Eva Catherina (Bidebaugh) Lingel (abt. 1734 - 1800)

Born about 1734 in Ungstein, Bad Dürkheim, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich [uncertain]

Ancestors

Wife of Lorentz Lingel — married 1753 in Ungstein, Bad Durkheim, Kurfürstentum Pfalz, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Descendants

Died 1800 at about age 66 in Rowan, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Eva Catharina (Catherine) Lingel (c.1734-Aft.1800) was the wife of Lorentz Lingel, an early settler of the British colony of North Carolina. She was almost certainly of German descent. Her last name is sometimes given as Bidebaugh, but that is unproven. Based on her children's ages she was most likely born in the early 1730s. Her exact birth date and place of birth are unknown.

There is no surviving record of Eva Catharina's marriage to Lorentz Lingel, but based on the children's ages, the marriage probably occurred in the early 1750s. She gave birth to at least nine children:

• Caspar Lingel (1754-1828)
• Franz (Francis) Lingel (1755-1834)
• Conrad Lingel (1759-1794)
• Catherina (Catherine) Lingel (1761-1852), married John Peter Troutman, Jr.
• Antonis (Anthony) Lingel (1764-1836)
• Jacob John Lingel (1766-1852)
• George Wendell Lingel (1768-1776)
• Elizabetha (Elizabeth) Lingel (1769-Bef. 1820), married John Jacob Troutman
• Anna Maria Lingel (1771-1845), married Peter Limbaugh

Lorentz Lingel first starts appearing in land records in Rowan County, North Carolina in 1761.^[1] The family settled on Second Creek, a tributary of the Yadkin River.

In 1774, for five English pounds, "Lowrance Lingel & Cathrine" deeded 16 acres of land to Andrew Holshauser and John Lippard as the site of a German Reformed (Calvinist) Church.^[2] The stone church erected on this site became the meeting house of the Grace Lower Stone Church, which still exists today.

Lorentz died abruptly in June 1775 in Rowan County. His will, written in German just before his death, named "meine liebe frau (my dear wife) Eva Catharina" as the heir to one-third of his estate, as well as the homestead. The remainder was to be divided among his nine children.^[3]

"Catherine Lingle" appears on tax lists of 1778 and 1779 in Rowan County, North Carolina.^[4][5]

In the 1800 census of Rowan County, a female over 45 appears in the household of "Anthony Lingle". This almost certainly refers to Eva Catherina.^[6]

In 1800, some 25 years after Lorentz's death, his heirs brought suit in Rowan County court against the executors over the disposition of property that was to be inherited by son "Windle" (Wendell), who had died in 1775. The suit was not settled until 1805. The case file contains many pages of documents, including several sworn depositions. In a deposition taken 19 Sep 1800, Lorentz's widow Eva Catharina states that "...my husband departed this life in the month of June in the Year of our Lord 1775..." ^[7] This indicates that Catherine was still alive as late as 1800.

On 29 Sep 1805 Lorentz Lingel's surviving children sold a 291-acre tract of what had previously been Lorentz's land "adjoining the Dutch Presbyterian meeting house" to John Miller for $777.^[8] This was almost certainly the one-third portion of the estate that Eva Catherina had inherited from Lorentz's will, which (as specified by the will) was to become the property of the remaining heirs after her death. Thus it can be assumed that she had died by this time.

Although there is a Find-a-Grave listing for "Anna Cathrina Bidebaugh Lingle (1734-1800)", Eva Catharina's burial place is unknown.^[9]

Research Notes

I find no credible source that says Eva Catharina's maiden name was "Bidebaugh". Most likely, online trees have conflated Lorentz Lingel's wife with his mother. If the Lorentz Lingel who died in Rowan County, N.C. in 1775 is the same as the Lorentz born 29 January 1726 in Germany (which is yet to be proved), then his mother's maiden name was Bidebaugh.

Eve Catherine was born in 1734 in Rowan, North Carolina. She married Lorentz Lingle in 1753 in Ungstein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. They had 11 children in 19 years. Lorentz died in 1775, leaving his estate to his wife and children in his last will and testament.

"Catherine Lingle" appears on tax lists of 1778 and 1779 in Rowan County, North Carolina.^[4][5]

Catherine died sometime after 1800, presumably in Rowan County, North Carolina.

Sources

1. ↑ Rowan County, North Carolina Deed Books, Salisbury, N.C., book 4, p. 622-23. (FamilySearch : accessed 13 Mar 2023)
2. ↑ Rowan County, North Carolina Deed Books, Salisbury, N.C., book 8, p. 146-47. (FamilySearch : accessed 15 Mar 2023)
3. ↑ Schlenker, pages 132-134 provides a transcription of the will, in German, with a discussion of potential English translations. Pages 138-141 are photocopies of the original will located in the North Carolina Archives.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Osborne, Adlai, List of taxable property in the county of Rowan, North Carolina, anno 1778 : transcribed from several lists returned by the August term anno 1778 : (also see page 30 for tax lists of 1784). Washington: unknown, 1979. Ancestry.com (link : accessed 9 Mar 2023), page 7, Lingle, Catherine.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Tax List - 1779 [NC State Archives]; Call Number: C.R. 085.701.5; Page Number: 22; Family Number: 5. Ancestry.com (link : accessed 9 Mar 2023), Cathrine Lingle.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1800, database with images, FamilySearch (link : accessed 14 March 2023), Anthony Lingle, Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 302, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 33; FHL microfilm 337,909.
7. ↑ North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979, database with images, FamilySearch (link : 21 May 2014), Rowan County > L > Lingle, Laurence (1800) > image 17 of 24; State Archives, Raleigh.
8. ↑ Rowan County, North Carolina Deed Books, Salisbury, N.C., book 21, p. 159-60. (FamilySearch : accessed 15 Mar 2023)
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/177521285/anna-cathrina-lingle: accessed 16 March 2023), memorial page for Anna Cathrina Bidebaugh Lingle (1734–1800), Find a Grave Memorial ID 177521285; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by carol griffin (contributor 47850743).

• Find A Grave: Memorial #177521285
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/36407284/person/260172093268/facts
• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/3418816/person/-1648742884/facts
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records, 1780

Acknowledgements

• Catherine-273 was created by Charles Bostian through the import of C_W_Bostian Family Tree Rev 12-13-2012_2014-03-30.ged on Mar 30, 2014. '