The Johnson side of the family came primarily from Ringebu in the Gudbransdalen Valley (“God’s Shining Valley”).
Much of this information was obtained from the now defunct web site listed below with information back to 0 A.D.
Jens Olsen Bjørgerønningen would be my G-G-G-Grandfather, and was the one person that converges upon the family tree from this Norwegian site and mine.
Defunct Web Source: http://www.itk.ntnu.no/ansatte/Onshus_Tor/slekt/html/fam37352.html