Garrett Robert TINGEN
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NAME: Garrett Robert or "Jacob S." TINGEN NOTES: Immigrated to America when he was about 17 years old, abt 1806, possibly from England to Norfolk, Virginia. Some say he came from Scotland at age 6 alone or his parents died at sea. It is also reported that Garrett's name was Garrett, Jr. and that he lived in Maryland with his mother and step-father whose names are not known and that Garrett, Jr. was mistreated by his step-father, so he ran away from home and never returned. He stated himself that he went out to feed the pigs and never returned to his home. He left without clothes, food, money, nor transportation. He crossed the James River into North Carolina at age 16, circa 1806, settling in Granville County, North Carolina.
He married Joanna Duncan 8 Jan 1815 at Granville, North Carolina . Joanna Duncan was born at Oxford, Granville, North Carolina Abt 1800 daughter of Ambrose Harrison Duncan and Martha Slaughter .
They were the parents of 12
children:
Jacob Tingen
born 1817.
Ambrose Harrison Tingen
born 1820.
William Wood Tingen
born 1822.
Martha Mutery Tingen
born 8 Mar 1824.
Polly Tingen
born 1826.
Garrett Tingen
born 18 Oct 1828.
John Robert Tingen
born 10 Jul 1830.
Elizabeth Tingen
born Abt 1831.
Sterling Harrison Tingen
born Apr 1832.
Benjamin T. Tingen
born 18 Jan 1837.
Joseph P. Tingen
born 5 Aug 1839.
Zachariah W. Tingen
born Abt 1840.
Garrett Robert Tingen died 24 Jul 1855 at Person, North Carolina .
Joanna Duncan died 18 Jun 1854 at Granville, North Carolina .