Thomas Linger (abt. 1748 - aft. 1776)

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Biography

Thomas Linger has German Roots.

Thomas Linger migrated from Germany to United States.

This profile is part of the Linger Name Study.

Thomas was born about 1748. He was the son of Wilhelm Linger and Hester LaPlante. He passed away after 1776.

According to family stories that have been passed down through the generations, Thomas was a Hessian soldier during the American Revolution. He first arrived in New York from a ship carrying the soldiers from Germany.

Thomas was captured by the Continental Army and given the choice to remain a prisoner or fight for the Continental Army. He chose to fight and so he switched sides.

Despite exhaustive research, neither Thomas or his brother, Nicholas, can be found in any Hessian soldier rosters.

There is also no definitive source for confirming his parents but it is believed to be William Linger and Hester LaPlante.

Research Note

May not be the same man??? Name: Thomas Linger Gender: Male Rank: Private was Paid 13.33 dollars. Military Date: 6 Nov, Dec 1776 (2 months only) Military Place: Virginia, USA State or Army Served: Virginia Regiment: 9th Regiment Capt John Blair's Company, Thomas Fleming Esq, commander. Original data:Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M246, 138 rolls); War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records, Record Group 93; National Archives, Washington. D.C. See also: Thomas was in a military record on 17 Jul 1775-1783 in Virginia, United States. He was in the 9th Regiment.^[1] See also: Thomas was in a military record on 6 Nov, Dec 1776 in Virginia, United States. He was in the 9th Regiment.^[2] See also: Thomas was in a military record in November 1776 in Virginia, United States. They were in the Ninth Regiment. Contains a whole series of pay record image.^[3]

then May 1777 another month under Capt John Poulson, 9th Regt. then June 1777 sick at Middlebrook then next card states he was taken prisoner at Germantown 4 October 1777, card next shows he was being paid while prisoner

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4282 #684858 (accessed 5 February 2024)
   Name: Thomas Langer; Gender: Male; Military Date: 17 Jul 1775-1783; Military Place: Virginia, USA; State or Army Served: Virginia; Regiment: 9th Regiment; Rank: Private.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 4282 #685008 (accessed 5 February 2024)
   Name: Thomas Linger; Gender: Male; Military Date: 6 Nov, Dec 1776; Military Place: Virginia, USA; State or Army Served: Virginia; Regiment: 9th Regiment.
3. ↑ Military: "U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records, 1775-1783"
   National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Soldiers who Served in the American Army During the Revolutionary War; Record Group Title: War Department Collection of Revolutionary War Records; Record Group Number: 93; Series Number: M881; NARA Roll Number: 1059
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1309 #207639 (accessed 5 February 2024)
   Name: Thomas Linger; Military Date: Nov 1776; Military Place: Virginia, USA; Rank: Private; Military Unit: Ninth Regiment; Notes: State.

• The Linger Family History Linger, Fred J, and Hartzel G. Strader. Baltimore, Maryland. The University of Georgia Press. 1989. citing Page 1