David Lionberger (aft. 1736)

Born after 1736 in Lancaster County, Province of Pennsylvania [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth wife of David Lionberger — married about 1761 in of, Frederick Co., VA

Biography

David Lionberger was likely the second eldest son of his father John Lionberger, being the second under-age son named in his father's will dated 26 November 1756 in Frederick County, Virginia, after a brother John, likely eldest, and before a brother Peter.^[1]

305 acres of land from the estate of John Lionberger, dec'd, lying in Frederick County was recorded surveyed for David dated 20 June 1771 by the executors of his father, Lewis Pence and Christian Grove. His brother John was surveyed 264 adjacent acres, and brother Peter, 276 1/2 acres adjacent to John.^[2]

Record has not been found of how John Lionberger came to own David's 305 acre survey but it appears he certainly did, for on the 24th & 25th of March 1777, John Lionberger and his wife Barbara, then of Dunmore County, Virginia (same location, new county formed), entered into indentures of lease & release with Peter Lionberger of the same place for 305 acres bounded by John Lionberger's 264 acre survey on Little Hawksbill Creek.^[3] These brothers appear to have been swapping land for land because on the 25th & 26th of August, Peter Lionberger & Magdalene his wife of Dunmore County entered into indentures of Lease & Release with John Lionberger, selling to John the 276 1/2 acres surveyed to Peter in 1771, described as bequeathed to him by the will of his deceased father John Lionberger and part of an original tract of 1100 acres surveyed to the late John Lionberger. I say this appears to have been a land swap because these indentures mention the land is corner to Lionberger's late, or in other words, recent survey of 379 acres.^[4] In looking at survey maps showing John Lionberger's land on Little Hawksbill Creek, it was fairly irregularly shaped. The fact that none of these indentures mention David Lionberger, likely indicate he was no longer in the area.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Lionberger-3 created through the import of GerkeFam.ged on Jun 14, 2012 by Matthew Gerke. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Matthew and others.

1. ↑ Will of John Lionberger dated 26 Nov 1756, proved 7 June 1757. Frederick County, VA. Will Book 2, p. 227.
2. ↑ The Virginia Genealogical Society. Virginia Genealogical Society Quarterly and Magazine of Virginia Genealogy. Vol 8. No. 3. p. 64.
3. ↑ [1] 24 & 25 March 1777 Indentures of Lease & Release from John Lionberger & Barbara his wife to Peter Lionberger, 350 acres on Little Hawksbill bounding John Lionberger's 264 acres survey and Samuel Shorts line. Shenandoah Co. VA Deed Book B, p. 468-471.
4. ↑ [2] 25 & 26 Aug 1777 Indentures of Lease & Release from Peter Lionberger & Magdalene his wife of Dunmore Co. to John Lionberger of the same, 276 1/2 acres on Little Hawksbill Creek, bequeathed to Peter by will of his father John Lionberger, part of a 1100 acre former survey of the said John Lionberger, dec'd. Shenandoah Co. VA Deed Book B, p. 523-526.