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Norman Lee Madsen skriver: According to Giessing, Mads Jensen Kofoed of Hasle is the father of Jens Kofoed (1481-1519). And that Jens Kofoed is the father of Mads Kofoed, mayor of Rønne, and Oluf Kofoed, also mayor of Rønne. Further, that Mayor Mads Kofoed is the father of Hans Kofoed of Kyndegård; and that Mayor Oluf Kofoed is the father of Jens Kofoed (died 1625) of Kyndegård. According to Jørn Klindt it was the so-called 'Østermarie branch' (aka Julius Bidstrup's 'Family B') of the Kofoed-family that adopted the image of the cow-foot around the year 1590 - it is displayed on a tombstone in Østermarie Church, as well as in the seal of Mayor Esbern Kofoed, and later used by Mayor Poul Madsen Kofoed of Svaneke. But the cow-foot was not the preferred coat-of-arms for the Kofoeds, but rather a very old armorial image - the chevron (sparre) was the most widely used. Notably by the so-called 'Rønne branch' (aka Julius Bidstrup's 'Family A'). First used by Chief Justice Jens Madsen Kofoed (c.1541-1625) of Rønne. Followed by his half-brother Hans Madsen Kofoed (c.1550-1623) of Blykobbegård, who used the chevron in his seal from 1595. Hans Madsen Kofoed's oldest son Mads Hansen Kofoed (c.1588-1646) used the chevron from 1608, and thus on down through the family. Jørn Klindt states that in Holstein in the late-1200s and early-1300s there can be found record of a number of Kofoed men: Albertus (. . .1286.. .), Henrik, Didrik, and Bertold. In the mid-1300s: Hasse, Johannes and his son Markvard (. . .1370. . .1378. . .), Frederik, Conrad, Michael of Lübeck, and two other Johannes. In the mid-1400s there were a number of Hanseatic traders: Henrik (. . .1466-1515) and Hans (. . .-1481) - both of Lübeck, Hans (. . .1484. . .) of Wismar, and Jesper (. . .1526. . .).The Hans Kofoed who died in 1481 is known to have had five children: Joakim, Grete, Engel, Anna, and Hans (born 1481). In the early-1500s one of the Kofoed Hansa traders is known to settled on Bornholm: Peder (. ..1510. . .1532. . .) of Rønne. In 1931 Dr. M.K. Zahrtmann wrote down his own theories on the Kofoed-family roots. According to Jørn Klindt the findings of Dr. Zahrtmann are always correct - however his interpretations can be differed with! His interpretation presumes that the given names Peder and Hans in the 1600's often change from father to son, and that you therefore can extend this custom down into the dark 1500 - a period in which there is no documentation to speak of. Using this method Zahrtmann concluded that Hans Kofoed (died 1623) of Blykobbegård, was the son of a Peder Kofoed, who was the son of a Hans Kofoed, the son of the Hansa trader Peder Kofoed of 1510. Jørn Klindt states that this idea is too perfect, for at least 2 out of 3 children died before reaching adulthood in those days; so it was impossible to guarantee that a Hans or a Peder would carry on the family name? Mads Jensen Kofoed var handelsmand i Hasle, Nørre, Bornholm. Han blev født i 1444 i Rønne. Han var søn af Jens Pedersen Kofoed. Mads blev gift i 1474 i Rønne med Elisabeth Olufsdatter. Mads Jensen Kofoed døde i 1518 i Rønne. - OCCU handelsmand
Mads Jensen Kofoed of Hasle is the earliest recorded Kofoed on Bornholm.
Giessing (published 1786) relates in his pedigree of the "Family Kofoed" that the danish Noblemen with the Koefoed coat-of-arms were of mingled blood with the Normans, those people who had occupied Normandy. He relates further back: to when King William 1st the Conqueror, in 1066, went from Normandy to England, there was among the Norman nobility who followed him, one man with the name of Arnfred Kofod. Also, on an English monastery list are several Danish names: Erik, Oluf, Svend of Essex, Ospern and Arnfred Kofod.
It is related that the Scottish king, Macbeth, agreed to hide Ospern in Scotland, and that Svend became part of his royal staff. Arnfred Kofod became a faithul servant of King Edward. However, it would be impossible to establish any link between this man and the Bornholmer family of the same name. The surname Kofoed stems from "KoFod" which means "Cow's Foot".
The origin of the name is not known, however the hypothosis has been put forward that the original Kofod had some sort of physical deformity, such as a club-foot.
It seems that the old Bornholm Kofoed families used the cow-foot as their coat-of-arms; from obvious association with their name, rather than through their connection to the Duchy of Holstein. There are many myths and errors concerning the oldest Kofoed's on Bornholm.
The book "På spor af de første Kofod'er" by Jørn Klindt (published 1979) is a scholarly examination, which tries to clear up the many errors surrounding this families genealogy. Jørn Klindt relates that it is thought that the immediately preceding ancestors to the Kofoed'er of Bornholm originated from the area around Hamburg, in the Duchy of Holstein. In 1286 there is mention of a knight, Albertus Koefoed; the Holstein'er family attained the right to be armigerous and held various titles of knighthood.
Every couple of generations the family rose in status to near nobility, only to then descend the social ladder; they never broke into, and then maintained noble status. The Kofoed'er spread east from the Hamburg area to Lübeck, Wismar, etc. along the north Baltic coast-line of present day Germany and Poland. They also spread up the Jylland peninsula into Schleswig and Danmark.
Kofod/Kofoed/Koefoed is a family-name that has spread all over Danmark.
There are numerous Kofoeds listed in the book of Danish Knights.
The Kofoed'er who settled in Bornholm had attained the status of "Frimænd", this meant that they were "free men" and had no overlord except the King of Danmark, and thus were of the lower nobility. It should be noted here that such "frimænd" would have were not of the social class of the true titled nobility, and in fact would have been snubbed by that rarified class of people. As freemen the Kofoeds were one of the leading families of Bornholm, with the right to own property, to engage in business and trade, to hunt the forests and make use of the beaches, and were among the island's brew-masters.
They had the right to exact labour and duties from the peasant farmers who lived and worked on their farms. Of course, over the succeeding years not all Kofoed descendants stayed amongst the social elite, and they gradually fell to lower social classes.
To this day on Bornholm the surname Kofoed remains a prestigious family-name.
He lived at Lille Haslegård, and was a "borger" (citizen) of Hasle township.
As a citizen he was licensed to engage in business and commerce, what the Danes call a "Handelsmand".
According to Giessing, Mads Jensen Kofoed of Hasle is the father of Jens Kofoed (1481-1519). And that Jens Kofoed is the father of Mads Kofoed, mayor of Rønne, and Oluf Kofoed, also mayor of Rønne. Further, that Mayor Mads Kofoed is the father of Hans Kofoed of Kyndegård; and that Mayor Oluf Kofoed is the father of Jens Kofoed (died 1625) of Kyndegård.
According to Jørn Klindt it was the so-called "Østermarie branch" (aka Julius Bidstrup's "Family B") of the Kofoed-family that adopted the image of the cow-foot around the year 1590 - it is displayed on a tombstone in Østermarie Church, as well as in the seal of Mayor Esbern Kofoed, and later used by Mayor Poul Madsen Kofoed of Svaneke. But the cow-foot was not the preferred coat-of-arms for the Kofoeds, but rather a very old armorial image - the chevron (sparre) was the most widely used. Notably by the so-called "Rønne branch" (aka Julius Bidstrup's "Family A"). First used by Chief Justice Jens Madsen Kofoed (c.1541-1625) of Rønne. Followed by his half-brother Hans Madsen Kofoed (c.1550-1623) of Blykobbegård, who used the chevron in his seal from 1595. Hans Madsen Kofoed's oldest son Mads Hansen Kofoed (c.1588-1646) used the chevron from 1608, and thus on down through the family.
Jørn Klindt states that in Holstein in the late-1200s and early-1300s there can be found record of a number of Kofoed men: Albertus (. . .1286.. .), Henrik, Didrik, and Bertold. In the mid-1300s: Hasse, Johannes and his son Markvard (. . .1370. . .1378. . .), Frederik, Conrad, Michael of Lübeck, and two other Johannes. In the mid-1400s there were a number of Hanseatic traders: Henrik (. . .1466-1515) and Hans (. . .-1481) - both of Lübeck, Hans (. . .1484. . .) of Wismar, and Jesper (. . .1526. . .).
The Hans Kofoed who died in 1481 is known to have had five children:
Joakim, Grete, Engel, Anna, and Hans (born 1481).
In the early-1500s one of the Kofoed Hansa traders is known to settled on Bornholm: Peder (. ..1510. . .1532. . .) of Rønne.
In 1931 Dr. M.K. Zahrtmann wrote down his on theories on the Kofoed-family roots. According to Jørn Klindt the findings of Dr. Zahrtmann are always correct - however his interpretations can bediffered with! His interpretation presumes that the given names Peder and Hans in the 1600's often change from father to son, and that you therefore can extend this custom down into the dark 1500 - a period in which there is no documentation to speak of.
Using this method Zahrtmann concluded that Hans Kofoed (died 1623) of Blykobbegård, was the son of a Peder Kofoed, who was the son of a Hans Kofoed, the son of the Hansa trader Peder Kofoed of 1510.
Jørn Klindt states that this idea is too perfect, for at least 2 out of 3 children died before reaching adulthood in those days; so it was impossible to guarantee that a Hans or a Peder would carry on the familyname.
This database researched and compiled by Norman Lee Madsen, Toronto,Ontario
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