316 Mats JöranssonSources: Strömsboken, Äspnäs 41 Georg Hansson, Äspnäs 7 Gothe; Finnkolonisationen pages 205-206. Thord Bylund; the genealogical database "Angur". (Father 632) The Finn Matts Jöransson buys on the 24th of November 1679 a farm in Äspnäs from Lars Broddeson. He pays 26 Rdlar for the farm and is the owner during the years 1679-1712. The farm in Gärdnäs had a low tax, which the Finns accepted to pay. The buying of this farm also gave the Finns the right to use forests and hay making near Renån. The quarrelling with the farmers on Öhn than started again. Finally they came to an agreement that the farmers on Öhn were allowed to use 3/4 and Matts 1/4 of the areas suitable for hay making and burn beating. At an inspection, which was carried out in 1696, Matts had on the farm one farm hand and one maid. Of cattle he had two horses, ten cows, eight heifers, 16 sheep, eight goats and one pig. Mats Jöransson obviously was an efficient hunter. In the years 1702 and 1703 he shot totally four bears. Matts Jöransson seems also to have been engaged in some illegal business activity. This happened with the Lapps from the mountains near Ström (Herkelfjäll and so on). After Christmas the Lapps travelled to the Lapp-market in Ström to sell skins and other things so that they could pay their taxes and other debts. The Lapps passed Äspnäs on the way to the market. Already in 1702 Matts was prosecuted for that he had bought all products the Lapps had and which they intended to sell on the market. Matts later on sold all these products to other persons. This form of business activity was forbidden. It was a form of exchange. The Lapps got corn and rough homespun from Matts. When the Lapps arrived at the market they had nothing to sell and could then not pay their debts. Mats married Gölu Arvidsdotter, IX:62. They had one child:
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