græntoft farm dates back at least to Knud Svenningsen and his father. He is associated with Vestergard farm as a copyholder to the great estate of Tandrup. Refer to biographical notes of his son Enevold Pedersen Vestergard for transfer details of Vestergard copyhold.
2. Census for 1787 for Bedsted lists Peder Græntoft 46 farmer, Anna Cathrine (Enevoldsdatter)40 his wife, Johanne Marie (Pedersdatter) 21 Child, Enevold Pedersen 16 Child, Niels Pedersen 2 - child shows up under name of Niels Pedersen in 1787 and 1801 censuses as a child of a legal marriage living with his uncle Peder Pedersen Græntoft. Christening record shows him as son of Knud (Pedersen) Græntoft (Peder's brother) and wife Maren Nielsdatter christened 19 Aug 1785. His mother was approaching age 50 and subsequently died in 1787. Boy evidently went to live with his uncle and aunt thereafter and picked up name of Pedersen. Also listed was Maren Nielsdatter, the wife's daughter, but not Peder's (no clue what this means). Two hired workers also listed: Christen Sorensen, age 26, and Dorthe Marie, age 38.
3. Occupation as farmer and parish bailiff.
CHRISTENING:
1. FHL film # 053026; Bedsted Parish Records, 1707-1765.
2. Per Joyce Cupit: "Bedsted kirkebog 1741, fødte Peder Pedersen Grøntoft. Bedsted 1741: 19 Okt førte Peder Sadelmager og hustru Johanne Lauridsdatter et barn til daaben kaldet Peder. Baaret af Dorethe Mølgrd. Fadder: Niels ?, Anders og Maren Knudsdatter."
MARRIAGE:
1. FHL film # 053026; Bedsted Parish Records, 1707-1765.
BURIAL:
1. Per Joyce Cupit: "I følge Lars Bak dør han den 21 Nov 1815 i Bedsted, aftægtsmand i Vestergård, 74 år gammel." [74 years old.]
SOURCES_MISC:
1. Film 8093; census paper: 1787, 1801; Copenhagen, Denmark. Submitted by Fermen J. Westergard.
2. Archive Record family group sheet as originally submitted by Mrs. Wanda Roos, R.D. 1 Box 651B, Sandy Utah. She mentions James Christian Westergard as 2 ggson and source as church records for Bedsted by Eva M. Gregersen.
3. Joyce Cupit's website <http://home13.inet.tele.dk/JCupit/> 25 May 2002.
3. Per gedcom dated 6 Jan 1999 of Wayne Westergard, 785 W 1300 South, Woods Cross, Utah 84087, phone 801-295-2906.
4. May 21, 1999 correspondence of Jens Praestgaard at "jens-v-p@post5.tele.dk".
5. Joyce Cupit's website <http://home13.inet.tele.dk/JCupit/> 25 May 2002.
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