Valentine Bunger Born 1740

Valentine Bunger

Born:

1740

Parents:

Undiscovered

Marriage:

about 1761 united to Elizabeth

Died:
1806

Greenbrier County, Virginia

(now West Virginia)
 

The children of Valentine Bunger and Elizabeth

Johannes (John) Bunger born 1762

Magthalina (Magdelin) Bunger born 1764

Margaretha (Margaret) Bunger born 1767
Jacob Bunger born 1769
Elizabetha (Elizabeth) Bunger born 1771
Phillip Bunger born 1774
Henry Bunger born 1777
Catherina (Catherine) Bunger born 1782

Note:
Valentine Bunger may be the son of John Bunger

Valentine Bunger is of German descent.  There are no available records to confirm if he was born in the United States.  Valentine Bunger owned land in Culpepper County, Virginia in 1775.  It was a tract of land including 100 acres on a branch of Deep Run that he had acquired from Michael Whilheit and his wife Mary. Valentine Bunger sold this land to son Johannes (John) on January 22, 1795. 

Valentine Bunger's signature was a classic German script.
See an example below:


 

Valentine Bunger is noted to have also been called "Felty or Felta".

 

There exists no genealogy for the wife of Valentine Bunger, though some researchers offer that the close relationship the family held with the House (Haus) family may give insight to her parentage. 

 

 

 

The family of Valentine Bunger were members of Hebron Church of Madison County, Virginia.
The congregation was formed in 1725 of German families some of whom arrived in Virginia as early as 1717 to work at Germanna, a frontier mining community. 

From the History of Germanna Colonies in Virginia:
 “In 1717, a Second Colony of Germans came to Germanna and were settled across the river from Germanna in the Great Fork. They were Lutherans from the Palatinate and Baden-Wurttemberg regions of Germany. They paid passage to their intended destination, Pennsylvania, but the captain landed in Virginia where he demanded more money. Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood paid this extortion, in exchange for an indenture of 7 years on the Germans. The truth of the matter here is that the Captain, Andrew Tarbett was in cahoots with Governor Spotswood, and this additional money was the captain’s “bonus” for bringing the Germans to Virginia rather than Pennsylvania." and also "The Colonists of 1717 and 1719 remained in the Germanna neighborhood until 1725 or 1726 when they acquired land in Madison County. "

Valentine Bunger signed the church covenant of the German Lutheran Church May 27, 1776 and also the petition by the male members of the church October 22, 1776 asking that they be freed from levies to support the Anglican Church.

The Hebron Church is the oldest Lutheran Church still in existence today.

 

 

Hebron Church Madison County, Virginia (now West Virginia)

 

Facts From Hebron Church Records Madison County, Virginia (Now West Virginia)

 

A marriage index record for Culpepper County, Virginia offers that Margaret Bungard married Daniel Hufman January 19, 1790. 

 

 The Hebron Church record above states that Elizabeth Bunger born 1771 married Daniel Hoffman March 22, 1791. 
 

Researchers offer a Daniel Huffman born about 1740 and a Magdelena Bunger born about 1744 united in marriage 1764 in Virginia.  No researchers offer the parentage of Magdelena Bunger, though  likely she was a relative of Valentine Bunger.  It is possible the Huffman families offered the given name Daniel to their children with frequency, making it reasonable to imagine that each daughter of Valentine Bunger married different men named Daniel Huffman.

 

The will of  Valentine (Felta) Bunger was executed in Greenbrier County, Virginia (now WV) in 1806.

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