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     We have traced our Lineberry ancestors back to our 7th great-grandfather Jacob Leyenberger.  Jacob is recognized as the progenitor of this family line in America having come to the Province of Pennsylvania from Germany in 1738. He is listed as a passenger on the ship Elizabeth which docked at Philadelphia on 30 October 1738.  It is most probable that prior to emigrating he was a living in Braunschweig  located in the present day German state of Lower Saxony (Neidersachsen).  Subsequent to their arrival in Philadelphia Jacob and his family moved west to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania where their youngest son George, through whom we are descended, was born in 1741.  Searching for more opportunities in America, Jacob his wife Elizabeth and their three son joined the throngs of Scots-Irish and German pioneers who traveled the “Great Wagon Road” south into Virginia and North Carolina.  They eventually settled in the sprawling area of Orange County, North Carolina, (see migrations routes).

     George Lineberger, son of Jacob and Elizabeth Leyenberger, was born around 1740 came to Orange County, North Carolina in and died 1826 in Guilford County, North Carolina.  George married Unity Greason and together they had at least eight children between 1774 and 1789.  George’s second marriage was to Catherine Euliss who was at least 20 years younger than he.   George and Catherine had 6 more children probably between 1790 and 1803.  We believe that their son Jacob who is our 5th great-grandfather, is a product of the union, with Unity Greason.

    Jacob was born in Guilford County.  He married Rebecca Christman also a native of that area.  Together they had at least five children one of whom is our 4th great-grandmother Rosanna Lineberry.  Jacob died in Randolph County.

     Rosanna was born in North Carolina around 1800.  She married John Bennett in Orange County, North Carolina most likely at some time around the year 1815.  After marrying the couple moved on to Tennessee.  Rosanna is acknowledged as to having at least nine children with John.  She is known to have been living with her sons in St. Clair County, Illinois in 1850.  Rosanna passed away around 1873.    Her daughter Sarah Bennett is our 3rd great-grandmother.

 

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An Introduction to the Surname

      The practice of inherited family surnames began in England and France during the late part of the 11th century.   Surnames were first utilized in the Germanic regions of central Europe during the second half of the 12th century.  The custom of taking on surnames began in the southern areas of Germany, and gradually spread northward during the Middle Ages.  It took about three hundred years for this tradition to apply to most families and become a constant part of one’s identity. 

     With the passing of generations and the movement of families from place to place many of the original identifying names were altered into some of the versions that we are familiar with today.  Over the centuries, most of our European ancestors accepted their surname as an unchangeable part of their lives.  Thus people rarely changed their surname.  Variations of most surnames were usually the result of an involuntary act such as when a government official wrote a name phonetically or made an error in transcription.  Research into the record of this Lineberry family line indicates that the variations, meanings and history of this surname are most likely linked to that area of Europe where German linguistic traditions are commonly found. 

 

 

Source(s) & Meaning(s) of the Surname

               Most modern German family names are a means conveying lineage.  For the most part, German surnames were developed from four major sources: (1) Patronymic & Matronymic surnames most common in northern Germany are based on a parent’s first name, such as Niklas Albrecht (Niklas son of Albrecht);  (2) occupational surnames are last names based on the person’s job or trade for example Lukas Fischer (Lukas the Fisherman);  (3) descriptive surnames are based on a unique quality or physical feature of the individual like Karl Braun (Karl with brown hair); (4) geographical surnames are derived from the location of the homestead from which the first bearer and his family lived such as Leon Meer (Leon from by the sea), or derived from the state, region, or   village of the first bearer's origin for example Paul Cullen (Paul from Koeln/Cologne).

     Lineberry is an Americanized spelling of its variant German names such as Leyenberger, Liujenburger, Lineberger, Leinberger, Lineburger, and Leinburger.  In some cases it is a habitational name for someone from Leinburg in Bavaria, or other community with a similar spelling.  The name can also be a topographic name from Middle High German lin ‘flax’ + berg ‘mountain’.     The surname Lineberger is a German, Swedish and Dutch topographic name for someone who lived by a conspicuous lime tree, derived from the Old German word LINDE.   Variants of the name  was also used in a number of Old German women's names, with the meaning 'shield' or 'spear' (shields and spears being made from the hard wood of the lime).

 

 

History of the Surname

     Leyenberger is a very early Germanic name and is one of the very first recorded in that country. Due to its popularity and duration this name, and its variant spellings, have traveled widely in many forms throughout Europe. 

     This surname was first found in the northern part of Germany.  There are several places, especially in northern Germany, named with this word, and the name may also be a habitation name from any of these.  This is true of our Lineberry family who reportedly originated in Braunschweig, Germany.  Braunschweig is a city of almost 250,000 people located in the federal-state of Lower Saxony, Germany.  It is located north of the Harz mountains at the farthest navigable point of the Oker river, which connects to the North Sea via the rivers Aller and Weser.  There are several notable persons with this family name or a close variant such as Johannes van der Linden (l756-l835) Dutch jurist, and Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1902-1974) the American aviator. Another notable of the name was Rudolf Lindau (1829-1910) the German author and diplomat. His brother Paul Lindau (1839-1919) founded 'Die Gegenwart' and wrote books of travel and works of criticism.

    This German surname appeared quite early into the former British colonies of North America, especially William Penn’s Province of Pennsylvania.   One reason for this was that after the prince of the Electorate of Hanover, in Germany also became king of England in 1715, German emigration to America was greatly encouraged.   Thus the German name does tend to be confused with the English versions due to the fact that name from both countries is often in the same spelling, which is perhaps not surprising as they share similar pre 7th century "Anglo-Saxon" roots.   This is true in the case of the Leyonberger / Lineberger surname after the family came to the United States when immigration from both countries was at its height in the 18th century, after which it was transformed into Lineberry.  Many of these German immigrants, particularly those with easy English equivalents, were encouraged and in some case required to change to an English spelling.   Also many German surnames were re-spelled in America because of the close relationship between the English and German languages.     This was the case with many sea captains or their agents who, when making up the ships passenger lists, found it easier to use a more familiar English spelling.   Also after the start of World War One, Germans in the United States, in great numbers, Anglicized their names in an effort to remove all doubt as to their patriotism.  

     Today 14.3 persons per million in the United States have the Lineberry surname.  The heaviest concentration of the name is found in the states of Virginia and North Carolina.  In Germany almost 40 persons per million have the Lindenberg (a close variant) surname.    The most significant clustering of the name is found in the northern states especially Brandenburg.

 

 

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German Surnames

Many German names have their roots in the Germanic Middle Ages. The process of forming family names began early in the 12th Century and extended through the 16th century. All social classes and demographic strata aided in the development of names. First Names (Rufnamen) identified specific persons. Over time the first name began to be applied to the bearer's whole family.  At first through verbal usage, family names (Familiennamen) were later fixed through writing.  Until the 17th century, first names played a more important role. The earliest family names derived from the first name of the first bearer (Patronym). Later names derived from the place of dwelling and location of the homestead.  If a person of family migrated from one place to another they were identified by the place they came from.  Of more recent origin are names derived from the vocation of profession of the first bearer. These names comprise the largest group and the most easily recognizable, for they tell what the first bearer did for a living.  Another group are names derived from a physical or other characteristic of the first bearer.  Finally, there are names that tell you the state or region a first bearer and his family came from; the age old division in tribes and regions (Low German, Middle German and Upper German) is often reflected in names.

Variations of the surname

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Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to unfold and expand often leading to an overwhelming number of variants.  As such one can encounter great variation in the spelling of surnames because in early times, spelling in general and thus the spelling of names was not yet standardized.  Later on spellings would change with the branching and movement of families.  Spelling variations of this family name include: (English) Linbury, Lynbury, Lynnbury, Linnbury, Limbury, Lymbury, Linboro, Linberry, Lynberry, Lineberry, and (German)  Lindenberg, Leyenberger, Liujenburger, Lineberger, Leinberger, Lineburger, Leinburger, Linburgh, Limburgh and many others.  

 

The complexity of researching records is compounded by the fact that in many cases an ancestors surname may also have been misspelled.  This is especially true when searching census documents.   The Soundex Indexing System was developed in an effort to assist with identifying spelling variations for a given surname.  Soundex is a method of indexing names in the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 US Census, and can aid genealogists in their research.  The Soundex Code for Lineberry is L516.  Other surnames sharing this Soundex Code:  LAMBARD | LAMBERT | LAMBERTON | LAMBOURNE | LAMBRECHT | LAMBRIGHT | LAMPHERE | LAMPHIER | LAMPORT | LAMPRO | LANPHEAR | LANPHERE | LINEBERGER | LINEBERRY | LINFORD | LOMBARD | LOMBARDI | LOMBARDO | LYMBERY |.

 

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In the Middle Ages heraldry came into use as a practical matter. It originated in the devices used to distinguish the armored warriors in tournament and war, and was also placed on seals as marks of identity. As far as records show, true heraldry began in the middle of the 12th century, and appeared almost simultaneously in several countries of Western Europe.  In the British Isles the College of Arms (founded in 1483) is the Royal corporation of heralds who record proved pedigrees and grant armorial bearings.

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ARMORIAL BEARINGS

There are at many associated armorial bearings for Lineberry and close variant spellings recorded in Reitstap’s Armorial General.  The following additional information has been found regarding the coats-of-arms shown at the left:

FIGURE 1: This coat-of-arms is attributed to probably a Dutch or German Leemburg

FIGURE 2: These arms were granted to a Lindenberg of Brandenburg, Germany

FIGURE 3: Armorial bearings attributed to Lindenberg probably Dutch or German

FIGURE 4: These arms have been accredited to a Linberger of Germany.

FIGURE 5: This coat-of-arms is attributed to Lineberry or Linbury of England

FIGURE 6: The shield of van Limburgh of Alkmaar, Amsterdam, and Utrecht, all of these places are in the Netherlands.

 

MOTTO(ES)

No mottoes for Lineberry or variant spellings are known of.   It is unusual for a German Achievement to include a motto.

 

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A Coat of Arms is defined as a group of emblems and figures (heraldic bearings) usually arranged on and around a shield and serving as the special insignia of some person, family, or institution.  Except for a few cases, there is really no such thing as a standard "coat of arms" for a surname.  A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, is a design usually granted only to a single person not to an entire family or to a particular surname.  Coats of arms are inheritable property, and they generally descend to male lineal descendents of the original arms grantee.  The rules and traditions regarding Coats of Arms vary from country to country. Therefore a Coat of Arms for an English family would differ from that of a German family even when the surname is the same.  The art of designing, displaying, describing, and recording arms is called heraldry. The use of coats of arms by countries, states, provinces, towns and villages is called civic heraldry.   Some of the more prominent elements incorporated into a  coat of arms are :

Crest - The word crest is often mistakenly applied to a coat of arms.  The crest was a later development arising from the love of pageantry.  Initially the crest consisted of charges painted onto a ridge on top of the helmet.

Wreath or TorseThe torse is a twist of cloth or wreath underneath and part of a crest. Always shown as six twists, the first tincture being the tincture of the field, the second the tincture of the metal, and so on.

Mantling – The mantling is a drapery tied to the helmet above the shield. It forms a backdrop for the shield.

Helm or Helmet - The helmet or helm is situated above the shield and bears the torse and crest. The style of helmet displayed varies according to rank and social status, and these styles developed over time, in step with the development of actual military helmets.

Shield or Arms - The basis of all coats of arms.  At their simplest, arms consist of a shield with a plain field on which appears a geometrical shape or object.  The items appearing on the shield are known as charges.

Motto - The motto was originally a war cry, but later mottoes often expressed some worthy sentiment. It may appear at the top or bottom of a family coat of arms.

Direct ancestors

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Ancestral Lineage

Descendant Register

Generation 1

Jacob Leyenberger Sr.-1 was born on Abt. 1704 in Germany. He died on Aft. 1780 in North Carolina, USA. He married Elizabeth Leyenberger (nee?).

Children of Jacob Leyenberger Sr. and Elizabeth Leyenberger (nee?) are:

 

i.         Francis Lineberger, B: Abt. 1730 in Germany, D: 1781 in Guilford County, North  Carolina,

           M: Abt. 1767 in Orange County, North Carolina.

 

ii.       Jacob Lineberger II, B: Abt. 1732 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany, D:  Abt. 1792 in

          North Carolina, USA, M: 1750.

 

iii.      George Lineberger, B: 13 Jun 1741 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, D: 1826  in Guilford

          County, North Carolina, M: Abt. 1790 in Guilford County, North Carolina?.

 

Generation 2

George Lineberger-2(Jacob Leyenberger Sr.-1) was born on 13 Jun 1741 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He died on 1826 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He married Unity Greason on Abt. 1770.  She was born on 1749 in Orange County, North Carolina. She died on Aft. 1789 in Guilford County, North Carolina?.   He married Catherine Euliss on Abt. 1790 in Guilford County, North Carolina?. She was born on Abt. 1765. She died on Aft.  1812.

Children of George Lineberger and Unity Greason are:

 

i.         Jacob Lineberry, B: Abt. 1766 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: Randolph  County,

           North Carolina, M: Abt. 1786 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

ii.        Barbara Lineberry, B: 30 Apr 1774 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: 16 May  1836 in

           North Carolina, USA.

 

iii.       Catherine Lineberry, B: 1779 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: 02 Dec 1844  in

           Orange County, North Carolina.

 

vi.        Daniel Lineberry, B: Jan 1780 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

v.      Susannah Lineberry, B: Abt. 1780 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: 04 Mar  1856 in

         Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

vi.      Adam Lineberry, B: Abt. 1788 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: May 1863 in  Guilford County, North Carolina, M: 06 Dec 1815 in Orange County, North  Carolina.

 

vii.             Eve Lineberry, B: 02 Dec 1789 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: 16 Feb 1853,                 M: 1816 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

viii.           Margaret Lineberry, B: Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

ix.               Mary Lineberry, B: Guilford County, North Carolina, D: Abt. 1838 in Wayne County, Tennessee.

 

Children of George Lineberger and Catherine Euliss are:

 

i.                   Eleanor Lineberry.

 

ii.                 Sophia Lineberry, B: Abt. 1790, D: Bet. 1818-1884, M: 11 Jan 1812 in Guilford  County, North Carolina.

 

iii.               Elizabeth Lineberry, M: 22 Nov 1819 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

iv.       George Lineberry, B: Abt. 1800, M: 21 Jan 1813 in Guilford County, North  Carolina.

 

v.        William Lineberry, B: 28 Aug 1803 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: 06 Jun  1877 in Chatham County, North Carolina, M: 01 Apr 1824 in Orange County,  North Carolina.

 

Generation 3

Jacob Lineberry-3(George Lineberger-2, Jacob Leyenberger Sr.-1) was born on Abt. 1766 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He died in Randolph County, North Carolina. He married  Rebecca Christman on Abt. 1786 in Guilford County, North Carolina, daughter of Jacques "Jacob"  Christman and Barbara Kraemer. She was born on 1766 in Reedy Fork, Guilford Co., North Carolina.

Children of Jacob Lineberry and Rebecca Christman are:

 

i.         Rosanna Lineberry, B: Abt. 1787 in North Carolina, USA, D: Abt. 1873, M: Sep  1807 in Orange

           County, North Carolina.

 

ii.        Jacob Lineberry Jr., B: Abt. 1790 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: 03 Nov  1857 in

           Hardeman County, Tennessee, M: 12 Nov 1821 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

iii.                                         Barbara Lineberry, B: 08 Feb 1792, D: 03 Dec 1854 in Knox County, Tennessee, M: 06 Sep 1811 in Orange County, North Carolina.

 

iv.                                        Margaret Lineberry, M: Abt. 1786.

 

v.                                          Elizabeth Lineberry.

 

Generation 4

Rosanna Lineberry-4(Jacob Lineberry-3, George Lineberger-2, Jacob Leyenberger Sr.-1) was born on Abt. 1787 in North Carolina, USA. She died on Abt. 1873. She married John Bennett on Sep 1807 in Orange County, North Carolina, son of Elisha Bennett and Elizabeth Gobel. He was born on Abt. 1786 in Guilford County, North Carolina. He died on Abt. 1836 in Cherokee Nation?.

Children of Rosanna Lineberry and John Bennett are:

 

i.                   Daniel Bennett, B: Bet. 1808-1812 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: Bet.  1808-1812 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

ii.                 Emanuel Bennett, B: Bet. 1808-1812 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: Bet.  1808-1812 in Guilford County, North Carolina.

 

iii.               Sarah Bennett, B: Bet. 1813-1815 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: Aft.  1893, M: Abt. 1831 in Tennessee.

 

iv.               Emily Bennett, B: Bet. 1815-1817 in Guilford County, North Carolina, D: 13 Jan 1876 in Maries County, Missouri, M: Abt. 1834 in Tennessee.

 

v.                 Mary "Polly" Bennett, B: Bet. 1817-1819 in Guilford County, North Carolina, M:  1833 in Tennessee.

 

vi.               Jeremiah Bennett, B: 19 Jan 1819 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, D:  Aft. 1892 in O'Fallon Twp., St. Clair Co., Illinois, M: 29 Oct 1840 in St. Clair County, Illinois.

 

vii.             John Bennett, B: 1821 in Guilford County, North Carolina, USA, D: Bef. 1892.

 

viii.           Eliza Bennett, B: Bet. 1823-1825 in Tennessee, M: 19 Oct 1848 in St. Clair County, Illinois.

 

                         iX      William Bennett, B: Bet. 1822-1824, D: 1834.

 

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     The information presented below shows where the Lineberry surname is distributed within the United States as well as Lindenberger (a close variant) in Germany the country of origin of this family.  In addition is a listing of the top countries in the world where this surname is highly clustered. 

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Lindenberg

GERMANY

39.89

NETHERLANDS

20.76

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       During the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries hundreds of thousands of Europeans made the perilous ocean voyage to America.  For many it was an escape from economic hardship and religious persecution.  For most it was an opportunity to start over, own their own land, and make a better future for their descendents.  Immigration records show a number of people bearing the name of Leyonberger, Lineberger, or one of its variants, as arriving in North America between the 17th and 20th centuries.  Some of these immigrants were: Hans Leyenberger, came to America in 1735 on the ship Billander Oliver;  In 1739 Fraus Leyenberger arrived in America on the Ship Robert and Alice as well as and  Nicholas Leinberger who came over that same year on the ship Snow Betsy.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Orange County, North Carolina  1739 - c.1763

     Jacob Leyenbeger, Sr.  along with his wife Elizabeth and at their two sons Jacob, Jr., and Francis left their home in Germany and made the ocean voyage to America in 1739.  After their arrival at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania they like most other German immigrants of this time, moved west out of the city to Lancaster County, a distance of some 80 miles. They may have resided in this area for at least 20 years.  We know that Jacob and Elizabeth’s third son George was born in Lancaster County in 1741.   By 1760 the "Great Wagon Road" had passed extended south into the Moravian settlements in North Carolina.  As such the Lineberry would join the throngs of German and Scots-Irish pioneers seeking cheaper land and more opportunity in the south.   By 1763 Jacob and his sons were settled in that area of North Carolina that was Orange County up to 1770.  It may be that the original Lineberry homestead was located on the south fork of the

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The documents contained within this “Source Documents Archives” have been located during our research of this family, and used as evidence to prove many of the facts contained within the database of this family’s record.   Use the LINKS below to view our collection.

·      Jacob Lineberry, Sr.-Rebecca Christman Family

·      Lineberry Gen-Sites, Guilford Co

·      Rosanna Lineberry Bennett - 1850 Census

     You are welcome to download any of the documents contained within this archive that does not cite a copyright.  Should you encounter a problem obtaining a copy you may get in touch with us via the contact information found at the end of this web-page.

     Most of these documents can be considered as primary or secondary evidence.  Primary evidence is usually defined as the best available to prove the fact in question, usually in an original document or record.  Secondary evidence is in essence all that evidence which is inferior in its origin to primary evidence. That does not mean secondary evidence is always in error, but there is a greater chance of error.  Examples of this type of evidence would be a copy of an original record, or oral testimony of a record’s contents.  Published genealogies and family histories are also secondary evidence.

     Classifying evidence as either primary or secondary does not tell anything about its accuracy or ultimate value.  This is especially true of secondary evidence.  Thus it is always a good idea to ask the following questions: (1) How far removed from the original is it, (when it is a copy)?; (2) What was the reason for the creation of the source which contains this evidence?; and (3) Who was responsible for creating this secondary evidence and what interest did they have in its accuracy?

SOURCE:  Greenwood, Val D., The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy, 2nd edition, Genealogical Publishing  Co., Baltimore, MD 21202, 1990, pgs. 62-63

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During our research we have collected images and photographs that are of general interest to a particular family.  Some of them are presented on this website because we believe they tend to provide the reader with additional information which may aid in the understanding of our ancestors past lives.

 

If you have any photographs or other images relating to this

ancestral family we would greatly appreciate hearing from you.

Use the following LINKS to ascertain whether we have any images that pertain to this family.

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHS and IMAGES

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Enter the topic you are searching in the box and click “Search Images”. At the “Images” display page you will see the image, as well as the website of which it is associated.

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Fred
889 Dante Ct.
Mantua, NJ 08051

USA

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6484 Riverstone Dr

Sooke, BC V9Z 0Y7

Canada