Kleivgård
Subfarms: Hansebråten, Klevgårdsbakken, Klevgårdslien, Klevgårdsøyen,
Kolverud, Skålrud, Skredderstuen, Stamparstuen.
The Klevgård farms are located east and southeast of Bruflat,
the community center, on the east side of the Etna river,
stretching up the hills towards Byfuglien and Torpa. Part
of Svilosen in the mountains belonged to Klevgård. Today there
are three main farm units: Søndre Klevgård, nordre Klevgård
and Klevgårdslien.
The name "Klev" comes from the old Norwegian word "kleif"
which means a road under a steep hillside, and "gård" which
is farm. It fits with the topography.
Frøholm maintains that Klevgård was settled between 1000
and 1300 AD. During the Black Death Klevgård was deserted
and wasn’t resettled until about 1640. The King had Klevgård
until 1669.
During this time there were two leaseholders that we know
of. The first was Syver Olsson, who was born about 1632 and
farmed one half of Klevgård. The second leaseholder was Jon
Mattison, who was born about 1612, and farmed the other half.
Both of these leaseholders were farming Klevgård around 1664.
As was with many farms in the valley, Laurits Christensen
and the Stockfleth family from Oslo/Drammen purchased the
farm from the King and it became borgargods. The
Stockfleth family sold all of Klevgård in 1749 to Engebret
Olsson Byfelie and Gjertrud Nilsdatter.
There have been close ties between Klevgård and Lunde, Hovde,
Byfuglien and Breien throughout the years as the people on
these farms have intermarried for generations. This farm has
also been divided several times and has three main farms and
several subfarms.
Down by the river, on Stamparstuen land, a grainmill was
established for the whole area. They took waterpower from
the river and in addition to the mill they also cut roofing
tiles from wood. They also had yarn production - they stamped
and colored wool, hence the name Stamparstuen.
Source: Gard og Bygde i Etnedal Book C, pages 252
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