Vetle Aslakson was the largest landowner farmer in Skafså at the time. He had land at 17 farms in 1603 and paid substantial taxes of 4½ rd for it. In 1611 he had a total of 26 tn 1 mK at the farms Storåsli, Berdal, Tingstveit, Veum, Lauvvik, Skafså, Paradis, Skjelbrei, Ø.Åmli, Kleppen, Dale, Dalen, Rui, Bringsverd, Bekkhus, Tveiten and Skåli. He bought ½ markebol at Spokkeli from Uv Jonson of Lårdal in 1603 and got a mortgage on S.Skåli from Tallak Einarson Skåli the year after for 20 rd. At the same time he also owned at Gausbu, Floten in Mo, Kvålo, Vik, N.Åmli, Brokka, Håtveit, Spokkeli and Vadde and probably operated an extensive business in farms.

The 1624 Odelsjordeboka [allodial land book] shows that he had 13 tnK then. His sons got land property ownership from around 1618, so probate was probably held after the wife of Vetle died in the time between 1615 and 1618. She was a sister of Siver (Sigurd) Rinden in Fyresdal and was named Sigrid Bendiksdtr Spokkeli.

Vetle himself was a stepson of Eivind Bilstad (Storåsli 2?). By means of land property, sealmarks, names and where the people lived, we find a connection to Momrak in Fyresdal. The people were probably from the same family.

Alv was probably a son of Vetle Storåsli and used simultaneously Åmli and later Skafså 3.

In 1615 Alv had one-fourth of the farm which was inheritance with his wife. Ånund Momrak, Halvor Songedal and Ånund Hærstad owned the rest. His wife had also inherited land at Tortveit, Hærstad, Songedal and Opsund. From about 1623 he lived at N.Tveiten. He was a large landowner and had in 1624 allodial property at Tveiten (1½ tn 1 mK), Lauvvik (1 tnk), Opsund (4½ mK) and mortgages on Skræi (1 tnK) and Åsen in Seljord (2 tnK). Later he also received 1½ tnK at Bringsverd and 4½ mK at Berdal. Thus there was close to 9 tnK land property at the most. Around 1627 Alv was killed by Rolv Døli, but he is mentioned at the farm all the way until 1637. Then there had been a probate and his wife Guro inherited 4 tnK and stayed as user for many years. She had land at Tveiten and Lauvvik. For several years she had 2 tnK at Midtgarden Byrte and from 1648 until 1651 she lived at Berdal in Vinje at her son Knut's house.

Guro was the daughter of Gro Gunleiksdtr whose probate was held at Hærstad in Fyresdal in 1669. Her daughter Asgjerd inherited ½ tnK at Hærstad then.

The farm had no users in the oldest tax lists. From 1602 we find Aslak V. mentioned at the farm. He was a skysskaffar [a person who provides transportation by horse-drawn wagon] in 1604 and juryman in 1605. The 1615 Matrikkelen [tax roll] shows that he had 2 tnK at Tveiten in Skafså, 1½ tnK at Kallåk in Vinje and 2 mK at Håtveit in Lårdal, the last «innskreven hos Oluf Omlis gods» [inscribed on property at Oluf Omli's place]. It seems obvious that it was Aslak Vetleson Storåsli 3a who lived here these years. Later he moved to S.Tveiten 2 and his brother Alv Vetleson Storåsli 3c took over Skafså. Already in 1615 Alv Skafså had with his sister-in-law 4 mK at Dale in Vrådal. Later he had 1 tnK at Skafså, 1 tn 4 mK at Tveiten, 1 tnK at Lauvvik, 4½ mK at Opsund and 1 tnK at Skræi. This is the same land that Alv N.Tveiten 1 had in 1624.

Alv used first both N.Tveiten 1 and Ø.Åmli 3. After he came to Skafså, he still had N.Tveiten, but around 1623 he moved from Skafså and after that only used N.Tveiten 1.

From 1602 there were two users of Åmli. At the one farm were Torjus and Såvi. After them came Alv who probably was Alv Vetleson Storåsli 3c and who later went to Skafså 3 and N.Tveiten 1. The first matrikkelen [tax roll] from 1603 shows that the father of Alv owned both Nedre and Øvre Åmli that year.

The name [HÆRSTAD] is interpreted from the man's name Hedinn, and the farm is regarded as one of the oldest in Fyresdal.

The first user we find at the farm was Gunleik Levordson. In 1587 he got a mortgage on ¼ of Midtbø in Nissedal from Olav Gunnarson for 19 dalar [money]. At that time he was used a great deal as a lagrettemann [sheriff]. A 1601 document tells that Gunleik received 8 markebol at Dale in Vrådal from Olvar Gunnuvson Lauvvik in return for 4½ markebol at S.Lauvvik and 28 dalar [money].

In 1603 he was owner of 3 tnK at Hærstad and 3 tnK at Tortveit, but died not long after. We cannot determine anything other than he must have been married to Gro Gunleiksdtr whose probate was held as late as 1669. She must have then been dead for many years, but the probate tells that she was aged and outlived all her daughters. There was 2 tnK skyldgods [assessed land value] after she died and a debt of 140 rd. There was no personal property since she was old and frail and lived for a long time at her grandchild's home.

After Gunleik died, his widow perhaps was married again to Tarald or Halvor who had the farm a while. She is said to have been married to sheriff Rolv Gjermundson of Døli 6 in Skafså, but rather it was a daughter who was married to him. In 1615 collected land property was divided between a son-in-law and a daughter who was not married. Gunleik may have owned 1 tn 4 mK at Dale in Vrådal, 4 tnK at Oppsund in Nissedal(?), 4 mK at Lie and 2 tnK at N.Tveiten in Skafså in addition to the land at Hærstad, Songedal and Tortveit. This is over 16 tnK!