Mette Rasmussen

Mette was born in 1736 in Tulstrup, Skanderborg, Denmark.  Mette's father was Rasmus Povelsen Rask and her mother was Anne Joensen.  Her paternal grandfather was Povel Rask. She had five brothers and two sisters, named Rasmus, Niels, Jens, Povel, Joen, Maren and Inger.  She was the second oldest of the eight children.