Translating an Estate Inventory

mssorensen

I suspect this estate inventory is of my ancestor, but am having difficulty reading every word (still new to this and don't speak Swedish). Would anyone be able to help me? Thank you in advance.

Source: https://app.arkivdigital.se/volume/v143098?image=120&page=235&register_collection=7&register_post_aid=r7.p65163320

ArkivDigital: Sundals häradsrätt (P) FIIa:26 (1790) Image: 120 Page: 235

Norm Baker

I can do some of this, but, like you, I don't speak Swedish. Some of it is quite clear-other parts, not so much.

The first two lines mention a Johan Andersson in Ryr who, I think, has some roll in the probate, but what that roll is, isn't clear to me. The last word of the second line is "rätt", which means "court". I also see "förord..." which has something to do with "förordna-to order,direct, dispose of, or ordain". The word "curator" is also pretty obvious. It means the same thing in Swedish as it does in English-"a keeper or custodian of a museum or other collection". I suspect the meaning of the first two lines is that Johan Andersson in Ryr is ordered/directed by the court to take care of the family's property.

After that, it begins "(The) year 1790 the first of March the undersigned was called/requested by widow Börtta Svensdotter in Ryr an inventory and appraisal...". The next thing I am able to read is "Daniel Johanson who himself left (by dying) left behind a/one child with the name Anna Maja a/one year old..." followed by more that I could figure out, but it would take hours for me to do it. I think that you have the genealogically important information in the probate.

I will tag @Morris Geoffrey Fröberg and @Savannah.Larson to see if they are willing to help out with the rest.

Morris Geoffrey Fröberg

Hi @mssorensen ,

Here is the meaning:

The sentence at the very top was added later and has to do with the appointed guardian. It reads: Johan Andersson of ?yr was assigned as trustee to protect the little (child not of legal age's) right. In other words, he is the appointed guardian.

Then it continues:

Year 1790, 1st of March were the undersigned called by the widow Börtta Svensdotter of Ryr to register and assess value the effects after her deceased spouse Daniel Johansson left by him. He left behind one child by name Anna Maja (who) is 1 year old. Whose right is protected by her faster man (which I think means fathers sister's spouse) Lars Eriksson of Klefvan (which is a place in Brålanda in the same chapelry) and was found as follows: .. and then the inventory.

mssorensen

Thank you!