Werenskiold (noble family)
Werenskiold, also spelled "Werenschiold", "Wærenskiold", "Werenskjold" etcetera, is a Danish and Norwegian noble family living in Norway. History. Werner Nielssen (1625-1695) relocated to Farsund in Vest-Agder from Ribe in Jutland. He was a lawyer who in 1664, became councilor in Christiania (now Oslo). He was married 1.) in 1662 to Christiania M. Ingeborg Eriksdatter (d. 1664) through whom he acquired Borregård Manor ("Borregård Hovedgård") in Sarpsborg; 2.) in 1667 with Helvig Christensdatter (1653-1692). In 1674, he bought Hafslund Manor ("Hafslund Hovedgård") in Sarpsborg. He was the father of three sons: Niels Wernersen took over  Hafslund Manor, Jens Wernersen took over Borregård Manor, Christian Wernersen who acquired Trosvik in Fredrikstad. His son Niels Wernersen (1669-1741) was married in 1698 to Elisabeth de Tønsberg (1673-1742), daughter of Mads Mathias de Tønsberg, ("Amtmann" over Buskerud) and Anne Cathrine Willumsdatter Mecklenburg. He became county governor of Smålenen (now Østfold) and assistant council at the Supreme Court. Niels Wernersen was in 1717 ennobled under the name "Werenschiold" with a new coat of arms.