John T. Trolinger, Sr

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had such a celebration.

It was in 1745 that Adam Trollinger, a German, brought his family to settle the area we now know as Haw River. The spot where he settled was good in that it was one of the best crossing spots, and there was ample water to provide power.

His son, Jacob, built a grist mill there, and for many years, the little settlement was known as Trollinger's Ford.

During the Revolutionary War, British Gen. Cornwallis camped there and used the ford to cross the river. His troops took grain from Jacob Trollinger's mill, and Cornwallis had Trollinger seized, tied to a tree and bridled so he could not speak. He was later freed by a neighbor.

In 1748, Adam's son, Jacob, built a grist mill, one of the first industries in the wilderness area. A village known as Trollinger's Ford grew up around the mill.

Jacob Henry Trollinger-son of Adam Trollinger-When General Cornwallis passed thru the Haw River area of N.C. during the Revolutionary War his troops camped at the Trollinger farm and stole grain from the family grist mill. This enraged Adam Trollinger and when he protested he was lashed to a tree and gagged. This further enraged his son Jacob Henry Trollinger and he moved to a piece of land he owned in Pulaski County, Virginia on which existed a saltpetre mine,a basic ingredient in the making of gunpowder.He and his sons Jacob Henry and John supplied the Patriots with gunpowder throughout the Revolutionary War. .

THE ABOVE IS THE ONLY MENTION OF JOHN TROLINGER IN THIS GENERATION

Birth: 1771 Orange County North Carolina, USA

Death: Oct. 11, 1840 Pulaski County Virginia, USA

John (1771-1840) acquired about 600 acres of land from his father, Henry Jacob Trollinger, and added another 600 acres near Dublin, and the 540-acre Coffee Pot Farm on Stroubles Creek in Montgomery County. ...land began about Locust Avenue on the west, and lay south to the present town water tank. The northern boundary was a point north of New Dublin Church, including the Kentland farm; it extended at least a mile east of the depot"(Darst 1992:7-8).

He also was the son of Ann/Anna Barbara Widmer and married Elizabeth Burris 30 Dec 1792 in Montgomery Co., Virginia.

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Spouse:

 Elizabeth Burris Trolinger (1776 - 1869)

Children:

 Sarah Ann Trolinger Trinkle (1794 - 1887)*

 Phoebe Catherine Trollinger Shufflebarger (1801 - 1889)*

 John Trolinger (1807 - 1883)*

*Calculated relationship

Inscription: JOHN TROLINGER, SR./ BORN 1771 / DIED OCT. 11, 1840

Note: Earliest marked grave in cemetery (Darst 1992:296)

Burial: Dublin Cemetery Dublin Pulaski County Virginia, USA

Created by: Trink J. Record added: Feb 25, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 34190495

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John Trolinger, Sr (1771-1840) married Elizabeth Burris (1776-1869) on 30 Dec 1792 in Montgomery Co., Virginia.

John (1771-1840) acquired about 600 acres of land from his father, Henry Jacob Trollinger, and added another 600 acres near Dublin, and the 540-acre Coffee Pot Farm on Stroubles Creek in Montgomery County. ...land began about Locust Avenue on the west, and lay south to the present town water tank. The northern boundary was a point north of New Dublin Church including the Kentland farm; it extended at least a mile east of the depot"(Darst 1992:7-8).

Burial in Dublin Cemetery, Dublin, Pulaski County, KY.

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