His father served as crown commander (Kronobefallningsman) at Södra Möre, now part of Kalmar municipality.

[5][3][6] He was appointed court chaplain in 1668, in 1670 was entrusted with the teachings theology to future King Charles XI of Sweden (1655–1697) and in 1671 became Pastor primarius at Storkyrkan church in Stockholm.

After his coronation in 1675, King Charles declared it obligatory for all commoners to learn to read Luther's Small Catechism as translated by Olov Svebilius.

[7] [3] In 1658, he married Elisabeth Gyllenadler (1639–1680), daughter of Samuel Enander (1607–1670) who was Bishop of the Diocese of Linköping (1655–1670).

A branch of the family were elevated to counts by the Czar of Russia and thus part of the Russian nobility.