Hi Anthony
I have had a go at decyphering the probate. Pretty difficult I must say. I have written the Swedish as I see it and then the translation which I must say leaves a lot to be desired. The probate is written in old and difficult Swedish which I had trouble wording into coherent English. Anyway I think you may get the idea.
It looks as though he owned Stenhuse and a property at Kroks in Tofta Parish too. There is a mention of a saw-mill which must mean the one at Petarve in Sanda Parish.
The probate is the longest I have seen. It is of 14 pages and very detailed.
Åår 1751 den 28 Juni bouppteckning til Stenhuse i Sanda Socken.
4/16 delar skatte inköpt under varande äktenskap af framledne Olof Persson och dess efterlämnade änka Catarina Nilsdotter med tillhörande helst uti miölkvarn vid Stenhuse så väl som helften af Stenhuse och ................... underlydande sågverk för 460 sölfer mynt hvaruti begripas the 20 sölfer mynt som Olof Persson uti fastighet vid Kroks i Tofta förr en 1/4 del ....Year 1751 on 28 June probate for Stenhuse in Sanda Parish.
4/16th of a "tax" purchased during the marriage of the late Olof Persson and his remaining widow Catarina Nilsdotter with belongings preferably from the flour mill at Stenhuse also half of Stenhuse and .......... subordinates saw-mill for 460 silver coins in which 20 coins is withheld as Olof Persson from the property at Krok in Tofta for a 1/4 del tax.
Stenhuse of today link:
http://www.stenhusegard.se/Ian
