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- Naturalizations in Rowan County NC 22 Sep 1764 pg 95
The following natives of Germany appeared in open court with proper certificates and was naturalized according to law by taking the oath by law appointed for that purpose. Henry Trollinger
U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Name: Henry Drolinger
Arrival Year: 1764
Arrival Place: North Carolina
Source Publication Code: 1739
Primary Immigrant: Drolinger, Henry
Annotation: Contains naturalization records and details on settlers west of the Catawba, North Carolina. Most were German Reformed or Lutheran. Dates of arrival often given, all 18th century.
Source Bibliography: EAKER, LORENA SHELL. "The Germans in North Carolina." In The Palatine Immigrant, vol. 6:1 (Summer 1980), pp. 3-34.
Page: 7
Family of Adam Drollinger 1708 Sources: Elmendingen Lutheran Parish Records copied by Patricia Scruggs Trolinger and Ella Gieg in May of 1972. Darst Family of Virginia, H. Jackson Darst. Records of Mrs. Pat Trolinger, Miami, OK and Mrs. Ruba Orr, Craig, CO.
"German Pioneers - arrivals at Port of Philadelphia from 1727-1808," Volume II, Author Strassburger- Genealogical Publishing Co., (Baltimore, MD, 1966) and "Arrivals at Port of Philadelphia 1727-1808, Vol I. Dates on tombstones of Jacob, Henry & Adam Trolinger. Also, in Stockard, SW - The History of Alamance County p 143, 1900, Capitol Printing Co., Raleigh.
Pennsylvania German Pioneers" stated they were Palatine Immigrants departing Rotterdam, next sailing to Dover, England, arrived at Philadelphia 20 Sep 1738 on ship "Friendship" commanded by Captain Beech. Adam and Eberhard, Adam's cousin, left their home and made their home and made their way up the Rhine River to Rotterdam and sailed by the way of the English Channel to Port of Dover, England to Philadelphia, PA, aboard the ship "Friendship." Eberhard remained in Pennsylvania, at least he did not go to North Carolina with Adam. They arrived in Sep 1738 and took the oath of allegiance to the British Crown on 20 Sep 1738. Adam went with other Germans to Orange (now Alamance) County, NC. It is known he lived in Pennsylvania, maybe Bucks county for a while before moving to North Carolina. It was reported the move took place because land was getting so expensive in Pennsylvania. In Orange County he was instrumental in establishing a Union Lutheran and Reformed Church on the "pike leading from Salisbury to Hillsborough at Haw River."
Source: Rupp's German Immigrants and the Archives of Pennsylvania.
He emigrated to America, presumably with his entire family, landing at Philadelphia on 20 September 1738. The tombstone of Adam Trolinger in the old family burying ground at Haw River, North Carolina, states that his eldest son, Jacob Henry, came with him to Pennsylvania in 1737 (1738 is more probably correct) and thence to North Carolina. Here Adam Trolinger and his family settled and resided until his death in 1803.
The History of Almance Co., NC, Miles S.W. Stockard, Raleigh, NC, Capitol Printing Company, 1900. Chapter XVI. pp 142-147 One of the first settlers in Alamance county, NC was Adam Trollinger. From there he moved to Pennsylvania, in 1738, came on South and settled here, on the western bank of Haw River, above where the railroad now crosses the river. He entered quite a large body of land here, selecting this place on account of the water falls, in order to catch fish, there being large quantities of them in the river at this time. He selected and allotted an acre of land for a burying place for his family, in which he was buried in 1803 at 95 years of age. His eldest son, Jacob Henry, was also born in Germany, in 1718 (sic), and came to this place with his father. He built the first grist mill on Haw River, near where the Granite factory now stands. He had two sons, John and Henry. During the Revolutionary war Cornwallis passed here on his way to the Guilford Battle Ground and camped over night, and by taking and destroying the grain in Jacob Henry's mill, made the old gentleman very angry, and he told Cornwallis what he thought of him, whereupon Cornwallis had him tied to a tree, with a bridle bit in his mouth, so that he could neither speak nor extricate himself. They left him in this condition. He was found late in the evening and untied by a Mrs. Rippy, who chanced to come to the mill. This treatment enraged Jacob Henry so much that he sent his oldest son, John, to a cave in Virginia (This cave he had found and explored when on his way to this State from Pennsylvania) to make powder to be used in the Revolutionary war. (Interesting anecdote but no evidence to support it) John entered and settled on 640 acres of land in Montgomery (now Pulaski), Virginia, including the cave. After sending his eldest son to Virginia, Jacob Henry sent his second son, Henry, and a young negro man named Thomas Husk, whom he owned, to General George Washington, with the written message that "he hoped both together would make one good soldier," neither one being of age. Both remained in the army until the close of the war. After his return to his father's, Henry married Mary Thomas, sister to Joseph Thomas, the great evangelist, who was called the "White Pilgrim" because his apparel was always white. This Joseph Thomas traveled over this State, North Carolina, and Virginia, preaching the gospel. He finally married in the valley of Virginia and settled in Ohio. He died with smallpox in New Jersey in 1835. Henry settled on the home plantation, near his father. He erected a toll-bridge across the river, just above the present railroad crossing, this being the main road between Hillsboro and Greensboro. He received a pension from the government from 1837 up to his death, on Feb. 29th, 1844, aged 83 years. Thomas Husk lived with the descendants of his master and at the age of 90 died and was buried in the family cemetery at Haw River.
John, eldest son of Henry Trolinger, was born in 1790, and grew up to manhood at his father's in the old home. He was a great advocate of education all his life. He was chairman of the county board of education and manager of the free schools until the County of Orange was divided, and afterwards held the same position in Alamance county until the Civil war. He was chairman, also, a part of the time, of the county court of Orange, and afterwards of Alamance. He advised and aided a number of young men to get an education, and was considered one of the best historians of his age. On the first of January, 1832, he commenced work on the first cotton factory built in the county, situated on Haw River, a short distance above where Stony creek runs into the river, and turned the river into the creek, a work that was thought by others could not be done. After he built the factory, others joined him and formed a joint stock company, naming it "The High Falls Manufacturing Co." (This place is now owned by Rosenthal & Co., and called "Juanita.") He built about one mile of the N. C. R. R., west side of the river, including the high embankment at the river. He married Elizabeth Rony in 1809; to them were born five sons and five daughters. In October, 1869, this noble man passed away , and was buried by the side of his people in the family cemetery.
General Benjamin N., eldest son of John Trolinger, was born in 1810. Among the first cotton factories built in the country was the older part of the present Granite Mills at Haw River, which was built by him, 1844. He was always interest in internal improvements, and aided by his partner and brother-in-law, Dr. D. A. Montgomery, got up stock for the N.C. R. R., which was commenced in 1851. the were large contractors in Alamance, Orange, Wake and Johnston counties, and had brick made and bridges built over Haw River, Black creek, and over both crossings of the Eno at Hillsboro. they also ran a steam saw-mill at Asbury and Cary, Wake county, for the purpose of cutting ties for this railroad, and being anxious to have the railroad machine shops built in Alamance county (the people of Greensboro, Guilford county, were trying to get the shops located in their county), he started on a tour for subscriptions to this end, with $500 cash from his father and some more from his brother William for a beginning. The people of the surrounding country and of Graham subscribed liberally, after being assured that no lots would be sold nor business houses built where the shops were located, a paper to this effect being written and signed, but, unfortunately, never recorded, and later on was thought to have been destroyed. He was successful in his call on the people and bought 640 acres of land near the center of the road which he donated to the railroad company, the machine shops were built and named Company Shops, now call Burlington. After completing the railroad, General Trolinger built a large hotel at Haw River, the railroad directors promising him that all trains should stop there for meals for a term of thirty years; but another hotel was built at Company Shops by the railroad company. This discontinued his hotel a Haw River and caused to fail in 1858, and everything he had was sold. But being a man of great energy, he did not stop, but went to Clayton, Johnston county, and commenced making spirits of turpentine. This enterprise proved profitable, and needing a larger area to work in, he moved to Richmond county, where he and his father bought 5,000 acres of pine land for the purpose of making turpentine there. Being near the railroad running between Wilmington and Charlotte, he became a contractor on this railroad to aid in building it. He located on this railroad, 100 miles west of Wilmington, and named the place Old Hundred. He was successful in his work here, but when the Civil war began, in 1861, foreseeing the country would need salt, the went below Wilmington and started two separate salt works, in which he made at least thirty bushels a day. He made known to all his creditors his intention to pay off all his debts; he was paying off rapidly, and if he had lived a few years longer he would have paid everything, and been at a good starting point again. In 1861 the following paper was sent to him, signed by James D. Radcliffe, F. L. Childes and other officers of Fort Caswell: "This is to certify that Gen. Benj. N. Trollinger rendered very great service to the Garrison at Fort Caswell as well as to the State at large, by his unremitting labours (sic.) in collecting, at his own expense, negroes to aid in completing the work at this post. The purely disinterested patriotism of Gen. Trollinger should, in the opinion of the officers of the post, secure for him the gratitude and respect of every true North Carolinian." This paper was acknowledged before a Notary Public. In the summer 1862, while at his salt works near Wilmington, he was taken sick with yellow fever, but, not knowing he had this disease he went from there to visit his parents at Haw River, on arriving he was quite sick, and died on September 20th, 1862, and was buried with his kindred in the family cemetery. Thus ended a noble, valuable life. This paper was dictated by William Holt Trollinger, youngest son of John Trollinger, and brother of Gen. B. N. Trollinger. Written by W. H. Trollinger's daughter - Bessie Trollinger Stratford.
Durst and Darst Families of America, with discussions of Forty Related Families Sandford Charles Gladden, 1969. p 734, 751. The family name was originally spelled Drollinger, and the ancestor of the Virginia branches, Adam Drollinger used that spelling. Adam's son, Henry Jacob, changed the spelling of the family name to Trollinger, but its pronunciation remained "Drolinger" during his life-time. A son of Henry Jacob, John, kept the spellilng Trolinger, but his son John dropped one "L" resulting in the present-day spelling of Trolinger.
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The earliest settlement at Dublin occurred in 1776 when Henry Jacob TROLLINGER and his family erected a cabin just behind the house on old Route 11. The next resident was a cabin built near the present firehouse in 1810 by Sarah TROLLINGER and her husband, Stephen TRINKLE. At that
time "the forest around their home was unbroken and brush was so close that man on horseback could not have been seen 20 yards from the cabin. As late as 1850 "more than half of the county around Dublin was in the woods. "
What is now Dublin would probably still be in woods, crops and pasture had it not been for the depot being located here in 1854. John TROLLINGER and Stephen TRINKLE, brothers-in-law, gave three acres of land in 1854 and construction immediately began on a depot, round house, turn-table, wood house, switches and a well. Passenger service began June 29,1854 and freight began to be handled on July 24,1854.
On the morning of May 9,1864 the Confederates met a vastly superior enemy at Cloyd's farm. By early afternoon a defeated army was streaming through Dublin toward the New River and safety. About 5:00 p.m. the enemy occupied the town and soon began to burn much of it. The depot, and enormous wood yard which held locomotive fuel, the telegraph office and poles, a water tank, the "immense" warehouse containing supplies for the army, a hotel, and some private homes went up in flames. After the enemy left essential repairs to the track and bridges were made but materials and labor were so scare a boxcar was equipped as a depot and used until 1866.
The depot erected in 1866 survived until it was burned in 1912.
A temporary depot was set up until the present building was erected in 1913.
The town of Dublin was incorporated in 1871.
Source: Abstracts taken from an article written by Dr. H. Jackson Darst
A German Powder Maker of the Revolution
At the beginning of the Revolution a German powder maker came into the New River Valley. Henry Jacob Trolinger , born in Germany in the early 1700's, came here from North Carolina. He acquired land near present Dublin, where a large saltpeter cave
lay beneath a limestone ledge on a hillside. Saltpeter, the main ingredient bf gunpowder, was what the old powder maker sought. Here Henry Jacob Trolinger settled, and assisted by his older son Henry, mined saltpeter and made powder. Trolinger's product was much in demand during the Revolution. He prospered and acquired much land in the area (which was then in Montgomery County).
After the Revolution Henry Jacob Trolinger's older son, Henry, moved back to North Carolina. The old powder maker taught the craft to John Trolinger, his younger son. John, followÂing in his father's footsteps, continued to manufacture gunpowder at the old saltpeter cave for some years after the Revolution.
Many descendants of Henry Jacob Trolinger are among the citizens of today's Pulaski County.
Author Trollender, Henry. grantee. Title Land grant 16 July 1788. Summary Location: Montgomery County. Description: 100 acres on Clinch known by the name of the Hoopwood Place. Source: Land Office Grants No. 18, 1788-1789, p. 131 (Reel 84). Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
Author Trollinger, Henry. grantee. Title Land grant 20 September 1786. Summary Location: Montgomery County. Description: 275 acres beginning above the head of a spring. Source: Land Office Grants No. 1, 1785, 1786-1787, p. 640 (Reel 67). Part of the index to the recorded copies of grants issued by the Virginia Land Office. The collection is housed in the Archives at the Library of Virginia. Other Format Available on microfilm. Virginia State Land Office. Grants A-Z, 1-124, reels 42-190; Virginia State Land Office. Grants 125- , reels 369-.
DAR Patriot Index
TROLINGER, HENRY JACOB
Ancestor #: A116131
Service:
VIRGINIA Rank: PATRIOTIC SERVICE
Birth:
8-3-1731 DIETENHAUSEN GERMANY
Death:
1798 MONTGOMERY CO VIRGINIA
Service Source:
KEGLEY, EARLY ADVENTURERS ON THE WESTERN WATERS, VOL 2, P 343-344; DARST,THE DARSTS OF VA, PP 369-370; PENSION APP OF SON, HENRY TROLINGER, S*W4087
Service Description:
1) POWDER MAKER FOR THE REV ARMY
2) FROM MONTGOMERY CO
(Transcription provided by Gordon L. Drollinger)
- Does your German family tree seem to be overloaded with Johanns and Marias? German children were given two names. Boys commonly were baptized with the first name Johannes (or Johann, often abbreviated Joh). German girls were baptized Maria, Anna or Anna Maria. This tradition started in the Middle Ages.
So a family could have five boys with the first name Johann. You can see the potential for confusion until you understand that the first name doesn?t mean a thing.
This is because German boys almost always were baptized with the first name Johannes (or Johann, abbreviated Joh). German girls were baptized Maria, Anna or Anna Maria. (This tradition started in the Middle Ages.) This means a family could (and commonly did) have five boys with the first name Johann. You can see the high potential for confusion until you understand that the first name doesn?t mean a thing.
Second Naming Tradition
The second name, known as the Rufname, along with the surname is what would be used in marriage, tax, land and death records.
So in a family with boys Johann Friedrich, Johann Peter, Johann Daniel, etc., the children would be called by (and recorded in documents as as) Friedrich, Peter and Daniel. Usually, the name Johannes in these records marked a ?true John? who would continue to be so identified.
By the 19th century, more Germans gave their children three names. Again, typically only one of the middle names was used throughout the person?s life. Roman Catholics often used saints? names, while most Protestant groups also included names from the Old Testament or even nonChristian mythology.
Nicknames
Another naming tradition involves nicknames, often called Kurzformen. In English, most nicknames are created by dropping the last syllable of the given name (for example, Christoper and Christine become ?Chris?). Germans, however, often shorten a given name by dropping the first part of it. It?s important to note that these familiar forms are used in church or other records, even though by today?s standards we might expect full or formal names to be used.
Some of the many examples (using more authentic but understandable German spellings) are:
Nicklaus = Klaus
Sebastian = Bastian
Christophel = Stophel
Christina = Stin or Stina
Katharina = Trin
Note that these familiar forms are used in church or other records, even though by today?s standards we might expect formal names to be used.
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