Hestkinn søndre
Sub-farms: Brusveen, Granstølen, Hestekindhaugen, Homlesletten,
Hovda, Mørken, Pershølet, Skuggen, Øyangslien,
Hestekind was probably in existence around the time of the
Vikings or a little before. Hermundstad suggests the name
came from a woman by the name of Dorte. Dorte was married
to Peder Peterson Colding between 1647 and 1686. She had what
Hermundstad called a morostad ("Fun City") in Byfelien.
The location of Hestekind is just halfway between the Church
in Aurdal and Byfuglien. She probably rested herself and the
horses at Hestekind, hence the name.
Hestekind was krongods until the first part of
the 16th century and after that borgargods until
1711. It is not clear when the king sold the farm, but he
had the farm at the time of the matrikule ringa in
1667. Twenty-eight years after that the Overkrigskommissaren
in Denmark, Gothard Braem, and Captain Jens Leegaard had control
of the farm. They sold the farm a year later to Christian
Pederson Kleboe from Modum. He had the farm until he sold
it to Bjørn Tollefson and Guri Evensdatter Frøysaker from
Hallingdal in 1797. They sold the farm to the first owner
in 1711.
The first leaseholder was Jon Gudbrandson between 1613 and
1640. Tørstein Olsson was also an early settler in Hestekind
søndre and his son Knut Tørsteinson (1661-1726) along with
wife Ingeborg Svendsdatter were the first real owners of Hestekind.
Hestekind is located up the hill from Bruflat to the west,
north of Tonsåsen, following the borderline to Sør Aurdal,
then to the south of Breien farm. Some good pasture land,
but mostly forest. Hunting and fishing was additional income
as there are several lakes in the area.
One part of Hestekind farm, Bjødnigarden (Bjørnødegard) farm,
was divided from Hestekind in 1779. As was with many farms,
Hestekind was divided between two brothers when the parents
died. Ole Knutson took over the lower part called Nerre Hestekind
and his brother Torstein Knutson took the upper part called
Øvre Hestekind. Since then both units have been sold several
times. Families from Fjell, Wold, Solberg søndre and Bruflat
have owned or lived on Hestekind and Bjørnødegard.
Hestekind and Bjørnødegard, together with Breien and the
Fjell farms established their own school district, the Breien
skolekrets. A missionary house was also built in
the area. Ole Pederson was a strong, local preacher. He travelled
all over the valley and preached the word of God, strongly.
Sources: Gard og Bygde i Etnedal Book C, pages 147-149
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