 Lars Knutsson had married Ildrid Jonsdotter Haukanes who had inherited the farm by his father.Before 1766, it was a part of greater estates in Sunnhordland, self-owned in shorter periods.In the first part of the 17th century, the nobleman Aksel Mowatt owned Otterå, and from 1660, Baron Louis Rosenkrantz was the owner.