Johan Paulus (Lingel) Lingle (1709 - bef. 1786)

Born 1709 in Switzerland

Ancestors

Husband of Maria Catharina (Unknown) Lingle — married 1740 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died before 17 Jun 1786 before age 77 in Tulpehocken Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States

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Biography

Paul, or Paulus, may have been born in Switzerland^[1] or Germany, but he was certainly part of the Palatinate Migration to the New World.

He was recorded as "Paulus Lingel", along with Johann Jacob Lingel aboard the Saint Andrew Galley, which arrived 26 September 1737 from Rotterdam, via Cowes, England.^[2] With him was his wife, Catherine.

Bockstruck notes in his Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775 that Paul was naturalized in Berks County, Pennsylvania 10-12 April 1762.^[3]

Received a warrant for purchase of 150 acres in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on 28 June 1738.^[4]

Received a warrant for purchase of 191 acres in Lancaster County, on 28 October 1772.^[5]

The 1781 Tax and Exoneration list of Tulpehocken lists Paul Lengel holding 17 acres and 3 cows, for which he was taxed 84.1.15^[6] And he was listed, along with his wife and older sons, as a communicant at the Hetzel, or Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1783.^[7]

His will was recorded in English on 1 April 1786 in Tulpehocken, and provides a wealth of information. In it, he names his wife, Catherine, and the following children (placed in order according to Runk)^[1]:

• John (eldest son)
• Frederick
• Jacob (co-executor)
• Martin
• Nicholas
• Thomas
• Ann Mary (wife of Jacob Scholl)
• Conrad
• Stephen (co-executor)
• Simon
• Caspar (youngest son)^[8]

His estate was probated 28 June 1786 in Berks County.^[8] As he was a member of the church in Pine Grove, it is possible that he was interred there, but there is no record. While the Find a Grave memorial does not list a specific burial place, the memorial itself asserts that he was buried at Wenrich's Church in Linglestown.^[9]

Research Notes

• Runk et. al. in their Commemorative biographical encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania claim that Paul was born in Switzerland. They do not provide a source for this assertion.^[1] (As does the memorial at Find a Grave.) Most other sources either say that his birthplace is unknown or that he was from "the Palatinate."

• Trying to determine the birth order of the sons based upon Paul's will is impossible. He names them in various order, only saying that John is the eldest and Caspar is the youngest. He groups them: Nicholas, Simon, Frederick, Conrad; Stephen, Jacob, Frederick, Martin, Caspar; Frederick, Jacob, Martin, Caspar; and Thomas, Stephen, Jacob; and John, Nicholas, Simon, Frederick.

• I have included the Find A Grave memorial for information purposes, and not as a reliable source.

• To date, there is no evidence for his wife's LNAB. There is some speculation that it could be Artz or Bennetsch, based on the names of baptismal sponsors and the mention of "my son-in-law Paul Lingel" named in the will of Johannes Artzt, (or John Artz/Arts) of Heidelberg Twp, 11 Apr 1762.

Updated - 3/9/2022 - There appears to be two Paul(us) Lingles, since their DOB is so far apart. More research is needed. Fetterly-28 02:26, 10 March 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Runk, J.M. & Co., Commemorative biographical encyclopedia of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania : containing sketches of prominent and representative citizens and many of the early Scotch-Irish and German settlers (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania: J.M. Runk & Co., 1896) digital image Internet Archive (pages 132-133 : accessed 5 March 2022).
2. ↑ Strassburger, Ralph Beaver; edited by William John Hinke. Pennsylvania German Pioneers: A Publication of the Original Lists of Arrivals in the Port of Philadelphia from 1727 to 1808 (Pennsylvania German Society, Norristown, PA, 1934) p 108.
3. ↑ "Denizations and Naturalizations in the British Colonies in America, 1607-1775". Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 49119 #24988 (subscription required, accessed 5 March 2022)
4. ↑ Hazard, Samuel, et. al., editors, Pennsylvania Archives, Third series, v. XXIV (Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Raye, State Printer, 1897) digital image FamilySearch (page 458 : accessed 6 Mar 2022).
5. ↑ Hazard, Samuel, et. al., editors, Pennsylvania Archives, Third series, v. XXIV (Harrisburg: Wm. Stanley Raye, State Printer, 1897) digital image FamilySearch (page 464 : accessed 6 Mar 2022).
6. ↑ "Pennsylvania, U.S., Tax and Exoneration, 1768-1801". Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission; Records of the Office of the Comptroller General, RG-4; Tax & Exoneration Lists, 1762-1794; Microfilm Roll: 316. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 2497 #1498563 (subscription required, accessed 5 March 2022). Year: 1781; Name: Paul Lengel; Town or Ward: Tulpehocken; County: Berks; Archive Rollname: 316.
7. ↑ "Pennsylvania and New Jersey, U.S., Church and Town Records, 1669-2013". Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 507. Ancestry Sharing Link (free access)
   Ancestry Record 2451 #2225699 (subscription required, accessed 5 March 2022). Organization Name: Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church; Residence Place: Pine Grove, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, USA; Name: Paul Lingel; Denomination: Lutheran; Residence Date: 21 Jan 1783; Event Type: Residence.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994". Catalog: Estate files, 1752-1915 Probate estate files, Koch, Jacob - Levengood, Jacob --- 1752-1799; Image path: Pennsylvania Probate Records, 1683-1994 > Berks > Estates 1752-1799 Koch, Jacob-Levengood, Jacob > image 1540 of 2218. FamilySearch Image (accessed 5 March 2022)
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80978084/paulus-lingel: accessed 24 February 2023), memorial page for Paulus “Paul” Lingel (1709–1 Jun 1786), Find a Grave Memorial ID 80978084; Burial Details Unknown, Location unknown; Maintained by hgirdley (contributor 47299401).

See Also:

• Vincent, Ida Catherine Lengel, Flowing Waters: Lengel Family Genealogy (Hays, Kansas: Vincent, 1978) WorldCat. Ms. Vincent specifically follows the descendants of Paul's son, Stephen.

Acknowledgements

Lingle-115 was created by Tammy Bachman through the import of Klein_Salmon_Bachman_Coughlin.ged on Jan 3, 2015