Help! I am tracing the Straup/Stroup family in Philadelphia. Peter, a Revolutionary War vet, left Philly in 1781 and moved to Penn Twp., Northumberland County, yet in 1782 he buried a son in Philly. He moved back to Philly in 1790 and was buried there in 1793. I know nothing about Northumberland County. Can anyone give me an idea of why someone would have moved there during that time period? Mining? Lumber? Anything? Also, does anyone know how to access Northumberland County records at familysearch.org. I have tried Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and Penn Township, Pennsylvania. Finally, if anyone connects to this family, please contact me off the list. Thanks very much. Merle

My great grandfather's occupation was listed as a miner in the 1880 census. Perhaps there was coal mining in that area. Carlene ----- Original Message ----- From: <ORGANIZR01@aol.com> To: <PANORTHU-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2005 10:05 PM Subject: [PANORTHU-L] New to list--Where to begin > Help! > > I am tracing the Straup/Stroup family in Philadelphia. Peter, a > Revolutionary > War vet, left Philly in 1781 and moved to Penn Twp., Northumberland > County, > yet in 1782 he buried a son in Philly. He moved back to Philly in 1790 and > was > buried there in 1793. > > I know nothing about Northumberland County. Can anyone give me an idea of > why > someone would have moved there during that time period? Mining? Lumber? > Anything? > > Also, does anyone know how to access Northumberland County records at > familysearch.org. I have tried Northumberland County, Pennsylvania and > Penn Township, > Pennsylvania. > > Finally, if anyone connects to this family, please contact me off the > list. > > Thanks very much. > > Merle > >