[1][2] The estate had its origin in a crown property which in 1666 was transferred to Joachim Irgens von Westervick as part of his acquisition of all the crown estates located in Helgeland, Salten, Lofoten, Vesterålen, Andenes, Senja, and Troms.
In 1677, the Tromsø properties were taken over by Chancellor Gjert Lange (1649-1732), co-owner of Røros Copper Works.
The newly created estate consisted of approximately 120 farms and 90 Sami clearings (Norwegian: finnerydning).
His sons sold it in 1751 to the estate to merchant Johan Christian Hvid (1714-1765) from Trondheim.
His brother-in-law, Andreas Røst, bought the estate in 1772, and in 1777 and 1781, it was sold to Georg Wasmuth (1724-1800).