Christianna (Killian) Barringer (1755 - 1832)

Born 20 Feb 1755 in Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina

Ancestors

Wife of John Eiseman Barringer Sr. — married 12 Mar 1773 in Rowan County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 16 Jul 1832 at age 77 in Cabarrus County, North Carolina

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Biography

^[1]Christianna Killian Barringer is the 11th child in the last will and testament of Andreas Killian. She was born February 20, 1755 on Killian’s Creek, Lincoln County, NC. Her husband John Barringer is named in Andreas’ Will.

We believe they married between 1773 and 1775. The Barringer family is rich in history. Christianna’s father-in-law was Johann Paulus Behringer, the pioneer who arrived in America, September 30, 1743, aboard the ship Phoenix. He went by the name Paul but is often referred to as John Paul. Christianna’s husband, John, is often referred to as John Senior. Christianna’s son is often referred to as John Junior.

Christianna’s father-in-law was a devout Lutheran and played a major role in the history of the St. John’s Lutheran Church of Concord, NC. This church has very strong ties to the Barringers and is where Christianna is buried.

John and Christianna lived in Mecklenburg County, NC, until 1792 when the land they lived on became Cabarrus County. John served as Captain in the Revolutionary Army.

We believe Christianna and John had the following children:

Leah Barringer (born about 1775, married John Beaver)

Paul Barringer (born March 12, 1776, married Anna Margaret Elizabeth Peck)

George Barringer (born September 28, 1777, married 1:Elizabeth Mensinger; 2: :Elizabeth Culp; 3: Susannah Catherine Bost; 4: Catherine Reed)

John Barringer, Junior (born September 20, 1779, married Anna Catherine Moyer)

Catherine Barringer (born between 1781-1786, married George Quilman)

Jacob Barringer (born July 08, 1784, married Sarah Baust/Bost)

Elizabeth “Betsey” Barringer (born October 18, 1780, married John Peck)

Mary “Polly” Barringer (born about 1788, married James Lee)

Daniel Barringer (born June 14, 1790, married Mary “Pollly” Cress)

Sarah Barringer (born January 10, 1797/1798, married Jacob House)

Name

Name: Christiana Catrina /Killian/^{[1][2][3][4][5][6]}

Given Name: Christiana Catrina

Surname: Killian

Birth

Birth:

Date: 20 FEB 1755

Place: Killian’s Creek, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States^[1]

Marriage

Husband: Paul Jacob Eisman Barringer^[1][3][4]

Wife: Christiana Catrina Killian

Marriage:

Date: 1774

Place: Mt Pleasant, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States^[1]

Death

Death:

Date: 16 JUL 1832

Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States^[3]

Burial

Burial:

Cemetery: Saint Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery

Place: Concord (Cabarrus County), Cabarrus County, North Carolina, USA^[3]

Will of Father

Will of Andreas Killian's Will^[2]

Date: 1785

Place: Lincoln, North Carolina

Willed: I give to my son-in-law John Barringer husband of my daughter Christina (Catrina) one seventh part of my unbequeathed personal estate.

Residences

Census: 1820 United States Federal Census^[5]

Date: 1820

Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States

Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

Census: 1830 United States Federal Census^[6]

Date: 1830

Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina

Christianna Killian was born on Killian’s Creek, Lincoln County, North Carolina on 22 February 1755, daughter of Andreas Killian. Her mother is believed to be Andreas's 2nd wife Mary.^[7]

"Andreas Killian married (2) Mary [Beaver or Cline] in the 1750s: a memorial tombstone for their son Daniel has the birth year 1752."^[8]

"Andreas and Mary (his second wife) were said to have had four children: Daniel (b c1752), Samuel (b c1756), Christianna (b 20 Feb. 1755), and Elizabeth (b c1760)."^[9]

Christianna is named as wife of John Barringer in her father's 1785 will: "I give to my son-in-law John Barringer husband of my daughter Christina ([Christianna Catrina]) one seventh part of my unbequeathed personal estate."^[10]

"...[I] Give to my son-in-law John Barringer, hu[sband of my daugh- ter] Christianna one-seventh part of any [unbequeathed]..."

Her husband, John, "is often referred to as John Senior" and their son as John Junior. John Senior's father, Johann Paulus Behringer, "went by the name Paul but is often referred to as John Paul." He was "the pioneer who arrived in America, September 30, 1743, aboard the ship Phoenix."^[7]

Children (proposed for research by AKDHA):

• Leah Barringer, born about 1775, married John Beaver
• Paul Barringer, born March 12, 1776, married Anna Margaret Elizabeth Peck
• George Barringer, born September 28, 1777, married (1) Elizabeth Mensinger, (2) Elizabeth Culp, (3) Susannah Catherine Bost (4) Catherine Reed
• John Barringer, Junior, born September 20, 1779, married Anna Catherine Moyer
• Catherine Barringer, born between 1781-1786, married George Quilman
• Jacob Barringer, born July 08, 1784, married Sarah Baust/Bost
• Elizabeth “Betsey” Barringer, born October 18, 1780, married John Peck
• Mary “Polly” Barringer, born about 1788, married James Lee
• Daniel Barringer, born June 14, 1790, married Mary “Pollly” Cress
• Sarah Barringer, born January 10, 1797/1798,^[11] married Jacob House

John and Christianna (Killian) Barringer "lived in Mecklenburg County, NC, until 1792 when the land they lived on became Cabarrus County."^[7]

John served as Captain in the Revolutionary Army. Christianna died 16 July 1832, Cabarrus, N.C.

Research Notes

The transcription of Andreas Killian's will quoted above (posted by AKDHA) adds "Catrina", but the AKDHA biography of Catherine notes that Catherine, who married (1) Dobson, (2) Pritchett (spelled Prithet & Pritchet in the will), is "not to be confused with Christianna Killian Barringer."^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} The Forefathers of North Carolina Pioneer Andreas Killian by William Randolph McCreight
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Image of original and transcription of the 1785 will of Andreas Kilian, probated Lincoln, NC (1788); posted at Andreas Killian Descendants Historical Association (AKDHA),
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} Find A Grave for Christiana Catrina Killian Barringer
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22784168 Find A Grave for Capt John Eiseman Barringer]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Christiana Barringer in the 1820 United States Federal Census 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina; Page: 156; NARA Roll: M33_80; Image: 159 Ancestry.com. 1820 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourth Census of the United States, 1820. (NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Christiana Barringer in the 1830 United States Federal Census 1830; Census Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 119; Page: 195; Family History Library Film: 0018085. Ancestry.com. 1830 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Fifth Census of the United States, 1830. (NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.,
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Christianna Killian, Andreas Killian Descendants Historical Association (accessed 25 September 2018)
8. ↑ From the profile of 1st wife Margarethe Fischer 26 September 2018, citing Daniel Killian, AKDHA
9. ↑ From Catherine's profile, with the citation: Daniel's memorial stone shows a 1752 birth year (see AKDHA's biography for Daniel and his siblings.)
10. ↑ AKDHA: Will (transcription)
11. ↑ By 1797, the new year had shifted to January 1, so the dual date here does not make sense.
12. ↑ Catherine Killian, AKDHA (accessed 25 September 2018)

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