TIME LINE OF FAMILY IN AMERICA

From collected information I compiled this GingFam Time Line as a tool to help us figure out who's who among the Peter's,John's,Micheal's and Joseph's. Some of this info may contain errors, if you find any we'll fix 'em. Feel free to copy this and use as a research tool for yourselves. Barbara Rivas collected and copied many of the original documents on her personal visit to Juniata County.

The Gingerich Family: Variations on the surname include Gingerich, Gingery, Kingry, Gingrich, Gundrich,

Guengerich, and Gingery. The earliest record of the surname is in Berne, Switzerland in 1389, as Gundrich. The Gundrich family originated in Konolfingin, in the Canton of Berne. By 1559, the surname was appearing as Gunderich. By 1692, the Anabaptist preacher Lehrer Christian Gungerich had been imprisoned for his Mennonite beliefs and escaped from the prison in Schwarzeneegg. The surname is found also by 1669 in Germany and in the Palatine Mennonite lists of Germany.

From: Don
To: Barbara Rivas

Research at the Lancaster County Court House since we last corresponded in March, and it looks like there were three GINGRICHs in Lebanon Township during the mid-1700s:

Peter the Elder > GINGERICH / GINGRICH / GINGERY

Michael the Elder> KINGRY / GINGERICH / GINGRICH / GINRICH / GINGERY

Joseph (Jost)> KINGRY / GINGERICH / GINGERICK. I have concluded that Michael and Jost were brothers because they both bought land from Michael BAUGHMAN on the same day, March 11, 1747/48. I suspect Peter also was a brother but can't prove it.

Source: Bruce Gingerich-A LDS Computer Lineage with references's and copies in Paper Files:

1724: The first record of the surname in America is in Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, PA where the name of William Gingerick appears.

1727: Three men came to America: Christian, Jacob, and David Gingrich. They served in Chester Co. PA as indentured servants.

1735: Johann Gingerich appears in Warwick Township, Lancaster County PA.

1747: My (Lorine McGinnis of The Olive Tree Genealogy Homepage) 6th great-grandfather, Michael or Ulrich Gingerich, emigrated from Alsace to Lancaster County PA . His son, my 5th great-grandfather, Abraham Gingerich born in Warwick Twp, Lancaster Co. PA, went to Waterloo County, Ontario with his ten children in 1801.

1724: William Gingerick: Appears as mentioned above.

1727 Arrival: Christian Gingrich: Arrives PA

1765 Arrival: Christian Gingerich Ship: The Lost Palatine.

1765 Arrival: Christian Gingerick Ship: The Lost Palatine. (same man as Gingerich)

1773 Death/Will (Allied Family) Jacob Myer, (d) 23 Feb 1773 (p) 29 Mar 1773. Wife: Magdalena Myer

Children:

Exec: Nicholas Hoover and Joseph Baum. Lebanon Twp.

1778 Death/Will: Christian Gingery, (d) 19 Jun 1778 (p) 19 Aug 1778 Warwick Twnsp, Lancaster Co.,PA. Wife: Elizabeth Gingery

Children:

Exec: John Gingery, Warwick (Twp)

1788 Christening: John Gingrich - Quitapohila Hill Chr. Evangelical Lutheran, Lebanon Twnsp.,Lebanon Co. Father: Christian Gingrich / Mother Eve

1727 Jacob Gingrich

1727 David Gingrich

1735 Johann Gingerich

1747 Arrival: Michael (Ulrich) Gingerich: Arrives PA

1750 Taxed: Peter Gingry Lebanon, Lanc. Co.

1750 Taxed: Michael Gingry- Lebanon,Lanc. Co. (Kingery-Gingary ) Wife:? Magdalena - Son: John

1750 Joseph (Yost) Gingrich

1751 Taxed: Jost Gingry Lebanon,Lanc. Co. 1750 (Joseph Kingery 1751) Wife:? Anna Huber Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Ê Son: John b. 1745

1751 Taxed: Ulrick (Michael) Gingrick Warwick Twnshp, Lanc. Co.

1751 Taxed: John Gingrich Warwick Twnshp,Lanc. Co.

1751 Taxed: Peter Kingery-Lebanon, Lanc. Co. 1751 (Kingery-Gingrey) same as Peter

1751 Taxed: John Gingrich, Jr. Warwick Twnshp,Lanc. Co.

1751 Taxed: John Gingerich, Londonderry Township, Lancaster County PA Taken from I. Daniel Rupp's History of the Counties of Berks and Lebanon

1757 Taxed: John Kingrey-West Hanover,Lanc. Co. 1757. (Gingroch-Gringrick-Kingrich)

1757 Taxed: John Kingrigh-West Hanover,Lanc. Co. 1757 (F=Freeman or Single)

1758 Taxed: Peter Gingrich Lebanon Twnshp, Lancaster Co.PA

1758 Taxed: Michael Gingrich Lebanon Twnshp, Lancaster Co.PA

1758 Taxed: Jacob Gingrich Lebanon Twnshp, Lancaster Co.PA

1760 Death/Will (Allied Family) : Christian Shelly, (d) 22 Apr 1760 (p) 12 Mar1760 Wife: Magdalena Shelly

Children:

1762 Arrival: Peter Gingerich Ship: The Lost Palatine.

1765 Arrival: Peter Gingerick Ship: Ship: The Lost Palatine.

1765 Arrival: John Gingerich Ship: The Lost Palatine.

1765 Arrival: John Gingerick Ship: The Lost Palatine. (same man as Gingerich)

1766 Death/Will: John Gingerich, (d) 17 June 1766 - (p) 7 Mar 1769. Warwick Township, Lancaster Co.PA

Children:

Exec: John Gingerich, John Shank and Christian Bambarger. Warwick (Twp).

1774 Marriage: John Gingerich m. Maria Solleberger (1st Reformed Church,Lancaster-DAR 259)

1777 Oath of Alleg.Amer.Revol.(1) John GINRICH took oath of allegiance and fidelity on September 27, 1777 before Justice John Thome at Lebanon, (Lancaster County Deed Abstracts and Revolutionary War Oaths of Allegiance, L982T, page 156)

1778 Oath of Alleg.Amer.Revol. (2) John GINGREY took oath of allegiance and fidelity on May 2, 1778 before Justice John Thome at Lebanon, (Lancaster County Deed Abstracts and Revolutionary War Oaths of Allegiance, L382B, page 148)

1780 David Gingrich

1780 Death/Will(Allied Family): Martin Groiner dies 21 Jan 1780 (p) 12 Apr 1780. Warwick Twnsp, Lancaster Co.,PA ÊWife: Name not given.

Children:

Exec. Valentine Kreiner. Twp omitted.

1784 Death/Will: Michael Gingery, (d) 27 Jul 1784 (p) 14 May1785.(*This should be Kingery{sic}) Warwick Twnsp, Lancaster Co.,PA Wife: Magdalena Kingery.

Children:

Exec. John Buchman, Peter and Michael Kingery

1784 Will: Michael Gingrich son John was identified as the eldest son in his father's will.On July 27, 1784 (date of will) Michael bequeathed to John 150 acres in Lebanon Township along Swatara Creek. Source: Don

1785 Taxed: John Gingrich, Jr.

1786 Death/Will: Peter Gingrich, (d) 16 Jan 1786 (p) 31 Jul 1786.(The Will is signed Gingery) Wife: Not given

Children:

Exec: Joseph Boumberger and Martin Thomas. Lebanon Twp.

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