Orm Drengson Åsland 2a inherited 2/3 of Åsland after his father died, but he probably used it all. It was his children who were found at the inherited residences around Åsland and Midjås. Torbjørg, his sister, was supposed to have 1/3 of the farm. It was her grandchildren who would settle near Åsland.

In 1624 Dreng Ormson Åsland 4a (1594-Sk.1674) had, together with his brother, 4 tnK in Åsland, 1 tnK in Skredtveit and 1 mK in Åmli in Setesdal. He himself had purchased the 2 mK in Haugehåtveit which Halvor Moghus had in 1615.

Early in the 1620's legal actions started regarding Åsland. Talleiv Åsmundson Rygnestad in Valle and his brother wanted to have 1/3 of the farm as inheritance after their grandmother Torbjørg Drengsdtr died. Dreng and Tarjei offered the Rygnestad folks equivalent land property at another place and tried to give them Midtgarden Byrte. Talleiv Rygnestad was not pleased with that. Midtgarden was a mountain farm without arable land which had been a field in old times. At Åsland there was uncultivated ground and lots of room for new cultivation. The farm had been three huslende [smaller farms] in old times, Åsland, Jordet and Bakken. Kjetil Bilstad testified in 1627 that the place where the farm stood, was called Myre. That was until the Rygnestad folks got the inheritance themselves and Bakken was made separate as its own farm.

Dreng Ormson was living at his farm, in peace, after this lawsuit. He had his own 4 tnK and was the user until he was about 80 years old. In 1667 he had a visit from a robber at the farm. It was Jon Olavson Vik from Setesdal. He stole bread, butter, fish and two shirts. Probate after Dreng died was held in 1674. His wife was Ingebjørg Tarjeisdtr. His land ownership was Åsland and ½ tnK in Mykli.

The name [Sitje] was called unique by Rygh's "Norske Gaardnavne" ["Norwegian Farm Names"] without him being able to interpret it with certainty. It probably has a connection with "to sit".

From several inherited residences well into the 1600's we hear about Såvi and Ragnhild of Nape. They owned among other things 3 tnK at Sitje including Lie. Såvi died early, but we find Ragnhild several times. She wrote in support of Sitje in a 1588(?) document and then testified about the allodial farm Lie. Her son-in-law Folke had leased it for 9 years. It should therefore be certain that it was Folke Tjodgeirson from Straume who was the first owner we find in the skattelistene [tax rolls]. Some time after he moved home to Hylestad, we find the other son-in-law [Tarjei Folkeson] of Ragnhild.

Tarjei Folkeson from S.Rygnestad was married to Gjertrud Såvisdtr. Ragnhild of Nape had 1 tnK at Sitje in 1603, but probably already lived at Sitje then. A document from 1605 tells that Ragnhild Tarjeisdtr had lived with her son-in-law Tarjei Folkeson several years. The children of her son were minors. Tarjei would get all she had in payments due and land rents of the 4 tnK she had for her lifetime in return for bestowing her pension.

Tarjei probably died around 1610. After that we find a line of names at the farm, probably his children and grandchildren. From that we hear in the dispute about Nape and other places, there may have been many children. Owners in 1615 were Olav Svalestog with 5 mK and Torkjell Lindem of Nesherad with 2½ tnK.

Gjertrud was still alive in 1624. She had then 2 tnK at Sitje as property, 1 mK at Bergland as allodial property and 1 mK at Austad in Nednes [Aust-Agder] as marital property. Olav Svalestog had 5 mK marital property. Gjertrud probably died around 1630 and must have then been an old woman.