Jacob MORTENSEN
SOURCES: 1. Par Regs: Horby, Hjorring, Denmark (GS ser no 9053 pts 1,2,&5) 2. Census Records: 1787 & 1801 for Horby, Dronninglund Dist, Hjorring, Denmark (GS ser nos 8506 pt 16 & 8507 pt 16) 3. LDS Recs: Temple Index Bureau, Family Group Records Archives & International Genealogical Index DEATH: Note on family group sheet indicates that Jacob committed suicide by hanging himself. RESEARCH NOTES: Even though Jacob, was an illegitimate child, he must have had a close relationship with both his natural father and his family and also with his natural mother and her family, which is very unusual. Usually, the father and his family are never heard from again from the time the pregnancy is discovered, unless of course the parents decide to get married. But in this case it was found that both jacob's paternal half-brothers (from his father's marriage to Kirsten Christensdatter) as well as his maternal half-brothers (from his mother's marriage to mads Nielsen) as well as his half-sisters and spouses and both his natural father and his step-father were present from time to time as witnesses at his (Jacob's) children's christenings - so apparently there were no hard feelings
DEATH: Notes on the family group sheet indicate that Maren committed suicide by hanging herself.
He married Johanne Sorensdatter 8 Oct 1775 at Horby, Hjorring, Denmark . Johanne Sorensdatter was christened at Heiselhuset, Horby, Hjorring, Denmark 13 Jun 1751 daughter of Soren Jensen and Ane Thorstensdatter .
They were the parents of 9
children:
Mette Marie Jacobsdatter
christened 24 Mar 1776.
Soren Jacobsen
christened 9 Nov 1777.
Christen Jacobsen
christened 30 Jan 1780.
Mads Jacobsen
christened 3 Feb 1782.
Ane Marie Jacobsdatter
christened 7 May 1784.
Anne Jacobsdatter
christened 11 Sep 1785.
Anne Jacobsdatter
christened 24 Jun 1787.
Else Marie Jacobsdatter
christened 1 Apr 1790.
Maren Jacobsdatter
christened 3 Jun 1792.
Jacob Mortensen died 2 Apr 1821 at Horby, Hjorring, Denmark .
Johanne Sorensdatter died 6 May 1820 at Heiselhuset, Horby, Hjorring, Denmark .