Saturday, October 31, 2009

Surname Saturday: CARRINGER

It's Surname Saturday - and I'm posting surnames and ancestors with that surname from my genealogy database.

My mother's maiden name was CARRINGER, so I'm going to list my Carringer ancestors in Ahnentafel order (with me as #1, and listing spouses, children and birth/death/marriage dates):

1. Randall J. Seaver

3. Betty Virginia Carringer (1919 in San Diego CA - 2002 in San Diego CA), married 1942 in San Diego CA to Frederick Walton Seaver (1911 MA - 1983 San Diego CA). Children:

* Randall J. Seaver
* Stanley Seaver
* Scott Seaver

6. Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891 San Diego CA - 1976 San Diego CA), married 1918 in San Diego CA to Emily Kemp Auble (1899 IL -1977 San Diego CA). Child:

* Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002).

12. Henry Austin Carringer (1853 Mercer County PA - 1946 San Diego CA) married 1887 in Wano KS to Abbie Ardell Smith (1862 WI - 1944 San Diego CA). Children:

* Devier David Carringer (1889-1890),
* Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976).

24. David Jackson (D.J.) Carringer ( 1828 Mercer County PA - 1902 San Diego CA) married 1851 in Mercer County PA to Rebecca Spangler (1832 Mercer County PA - 1901 San Diego CA). Children:

* Harvey Edgar Carringer (1852-1946) ,
* Henry Austin Carringer (1853-1946),
* Effie E. Carringer (1858-1874).

48. Henry/Heinrich Carringer (1800 Mercer County PA - 1881 Louisa County IA) married ca. 1825 in Mercer County PA to Sarah Feather (1804 OH - 1848 Mercer County PA). Children:

* Eliza Carringer (1826-????), married --?-- Robinson;
* David Jackson Carringer (1828-1902), married Rebecca Spangler;
* George Carringer (1832-before 1880), married Mary --?--;
* Cornelius A. Carringer (1834-1916), married (1) Elizabeth Green, (2) Nancy Donaldson;
* Mary Carringer (1835-????);
* Sarah Carringer (1837-????);
* Henry Carringer (1839-????);
* Louisa Carringer (1842-????);
* Matilda Carringer (1845-????), married John Moore;
* Harvey Carringer (1848-1870).

96. Martin Carringer (ca. 1758 PA - 1835 Mercer County PA) married 1785 in Westmoreland County PA to Mary/Magdalena Hoax/Houx/Hokes/etc. (ca 1768 MD - 1850 Mercer County PA). Children:

* Jacob Carringer (1785-1865), married Elizabeth --?--;
* Elizabeth Carringer (1789-1850), married --?-- McCartney;
* Katherine Carringer (1792-after 1860), married Abraham Kazebee;
* George Carringer (1795-1876), married Isabella Montgomery;
* Clara Carringer (1797- before 1810);
* Henry Carringer (1800-1881), married Sarah Feather;
* Soloman Carringer (1802-after 1820);
* Joseph Carringer (1805-1869), married Mary Ann Spangler.

192. Carringer -- the father of Martin Carringer is not known with any certainty. He may be Henry Garringer who enlisted 10 June 1757 (at age 25, a weaver, and a native of Germany) in Major James Burd's Company of the Augusta Regiment of Foot, stationed at Fort Augusta.

There are other Carringer/Garringer/Geringer/etc. surname variations in Pennsylvania before 1770, including Baltus Gerringer in 1728, Thomas Garringer in 1738, Jacob Gerringer in 1751, John George Gehringer in 1751, and Bestian and Nicolas Garinger in 1754, all of whom appear in the book Pennsylvania German Pioneers by Strassburger and Hinke.

I have created a genealogy report from my database for the Descendants of Martin Carringer here. If any reader can add to, or correct, the information in that genealogy report, please contact me via email at rjseaver@cox.net. I have also posted the database in an Ancestry.com Public Member Tree and on several other family tree websites.

The Carringer surname map for the USA looks like this (thank you, www.Dynastree.com!):

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