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The follow is the history of the Lunger Family by J. Fred Lunger. Thanks to his grandson Mike Lunger for sharing with me the research that he spent many years working on. As of now I have over 600 names in the family tree with many, many more to add. If you have anything you would like to share or dates you may have found, please email me at Norenet1@aol.com
The History of the Lunger Family
Early day Historians believe that the ancestors of the present day Swedes lived in Sweden as long ago as the late stone age. A tribe called the Goths lived in Sweden since about 300 B.C. and inhabited that part called Gotland. It is this part of the county of Orebro, east of the city of Orebro and about seventy five miles west of Stockholm where the little village of Lunger is situated. In 1964, Mr. Birgit Laquist of the Orebro Lens Museum wrote me “Lunger is a very old village in the Parish of Gotlunda. In 1323, the name was written LUNGYR and in the village cemetery are graves from the Viking age and older”.
Migration started from Sweden to Europe in about the year 200 A.D. and continued thru the Viking period (700’s to 900’s). The origin of the Russian Empire is involved in much obscurity, but it is usually regarded as having been founded by Rurik, a Scandinavian, about the year 862 A.D. The Scandinavians founded Cities and States all the way to the Black Sea. The State Church of Sweden is Lutheran where about 90 of 100 belong. I doesn’t seem to me to absurd to reason that during this period of Swedish conquest and establishment of cities and states in Eastern and Southern Europe for some Lunger families from Sweden to have settled around the Tyrol where many still live.
From the State Archives of the Canton of Underwalden, Switzerland, they wrote me that there were records of a Hemma von Lungern in 1280, an Ida von Lungern in 1300, a Jost von Lungern in 1321, and an Anton von Lungern in 1486, But they had no record of the name Lunger. From Innsbruck, Austria, they wrote me that there were about 60 people with the name living in Bozen Province but they had moved to Germany. Dr. (Lawyer) Luis Lunger of Bolzano, Bozen wrote that there were many Lunger families in the community of Kerneid where they had lived for generations and he can trace his family back to 1650. His grand father was Josef Lunger and his father was Alois Lunger who died in 1943. Mrs. Ruth Lunger Impagiazzio wrote me in March of 1966 Martin Lunger, the son of Luis Lunger’s brother went with them to the village of Karneid up in the mountains where the Lungers originally came from. Karneid is a tiny village of about a half dozen houses and a church. The people are all Austrian farmers and speak Austrian. We went thru the little grave yard by the church and found quite a few Lungers buried there. The stones only date back to the 1800’s. We met the priest of the church and he showed us a very old book with lots of Lunger births, marriages and deaths recorded. The first one was the baptism of a daughter Ursula of Andrew and Maria Lunger, September 11, 1747. The priest said the original church had been destroyed in the 1600’s and he had no idea of what became of the old books. Another item she mentioned was Philip, the son of Jacob and Katherine Lunger baptized May 3, 1754.
Jacob Lunger probably born in the Tyrol near Karneid came to the United States on the ship Europa, Captain Lumsdaine commanding. He took the oath of Allegience at Philadelphia November 20, 1741. It is not known if Jacob and his wife Catharine were married before they came to the country or shortly after he arrived as the passenger list did not include names of women. From Philadelphia, Jacob migrated to upper New Jersey where he became an extensive land owner, planter, and influential member of the St. James Lutheran Church in Greenwich. When he died in 1760, he was considered a wealthy man for those times. The record book of the St. James Church contains the following entry in German: On February 26, 1781, Frau Catharina, widow of Jacob Lunger died in Mansfield.
Sussex Co. Clerk’s Office, Newton, NJ Deed book A., Page 310. dated June 27, 1785 Heirs of Jacob Lunger, the elder, late of the Township of Mansfield Woodhouse in the County of Sussex.
Recites as follows:
We, Jacob Lunger, Ludwick Lunger, Abraham Lunger, Elizabeth, wife of Simon Hibler, Margaret, wife of Jacob Hushizer, Catherine, wife of Peter Kase, and Mary, wife of Adams Saunders being children and heirs of Jacob Lunger the elder, etc., etc.,
Also Deed Book I, Page 370 same recitals.
Besides the seven children of Jacob and Catharina listed as his heirs, I have as possibly their children:
John (Johannes) born October 4, 1749 or 1750 married Anna ?. They had Elizabeth born in 1772, Margareth born in 1774 and Catharina born in 1782. No further information.
Adam Lunger confirmed 4/19/1772 In Rev. War. No further information
Frederick born before 1774, married Julianna.
The above could have been deceased in 1785 and so would not appear as Jacob’s heirs.
Signed,
J. Fred Lunger
Descendants of Jacob Lunger
The Emigrant
Generation No. 1
1. JACOB1 LUNGER was born 1716, and died 1780. He married CATHERINE (CATRINA).
Notes for JACOB LUNGER: Notes by Norene Turcsik 5/6/07
Communion Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County, NJ 1770-1773 from the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey Volume VIII, 1932-33
COMMUNICANTS, AUG. 25, 1770
Jacob Langer and wife Catharina Catharina Langer
COMMUNICANTS, OCT. 26, 1771
Jacob Langer and wife Catharina Catharina Langer Johannes Langer
COMMUNICANTS, APRIL 17, 1772
Jacob Langer and wife Catharina
The following young people were confirmed by the Rev. Streit and communed the following day, April 19, 1772:
Adam Lunger Ludwig Lunger Maria Lunger
COMMUNICANTS, DEC. 12, 1772
Jacob Lunger Johannes Lunger Abraham Lunger Maria Lungerin Catharina Lungerin Catharina Lunderin*
*This is not a typo on my part; the name Catharina Lungerin appears twice in a row in the GMNJ listing.
COMMUNICANTS, MAY 29, 1773
Jacob Lunger and wife Catharina Johannes Lunger Ludwig Lunger
COMMUNICANTS, DEC. 24, 1773
Abraham Lunger
Notes for CATHERINE (CATRINA): Notes by Norene Turcsik 5/5/07
Deaths St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County 1781 - 1792
1781, Feb. 26. Catrina, the widow of Jacob Lunger, in Mansfield.
Children of JACOB LUNGER and CATHERINE (CATRINA) are: 2. i. ELIZABETH2 LUNGER, b. New Jersey. ii. MARIA LUNGER, b. New Jersey; m. ADAM SAUNDERS.
Notes for MARIA LUNGER: Notes by J. Fred Lunger
Possible Mary as first name.
3. iii. JACOB LUNGER, b. November 10, 1743, New Jersey; d. November 1794. 4. iv. MARGARET LUNGER, b. 1747, New Jersey. 5. v. JOHANNES (JOHN) LUNGER, b. October 04, 1749, New Jersey. vi. ADAM LUNGER, b. 1750, New Jersey. 6. vii. CATHARINA LUNGER, b. 1751, New Jersey. 7. viii. LUDWIG LUNGER, b. 1752, Greenwich, Sussex Co., New Jersey; d. 1820. 8. ix. ABRAHAM LUNGER, b. Bef. 1755, New Jersey; d. 1815. x. FREDERICK LUNGER, b. Bef. 1774, New Jersey; m. JULIANNA.
Generation No. 2
2. ELIZABETH2 LUNGER (JACOB1) was born in New Jersey. She married SIMON HIBBLER.
Child of ELIZABETH LUNGER and SIMON HIBBLER is: i. CATHERIN3 HIBBLER.
3. JACOB2 LUNGER (JACOB1) was born November 10, 1743 in New Jersey, and died November 1794. He married JUILANA HULSHIZER February 23, 1769.
Children of JACOB LUNGER and JUILANA HULSHIZER are: i. ABRAHAM3 LUNGER, b. 1769; d. 1847; m. CATHERINE.
Notes for CATHERINE: age 75 at the time of her death
ii. JACOB LUNGER, b. 1770; d. 1774. iii. JOHANNES LUNGER, b. 1772. iv. CATHERINE LUNGER, b. 1774; d. 1842; m. DANIEL ROBBINS.
Notes for CATHERINE LUNGER: Notes by J. Fred Lunger
Mrs. John E. Price of New Canaan, Conn is a descendent of Catherine Lunger and Daniel Robbins.
9. v. JOHN MARTIN LUNGER, b. 1775; d. 1813. 10. vi. ANDREAS LUNGER, b. 1779. vii. JACOB LUNGER, b. 1781; d. 1795. viii. HANNAH LUNGER, b. 1783; m. ABRAHAM KLINE. 11. ix. ELIZABETH LUNGER, b. 1786.
4. MARGARET2 LUNGER (JACOB1) was born 1747 in New Jersey. She married JACOB HULSHIZER.
Child of MARGARET LUNGER and JACOB HULSHIZER is: i. ABRAHAM3 HULSHIZER, b. February 09, 1781.
5. JOHANNES (JOHN)2 LUNGER (JACOB1) was born October 04, 1749 in New Jersey. He married ANNA.
Notes for JOHANNES (JOHN) LUNGER: Possible birth year 1750
Children of JOHANNES LUNGER and ANNA are: i. ELIZABETH3 LUNGER, b. 1772. ii. MARGARET LUNGER, b. 1774. iii. CATHARINA LUNGER, b. 1782.
6. CATHARINA2 LUNGER (JACOB1) was born 1751 in New Jersey. She married PETER KASE.
Notes for PETER KASE: Notes by J. Fred Lunger Information for Mrs. Price
Children of CATHARINA LUNGER and PETER KASE are: i. WILLIAM3 KASE, b. 1763; d. 1852; m. CATHERIN HIBBLET. 12. ii. JOHN KASE.
7. LUDWIG2 LUNGER (JACOB1) was born 1752 in Greenwich, Sussex Co., New Jersey, and died 1820. He married HANNA VANDERVERT.
Notes for LUDWIG LUNGER: Notes by J. Fred Lunger:
Records of the first 6 children born in New Jersey can be found in the Church of Lutheran Congregation, Greenwich, Warren Co., NJ (pages 7, 11,14, 17, 20 & 23). After this the family seems to have migrated to PA in an area where records were not then kept.
Cathrina, Katherine - possibly the same person
Ludwig Carl, Michael, James and Abram came to Trumansburg are before 1825. See Town of Ulysses Census records for 1825.
Children of LUDWIG LUNGER and HANNA VANDERVERT are: i. CATHERINE3 LUNGER, b. February 13, 1777, Greenwich, Warren Co., NJ.
Notes for CATHERINE LUNGER: Notes by Norene Turcsik 5/5/07
Baptism Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County
Ludwig Lunger [Lugen] and wife Hannah--dau. b. Feb. 13, 1777, bapt. June 4, 1777--named Cathrina.
ii. ELIZABETHA LUNGER, b. March 27, 1779, Greenwich, Warren Co., NJ.
Notes for ELIZABETHA LUNGER: Notes by Norene Turcsik 5/5/07
Baptism Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County
Ludwig Lunger [Lugen]and wife Hannah--daughter b. March 27, 1779, bapt. April 9, 1779--named Elizabetha--Sponsors Siman Hule [Hubler] and wife.
iii. JOHN LUNGER, b. February 06, 1781, Greenwich, Warren Co., NJ; m. MARY YOUNG, September 08, 1801.
Notes for JOHN LUNGER: Notes by Norene Turcsik 5/5/07
Baptism Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County
Ludwig Lunger and wife Hanna--son b. Feb. 6, 1781, bapt. Feb. 26, 1781--named John.
iv. LUDWIG CARL LUNGER, b. March 07, 1783, Greenwich, Warren Co., NJ.
Notes for LUDWIG CARL LUNGER: Notes by Norene Turcsik 5/5/07
Baptism Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County
Ludwig Lunger and wife Hanna--son b. March 7, 1783, bapt. April 20--named Ludwig Carl--Sponsor Margareth Holtzheiser.
v. ISAAC LUNGER, b. March 16, 1785, Greenwich, Warren Co., NJ.
Notes for ISAAC LUNGER: Notes by Norene Turcsik 5/5/07
Baptism Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County
Ludwig Lunger and wife Hannah--son b. March 16, 1785, bapt. May 14, 1785--named Isaac--Sponsor the father.
vi. MARIA LUNGER, b. May 27, 1787, Greenwich, Warren Co., NJ.
Notes for MARIA LUNGER: Notes by Norene Turcsik 5/5/07
Baptism Records of St. James Lutheran ("Straw") Church Greenwich, Warren County
Ludwig Lunger and wife Hannah--daughter b. May 27, 1787, bapt. Aug. 5, 1787--named Maria--Sponsors Peter and Juliana Lunger [Sponsors Father and Juliana, wife of Jacobi Lungeri].
vii. MICHAEL LUNGER, b. July 28, 1791; d. December 20, 1858; m. MARY CARSKEDON.
Notes for MICHAEL LUNGER: Notes by J. Fred Lunger:
Possible he was born in PA
viii. JAMES LUNGER, b. 1793; d. March 29, 1863; m. ELIZABETH CARSKEDON. ix. WILLIAM LUNGER.
Notes for WILLIAM LUNGER: Notes by J. Fred Lunger:
Possible born in PA. Probably went west. Where was west then? (M.L.X) (PA - NY)?
13. x. ABRAM LUNGER, d. Bef. 1865. xi. JOHN LUNGER, b. 1800. xii. JACOB LUNGER, b. 1802; m. CATHERINE CARSKEDON. xiii. KATHERINE LUNGER, m. RICHARD HENDERICKSON.
8. ABRAHAM2 LUNGER (JACOB1) was born Bef. 1755 in New Jersey, and died 1815. He married ELIZABETH FRITTS 1776, daughter of FREDERICK FRITTS ESQ..
Notes for ELIZABETH FRITTS: Notes by J. Fred Lunger:
Daughter of Frederick Fritts Esq. of Spruce Run, Hunterdon Co., NY m.by Rev. Wm Graff, New Germantown
Children of ABRAHAM LUNGER and ELIZABETH FRITTS are: 14. i. JACOB3 LUNGER, b. 1777; d. 1825. 15. ii. FREDERICK LUNGER, b. January 15, 1780. 16. iii. ABRAHAM LUNGER, b. March 27, 1782. iv. ISAAC LUNGER, b. November 15, 1785. 17. v. WILHELM LUNGER, b. September 29, 1787. vi. PETER LUNGER, b. September 30, 1789.
Notes for PETER LUNGER: Notes by J. Fred Lunger
Migrated to Northumberland Co., PA
18. vii. CORNELIA (POLLY) LUNGER, b. August 03, 1791; d. January 13, 1871. 19. viii. CATHARINA LUNGER, b. 1793; d. 1872. ix. MORITZ (MORRIS) LUNGER, b. July 17, 1797.
Generation No. 3
9. JOHN MARTIN3 LUNGER (JACOB2, JACOB1) was born 1775, and died 1813. He married CHARITY ROBBINS.
Children of JOHN LUNGER and CHARITY ROBBINS are: 20. i. THOMAS4 LUNGER, b. 1804; d. 1862. ii. JILANNA LUNGER, b. 1806. iii. ELIZABETH LUNGER, b. 1807. iv. JACOB LUNGER, b. 1809. v. MERCY LUNGER, b. 1810; d. 1810. 21. vi. ABRAHAM ROBBINS LUNGER, b. 1812; d. 1890.
10. ANDREAS3 LUNGER (JACOB2, JACOB1) was born 1779. He married MARY COLE.
Children of ANDREAS LUNGER and MARY COLE are: i. EKIEL4 LUNGER.
Notes for EKIEL LUNGER: Notes by J. Fred Lunger
Died
22. ii. JACOB LUNGER, b. 1811.
11. ELIZABETH3 LUNGER (JACOB2, JACOB1) was born 1786. She married SAMUEL EVANS 1823.
Notes for ELIZABETH LUNGER: Elizabeth is Samuels 2nd wife
Children of ELIZABETH LUNGER and SAMUEL EVANS are: i. JULIANA4 EVANS, b. March 12, 1835; m. JOHN HODGE, June 19, 1845.
Notes for JULIANA EVANS: There is a question on the year of birth
ii. DANIEL EVANS, b. March 08, 1828; d. August 24, 1829.
12. JOHN3 KASE (CATHARINA2 LUNGER, JACOB1). He married RACHEL LARASON.
Child of JOHN KASE and RACHEL LARASON is: 23. i. CATHERINE4 KASE.
13. ABRAM3 LUNGER (LUDWIG2, JACOB1) died Bef. 1865. He married CATHERINE CARSKEDON.
Notes for CATHERINE CARSKEDON: Notes by J. Fred Lunger:
Catherine possible birth year of 1793 in PA. Possible death date of 1855 in Hector, NY
Children of ABRAM LUNGER and CATHERINE CARSKEDON are: i. REBECCA4 LUNGER, b. 1816. ii. JOHN LUNGER, b. 1835. iii. MARGARET LUNGER. iv. MARY LUNGER. v. ELIZABETH LUNGER. vi. WILLIAM LUNGER. vii. KATHERINE LUNGER. viii. HANNAH LUNGER. 24. ix. LUDWICK LUNGER, b. PA.
14. JACOB3 LUNGER (ABRAHAM2, JACOB1) was born 1777, and died 1825. He married ANN WILSON, daughter of CAPT. JOHN WILSON.
Children of JACOB LUNGER and ANN WILSON are: 25. i. ABRAHAM4 LUNGER, b. 1801; d. 1889. 26. ii. JOHN WILSON LUNGER, b. 1803; d. 1892. 27. iii. CATHERINE LUNGER, b. 1804. iv. ELIZABETH LUNGER, b. 1806; d. 1839; m. CORNELIUS CASE. 28. v. FREDERICK LUNGER, b. 1808; d. 1883. vi. JACOB LUNGER, b. 1814; d. 1816. 29. vii. ANN LUNGER, b. 1817; d. 1892. 30. viii. MORRIS FRITTS LUNGER, b. 1819; d. 1900.
15. FREDERICK3 LUNGER (ABRAHAM2, JACOB1) was born January 15, 17 |
