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Re: Syse from Norway

StephanieBolster — 2006-09-01 13:51:44Z

Synneva's parents were Ola Olsson Syse 1814 -1894 and Brytva Persdtr. Rygg 1816 - 1871. Ola was from Ulvik and Brytva (a typo or a variable of Brytteva) was from Vossestrand.

Source:
Ulvik Gards- og Ættesoga Vol 1 p.493
Ættebok for Vossestrand p. 531

Tollev's parents were Endre Mandrupsson Bagne 1820 -1896 and Annguna Tolleivsdtr. Bagne 1822 -1894 both from Ulvik.

Source:
Ulvik Gards- og Ættesoga Vol 1
pages 262 and 263

Regards,
Stephanie Benoit

Re: Syse from wisconsin

2006-05-26 20:26:42Z

Not sure what your question was. But yes the Syses go back to Norway, to Ulvik in what used to be Hardanger, but is now Hordaland. Are you a descendant of Knut Knutson?

Re: names, myths etc.

2005-03-05 11:14:13Z

Hi Pat. I will be having a guest and her daughter visiting on the 16th. She grew up on Fehmarn Island, translates ancient documents, well from at least 1400. She is familiar with the area you are talking about. Some interesting burial practices, as I recall they would at times take their dead to be burried in Norway.

Given that she has translated many wills, stories, church and government documents etc. from those time periods, and done genealogy work she might be able to give you some information. Or perhaps some people you could contact.

If you tried to contact her at home, she would never respond. She charges for her services, and is too busy with translations and language courses. While visiting, she is not under that pressure, and has agreed to communicate with you from my home at no cost.

My email is rsye@i-55.com She will be visiting starting on the 16th.

Re: names, myths etc.

2005-03-04 14:07:05Z

Dan,
No, I don't. He references some book on surnames that he had located in Hamburg, Germany. The Norwegian bygdebok, which is usually the source of the etymology of all farm names in Norway, has a particularly stupid and circular meaning for the name Syse. My interpretation of that is that the etymology is not Norwegian and they, therefore, don't know the origin of the name. The shipbuilding reference made sense to me since archeological digs at the Syse farm have uncovered many Viking funerary ships and artifacts. And if you look up lecturers on ancient shipbuilding who have put their lecture information on the internet, you will find that Richard is correct about the ropes soaked in tar being what "sealed" Viking ships from the salt water leaking in.

Sorry I can't be of more help. Have you tried looking for references on Friesien occupations in Germany? Places and occupations were frequent sources of last names.

Pat

Re: names, myths etc.

2005-03-04 00:48:09Z

Yeah, that is what Richard told me. I'm trying to find a connection
between that and my relatives. Any idea where he got all of that information? Or where to look?

Dan

Re: names, myths etc.

2005-03-02 14:40:16Z

Dan,
I think we traced the name to Friesia in what is today Germany. That makes sense since the German Hanseatic League ruled the seas as far as merchant ships were concerned for many centuries. We can only trace our Syses back to 1600 in Norway, so they could, and probably did, come from somewhere else before that.
Pat

Re: names, myths etc.

2005-03-02 01:09:44Z

American actually! :-) Not sure where the earliest Syes of my lineage came from though and is something we are trying to figure out. The earliest Syes so far we have found is in Maryland in late 1700s early 1800s. Trying to figure where he came from, as in what country. In my line though, we all have darker skin, dark hair, and light eyes. I've been accused many times of being italian or lebanesse.

Dan

Re: names, myths etc.

2005-03-01 19:07:24Z

Dan,
Are you British? My family is Norwegian, although I don't really know where they started out from.

Re: names, myths etc.

dano44us — 2005-02-27 09:41:15Z

Hi Pat,
Richard is still out there. I emailed with him about a month ago...I for one would love to get my hands on the stuff he's looked through.

Also, interesting about the Pirate history. The dark hair & skin/light eyes would describe my family very well.

Dan

Syse from wisconsin

2005-02-14 22:41:55Z

relatives go back to norway

Re: names, myths etc.