American Revolution Ancestor of Glen Lintner
EDMUND LINTNER
Edmund might have been born 1751-died 1805. A burial stone in Wirth's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery (changed in 1814 to Salem) Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, was interpreted as Edward Lintner (maybe Lenker) b-1741, d-10-??-1809 at 58 yrs. 1741 must be 1745 for the dates on the will to work, and 1809 was 1804.
There is mention of Edmund in 1766 when he purchased three separate parcels of land in Strasburg Township, each over an acre in size. In 1767, Strasburg, Lot 3 of parcel 11 Adam Hook sold to Edmund Lintner for 18 pounds. A history of the land transactions disclosed by further study include; On August 28, 1766, John Orban, Yeoman, and his wife Elizabeth, late of Lancaster County, granted a 1 1/4 acre lot in the village of Strasburg to Adam Hook and Edmund Lintner. In 1767, Adam Hook quitclaimed his moiety in this lot to Edmund Lintner.
1768 - Edmund marries Catherina Maugher (Maurer) at First Reformed Congregational Church, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Children were: Rachel, b-1770;Jacob, b-abt. 1772; Elizabeth, b- abt 1774; John, b-1776; Catherina, b-1779; Daniel, b-1784; and Rebecca, b-1787.
1770, on the tax rolls in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania as Edmond Lentnor and on the 1771 Lancaster County tax list as Edw. Lindner.
1771 Tax list of Strasburg as Ekman Lendner; no acres, 1 horse, 1 cattle, no servants, 2 shillings 0 pence.
1772; Christian Hare owned 150 acres, patented to him 21 May 1761 (Ref PB AA 1 314). The 24 July 1772 will of Christian Hare bequeathed 2 parcels of this land, one containing 22 acres then in tenure of Edmund Lintner.
1777 - Subscribed the oath or affirmation of allegiance and fidelity before the justice of the peace of Lancaster County on 13 June 1777.
1778 - Renounced allegiance to King George of England and bear allegiance to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 30 June 1778.
A "Basic Records Card" containing the name of Edmond Lindner ( an alternate spelling) indicating that he was a private in the Lancaster County "Lieutenancy", 7th Battalion, 1st Company, 5th Class. The card also contains a remark "Authority" which is C/R (1777-80, then in the "Date" line it lists N.D., and another remark which is "Published" A(5) VII, 639-641. The last line on the card reads; "Military Accounts: Militia," Records of the Comptroller General, RG-4. Another reference to his military service was in "Pennsylvania Archives" Fifth Series, Vol VII by Thomas Lynch Montgomery, published 1906 by Harrisburg Publishing Co.; as an "Ensign" in the Fifth Company, First Battalion, County of Lancaster (returned August 26, 1780) under Captain William Smith, Lieutenant Samuel Hawthorne. A remark on this record indicates Edmond was "commissioned". A later record lists Edmond as a Captain in this same unit ( 1 Battalion, 5th Company)
1777- Other studies into the military service of Edmund find; "A true account of the Militia draught made in the west end of Strasburg Township: 7th battalion of the Lancaster County Militia; Captain James Brown, private 5th class Edmond Lintner." (Believed to be dated 1777).
Two citations issued against Edmund for "keeping" a "Tippling House". They read the same even though one was written in longhand and the other in print except the fill in spaces for name and date. One is dated May of 1778, the other October 1778. They read: "Lancaster County, May ... 1778. The Grand Inquest for the County of Lancaster upon Oaths and Affirmations do present, that Edmund Lintner, late of the County aforesaid, Yeoman, the first day of April in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy- Eight, at Strasburg in the County aforesaid, and within the jurisdiction of this Court, did keep a Tippling-House, without any Licence (sic) so to do, being first had and obtained according to Law, and then and there without such licence (sic) did sell and deliver, and cause to be sold and delivered to sundry persons, divers Quantities of Rum, Brandy, Whisky, and other spirituous Liquors, by less Measure than one Quart, against the Force of the Act of Assembly in such Case made and provided, and against the Peace and Dignity of the Common-Wealth of Pennsylvania." The second was dated November 1778 complaining that the acts happening on the first day of October. The first was witnessed by Jacob Bour, the second witness name was not readable. They were both signed by Jona. (Johnathan) D. Sergeant, Atty Gen'l.
23 Jan. 1779, Edmund Lintner, Strasburg Village, Yeoman, and Catherine his wife granted and confirmed 3 lots containing 5 acres to Philip Kessler of the same place, Yeoman, for 681 pounds lawful money of Pennsylvania, see map 1, parcel 11.
1779 assessment rolls of Strasburg Township as 0 acres, 1 horse, 2 cattle, 4 sheep, 0 negroes.
1780 Listed in the Strasburg Township assessment roll of 1780 as Edmund Lindnor.
1780 - General return of the officers of the militia of the County of Lancaster in the State of Pennsylvania, August 26, 1780, first battalion Lieutenant Colonel George Stewart, Major William McCausland; fifth company, Captain William Smith, Lieutenant Samuel Hawthorn, Ensign Edward Lintner; Another note in this series= "a true and exact list of the names of each and every male white person inhabiting residing within my district in the fifth company of the first battalion of Lancaster County militia between the age of 15 and 53 years, taken from the year of 1782, Captain Edmond Lintner; Donation lands or military tracts granted to the officers and soldiers of the Pennsylvania Line in the Revolutionary Army 1780-1800: Edward Lurndner: regiment 1st Pa., private; 200 acres drawn.
1782 Strasburg Township tax list, p709, for Edmund Lintner lists 9 acres, 1 horse, 1 cow no servants, tax was 1 pound, 2 shillings, 6 pence.
Family is listed in 1790 census of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (U.S. First) living in Strasburg Twp.
That listing only names the family head (Edmund) then gives numbers of others living in the household. The list reads: 2 free white males of 16 years and upward, including the head of household; 2 free white males of under 16 years; then 4 free white females including heads of families.
Edmund also lived near Millersburg in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania and left his land to his children in his will described below. The deed to the 384 acres Edmund lived on (called and indenture) which showed Edmund buying the land from Daniel Miller in 1792. Records of the First Reformed Church, Lancaster, Penns., copied by William J. Hinke. in F. Edward Wright, Lancaster County, Pa. Church Records of the 18th Century, Vol 2 (Westminster, MD: Family Line Publications, 1994) : Edmund Lindner married Catharine Mauger on 18 Oct. 1768. (note spelling of name) Catharina's name also is spelled differently at various times and in various records. To Wit: Burial records of the Evangelical Reformed Church, in Lykens Valley, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 1774-1843, shows this entry: "Buried 4 May 1825, Catharina Leitner widow of Etman Leitner and daughter of Jacob and Catherina Maurer; They had 8 children, 4 sons and 4 daughters. Born 24 October 1749, died 2 May 1825, aged 75-7-8; left 29 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren."
That Edmund's wife's name was Catherine and that they had at least 5 children, (listed in Edmund's will) , Rachel, Elizabeth, John, Jacob and Catherine. There is also a nephew named Jacob and various female "nephews". The term "Nephew" in the usage of the day meant grand son or grand daughter. Edmund's son Jacob had a son named Jacob which was referred to as a Nephew as well as by name in the will. The nephew was a minor when the will was written in 1804, as Edmund assigns a guardian if Jacob is still a minor when Edmund dies. The will is entered on October 23, 1804, indicating that Edmund's death falls within the period March through October of that year.
Edmund's will was found in Dauphin County, PA. Wills book 1-B, pp 235-237, and reads in part: (many words are missing due to the poor copy provided from the microfilm library. The reader will know of this by the symbol "....." when words are missing.) Some parts omitted here. Capitalization, spelling and punctuation are as written even if incorrect.
" In the name of God, Amen. I Edmund Lintner of Upper Paxton township in the county of Dauphin and State of Pennsylvania being sick and weak in body but of perfect in mind, memory and understanding, Thanks be given unto God, calling into mind... mortality of my body, Do make and ordain this my last will and testament in the manner following. I recommend my Soul into the hand of the almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent Christian Burial at the discretion of my Executors, and as touching such worldly estate wherewith is has pleased God to Bless me in this life, I give, devise and dispose of the same in the following manner and form to wit. First I give and bequeath to Catherine, my dear and beloved Wife, the third part of all the moveables that are on the premises for her use in ... money (?)... excepting there nothing within found. I further bequeath to my son John Lintner that portion ... tract or plantation I now live on containing one hundred and seventy acres adjoining the river Sisquehanna (sic), thence by John Moore's land thence by the land called Blackland thence by land of Groves to the river and leaving and constituting to pay to do as follows he is to have it the land for him and his heir or heirs hereafter by giving one half of all he or they rais on the premises that is to say Wheat rye corn buckwheat oats potatoes and flax that is to say year and yearly as long as we both live. N. B. And if so be that one or the other me or my wife should die then he is to give only the thirds as follows first place my son is to raise a house at the North end of the old one with a tin plate stove in it comfortable for me or my Widow to live after one of our deceases with a Stable suitable to hold one or two cows and a few sheep and the thirds of the hay and second crops which grows on the premises likewise after one of our deceases the thirds of the Wheat Rye Corn Buckwheat Oats Potatoes all by the bushel flax by the bundle likewise what grain she wants ground my son John must take it to the mill and get it ground and bring it back and deliver it to the house or on the loft where she wants it likewise her firewood he is to cut it short and hall it to the door, also room in the garden for to rais (sic) a little salled or cabbitch if she pleases, room to the Spring for to fetch her water and if so be that the one which is left behind should get sick or helpless that my son John is to tend and wait upon her or me during the time of Sickness, if so be that my wife should live after my decease all this before mentioned .... is to have and hold for her use. But if so be that she is left behind and should take a though (sic) of Marrying again and be married .... thirds that is here mentioned shall fall back to my son John Lintner again as soon as the marriage is accomplished. N.B. Further is my will that my son John Lintner is to pay out of his tract of the mentioned land to my daughter Elizabeth the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds as follows that is from the first day of May in the year of one thousand eight hundred and four he is clear of making the first payment which will be in the year of One thousand Eight hundred nine then he is to pay to my daughter Elizabeth twenty five pounds yearly and every year until the two and fifty pounds is pounds is paid that is to say a ten year payment for my daughter Elizabeth. Estate for her use and her heirs for ever. NB. Further I bequeath to son Jacob Lintner diseas (deceased) his son Jacob Lintner or my Nephew the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds as follows the firs (sic) payment which will be in the year of one thousand eight hundred and nineteen then my son John Lintner is to pay to my Nephew Jacob Lintner the sum of twenty five pounds yearly and every year until the sum of two hundred and fifty pounds is paid. N.B. further if my nephew is to turn to an idle way of living or likely to dispose the little estate that I have left to him I do hereby bequeath and it my will to Set and ordain Daniel Miller as a gardeen (sic) over the estate of my nephew Jacob Lintner if so be the child should grow up he the said Daniel Miller is to look that my Nephew is to get schooling and at the age of going to a trade he is to look out and see for him .... put to a trade suitable for my Nephew. further if my Nephew is to turn to what is mentioned the estate herein mentioned is to lay back upon his heirs if has any But he should live to be a man to take of the estate I left behind he is to possess it for ever and his heirs after him if so be that my Nephew should die without heirs then the estate is to fall back to the rest of my heirs to be divided equally among them. N.B. further I bequeath to my daughter Catherine the two parts of the back tract called she is to have one hundred and forty two acres more or less likewise I bequeath to my daughter Rachel the third part of the tract mentioned Seventy two acres more or less that my daughter Rachel is to have free for her use & her heirs forever further I do constitute and ordain John Ditty, Henry Meck and Daniel Miller to make a division line between my daughter Catherine and my Daughter Rachel the foresaid of the land along by Baker's and Abraham Jura (or Jora) falling to my daughter Catherine the Back part adjoining land of George Seals land deceased falls to my daughter Rachel which these three men I have set to make a divide not to damage one more than the other to the best of their knowledge making a strait line or else a corner not to hurt the others so the Three makes it my two daughters Catherine and Rachel is not brake it but hold it for ever and their heirs after them the (sic) are to attend when call'd up after my decease these three mentioned. N.B. further I bequeath and is my will that my daughter Catherine is to or against the first day of May which is in the year of one thousand eight hundred and nine then she is pay out of these two tracts mentioned of twenty five pounds secondly twenty five pounds these two payments is to come to the hands of the gardeen (guardian) mentioned for my Nephew as is mentioned. Then in the year of one thousand eight hundred and eleven my daughter Catherine is to pay the first day of May twenty five pounds to my Nephew Catherine Frank by name every year for three years more until one hundred pounds is paid to my Nephew Catherine further my daughter Catherine is to pay to another of my nephews called Elizabeth Frank by name which payment will be in the year of one thousand eight and fifteen twenty five pounds yearly untill one one hundred pounds is paid to my last nephew by name Elizabeth Frank remember if so be that any of my Nephews should die without heirs their estates shall fall back back again and be divided amongst all my heirs according as my will shows. And further I bequeath, constitute, make and ordain and appoint the sole executors John Lintner and Catherine my wife of this my last will and testament and do hereby uterly disallow and revoke all former testaments wills and cordials legacy and executors by me at any time hereafter fore made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I the said Edmund Lintner have to this my last will and testament set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty seventh day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and four. Signed sealed and delivered by the said Edmund Lintner as and for this last will and testament in the presence of us and we have at the special instance of request of the said Edmund Lintner subscribed our names as witness to the due execution thereof. Henry Meck, Daniel Miller. Proved October 23rd 1804.
Orphan's Court in Dauphin County on Nov 29, 1828, Book F page 330 has; "John C. Bucher administrator with the will annexed of Edmond Lindner late of Upper Paxton Township, Dauphin County deceased appears in Court and produces his administration account on the estate of said deceased duly passed by the register balance in the hands of the accountant to be paid over according to the law, two hundred and twenty six dollars and sixty six cents which account is allowed and confirmed by the Court."