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Original Text:
KAPITEL 1
Familiens herkomst
I Stamtavlen, side 5, er redegjort for det man inntil 1899 hadde funnet ut om familiens
herkomst. Herav hitsettes:
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"Hieronymus Bassøe siger i 1760 i sin
ansøgning om Rakkestad sorenskriveri "at han er af den bekjendte
præsident Hans Nansens familie, som har løfte paa at blive forfremmet i den Kgl. tjeneste".
Da han fik embedet, er det sansynligt, at denne hans angivelse var rigtig. Hidtil er det
dog ikke lykkes at udfinde, hvorledes det forholder sig med dette slægtskab. Af de trykte
stamtavler over Nansens efterkommere synes det at fremgaa, at Bassøe neppe kan have nedstammet
fra Hans Nansen selv, men vel fra Nansens broder eller farbroeder. Hans Nansen var født i
Flensborg 1598 og døde i 1667. Det er ogsaa muligt, at cancellieraad Bassøe's moeder Martha
Holst nedstammede fra Nansens slægt. Hendes farfader, Hans Holst, var født i nærheden af
Flensborg."
Siden den gang er det i Riksarkivet i Oslo funnet følgende, sitert efter oberst Hans Bassøe's
notat herom:
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"I retsprotokol n. 1177 fol. 231b i riksarkivet siges: "Peter Basso, som idag er syg, siges af
de tilstedeværende at være født i Danmark" (Fredrikshald 8/7.1730). I samme protokol n. 1177
fol. 106i (Raadstueretsprotokol for Fr.hald for 1723-1732) staar: "Den 23/7/1726 fremstod
fremstod for retten Peter Hieronymus Bassø, som foreviste sit lærebrev, at have lært
det ærlige og lovlige skrædderhaandverk i Kjøbenhavn af dato 14/2.1725 og i Christiania
gjort sit mesterstykke efter fremviste bevis derom af 14/7.1726. Agter nu at se sig om paa
Fr.hald for muligens at bosætte sig der".
Han fik borgerskap som skrædder paa Fr.hald 22/10 1726 (Fol. 112i). Paa ovennævnte fol. 106i
er navnet skrevet "Bassø", men paa registeret "Basso" med o. Ved nævnte leilighed skulde
samtlige borgere og haandværkere faa paategnet sine borgerbrever."
For om mulig å finne ut noe mer om familiens herkomst, besøkte sivilingeniør Bjarne Bassøe
Sønderjyllan, Slesvig og Holstein, sommeren 1924. Undersøkt ble kirkebøkene i Hanved sogn
i Frøslev herred ved Flensborg (Handewitt på tysk), St. Nicolai sogn i Flensborg, videre en
håndskreven samling av stamtrær over ca. 100 flensborgske slekter, forfattet av rektor
Moller, død 1781, som finnes i Flensborg byarkiv. Blandt dem er det ca. 20 slekter som forgrenet
seg til Norge. Det preussiske statsarkiv i Kiel ble også besøkt. Det fantes i disse arkiver
en rikdom av opplysninger, som efter navnene å dømme angikk familier som ble forgrenet til
Norge i 1600 og 1700 årene. Men om familien Bassøe ble desverre ikke funnet noe.
Lektor Ragnar Bassøe gjorde sommeren 1939 inngående undersøkelser i arkiver i Kjøbenhavn
for om mulig å finne mer om stamfaren Peter Hieronymussen Basso, men uten resultat.
De spor som finnes og som er refferert ovenfor, gjør at man må kunne gå ut fra at familien
Bassøe stammer fra Slesvig.
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Translation:
CHAPTER 1
The Family's Origin
On page 5 of The Family Tree, is an account of what had been uncovered by the year 1899 regarding
the origin of the family. Quoting the source:
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"Hieronymus Bassøe claims in 1760 in his
petition for the position of district stipendiary magistrate in Rakkestad
"that he is
related to the notable President Gracious Hans Nansen who
have most humbly been promoted in His Royal Highness' service".
It is likely, since he received the position, that what he claims is right. However, it
has not proved possible to discover how this relationship may have been. Printed family
trees of Nansen's descendants indicate that Bassøe hardly could have been descending
from Nansen himself, but rather Nansen's brother or uncle. Hans Nansen was born in
Flensborg in 1598 and died in 1667. It is also possible that chancellor Bassøe's mother
Martha Holst descended from the Nansen family. Her grandfather, Hans Holst, was born
in the vicinity of Flensborg."
Colonel Hans Bassøe have since found the following in the Oslo Public Records Office. Quoting
his notes:
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"The judicial notes n. 1177 fol. 231b in the public records states:
"Peter Basso, who is ill today, is claimed by those present to have been born in Denmark"
(Fredrikshald July 8 1730). Quoting the same notes n. 1177 fol. 106i (Law office notes for
Fredrikshald for 1723-1732): "Peter Hieronymus Bassø came before the court on July 23 1726
and showed his trade-certificate, to have learned the honest and legal tailor trade in
Copenhagen, dated February 23 1725, and to have done his masterpiece in Christiania, which he
showed proof of dated July 14 1726. Intends to go to Fredrikshald and possibly settle there".
He received his citizenship as tailor in Fredrikshald on October 22 1726 (Fol. 112i).
The name is spelled "Bassø" in the above mentioned fol. 106i, but is registered as "Basso" with o.
All citizens and trades-men would later have their proof of citizenship amended.
Chartered engineer Bjarne Bassøe did, in the summer of 1924, make a trip to
Southern Jyllan, Slesvig and Holstein
in order to see if it was possible to find out more about the family's origin.
He examined the church records in Hanved parish in Froselv county close to Flensborg
(Handewitt in German), St. Nicolai parish in Flensborg, also a hand written collection of
family trees of about 100 Flensborg families, written by headmaster Moller who died in 1781,
found in the Flensborg Public Records. Among these, there are about 20 families with
branches into Norway. The Prussian Public Records in Kiel were also visited. These
archives contain a wealth of information, which, according to the names, had to do with
families with branches into Norway during the 16 and 17 hundreds. But the Bassøe family
was sadly not mentioned.
Lecturer Ragnar Bassøe did in the summer of 1939 make thorough investigations into records
in Copenhagen, to see if he could find out more about Peter Hieronymussen Basso,
but without success.
The facts that have been mentioned above, makes it safe to assume that the Bassøe family descends
from Slesvig.
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