Purkestad
This is a mountainfarm (seter) in the northeastern part of
Etnedal, close to Smiugarden / Lenningen.
In 1806 Ole A. Lunde purchased Purkestad and Øvre Brenne
from the Hiei farm. Ole later sold Purkestad to Syver Syverson
Hestekinn in 1812. In 1823 Purkestad got its own farm number
122.
The following people owned Purkestad. Gudbrand Olsson 1823-1858,
Knut Gudbrandson Espeset 1858-1882, Syver Engebretson Espelien
1882-1895, Anders Bjørnson Brenden 1895-1903, Anders O. Espeset
1903-1925, Ragnvald Klevgård 1925-1971 and Engebret Klevgård
1971.
Ragnvald and Engebret Klevgård, father and son, lived on
Klevgårdsøyen farm and used Purkestad as a summer pasture
for the cattle.
There is another Purkestad farm in Etnedal, a small one sold
from the Rødningen farm by Bruflat. This unit is owned by
the descendants of Mikkel Engebretson Maslangrud for many
generations.
Source: Gard og Bygde i Etnedal Book B, page 9
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