by Roxy Triebel
treebz65@hotmail.com
The following information is taken from my grandmother's book, "Tangled Roots and Twisted Branches" (published 1987), with some minor reformatting for the web. This book is known to contain some errors. If you have any corrections or additions, please contact me.
The Barringer Family Reunion Began Thirty Years Ago
August 1984 - August 2014
Bring lots of picture that have been taken over the last thirty years to share and we can all laugh at the styles that have changed from clothing to hair do's. We can take a moment to remember the loves no longer with us.
Please pass this invitation around your family so no one is forgotten.
For questions call or e-mail:
Vince Barringer - 845-657-2064
Davida Gray - 845-657-2276 or [email protected]
BARRINGER - Behringer - Berringer - Bohringer - Bearinger, etc... The Barringers in Germany were Palatines. There was one branch who went to England in the early 1500's as Quakers. In the 1700's, England needed immigrants to her colonies in America and agents were sent throughout the Palatinate to induce them to emigrate. In 1708 fifty-one poor Lutherans from Lower Palatinate emigrated. They came from Neurenburg on the Rhine.
In 1708 three thousand more were embarked via Holland. Ten vessels were required to transport them to the Hudson River Valley. The daily stipend had been fixed at sixpence for adults and fourpence for children before leaving England. The contract for supplies was given to Robert R. Livingston, Lord of the Manor. Rations furnished were a third of a loaf of bread a day, and a quart of beer. By 1710, thirty-five families containing 140 persons, besides widows and children, were settled at Rhinebeck. The farms laid out were small - some only 25 acres - a few of 100 acres along the King's Highway from German Church North and South.
Among these first settlers were BEARINGERS.
According to the "HUNTER LIST of Emigrants" our first Ancestor in the Rhinebeck area,
- JOHANNES CONRADT BARRINGER, arrived alone. He married in 1710 Anna Elizabeth (STAHL).
The Semedinger Register of 1717 lists: CONRADT BARRINGER and Anna Elizabeth with five children at Hunterstown. The five children were:
- Frederick md. Anna Margret (Shufelt)
- Maria Elizabeth b. 30 Dec. 1711 md. Henry Shever, Jr.
- Johann Heinrich b. 21 Sept 1714 md. Elizabeth (Best)
- MARTYN BARRINGER b. 11 Aug. 1722 md. Kunigunda / Cunigunda (last name unknown) -----This is the only line I will follow here ----- (Grandma did not have time or space to trace other lines, but I am perfectly willing to add them to my data - Roxy Triebel)
- Jacob md. Gertrude (Schneider)
- Anna Marie md. Godfred Gissenbratch
The name Kunigunda for Martyn's wife is found in other old records in America and England, sometimes Hillagonda.
Martyn is sometimes listed as Martinus and wife Hillegunda.
MICKEL BARRINGER (son of Martyn and Kunigunda) is sometimes confused with the Mickel Berringer who came to America and was naturalized in Pennsylvania in 1771. He married Catherine -----. His will of 1802 lists 2 daughters. He was also in the North Carolina area later.
OUR Hans Michael Barringer was born 1758 in Pennsylvania. He married 25 Oct. 1773 in New York State to Leah Bingham. [pg 147 Vol. 70 Marrriages NY: by Callaghan]
During the Revolutionary War, Michel Beringer served in Wessenfelts Regt., Livingston Co. NY as Pvt. [pg. 324 NY in the REVOLUTION]
In [ONTARIO REGISTER Vol. 2 pg 3 1795/6] is listed LAND REGISTER: Michael Beringer / farmer / born Lancaster Co. Pennsylvania / age 38 years - by I. Ball, J.P. Newark 17 May 1796: These were land grants to War Veterans
I have these children of MICHEL and LEAH (Bingham) BARRINGER:
- Elizabeth bapt. #7872 Kingston Dutch Ref. Church 20 Aug. 1777 with sponsors Martyn Barringer and wife Kinigunda
- Catherine bapt. #533 St. Paul's Luth. Church / West Camp / Ulster Co. 20 June 1779 sp / Mattys Schmidt; wf / Catherine
Catherine and Jonas Peska had child John Pescka bapt. 20 Apr. 1798 Kingston DRC with wtn / Michel Barringer
- Petrus / Peter bapt. #8433 Kingston DRC 9 July 1785 with sp / Maria Masten and Peter Van Der Lyn
^^^^^^^^^ [THIS IS OUR LINE] 1790 census lists 32 Barringer families
- Marietje bapt. 1 Nov 1787 Katsbaan Ref. Church with sp / Philip Bonestell; Marietje Elmendorf
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