Jacob Henry (Drollinger) Trollinger (1731 - 1798)

Born 3 Aug 1731 in Ellmendingen, bei Karlsruhe, Baden, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Barbara Barbara (Widmer) Trollinger — married 1760 in Orange, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 17 Aug 1798 at age 67 in Haw River, Orange County, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Jacob (Drollinger) Trollinger has German Roots.

Jacob (Drollinger) Trollinger performed Patriotic Service in Virginia in the American Revolution.

Jacob (Drollinger) Trollinger is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A116131.

Henry (German name at birth as Jacob Heinrich Drollinger), ^[1] Sr. came to America in 1738, and settled on the Haw River in North Carolina with his parents in 1745. Early records show that 18 August 1759 a grant of 160 acres of land on the west side of Haw River was issued to him. Shortly before the Revolutionary War he bought a large tract of land in Montgomery County, Virginia (near the town of Dublin which is now a part of Pulaski County), and moved there. Trollinger’s original log cabin was located about 30-40 feet from a spring, and about 3 or 4 hundred feet south of old US Route 11, the road between Radford and Dublin, just east of the latter town and opposite the Dublin Cemetery. ^[2] On the property was a saltpetre cave, from which he and his sons mined saltpetre and made it into gun powder for the American Army. During the latter part of the war he moved back to North Carolina. While living there in 1781, Cornwallis' army came through Haw River and on foraging expeditions carried away what grain and flour he had in his mill and granaries. This action he resented and promptly told Cornwallis what he thought of him; whereupon the British Commander ordered him tied up to a tree with a bridle bit in his mouth. The British went away and that afternoon he was found by a Mrs. Rippy who loosened him. He died near Haw river in August of 1798 (previously mentioned as 1708). Year deduced from date of arrival in Philadelphia. Henry is known to have married more than once, but only the name of Barbara is known. Apparently there were two Mary Trollingers. One had several children by Capt. Adam Wall... the children were "accepted" by the family. The second Mary married John Huffman.

Henry Jacob TROLINGER was born on 3 Aug 1731 in Dietenhausen, , , Ger. He died in 1798 in Dublin, Montgomery Co, VA. He was buried in 1798 in (now) Dublin Cem, Dublin, VA. The records of the parish church of Ellmendingen, of which Dietenhausen, is now a part, show his birth date, according to Ltr. from Mrs Donald C Trolinger 1972 (Pat). & name as Jacob Heinrich DROLLINGER He came with his father to America in 1738 & left NC in 1776 & settled near the present town of Dublin, now Pulaski (then Montg) Co VA. Trollinger's original log cabin was located about 30-40 feet from a spring, & about 3 or 4 hundreed feet south of old US Route 11, the road between Radford & Dublin, just east of the latter town & opposite the Dublin Cemetery....Throughout the RW Henry was engaged in manufacturing gunpowder for the Continental Army at a valuable salt petre cave located on his property which is now (1970) located behind the Dublin Cem. Henry was married several times. One of his wives, married bef he left NC, was named Barbara----. In his old age Henry was incapacitated and unable to attend to his business affairs....We show him with 8 children. Son John (m Eliz BURRIS), names his half sister, Elizabeth (b c 1787 m John LINKUS) in his will.

Source: Rupp's German Immigrants, & The History of Almance Co., NC, Miles S.W. Stockard, Raleigh, NC, Capitol Printing Company, 1900. Chapter XVI. pp 142-147.l

Notes" Jacob Henry Trolinger, born in 1718 in Germany, came with father to Pennsylvania in 1738 and thence to the vicinity of Haw River, North Carolina (Orange County), in 1745. He married Barbara ....... . Early records show that 18 August 1759 a grant of 160 acres of land on the west side of Haw River was issued to him. Shortly before the Revolutionary War he bought a large tract of land in Montgomery County, Virginia (near the town of Dublin which is now a part of Pulaski County), and moved there. On the property was a salt petre cave, from which he and his sons mined salt petre and made it into gun powder for the American Army. During the latter part of the war he moved back to North Carolina. While living there in 1781, Cornwallis' army came through Haw River and on foraging expeditions carried away what grain and flour he had in his mill and granaries. This action he resented and promptly told Cornwallis what he thought of him; whereupon the British Commander ordered him tied up to a tree with a bridle bit in his mouth. The british went away and that afternoon he was found by a Mrs. Rippy who loosened him. He died near Haw river in August of 1788 (previously mentioned as 1708). Parents: Adam DROLLINGER and Margareta Valencia BECK. He was married to Barbara McCoy before 1762 in , Orange Co, NC. Nothing is known of Barbara or Henry's 2nd wife Children were: Margaret TROLINGER, Mary TROLINGER, Barbara TROLINGER, Henry TROLINGER, Dau TROLINGER, John TROLINGER, Phoebe TROLINGER.

He was married to Mrs --?-- about 1780 in , , VA. Henry's son, John (m Eliz BURRIS), names his half sister, Elizabeth, in his will-1840 Children were: Elizabeth TROLINGER . ^[3]

Immigration

1738 Rotterdam, Holland^[4][5][6]

20 SEP 1738 Pennsylvania^[7][8][9]

Marriage

Husband: Henry Jacob Trollinger

Wife: Anna Barbara Widmer

Child: Phebe Trolinger

Child: Margaret Trolinger

Child: John Trolinger

Child: Samuel Drollinger

Child: Henry Trollinger

Child: Mary Trollinger

Child: William H. Trollinger

Child: Mary Trollinger

Child: Barbara Trolinger

Child: Elizabeth Trolinger

Marriage: ^[10][11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ Lutheran Parish records of Ellmendingen, Karlsruhe, Baden. Lutheran Parish Reg., Dietlingen Groll, 1958. [DURST AND DARST FAMILIES OF AMERICA by Sanford Charles Gladden, 1969.]
2. ↑ Lutheran Parish records of Ellmendingen, Karlsruhe, Baden. Lutheran Parish Reg., Dietlingen Groll, 1958. [DURST AND DARST FAMILIES OF AMERICA by Sanford Charles Gladden, 1969.]
3. ↑ http://www.trolinger.com/Family/Tree/d19.htm#P70
4. ↑ Source: #S115 Page: Date of Import: Oct 29, 2000
5. ↑ Source: #S120 Page: Date of Import: Jan 26, 2004
6. ↑ Source: #S109 Page: Generation 6, No. 16 Notes
7. ↑ Source: #S115 Page: Date of Import: Oct 29, 2000
8. ↑ Source: #S109 Page: Generation 7, No. 27
9. ↑ Source: #S120 Page: Date of Import: Jan 26, 2004
10. ↑ Source: #S115 Page: Date of Import: Oct 29, 2000
11. ↑ Source: #S109 Page: Generation 7, No. 27
12. ↑ Source: #S120 Page: Date of Import: Jan 26, 2004

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #6203808
• DAR record https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A116131
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haw_River,_North_Carolina, accessed 31 Mar 2021
• https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LRHH-MC9/jacob-heinrich-drollinger-1731-1798, accessed 2 Apr 2021
• http://drollingergenealogy.com/getperson.php?personID=I834&tree=tree1, accessed 2 Apr 2021
• Repository: R4 Name: NAME Roy B. Trolinger Family Tree Web Page; ADDR www.familytreemaker.com/users/t/r/o/Roy-B-Trolinger
• Source: S115 Title: keister_001024.FTW
• Source: S120 Author: Betty Gray, Compiler: Betty Gray Title: Gray.FTW

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Trollinger-9 created through the import of AMYFAMILYTREE_2012-05-17.ged on May 18, 2012 by Amy Bazar.