Notes:
The following information was contained in a genealogy that was compiled in the 1920' or 30's by C. S. Olinger of Cincinnati, Ohio, now deceased.
THE NEW MARKET GROUP
1 Jacob Olinger
Very little information could be gathered concerning Jacob Olinger, the tribal head of a large family of Olingers that spread over United States. The most of his story is told in the introduction. Rev. William Gordon Olinger and George Washington Olinger thought he was a grandson of Adam Olinger, an immigrant who came to America in 1734. George Washington thought his wife, Mary Magdalene Mumma, was a granddaughter of Jacob Mumma who came from Germany in the ship "Pennsylvania Merchant" Sept. 11, 1731. He landed at Philadelphia and settled in Berks County.
He was a Palatinater, a Lutheran, and came here on account of religious persecution in Germany.
No other immigrant of the name Mumma was found in Rupp's Histories.
Perry Casper Olinger of New Market, Virginia, said that a German colony was formed in Berks county, Pennsylvania, and migrated to the Shenandoah Valley, New Market, Virginia. Not having a shoemaker in their colony they sent back and persuaded Jacob Olinger to join them and make their shoes. He did not want to go alone and persuaded Mary Mumma to go with him.
Jacob Olinger bought a farm from the King of England. The deed is written on Parchment and bears the date of 1767. It is located about a mile and a half west of New Market. All thirteen children of Jacob and Mary (Mumma) Olinger were born on this farm. He lived and died on it and was buried in the cemetery at New Market.
In the book, "The Elements of the Shenandoah Valley," Jacob Olinger of New Market is mentioned on page ninety. The book is in the Congressional Library, Washington, D. C. Read also Kercheval's "History of the Shanandoah Valley." See pages 171-2 and 413.
Among the members of the colony that settled around New Market was George A. Zirkle and family that came from Berks county, Pennsylvania. In the year 1791 Lewis Zirkle, son of George A. Zirkle, deeded a half acre of land on which to build a jointly owned Lutheran and Presbyterian church. Ten men from each denomination were selected to build the church. Jacob Olinger furnished the first lumber used in the building. See Deed Book of September 1794. In the same book you will find that Jacob Olinger helped to build another church in another bounty. All the Olingers at New Market were Reform German Lutherans.
The will of Jacob Olinger is on file at Woodstock, Virginia. See Will Book H, page 264, date June 20, 1812. His inventory was 128 pounds, 9 shillings, and 1 pence. This shows that he was in good financial circumstances.
Rev. Fred Neal Olinger of Alhambra, California, wrote in his letter of May 11, 1911, that Jacob Olinger married Mary Magdalene, but he did not know her last name. John Beam Olinger of Unionville, Missouri, wrote its that Jacob Olinger's wife's madden name was Mumma, but he did not know her first name. We thus learn that Jacob Olinger married Mary Magdalena Mumma. Their children's names are copied in order of their birth and will be the order used through the record.
1 David b. Feb. 1, 1777, New Market, VA
2 Jacob
3 Mary
4 George
5 Daniel
6 Reubin
7 Joshua
8 Philip, Christian or Christopher
9 Adam
10 Benjamin
11 John
12 James
13 Jane
In 1910 the writer went to New Market, Virginia, and copied these names from the old family Bible which was in the possession of Perry Olinger who was living on the farm his great grandfather bought from the King of England in 1767. The deed was written an parchment. The farm is located a mile and a half west of New Market.
David, son of Jacob and Mary Magdalene (Mumma) Olinger, was born Feb. 1, 1777, on the farm a mile and a half west of New Market, Virginia. He lived there all his life and died Jan. 9, 1847 and was buried in the cemetery at New Market.
He was a farmer and a blacksmith, interested in a number of real estate transactions which are on file in the courthouse at Woodstock, Va.
His will can be found in Will Book Y, Page 19, 1847. His property invoiced five hundred and fifty-five dollars and ninety-four cents.
See also Will Book 7, Page 525 in which he provides for the care of his two mentally defective children, David and Catherine. In his will he omitted the names of Harriett and Phoebe.
He married Pricilla Philips of Page county, Virginia, who was born in 1784 and died May 1, 1862. There were ten children in this family