Erik Mattsson Porkka

  Research Notes:

geni.com FT: https://www.geni.com/people/Mattis-Mats-Porkka-Mattes-Burk/6000000020552346650?through=6000000020050760159
- the person managing the FT or entering information often changes, but includes Tony Ostlund
and Notes:
- two children, Anders Eriksson b abt 1720, and Olof Eriksson b abt 1723


NOTE: "Finnar i Östmark, Vitsand, Nyskoga, Södra och Norra Finnskoga"
by Jarl Ericson. 1996, Arvika, Sweden; image 1356 and forward - has limited information on Erik Mattsson Porkka, only the son of Matts Larsson - note that Jarl Ericson's other book - Finnar in Lekvattnet ... likely has mother information on the Porkka family in Fäbacken



1. Erik Mattsson b 1655-1563 was likely married twice. Other family reseachers have not recorded the name of his first wife. They name his second wife as Marit Eriksdotter born about 1695 - but no other information is recorded about her.

Mari Eriksdotter is NOT recorded in the Fryksände Household records, AI:2 (1711-1719) or in AI:3 (1730-1738).


2. Mantalslängder
Mantalslängder 1642-1820 Örebro län 1642-1820 (S, T) 86 (1729) Image 5250 / Page 1970 (AID: v903454.b5250.s1970, NAD: SE/RA/5520319)

1727, 1729, 1729 , 1732; Erik Matsson, male at Fäbacken; also Mats Matsson and Olaf Matsson
(there are a couple of years, that either Mats or Olaf have 'tick' also for female

- the above would suggest that Erik Matsson's wife, Marit Eriksdotter died before 1727.

One problem that I encounted in reviewing the Mantalslängder is that "Fäbacken" is not listed in earlier records, such as 1720,1710, 1700, 1675 etc. I do not know why [18 Jul 2020]


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4. Marriage: Erik Matsson, b abt 1655 or 1661 or 1663 ;

Note: on some notes I have used the birth date of 1655 based on the age at death, but the geni.com FT notes his birth as about 1663 - this is a gap of about 7-8 years. It is not clear what his birth was, and so I have noted his birth as "between 1655-1663". Even though the Fryksände parish household records (vol AI:5,1750-1752 and AI:6a, 1752-1757) record his birth as 1661, his death record in 1753 records that he died at the age of 98, meaning that his birth would have been closer to 1655.

There is no clear evidence on Erik Matsson's marriage. Most other FTs and researchers have recorded his wife as Marit Eriksdotter b about 1695 and death unknown AND have not recorded any information about her. However, I have not found her recorded in the transcribed Fryksände deaths or marriages.
The transcribed Fryksände births record the birth of Anders Eriksson b 19 Nov 1720 at Fäbacken, with Anders father as Erik Matsson and Marit Eriksdotter. In 1720 Marit would have been age 25

Anders Eriksson (b 1720) is said to have a brother name Olof. The transcribed Fryksände births record his birth as 14 Apr 1723 at Fäbacken, with parents Erik Matsson and Marit Andersdotter. There are 2 possibilities for a different efternamn or patronymic for the mother, Marit. (1) the records have made a mistake and Marit is one or the other; (2) Marit Eriksdotter died after 1720 and Erik Matsson remarrried by 1723. This may never be solved since there is no death recorded for either Marit Eriksdotter or Marit Andersdotter in the transcribed Fryksände deaths or marriages. There is of course one other explanation in that the births and even deaths/burials of both Marits' may have been in Norway (finnskog).


On Ancestry.com there is one FT - Lennart Eriksson Släktträd; note that Lennart also has a Disbyt FT
[ link, https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/85009464/person/222124165490/facts ]

- Lennart records Erik Matsson's birth as 1661 (common to most FTs, but his actual birth is closer 1655 based on his age of 98 at his death in 1753)
- Lennart also records that Erik Matsson was married twice:
(1) Annika Samuelsdotter (with FFN of Suuroninen), born about 1665 and that her father was Samuel Soren Suuroninen b about 1640 at Långnås, likely in the current parish of Gråssmark. Erik and Annika had a son, Samuel Eriksson Porkka, b abt 1704 and died 1 Jun 1758 at Stensgårdskogen *
(2) Marit Eriksdotter b abt 1695 and 2 sons, Anders Eriksson b 1720 and Olof Eriksson b 1723 [no other information]. But he records additional information on Anders Eriksson b 1720.

Kenneth Bergman's data has similar information, but he makes a note with a question: Is he a Porkka as many state? Son of Erik Mattesson Porkka and Annika Samuelsdotter Suuroinen.
[link, http://www.kenalexis.se/p5782c382.html but this does not link to any of the mentioned names - simply to get to website]
Also note: Kenneth Bergman records son of Erik Matsson Porka as Anders Eriksson Porka b 1720 and then only records some information on Anders Eriksson's son, Erik Andersson Porka b 1846
[ have to go to 'start' and scroll for name, Eriksson Porkka, Anders 1720-1794 - this is confusing, since Bergman lists a number of people with 'Eriksson .... , and a given name; and then people with the name Eriksson, and a given name - you have to scroll through the first set of people with the name 'Eriksson ..., - and so for example, "Eriksson Porkka, Anders" with the 'comma' after Porkka ]

Keneth Bergman data
- Erik Matsson Porkka died in 1753 with age 98 burial of 90 years - this would make is birth around 1663, but the death/burial record records his age at death as 98, putting birth closer to 1655, as I noted in point 4. So ???? - what is the correct birth
- records one wife, Marit Eriksdotter, but no other information.
- records 1 child, Anders b 1720 and then only one child for Anders his wife Kerstin Olofsdotter (b 1717): Erik Andersson Porkka, 1746-1826

Bo Brunzell data
- does not have much information or comments on Erik Matsson Porkka - born 1663 at Arnsjön and died 1753 at Fäbacken


Due to the uncertainity of Erik Matsson (Porka) wife, I have NOT entered a wife

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Birth - about 1655, Abt 1655, Fryksände, Värmland län, Sweden. Erik Mattsson's birth is uncertain. Most other family researchers note that he died in 1753. And in reviewing Fryksände parish deaths/burials, it is recorded that he died at age 98 at Fäbacken. If this is the correct age at death, then his birth would have to be around 1655. Most of the other family researchers record is birth as 1663, with one record of 1661.

Also it is important to note that at the time of his birth/death, Fäbacken was included in the Fryksände parish. Sometime around 1865, records for Fäbacken were under Östmark parish or Lekvattnet parish. I have decided to use the parish at the time of the event

Erik married.