Daniel Linder and some of his earlier Linder
ancestors
Daniel Linder was
both a Sergeant and
later Ensign in the Revolutionary War under General George Rogers Clark
in the Western Campaign. Per DAR (Junior) application # 688029 & #
491645 he "served as a sergeant under Captain John Vortrus
(Vartreese's) Company of Jefferson County Militia in 1782. Col.
Williams' Battalion commanded by Major General George Rogers Clark in
1782."
As best I can determine this was part of the thousand man
march
in November of 1782 against the leading Indian towns on the Miami
River,
north of the Ohio. Most of the inhabitants fled and the
"Americans (sic)" burned the villages and all provisions at
"Chillicothe,
Pickawa, Wilston and
other places" (English, Conquest of the Country Northwest of the
River
Ohio 1778-1783 AND Life of Gen. George Rogers Clark, pp.
758-760,
pub. 1895). In his letter to the governor of Virginia dated
November
27, 1782 Clark writes "We surprised the principal Shawanee town, on the
evening
of the 10th, immediately detaching strong parties to different
quarters.
In a few hours two-thirds of the town was laid in ashes, and everything
they
were possessed of destroyed, except such articles as might be useful to
the
troops...The loss of the enemy was ten scalps, seven prisoners, and two
whites
retaken. Ours was one killed and one wounded" English notes
that "this expedition ended forever all formidable Indian invasions of
Kentucky."
He is also identified as 'Captain' in the Kentucky
Militia. He was a pioneer of Elizabethtown, Hardin Co., KY.
Daniel Linder obtained
an 8000 acre tract of land in Hardin Co. 8 Sep. 1798 on the Meeting
Creek
watercourse (book 17, p. 35). Visit Jeannie Winter's excellent
web
site for an review of the life and times of Daniel
Linder.
In 1996 his grave and that of his wife Rebecca (claimed but not
proved to be a Van Meter)
and at least 7 other graves with unmarked headstones were rediscovered
after their location was unknown for about 70 years! Below are pictures
of
the grave stones believed to be Daniel and Rebecca Linder and what is
left
of their log cabin in Hardin Co., KY
Daniel and Rebecca (unknown) Linder graves (photo by Sam Daugherty
Nov. 1996)
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Close ups of tombstones thought to be Daniel and Rebecca
Linder.
Photos by Sam Daugherty
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The remains of what might have been Daniel Linder's log home
(photo by Sam Daugherty
Nov.
1996)
New research by
Harold Linder of Tempe, Arizona
as published
in The Linder Quarterly (No. 125 Summer 2001) sheds
considerable new
light and scholarship on the origins of the Linder name in
Switzerland. Mr. Linder has visited this area and researched its
history. His fluency
in German and natural curiosity had benefited all those interested in
the
Linder origins. One of the most valuable sources he has found is
the
book The Oldest Families of the Saanen District (Die altesten
Geschlechter
der Landschaft Saanen) by J.R.D. Zwahlen (1998, Muller Marketing &
Druck
AG, Gstaad. 66
pp.) This
is said to be a reprint of a 1967 book which is on file in the
Family
History Center library.
This part of
Switzerland is about 35 SW of
the capital Bern and to the east of Lake Geneva and the French
border. This
research identifies very early 'Linder sightings' in a small area of
only
one or two square miles along the Saane River Valley near the villages
of
Saanen and Gstaad. To the south are the Alpes Pennine including
the
Matterhorn. Note that later sources appear to localize
Marty
Linder, previously the oldest known Linder in Switzerland, in nearby
Gstaad. From Harold Linder's discussion of the findings of Mr.
Zwahlen it now
appears to be established that:
1. Zwahlen
notes Linder to be one of
the oldest Swiss names with earliest versions thought to be de la Linda
& de Laigna (1312), de la Ligda (1324), de la Lindac (1355) and de
la Linda (1360). These early names were registered for owners of
parcels of land
along a 2
mile length of the Saane River
Valley
between 1312 and 1360.
2. Three
brothers Yanni, Uldricus and
Heyni de la Linda were noted to be Tallibles or serfs with a farm in La
Linda, Gstaadwiler,
NW Gstaad. They held nine Jucharten (acres) of farmland and one
Mahd
or alpine pasture meadow per the tax rolls of 1312 along with what may have been rights to fell timber in
woodlands that were common land. Two other meadows in Gstaadwiler
and Parzgum formed the balance of this estate. By 1324 two farms
or hearths are on the rolls and Heyni is presumed to have died.
His son Peter however is paying taxes in 1355 for land in
Rubeldorf. Linder lands identified in 1312 are still so connected
in 1360.
3.
One Anton Linder in 1470 is
noted to be the Landesvenner or district administrator in the
Schwellenbrief of
Saanen district. He was chosen by local assembly and supervised
all
rights and property of the district. His position was said to be
second
only in importance to the castle warden. Given his prominent
position
it should be possible to locate other relevant records of his activity.
4. Jorg
Linder was noted to be the
Landschreiber or head clerk on at least nine occasions between 1528 and
1565. Johannes Linder is identified as a notary in 1528.
Peter Linder is another name
that appears in this location during the 16th century.
5. The
surname Linder is thought to
be derived from a locational field name related to the linden
tree. According
to Zwahlen however the name is also related to the occupation of wood
cutter
or wood carrier. Harold Linder believes it likely based on
evidence
that the earliest Linders who lived in "la Linda" were wood cutters or
carriers
when tax rolls were made in 1312, 1324 and 1355.
6. According to
Zwahlen half of the
ninety-seven family names in the Saanen area were of French
origin. This portion of Switzerland is at the extreme SW frontier
of the German speaking world and just 2 miles from French speaking
citizens. The Saanen area did not become
part of Switzerland until it was
absorbed by the Canton of Bern in 1555. Saanen is known as
Gesseney in French and the Saane River as the Sarine.
7. There is a
coat of arms which shows: in white an arched golden chevron,
accompanied by three
green Linden leaves (1811), which has a strong resemblance to the
fourth
coat of arms from about 1480 in the Mauritius Church; three white
hearts
in white circles
on green (possibly yellow).
8. The other
thirty-five early Swiss names
researched by Mr. Zwahlen in this area are: Aellen, Annen, Bach,
Baumer, Brand, Frautschi, Gander, Gehret, Gonseth, von Grunigen, Gyger,
Haldi, Hutzli, Jaggi,
Kohli, Kropfli, Kubli, Matti, Mosching, Perreten, Reichenbach, Reller,
Romang,
Schopfer, von Siebenthal, Steffen, Sumi, Topfel, Tuler, Walker,
Wursten,
Zingre, Zumstein & Zwahlen.
Harold Linder
has opened the doors to all
of us with an interest in pursuing the earliest history of this family
name. He does not dispute that Linders arose in other parts of
Europe but asks the
following questions:
In how many places did
the Linder surname
originate?
How many of
these origins can be traced to the
present?
Harold Linder
can be reached by email at
haroldlinder@hotmail.com
This Linder family traces its
roots back to Marty Linder (c1585
-?)
Gstaad, Bern, Switzerland. The first Linder in this line known
to have emigrated to the new
world was Simon Linder in 1733.
Emigration:*
List of foreigners
imported in the ship Elizabeth, Edward
Lee, Master, from
Rotterdam. Qualified Aug. 27, 1733 LINDAR, Simon and Simon
Jr.
Also the entire family is shown in PGP Vol. I "Elizabeth Lindor
11,
Larance Lindor 8, Hance Jerck Lindor 3 3/4, Margret Lindor 39, Catrina
Lindor
17, Simon Lindor 53, and Simon Lindor, Jr. 16. "
I believe the lineage of Elizabeth (Betsy) Linder
(1795
- 1868) as follows:
Marty Linder (c1585 Gstaad,
Bern,
Switzerland - ?) m Solome Werren
Simon Linder
(1613/14 - after
1656
Switzerland) m Anna Werren
Wilhelm Linder (1639/40 Bern,
Switzerland - after 1683 Switzerland ) m Maria Halda
Simon Linder (3 Oct. 1680
Bern, Switzerland - 1750/51 Frederick Co., VA) m Margarete (c1680 - c
1743)
Lawrence Linder (1725 Germany
- 17??) m Rebecca (unknown)
Daniel Linder (c1749 - c1840)
m Rebecca (unknown) (17?? - after 1820)
Until recently
relatively little
had been known about the early years of Simon Linder and his family in
this new world since their date of emigration in 1733 to
Philadelphia. Thanks now to original research being conducted by
Tim Linder of Landrum SC many of the gaps in our
knowledge are now
being filled in. (Some of Tim's work appears in "Simon
Linder: The Lost Years" in The Linder Quarterly No. 147 Winter
2007 pp. 1-6.) The first evidence comes from a Lancaster
County PA land warrant (L-69) re his taking up 220 acres on Cokolico
(now Cocalico) Creek [Warrantees of Land in the County of Lancaster
1733-1896] Interestingly Tim informs us that this land warrant
was signed by Thomas Penn and was part of the enormous lands held by
his more famous father William Penn. There is also a strong
suggestion that these early Linders were of the Lutheran faith.
Simon's daughter Elizabeth is thought to have been married by a
Lutheran minister to Johann Ulandt April 23, 1739 in Earltown PA which
is not far from the Cocalico Creek area. Also on January 5,
1744 Simon (unsure if Simon Sr or Jr per Tim Linder) and wife
were
sponsors of Henricus Unselt per records of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Frederick MD. The father was Friedrich Unselt who
was
one of the fellow passengers aboard the Elizabeth. (Friedrich
listed
as a 24 year old weaver upon arrival. Also listed in the book Pioneers
of Old Monocracy were Hans Peter Hoffmann, Frantz Weiss, Johann
Georg
Loy & Johann Theobold from the ship Elizabeth and settled in
Frederick
Co., MD.) Interpretation of the church record needs to be
cautious
though -- it was not entered until 1752 by the first resident minister
Pastor
Bernard Michael Hausihl. This noted by Marvin Dean Linder in his
self-published The Earliest Linders.
Tim Linder invites all researchers to contribute to a Simon
Linder digital archive project in order to better share actual source
documentation of Simon Linder and many of his offspring. Contact
Tim at tdlinder@alltel.net.
Another record of Simon
Linder is also in November of 1744
-- He
was granted a license to "Keep Ordinary at his own house for 1 year
having
paid the Governor's (Virginia) fee." This was on land he had
purchased
from Morgan Bryan on the Opeckon, Frederick County, VA. This
record
from early Frederick County courtesy of Cecil O'Dell in Pioneers of Old Frederick County, Virginia It
is possible that this was Simon Jr.
In Historic
Shepherdstown by
Danske Dandridge (pub. 1910) the author notes on pp. 330-1 'Simon
Linder was one of the first
settlers on the Opequon. Some of the Linders appear to have
served
in the Revolution. In 1833 Henry Bedinger thus wrote to his
brother,
G. M. Bedinger: "There were then (at the time of the Revolution),
along
Opequon four Linders, active young men, to wit, Daniel and Jacob, sons
of
Lawrence Linder; Jacob, son of Simon Linder, and Than, or Nathaniel,
whose
father was dead. Possibly one of those was an officer in your
company."
Simon Linder died
intestate
in 1752. On February 12 1752, the Frederick County Court
appointed Simon Jr. as Administrator of Simon's estate, and Lawrence as
surety.
FREDERICK COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, WINCHESTER, VA:
Deed Book 2 3 Feb 12, 1752
Administrator's Bond -Simon Linder Admr. of Simon Linder, decd.
Van Swearingen }
Lawrence Linder } securities on same
Some notes on the children of Simon &
Margarete Linder
Son Simon
Jr. (1717 - aft 1787?) is
noted in numerous property transactions in Frederick/Berkeley County,
VA between 1749 and 1781. These are best located in the
respective county Deed Books and include land that was purchased (300
acres for 5 shillings) from Abraham and Jacob Van Meter by Simon
Sr. On 12 February 1752 Simon Jr.
was appointed Administrator of his father's estate in Winchester,
Frederick Co, VA. It is from this that we deduce the date of
Simon's death.
Son Lawrence (1725
- ca 1793) is noted to
have served in the French Indian Wars "The 'valuable defensive service'
of Lawrence Linder was recognized by the Virginia General Assembly,
meeting at Williamsburg on 24 Sept. 1758. They appropriated a large sum
to pay the Home Guards, to
be equal to the [colonial] Line soldiers. Listed as a private
"Lawrence
Lender [sic]" (Dean Linder in The Linders of
the
Revolution. Per Boogher in his Gleanings of Virginia History "To John
Lamon, James Legat, John Dickson,
Holoway Perry, Joseph Pierce, Henry Vanmeter, Lawrence Lender, Edward
Mergee,
Joseph Vanmeter, Jacob Mergee, Remembrance Williams, Joseph
Polsen,
William Field, Nicholas M'Intire, Edward Lucas, Robert
Buchus,
Benjamin Sweet, John Taylor and Arthur Turner 7s each = pounds
6-13-00"
Again we find the neighborly connection of the Linders and the Van
Meters
-- now if only for a church or marriage record, a will...
Lawrence
last appeared on the tax rolls in Nelson Co., KY in 1791 and I suspect
that
is when and where he was buried.
Son Hance
George (1730 - 1766)
married Anna Ulandt. His only known child was John. George did
leave a will. He received property from his oldest
brother in 1759 along Opeckon
Creek. His will was probated as follows
"Will Bk. 3. p. 367 (19 Feb. 1766)
"...it is my Will...Eldest son
John...Wife...Executor...George (0 his mark) Linder ann
(Z her mark) Linder I Ann Linder
Consent to the above Will
John (X his mark) Newland Sam Harrison
At a Court held for Frederick
County September 2nd
1766 This Last will & Testament of George Linder decd. was
proved by the oaths of John
Newland
&
Samuel Harrison Witnesses thereto & Ordered to be Recorded"
I can find nothing on Simon &
Margarete's daughter
Catarina (b 1716).
You may enjoy visiting this excellent
Swiss family reference Swiss Genealogy on the Internet.
I would strongly recommend joining
the Linder Family
Assn. to
learn
more about
this early Swiss family: Bonnie Dailey edits the excellent
quarterly
newsletter.
Your comments appreciated -- please send to the author Mike Judd
*Was your
ancestor aboard the Elizabeth
on this voyage? (Many thanks to Louise McGinnis Schulze and her
friends
at
the Olive Tree Genealogy Pages for generously sharing their research)
The
enclosed lists are copied as they appear without alteration or change
from
the 1934 printing of "Pennsylvania German Pioneers" A list of ships
arriving
in Philadelphia 1727 to 1808 , Vol. 1, 1727 to 1775 by Ralph Beaver
Strassburger, LL.D. edited by William John Hinke, Ph.D., D.D. This list
has the occupation of the individual with age following. Other lists
may
show letters in parenthesis in the body of the name, this is where the
individual
made their mark. Other letters following names or titles in the texts
are
for subscript letters in the original print. This list is also adjusted
to
match the updated list in the Apendix of the above text) [List 30 A]
Account
of the Mens Names of 16 years and upwards, Brought from Rotterdam in
the
Elizabeth, Capt. Edward Lee. [Qualified Aug. 27, 1733].
Mens
Names & Ages
Johanes Kesnoser,
farmer 40 Philip Sever, tailor 23 Johanes Moon,
farmer 33 Mical Cowell, farmer 32 Johan Josep Fuler, 23 Johan Jereck Petery,
weaver 27 Johan Henrick Shirt, farmer 22 Conrat
Shott, farmer 50 Philip Foust, weaver 30 Micoll Rut, weaver 30 John
Henrich Tinick, joiner 33 Coblin Hetrick, farmer 40 Henrich
Stance, shoemaker 39 Hance Peter Hofman, farmer 28 Johanes Jong,
shoemaker 39 Johan Peter Foust, farmer 40 Philip Foust, farmer 20 Jacob
Gibe, farmer 34 Olrich Shugh, farmer 48 John Jacob Shugh 20 Johanes
Lutts, weaver 55 Mathias Whitman, farmer 56 Mathew
Whiteman, farmer 34 Henrich Still 60 Simon Lindor 53 Simon K[L]indor,
Jr. 16 Friedrich Oneself, weaver 24 Miachael Fabor, fiddler 34 Andrew
Pogener, fiddler 34 Steven Lowman, bone maker 31 Hance Jerech
Porger, cooper 25 Jacob Bunett, farmer 32 Wolf Con. Milor 41 Simon
Sherman, sadler 49 Johanes Knoll, farmer 29 Jacob Hubler, farmer 30
France Wice, smith 27 Tabell Troud, smith 27 Hance Martin
Troud, farmer 56 Johan Henrich Ley, miller 28 Jerrick Oare, farmer 51
Johanes Henrich Oare, 19 Jacob Sorver, carpenter 56 Jacob
Sorver, carpenter 26 Rodelph Sorver, carpenter 21 Jacob Houswet,
weaver 34 Jacob Hendrich, farmer 28 Johan Henrich Tabas, farmer 27
Nicklos Slay, farmer 24 Jacob Shittel 22 Philip Smith, wagoner 33 Hance
Jerick Nort 45 Jacob Tillingor, farmer 33 Andries Clipsadell,
butcher 22 Jerick Hendrick March, shoemaker 20 Johan Olrich Cooll,
joiner 30 John Fagley, weaver 28 Hinrich Stiner, weaver 23 Michell
Rinehed, farmer 23 Mickell Mikt, farmer 54 Hance Jacob Mikt 20
WOMENS NAMES & AGES
Kertroudt Kesnoser 50
Marilos Honing 20 Margret Moon 44 Ann Eliza
Cowell 23 Savena Cowell 24 Anna Catrina Shott 49 Anna Clara Shott 16
Anna Catrina Foust 21 Anna Margret Rut 56 Anna Margret Tinick 36
Elizabeth Hetrick 35 Maria Stamce 31 Anna Eliza Foust 40
Catrina Gibe 34 Anna Eliza Shugh 48 Ever
Eliza Shugh 17 Margret Luts 38 Maria Catrina Whitman 38 Margret Whiteman 30
Margret Lindor 39 Catrina Lindor 17 Sarah
Fabor 33 Catrina Pogener 37 Mary Bunett 32 Margret Milor 53 Susanna Stoning 27
Catrina Sherman 40 Marilis Sherman 22 Maria Sherman
19 Ann Mary Knoll 26 Eliza Bovern 22 Anna Barbara Hubler 25 Barbara
Wice 20 Anna Crate Troud 27 Cughlick Troud 52 Marg. Apell. Troud 24
Eliza Lee 18 Eliza Oare 46 Fronegh Sorver 54
Barbara Sorver 23 Maria Houswett 34 Elizabeth
Shittel 21 Dorothy Smith 30 Maria Barbara Nort 43 Maria Kret
Nort 18 Maria Barbra Tillingor 28 Solmey Cooll 30 Anna Barbara
Fagley 26 Catrina Rinehed 22 Anna Mikt 46
CHILDRENS NAMES & AGES
Conreet Kesnoser 14
Johan Yerck Kesnoser 12 Anna Catrina Honing,
dead 5 Maria Moon 10 Matiles Moon 8 Vernor Moon 6 Conen Lutwick Moon
3-1/2 Anna Catrina Cowell, dead 3-1/2 Conreet
Cowell,
dead 3-1/2 Conhenas Shott 9 John Jacob Foust 4 John Adam Foust 2 John
Hendrick Foust 0-1/2 Anna Barbara Tinick 8
Michel Tinick, dead 5 Anna Margaret Tinick, dead 1-1/2 John Onst Hetrick 17
William Hetrick 10 Catrina Hetrick 8-1/2 Johan
Henrick Hetrick 2 Anna Margret Hetrick, dead 3 Anna Maria
Stance 11 Maria Catrina Stance 7 Maria Dorotea Stance 4 Hance
Jacob Stance 1-1/2 Micol Foust 13 Johanes Foust 11 Johan Peter Foust 9
Ann Eliz. Foust 5 Matekina Foust, dead 3 Johan
Hendrick Foust 2 Andries Gibe 12 Micoll Gibe 9 Marlina
Gibe 4-1/2 Elizabeth Gibe 2 Anna Eliz. Shugh 13 Hance Martin
Luts 11 Catrina Luts 9 Elizabeth Luts, dead 2 Mariradell Luts 4 Johanes Whitman 15
Eliza Whitman 13-3/4 Christoffer Whiteman 8 Mathias
Whiteman 6 Wendell Whiteman 3-1/2 Elizabeth Whiteman, dead 2 Elizabeth
Lindor 11 Larance Lindor 8 Hance Jerck Lindor 3-3/4 Babor Fabor 4-1/2
Michal Fabor 2 Johan Tobias Pogener 3 Susanna
Bunett, dead 4 Christina Bunett, dead 2 Margret Bunett 8 Johan
Simon Bunett 0-3/4 Jacob Milor 17 Jerick Sherman 17
Catrine Sherman 13 Philip Sherman 6-1/2 Daniel
Sherman, dead 3 Elizabeth Knoll 3-3/4 Margaret Knoll 1-1/2 Anna
Hubler 3-1/2 Anna Maria Hubler 2-1/4 Frances Hubler 0-1/4 Johanes
Troud 1-1/2 Johan Henrick Ley 13 Barbara Houswett 13-1/3 Cradell
Houswett 10 Maria Houswett 8 Anna Maria Houswett, dead 4-1/2 Caspar
Houswett, dead 2 Jacob Houswett, dead 0-1/4 Anna Lies Houswett 8-1/2
Philip Smith, dead 0-3/4 Tobias Nort 11 Lavanna Nort 10 Johan Fredrick
Tillingor 8 Mathies Cooll 9 Maria Cooll 7
Totals:
61
men, 50 women, 81 children, of whom 16 dead, 192 names, 176 living
passengers
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