Reference: note Hans Jensen Bidstrup's origins are still a mystery,
even though a danish-american by the name of Babs Bidstrup published
an article in the newspaper "Bornholms Tidende" (on September 6,
1973), in which she states his origin as being in eastern Germany,
from where he emigrated to Skåne (southern Sweden), and then over to

Bornholm. Proper documentation for this is missing. Hans Jensen
Bidstrup became parish clerk (degn) for Klemensker in 1670, where he

lived at the parish's Degnegården, at about that same time he married

the parish's pastor's step-daughter: Kirsten Haagensdatter, who died
after about five years of marriage, leaving two daughters behind. His

second marriage was to Ellen Nielsdatter of Allinge. It seems the
relationship between Hans Bidstrup and the pastor, Oluf Jensen
Aalborg, was strained due to financial disagreements; this seems a
likely cause for his giving up the position of parish clerk. In any
case, by 1682 the family had moved to Vestermarie parish, where he
later he became reeve (sandemand) and served as the District-Captain
(Herredskaptajn). We also know that around 1682 his deceased wife
Kirsten's sister Sidsel married Berild Clausen, and that this led to
a dispute over Hans' two daughter's inheritance. After receiving
permission from Bornholm's Dean, Claus Predbøjrnsen Langsted, he took

"the honourable and learned gentleman Oluf Jensen Aalborg, pastor for

St. Klemen's Church" to court for 12 Slettedalers owing to his two
daughters in the form of "their deceased mother's fine wardrobe." The

judgement made was in the favour of Hans Jensen Bidstrup. Some years
later we again find thesame names in the law-registry - but this time

Hans Bidstrup is acting as attorney for pastor Oluf Jensen Aalborg
against Berild Clausen! In 1688, as "bonde", he took possession of
Sgrd, 33' Slg.; then in 1699 the family moved to Store Bjerregrd, 9'
Vdg., both in Vestermarie parish. Probate after Hans Jensen
Bidstrup's death was held on Store Bjerregrd, dated October 26, 1729.

He was recorded as being 84 years, 5 months, 2 weeks and 3 days old.
1699 Store Bjerregård, 9' Vdg. Vestermarie
1688 Søgård 33' Slg. Vestermarie

Om hans oprindelse er der flere teorier:
1. I en afskrift at skiftet står nævnt, at arkitekt K. Thorsen.
Rønne formener, at der i Hasle hos hr. Hotelejer Herold forefindes
nogle gamle slægtsoptegnelser om at År 1490 var Hans Beistrup
Slotsfoged på Hammershus, og formentlig er stamfaderen.
2. Zahrtmann bemærker: Hans Jensen kan være søn af provsten i Rønne
Jens Lauritzen Malmø (g.med Margrethe Lauridsdatter, måske hun var en
søster til hans svigermor Sidseli) , provsten var værge og
medunderskriver i skiftet (4.2.1675) efter hans 1.hustru Kirstine
Haagensdatter. I en fodnote bemærkes (Københavns Universitets
Matrikel 1890 Birket Smith, at der i kommunitets matriklen er
tilføjet navnet Laurentii for vedkommende, og han opfører ham så til
Hans? Jens Larsen Klov (Klow) forhenv. feltpræst fra 15.2.1681
sognepræst til Rø menighed Bornholm død 12.11.1685.
3. Babs Bidstrup-Blair skriver i en avisartikkel i "Bornholms
Tidende" 6/9 1973, at han var fra ØstTyskland, emigrerede til Skåne,
og rejste derfra til Bornholm?Vi har kopi af avisartiklen, kopi af
afskriften fra skiftet (af Vilhelm Bidstrup) , som for øvrigt er
fejlagtig, afskriveren har udeladt eller ikke vidst, at H.J.B.var
gift 1. g. med Kirsten Haagensdatter, 2 af døtrene fra dette ægteskab
er ikke nævnt (Kirstine og Anne Marie) og datteren Mette den ældste,
er opført som datter af hans 2. hustru Ellen Nielsdatter. Han fik 10
børn de 3 ældste døtre er af 1.ægteskab og 7 børn i det 2.4 overlevet
ham Mette-Karen-Margrethe og Niels

Side 168. 1729. 26. Okt.
Hans Bidstrup, capitain, Bieregården, Vestermarie.
Ellen Nielsdatter. Laugv: dattermand, Lars Monsen.
Børn og børnebørn.